Đề thi chọn HSG

ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Năm học: 2015 – 2016

Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
PART I: PHONETICS: (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.
A. enough
B. laugh
C. cough
D. plough

2.
A. champagne
B. checked
C. cheese
D. choose

3.
A. boxes
B. washes
C. watches
D. goes

4.
A. noodles
B. food
C. tooth
D. foot

5.
A. ahead
B. breakfast
C. great
D. heavy



II. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pt)
1.
A. symbol
B. novel
C. admire
D. gather

2.
A. blanket
B. design
C. depend
D. impress

3.
A. reputation
B. population
C. inspiration
D. collection

4.
A. edition
B. course
C. publish
D. order

5.
A. advance
B. relax
C. religion
D. climate


PART II: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
(0,2
10= 2,0 pts)
1. Tam …………..go fishing with his brother when he was young.
A. used to
B. is used to
C. has used to
D. was used to

2. I don’t know what to do this evening. What about …………… to the movies?
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. goes

3. I don’t like doing the ……………, especially cleaning the windows.
A. homework
B. housework
C. job
D. occupation

4. My mother is very …………..at cooking.
A. well
B. good
C. popular
D. famous

5. She ………… a letter when the telephone rang
A. writes
B. wrote
C. has written
D. was writing

6. I’m afraid this article is …………… date
A. over
B. pass
C. behind
D. out of

7. We avoid …………….. our environment.
A. polluted
B. polluting
C. pollute
D. to pollute

8. He lied so much that when he told the ………………… nobody believed him.
A. true
B. real
C. fact
D. truth

9. Betty is …………………. years old now, but she will be twenty next month
A. ninety
B. ninetieth
C. nine
D. nineteen

10. Four times ………………… makes one hundred.
A. twenty
B. twenty-five
C. twenty-fives
D. twenty-fifth



II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
1. Some people believe that Thai boxing is a ……………. sport. (DANGER)
2. The school canteen has not received ……………….. about the food. (COMPLAIN)
3. Is that a ……………… diamond in your ring? (REALITY)
4. I want some …………….. about my old friends. (INFORM)
5. The teacher asked us to do the …………….. in the book. (PRACTISE)
6. We have some ………………. in studying English. (DIFFICULT)
7. You look fatter. How much do you ………………..? (WEIGHT)
8. I like the ……………… of Ha Long Bay. (BEAUTIFUL)
9. My brother has ………………. some famous books. (EDITION)
10. Tom is the ………………... student in my class. (GOOD)

III. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in the brackets. (0.2 x 5 = 1.0 pts)
1. I can’t come out now because I (finish) ……………… my homework.
2. You’ve dropped your wallet. I (pick) …………….it up for you.
3. Can you remember what you (wear) ……………the night you lost your wallet.
4. They (broadcast) ……………. The programme on television already.
5. His sister (give) ………….. a car for her twentieth birthday next year.