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TRƯỜNG THCS BA ĐÌNH ĐỀ THI SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
TỔ TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2009 – 2010
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
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I. Choose the word that has a different pronunciation from the other of each group (0. 5 pt):
1. A. underline B. highlight C. habit D. kind
2. A. home B. across C. lost D. not
II. Choose the word that has a different syllable stress from the other of each group (0.5 pt):
1. A. cruel B. festival C. tradition D. wisdom
2. A. message B. directory C. assistant D. precaution
III. Choose the best option (4. 0 pts):
1. Nga’s grandmother used to _____ on a farm when she was young.
A. lives B. live C. living D. to live
2. Bye! I’ll see you _____ the evening.
A. at B. in C. on D. between
3. Mr Hao should paint the _____ of the house.
A. vegetables B. walls C. trees D. grass
4. What did you have for breakfast? - _____ .
A. I ate noodles C. I went to school by bike.
B. I was at home D. I was watching TV.
5. The farmer came back with straw and he said to the tiger it was his _____ .
A. folktale B. stripes C. wisdom D. jokes
6._____ I got up late. Now I get up early and do the morning exercises.
A. Now B. Next year C. Last year D. Tomorrow
7. Once a poor farmer had a_____ named Little Pea.
A. boy B. girl C. daughter D. son
8. Lan: - How did you go to school last year? - Nga: I _____ to school by bike.
A. go B. went C. going D. to go
9. - Chi: Which subject did you _____ yesterday? - Ba: I had Math and English.
A. have B. has C. had D. to have
10. - Do you enjoy _____ badminton? - Oh, yes very much.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
11. We must be there_____7.30 and 8.10.
A. at B. on C. in D. between
12. Nam’ father is going to Australia _____ December.
A. at B. on C. between D. in
13. The little boy is not _____ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
14. Would you like _____ to the party?
A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
15. I _____ in Tan Trung since 2007.
A. live B. lived C. has lived D. have live
16. Hung’s gone to Dalat _____ about ten days.
A. since B. for C. in D. at
VI. Read the passage below and answer these questions (2, 0 pts):
Language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the words in the right way.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words. There are also different ways of learning the same number of words. For example, if you try to learn ten words in two days, you