ĐỀ HSG 829

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8Nămhọc: 2017-2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thờigian 90 phút)

I. Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently.(5 pts)
1.A.hurry B. hurt C. turn D. excursion
2.A.pub B. lamb C. limb D. climb
3.A.fool B. boot C. blood D. noodle
4.A.glass B. class C. grass D. mass
5.A.things B. airports C. suitcases D. calculators

II. Choose the word in the parentheses to complete the following sentences.(10 pts)
6.A prisoner________ this morning. (is hanged/ is hung/ was hanged/ was hung )
7.Scientists are doing their research work in the________. (museum/office/library/laboratory)
8.The Browns have moved into a huge________. (two-storey house/house of two storey/two-storeys house/ house two storey)
9.In pain as a result of the fall, he________ slowly home.(stepped/ wound/limped/sped)
10.I think he’s unwell, he was complaining________ a headache this morning. (at/ of/ from/ against)
11.Each of the girls________ many books. (has/ have/ having/ to have )
12.I love this painting of an old man. He has such a beautiful________ smile. (childhood/ childish/ childless/ childlike)
13.I never wear yellow because It doesn’t________ me. (match/ fit/ like/ suit)
14.Always________ honest in whatever you do. (to be/ be/ being/ are )
15.If we use her house, we must pay the________. (fee/ fare/ rent/ tip )

III. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms.(10 pts)
a. We are used to (16. drive)________ on the left in England.
b. My family (17. be)________ to Ho Chi Minh city for several times.
c.By the time you got to the party, they(18. prepare)________ everything.
d.I hope she (19. be)________ pretty when she (20. grow)________ up
e.I wonder what (21. happen)________ there since we(22. leave)________ .
f.George (23. go)________ on holiday every two years.
g.When Queen Victoria (24. die)________ in 1901, she (25. reign)________ for over 60 years.

IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. (10 pts)
a.A successful business needs good(26. organize)_________.
b.There have been many (27. wonder)______ developments in the field of (28. communicate)______.
c.Noone can measure the (29. deep)________ of this river.
d.After the explosion, only two people were left (30. live)________.
e.The meeting finishes without a single (31. agree)________.
f.She always orders other people to do things. She is (32. boss)________ so I (33. like)________ her.
g.Since they lived (34. happy)________ they decided to put an end to their (35. marry)________.

V. Fill in each number space with an appropriate word. (10 pts)
Television is one of man’s most important (36)________ of communication. It brings(37)________, sounds from around the world (38)________ millions of homes. A person with a TV set can sit in (39)________ house and watch the president (40)________ a speech or visit a foreign country. He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring about peace. (41)________ television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places and things in faraway lands. TV even takes its viewers (42)________ of this world. It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as astronauts explore outer (43)________. In addition to all these things, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programs (44)________ are designed to entertain. In fact, TV provides many (45)________ entertainment programs than any other kinds.
VI. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions below. (10 pts)
After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just 2 weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contributions to mankind.