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Trường THCS………..

KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI 8 Nămhọc: 2017-2018
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thờigian 90 phút)

Question 1: (2,0 p) Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. What you (do) after you (go) home yesterday?
2. Before leaving home in the morning, she (tell) her mother she (work) in the factory that afternoon.
3. I realized that someone (steal) my wallet when I (feel) his hand in my pocket.
4. She (be) here but she (go) down with flu.
5. Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his house this morning.
Question 2:(2,0 p)
a- (1,0 p) In each sentence has one mistake, find and correct it.
1. No matter how hard his life be, he is determined to study well.
2. Could you mind telling me the way to the nearest restaurant?
3. Traveling by air is preferable than traveling by train.
4. She is looking forward to go to Europe after she finishes her studies at the university.
5. Sorry, I seem to have taken the wrong umbrella for mistake.
Question 3:(1,0 p) Fill each of the blank with the most suitable preposition.
1. Students were angry ……. being treated like children.
2. They export their products ….... markets ….… the world.
3. I am extremely grateful .....…all the teachers ….… their help.
4. She went to London……. the aim ….… finding a job.
5. He’s sitting …….the chair .….… to the piano.
6. She suffers ….… a lack of confidence.
Question 4: (2,0 p) Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
Food plays an ...1... part in the development of nations. In countries where food is ..2.., people have to spend most of their time getting enough to eat. This usually slows down ..3.., because men have little time to ….4…. to science, industry, government, and art. In nations where food is ….5…. and easy to get, men have more time to spend in activities that ….6…. to progress, and enjoyment of leisure. The problem of ……7…. good food for everybody has not yet been solved. Many wars have been ….8…. for food. But it is no longer necessary to go to war for food . Nations are beginning to put scientific knowledge to work for a …9… of their food problems. They work together in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help hungry nations …10… more food.
Question 5: (1,0 p) Read the text and choose the correct word for each space:
English around the world
English is the first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you...1... speakers of English from around the world, you ...2.... notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some ......3...... in the words they use, including the names of ...4.... objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. But although pronunciation and ...5... are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers...6.... opposite sides of the world can understand ...7... other quite easily. It does not seem to ...8... where they learnt the language. And of course this is one reason why speakers of other languages are keen ...9... learning English too. If you know English, you are more...10... to be able to study or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.
1.
A- recognise
B- meet
C- find
D- attend

2.
A- originally
B- strangely
C- curiously
D- immediately

3.
A- mistakes
B- corrections
C- changes
D- differences

4.
A- common
B- popular
C- favourite
D- general

5.
A- reading
B- composition
C- dictation
D- vocabulary

6.
A- of
B- in
C- from
D- at

7.
A- each
B- one
C- the
D- some

8.
A- mine
B- care
C- matter
D- worry

9.
A- by
B- on
C- to
D- for

10.
A- likely
B- probably
C- possibly
D- luckily

Question 6: (2,0pt)
a- Finish each of the