De khao sat hoc sinh gioi tieng anh 8

đề khảo sát hsg tiếng anh 8 –năm học 2009-2010
Thời gian làm bài 120 phút
I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
2. A. classmate B. climate C. adequate D. concentrate
3. A. crooked B. wrapped C. fixed D. polished
4. A. introduce B. cousin C. invent D. furniture
5. A. mute B. humor C. junior D. music
II/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. There are three main volcanoes on the North Island, and each of them……..still active
A. is B. are C. was D. were
7. He seems……….enough to me
A. happy B. happily C. luckily D. be lucky
8. ……….is someone who is not paid for the work that they do
A. Orphan B. Volunteer C. Cousin D. Principal
9. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to show you……………?
A. around B. off C. out D. up
10. I can’t reach him by phone.
A. arrive at B. achieve C. contact D. come to
11. They emigrated……….Australia in the 1960s to find work
A. at B. in C. to D. for
12. She injured her arm when she was playing tennis
A. covered B. hurt C. destroyed D. kept
13. I took an umbrella just as a…………
A. precaution B. arrangement C. pleasure D. sure
14. He takes…………..his father
A. in B. up C. after D. care
15. He……….in prison since 1982
A. was B. was being C. has been D. will be
16. Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area.
A. don’t smoke B. not smoking C. to not smoke D. not to smoke
17. Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam!
A.do B. make C. take D. play
18. Tim . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best.
A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making
19. You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . .
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
20. “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.”
“I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
A. excited B. exciting C. exciteful D. an excitement
21. “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?”
“Maybe we’d better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.”
A. call B. be calling to C. to call D. will call
22. I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present.
A. give B. will give C. gave D. giving
23. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . .
A. slept-rang B. slept-was ringing
C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing
24. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.
A. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis.
B. Neither John nor David plays tennis.
C. Not either John or David plays tennis.
D. Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.
25. She started learning English ten years ago.
A. She has not learnt English before.
B. She has