Đề HSG cap truong

Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 8 cấp trường
năm học 2009-2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian làm bài 90 phút

I. Fill each of the following sentences with an approprite preposition (1,5p).
1. Mr Lam arrived...........Ha Noi..............two o’clock
2. I saw him .............the corner.........Phan Dinh Phung street and Tran Hung Dao street
3. I’ll meet you.........front...........the post office
4. Nancy looked...............all the shop windows.
5. Do you usually have dinner...............home or................a restaurant.
6. She was born in Thanh Hoa...................1994

II. Choose the best answer ( a,b,c or d) (2,5).
1. I am lucky..............................to study abroad.
a.that b.so c.as d.enough
2.Would you mind if I…………………………..?
a.smoking b.smokes c.to smoke d.smoked
3. He’s known Mai...........................he was in the country.
a.when b.since c.during d.until
4. Would you...........................cleaning the floor for me.
a.like b.please c.mind d.rather
5. It’s ...............................to believe that he passed the exam.
a.hardly b.hard c.difficutly d.difficulty
6. I failed my exam..............................I was lazy.
a.although b.because c.so d.but
7. You are always...........................in the class.
a.talking b.talk c.talks d.talked)
8. The man..............................by the windows is my uncle.
a.standing b.stands c.stand d.stood
9. My friend told me what.........................when I visited Hoi An.
a.doing b.to do c.do d.done
10. My family has decided................................Dalat in the summer.
a.to visit b.visit c.visited d.visits
11. I have used those programs……………………….two years.
a.for b.in c.since d.with
12. Would you mind if I…………………………..?
a.smoking b.smokes c.to smoke d.smoked

III.Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same (1,5P)

1.They have just opened a new restaurant in that area .
=> A new restaurant………………………………………………………..
2.The mother said to her son : “Do you know the address of your teacher ?”
=> The mother asked her son…………………………………………………

3. The workers built that bridge in 1987.
=> That bridge ………………………………………………………….
4. He said to me , “ I will come here again tomorrow”.
=> He said to me……………………………………………………….
5. The girl said to the boy , “ Are you ready to go now ?”.
=> The girl asked the boy…………………………………………………
6. Could you lend me some money ?
=> Do you mind ...................................................................................................

IV. Odd one out (1,5p)
1. A. neighbor B. receive C. weight D. great
2. A. cloudy B. windy C. dry D. rainy
3. A. compost B. shore C. order D. pour
4. A. southern B. sunbathing C. breathe D. thunder
5. A. ordered B. published C. impressed D. escaped
6 .A. great B. hate C. heat D. afraid

V. Read the passage then answer the questions ( 3P).
It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England.The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher, “They are spring,summer,autumn,and winter. In spring,it is warm and every thing begins to grow.In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn,there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter,It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.”
Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?” “Yes, Sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the fammer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”
Questions.
1. Where did the lesson take place?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What was