Đề kháo sát HSG

Đề khảo sát HSG năm 2010-2011
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
I. Choose the word that has the unduelined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. match B. pan C. transmit D. safety
2. A. equipment B. upset C. end D. help
3. A. folk B. hold C. photo D. neighbor
4. A. fairy B. train C. atraid D. wait
5. A. excited B. prince C. once D. escape
6. A. beneath B. destroy C. upset D. planet
7. A. tiger B. fine C. stripe D. prince
8. A. buffalo B. rope C. wisdom D. clothes
9. A. door B. foolish C. choose D. soon
10. A. daughter B. light C. weigh D. cough
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
11. I ___ football very offten when I was young.
A. play B. was going to C. played D. was playing
12. Many people decorate their homes ___ Christmas.
A. at B. in C. on D. when
13. Children believe a fat, jolly man brings gifts ___ Chrismas.
A. in B. at C. on D. when
14. We live ___ the 21st century.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
15. I ___ gardening, but I don`t have tim for it now.
A. use to enjoy B. used to enjoy C. use to enjoying D. used to enjoying
16. Costa Rica sounds ___ a great place for a relaxing vacation.
A. as B. like C. similar D. same
17. I am not happy ___ his work this term.
A. with B. to C. on D. of
18. I thought here was some coffee in the cupboard, but there`s ___ there.
A. no B. none C. any coffee D. none coffee
19. The factory ___ down last year.
A. burned B. turned C. fired D. flamed
20. He ___ his words carefully.
A. use B. chose C. collect D. spoke
21. Yesterday I ___ to the cinema.
A. go B. will go C. went D. has go

22. Mozart was born in Salzburg ___ 1756.
A. in B. on C. at D. sice
23. ___ Saturday night, I went to bed ai 11 o`clock.
A. At B. On C. In D. From
24. I used ___ fishing.
A. enjoy B. to enjoy C. enjoying D. to enjoying
25. It`s hard word looking ___ three children all day.
A. after B. for C. about D. at
26. I can`t stand people who are cruel ___ animals.
A. with B. to C. on D. about
27. He died ___ a heart attack.
A. with B. of C. because D. by
28. The sun suddenly ___ from behind the cloud.
A. appear B. appeared C. disappear D. disappeared
29. An oil ___ burned in the darkness.
A. lamb B. lamp C. lam D. lame
30. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
A. luckily B. magically C. curelly D. lately
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
31. Bob lived in Rome for three years,; now he was living in Amsterdam.
A B C D
32. There used to be a movie theater here but it close a long time ago.
A B C D
33. I don`t want to sound likely I`m complaining, but this plan is unfair.
A B C D
34. We took all the rubbish outside and burn it.
A B C D
35. He made me feel like such a foolish when he used me as an example.
A B C D
36. Mozart started composing at the age of five and writing more than 600 pieces of music. A B C D
37. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August.
A B C D
38. How could you be so cruel with someone who never did you any harm?
A B C D
39. James had to chose between getting a job or going to college.
A B C D
40. I tried to ask a question, but just made myself look fool.
A B C D