Đề thi chọn HSG

PHÒNG GD&ĐT THUẬN THÀNH
TRƯỜNG THCS NGHĨA ĐẠO
KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

I- Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. (5pts)
1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
4. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
II- Choose the word that has the stress pattern is different from the others. (5pts)
1. A. realize B. improve C. possible D. comfortable
2. A. important B. especially C. prefer D. influence
3. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
4. A. comfort B. nation C. apply D. moment
5. A. medical B. advise C. vegetables D. physical
III- Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences. (15pts)
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
A. in B. with C. on D. for
2. “What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow?”
A. to B. in C. about D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
A. between B. from C. since D. for
5. This school..........in 1997.
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
8. Last week I ………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud………your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things? - Yes, I am a stamp………….
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
11. It is very dangerous …….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
13. His car is the same color ……. my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
14. This ruler …….. of plastic.
A. make B. made C. is making D. is made
15. I take part ……. most youth activities of my school.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
IV- Give the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. (10pts)
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out)….. by scientists (2- work) …..for large industrial firms. However, there (3- be)….. still opportunities for other people (4- invent)….. various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5- attempt)….. to show all the devices which people (6- invent )….. recently. The people (7- organize)….. the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8- develop)….. by private inventors. However, it is important (9- consider)….. these questions: Will it work? Will it (10- want)…..? Is it new?
V- Read the passage then say whether the statements are true (T), false (F) or no information (N). (10pts)
Last week I went with my elder brother to visit our National Library. We came there early