Đề kiểm tra HSG lớp 8

The test of good students of Nguyen Du school - Number 2
Name ……………………………… Class ………………
I. Use these words to complete the sentences: exercises, report, practice, good, try, hard
1. Lan needs to …….. her French
2. I`ll ……… my best to pass the exam
II. Rewrite:
1. He failed the exam because of his laziness
-> Because he ……………………………………………………………………...
2. This lake is too small for us to swim in
-> This lake isn`t …………………………………………………………………...
3. It isn`t necessary for you to set off early
-> You don`t …………………………………………………………………………...
4. We started living here fifteen years ago
-> We have ………………………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she visited me was five years ago
-> She hasn`t …………………………………………………………………………...
6. I last saw the film in 1992
-> I haven`t ……………………………………………………………………………...
7. It`s a long time since We graduated the primary school
-> We have ………………………………………………………………………………...
8. An began to participate the recycling program on March 8th
-> An has ………………………………………………………………………………....
9. It`s three years since I last visited the Statue of Liberty
-> I haven`t …………………………………………………………………………………
10. Hoa doesn`t type as fast as she used to
-> Hoa used ……………………………………………………………………………..…..
III. Find the error and correct
Luan is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1 ……………………
holiday. He travel, with him schoolmates to a mountainous 2 ……………………
area in hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a 3……………………
road through a forest among two villages. " It was very difficult 4……………………
because there had no water to drink and no shop where we 5……………………
could bought food," Luan said. " It was also very cold and wet 6……………………
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country," 7……………………
Luan stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard 8……………………
work, but he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is 9……………………
hoping to return next year to do any more work there. 10……………………
IV. Use the correct form of verbs
1. We are now living on 15th Nguyen Cong Tru street where we ( live) for two years
2. They ( live) in Washington from 1955 to 1960
3. Before Johon came to the United States, he ( work) as a worker
4. Since coming here, however, he ( work) as a clerk
5. Smith ( leave) New York last month and ( work) in Chicago since then
6. When last I saw him, Tan ( feel) very well
7. I myself ( study) French since 1980
8. We ( buy) this car two years ago and ( drive) it 5000 miles since then
9. My former teacher was Mrs Loan. I ( study) with her for one year
10. My present teacher is Mr Jones. I ( study) with him for six months

* Keys:
I. 1. practise 2. try 3. report 4. hard 5. exercises 6. good
II. 1. -> Because he was lazy, he failed the exam
2. -> This lake isn`t big/ large enough for us to swim in
3.-> You don`t have/ need to set off early
4. -> We have lived here for fifteen year
5. -> She hasn`t visited me for five years
6. -> I haven`t seen the film since 1992
7. -> We have graduated the primary school for a long time
8. -> An has participated the recycling program since March 8th
9. -> I haven`t visited the Statue of Liberty for three years
10.-> Hoa used to type faster than she can/ does now
III. 1. interested -> interesting 6. bought -> buy
2. him -> his 7. wetter -> wettest
3. gone -> went 8. since -> for
4.among -> between 9. did -> done
5. had -> was 10. any -> some
IV. 1. have lived 6. felt
2. lived 7. has studied
3. worked 8. bought/ have driven
4. has worked 9. studied
5. left/ has worked 10. have studied