Đề khao sat HSG lop 8

Trường THCS Lý Tự Trọng Đề thi khảo sát
chọn Đội tuyển Tiếng Anh 8 lần 2
năm học 2008-2009
Name: .................................. Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút

I. Make a cross on the letter before the word or phrase that would best complete the sentences provided (2,5ms)
1. Alice . . . . . . be a supporter than a player.
a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better
2. Lan is . . . . . . beautiful . . . . . . . . clever.
a. so/that b. too/to c. enough/to d.not only/but also
3. You . . . . . . .not read those magazines.
a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better
4. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city.
a. the goodest b. more c. the most d. most
5. English and French . . . . . . in many countries all over the world.
a. speak b. spoken c. is spoken d. are spoken
6. They visit a lot of monuments . . . . . . the one-pillar pagoda.
a. beside b. besides c. between d. among
7. Butter is made . . . . . . milk, this knife is made . . . . . . . steel. They are made . . . . . . . . Vietnam.
a. from/of/in b. of/in/from c. in/from/of d.of/from/in
8. Mr Green took his children to the national theatre . . . . . . . . . a play.
a. to b. for c. in d. with
9. He needs not . . . . . an eye examination.
a. to have b. has c. having d. have
10. He needs . . . . . . . a rest.
a. to have b. has c. having d. have
II. Three words have the same sound. One word doesn’t. which one is it ? make a cross (x) on that letter. (1,5ms)
1. a. sight b. lion c. child d. children
2. a. years b. hands c.shops d. signs
3. a. manure b. measure c. pasture d. adventure
4. a. children b. chance c. change d.mechanic
5. a. takes b. inches c. oranges d. houses
6. a. played b. performed c. showed d. acted
III. Choose the appropriate preposition and fill in the blanks. (2ms)
1. Jack is . . . . . . . . . the pupils and teacher is . . . . . . . . the middle of the class.
2. Daisy is . . . . . . . . . . her two classmates.
3. The Saigon market is . . . . . . . . . . . . the centre of the city.
4. Alice’s school has just set . . . . . . . . . . a workshop.
5. Tom is not enough to work . . . . . . . . . machines.
6. They are telling their father . . . . . . . . . . . . new workshop.
7. They said upper boys would make furniture . . . . . . . . . . . the canteen.
IV. Use the correct word form (2ms)
1. If I had a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I would retire at 40 (choose)
2. How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the street is ! (danger)
3. The Sword Lake is one of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . places in Hanoi. (history)
4. He devoted all his . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to writing. (live)
5. He often writes stories. He is a . . . . .