đề HSG T.Anh 8-ct

Phòng GD&Ngọc Lặc Đề kiểm tra chất lượng mũi nhọn (lần 2)
Trường THCS Cao Thịnh Năm học 2008 - 2009
Môn : TIếNG Anh - L ớp 8
(Thời gian làm bài 60 phút)

I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below(1.5pts)
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous B. humorous C.easy-going D. strange
2. I’m sorry. I’m not………to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength.
3. We…….in our present house for 5 years.
A. live B. have lived C. are living D. lived.
4. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a…….
A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. refrigerator.
5.Last night he didn’t go home……..10 o’clock.
A. until B. at C. after D. in front of
6. Hoa was very surprised when she looked at………………………..in the mirror. A. she B. hers C. herself D. her
7. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
8. I’ve never seen such an interesting …………..
A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed

9. The new shopping mall is quite …………..the present shopping area.
A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar
10. Thank you very much .................... the Christmas gift .
A. of B. with C. for D. about
II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (1.5pts)
The scouts do the .....................................work (VOLUNTEER)
After his parents died, he was sent to an……….……………….. ( ORPHAN)
Huy makes friends very easily because he is very …………………..( SOCIAL)
Before diving in this river, you should know its…………………… ( deep)
My friend, Nga plays the piano……………………………….. ( BEAUTIFUL).
III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets (1.5pts)
They (watch)…………………………their favorite TV programmes at the moment.
Mary and John are neighbors. They ( know)…………………… each other for a long time.
They ( arrive)…………………………… in New york yesterday?
I haven’t met him since he ( move )……………………………… to Ho Chi Minh City..
My mother is tired enough ( cook)……………………………….. tonight.
The teacher asked me ( not make)………………………………. noise in class.
The boys like ( play )………………………………. .……games but hate doing lessons.
His doctor advised him ( give)………………………………. up smoking.
Look at those black clouds. It( rain)………………………………..
This is the first time I (be)…………………………………. to Ha Noi.
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word (2pts)
The country is (1)......................beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country (2) ..................... the summer holiday though they can`t live (3) ..................... all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village (4) ………....... that they can go there whenever they (5) ............................find the time.
English villages are not alike, but (6)................. .some ways they are not very different from (7) ...................other. Almost every village (8) .................a church, the round or square tower of which can (9) .......................seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, (10)..................... people are buried.

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer(1.5pts)
Every year students in many countries learn Enghlish . Some of these students are young children . Others are teenagers . Many are adults. Some learn at school , others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film , on television , in the office , or among their friends . But not many are lucky enough to do that . Most people must work hard to learn another language .
Learning another language ! Learning English ! Why do all these people want to learn English ? It is difficult to answer that quetion . Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects . They study their own language , and mathematics .... and English . ( In England , or America , or Australia , many boys and girls study their own language , which is English and mathematics .... and another language , perhaps