Đề HSG Anh 8 ( THanh Mai)

PHÒNG GD&ĐT HUYỆN
THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS THANH MAI

ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8
Năm học : 2013- 2014
Thời gian làm bài :120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

A. PHONETICS.
I. Choose the word whose has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
( 6 x 0,2=1,2pts) .
1. A. identify B. quiet C. supplies D. immigrant
2. A. option B. information C. question D. invitation
3. A. choose B. chemistry C. character D. mechanic
4. A. invited B. liked C. protected D. wanted
5. A. notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost
6. A. switch B. stomach C. match D. catch
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
(4 x 0,2=0,8pt)
1.A. community B. neighborhood C. restaurant D grocery
2.A. semester B. experiment C necessary D. Geography
3. A. understand B. participate C. entertain D. volunteer
4. A. comfort B. concern C. contact D garbage
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:
I. Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A, B, C or D.
(15 x 0,2=3,0pts)
1. I ____________ a letter from my old friend last week.
A. sent B. gave C. received D. took
2. When were you born? – I was born ____________ November 1997.
A. in B. on C. at D. during
3. Don’t come in. Pleased wait ____________ for your turn.
A. inside B. downstairs C. outside D. upstairs
4. Our friends ____________ meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
5. The children ____________ are going to plant trees and flowers in the school garden and water them every afternoon after school.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. themself
6. I know you worked really ____________ this semester.
A. hardly B. good C. bad D. hard
7. Peter _____________his homework.
A. is always forgetting B. always forgets C. is always forgeting D. always forget
8. Martina has been a professional tennis player ____________ 1994.
A. since B. for C. on D. in
9. ____________ have you known Jane? – For three years.
A. What B. How many C. How long D. How far
10. The water wasn’t ____________ in.
A. clear enough to swim B. enough clear to swim
C. clear enough for swimming D. enough clear for swimming
11. I really love having my shoes ____________. It’s relaxing!
A. cleaned B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning
12. We got ____________ in the woods.
A. lot B. lost C. loss D. lose
13. His parents are always proud ____________ him because he always studies well.
A. about B. on C. of D. with
14. Last week, her ____________ was out of order and Mrs. Quyen had to wash her family’s clothes with her hands.
A. shower B. washing machine C. kitchen sink D. iron
15. Mr. Brown is 50 years old; Mrs. Brown is 50 years old.
Mr. Brown is ____________ Mrs. Brown.
A. same age B. same age as C. the same age as D. different from
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition.(7x 0,2 = 1,4pts)
1. She isn’t here ________________ the