ĐỀ THI HSG 8

KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM

I. Choose the best answer (5pts)
1. Minh is a ………. volley ball player.
A. skill B skillful C. skillfully D. skills
2. My mother always rides …………………
A. care B. careful C. carefully D. slow
3. I like swimming. _ ……………….
A. Lan does ,too B. Yes, Lan does C. So does Lan D. A & C are correct
4. Would you like …… to the movies tonight?
A. to go B. go C. going D. goes
5. They prefer reading …… watching TV.
A. to B. than C. more than D. than more
6. Are you free ………Tuesday?
A. in B. on C. at D. from
7. Let’s ……..swimming? – OK
A. to go B. going C. go D. went
8. What would you like……? – Pop music.
A. to watch B. to see C. to play D. to listen to
9. …… you lend me your pen, please?
A. Would B. Can C. Do D. May
10. He …….come here last night.
A. don’t B. doesn’t C. didn’t D. won’t
II. Read the passage and answer the questions(3pts)
Young people prefer the town to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the town than in the country. Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the town every year. Different from young people, old people like living in the country because the country is not noisy and busy as the town. The air in the country is much fresher than in the town, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of the old people move to their home villages.
Why do young people prefer the town to the country?
What else do they think?
What happens every year?
Do old people like living in the country?
What about the air in the country?
What do you think about the air in the town?
III. Write questions and answers ( 2pts)
A. Rewrite the sentences base on the given cues (1pt)
1. How often / you / play video games / ?
……………………………………………………
2. What / you / often do / your free time / ?
…………………………………………………….
B. Answer questions about yourself (1pt)
1. Do you like playing video games?
…………………………………………………….
2.What do you usually do in the evening?
…………………………………………………………..
PART B: SOME KINDS OF REWRITE SENTENCES TESTS
Rewrite these sentences:
She began to play tennis when she was ten.
She ……………………………………………………………..
I bought this coat three years ago.
I ……………………………………………………………..
He hasn’t finished writing the report yet.
He ……………………………………………………………..
We’ve never seen such a funny film.
It’s ……………………………………………………………..
He’s never played football before.
The ……………………………………………………………..
John hasn’t played golf for years.
The ……………………………………………………………..
When did Mary move to London?
How long …………………………………………………………?
It was the first time I had met a film star.
I ……………………………………………………………..
Kate was about to leave the house when the phone rang.
Kate was ……………………………………………………………..
It’s four weeks since I spoke to Paul.
I ……………………………………………………………..
We haven’t played squash for six months.
We ……………………………………………………………..
He is the kindest man I’ve ever met.
I ……………………………………………………………..
I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.
This ……………………………………………………………..
How long is it since they bought the house?
When ……………………………………………………………..?
I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years.
The last time ……………………………………………………………..
It was only when I left home that I realized how much my father meant to me.
Until ……………………………………………………………..
When she heard that bad news, she fainted.
On ……………………………………………………………..
The milk is too hot for him to drink.
The milk is so……………………………………………………………..
The sea was too rough to swim in.
It was……………………………………………………………..
He’s so poor that he can’t buy a small flat.
He is not……………………………………………………………..
Though you maybe very intelligent, you should be careful.
No matter……………………………………………………………..
Intelligent……………………………………………………………..
Because of her efforts, she succeeded in work.
Because she……………………………………………………………..
It was very cold. He didn’t wear warm clothes.
However cold……………………………………………………………..
We have to import those whether the price increases.
Regardless of……………………………………………………………..
He plays the piano better than his sister does.
His sister……………………………………………………………..
Our French exam was much easier than the Math one.
The Math ……………………………………………….
This play is more exciting than the one I saw last week