DE THI HSG 8 LÂM THAO

Phòng GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
LÂM THAO
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KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Thí sinh làm bài vào bài thi này)


I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (2.0 points)
1. A. pancake
B. surface
C. paper
D. late

2. A. teammate
B. beach
C. weather
D. stream

3. A. magnificent
B. exciting
C. price
D. oceanic

4. A. knife
B. cooker
C. kitchen
D. socket

5. A. stout
B. scout
C. proud
D. cough

6. A. dream
B. deaf
C. speak
D. please

7. A. missed
B. closed
C. raised
D. planned

8. A. spends
B. laughs
C. friends
D. potatoes

9. A. leaf
B. deaf
C. half
D. of

10. A. breathe
B. clothes
C. bath
D. bathe

II- Choose one word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (4.0 points)
1. The boy’s mother said to him “Take care of………………..!”
A. himself
B. hiself
C. yourselves
D. yourself

2. He doesn`t look ...................... to be a famous boxer.
A. enough strong
B. strong enough
C. weak enough
D. too weak

3. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting
B. so interested
C. such interesting
D. too interesting

4. They emigrated...............Australia in the 1960s to find work.
A. at
B. in
C. to
D. for

5. A: Could you give me the salt, please? - B: …………………. .
A. No, thanks
B. Yes, please
C. Yes, I’d love to
D. Sure, here you are

6. A: Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?
B: I don’t know. She seemed……………. in it, however.
A. interest
B. interesting
C. interested
D. interestingly

7. ‘Which girl is Mary?’ - ‘She’s the one with…………… hair’
A. long curly black
B. curly long black
C. long black curly
D. curly black long

8. A: Would you mind if I took a photo? - B: ........................ .
A. Please go ahead
B. Yes, please
C. Yes, I’d love to
D. Sure, here you are

9. I was late, but…………they waited for me.
A. lovely
B. luckily
C. extremely
D. silly

10. Each of the rooms…………..a different color.
A. has
B. have
C. have had
D. are having

11. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London.
A. of
B. from
C. by
D. with

12. Do you know the girl.................. to Mrs. Lien?
A. is talking
B. talked
C. talking
D. he talks

13. All letters ………….today should arrive tomorrow.
A. posted
B. post
C. to post
D. posting

14. Our new car is smaller, so it uses………………petrol.
A. more
B. fewer
C. less
D. little

15. I will be with all of you in……………hour.
A. a quarter of an
B. a quarter of
C. a quarter of one
D. one quarter of an

16. I liked school ……………, but later I hated it.
A. at the first
B. at first
C. in the first time
D. in a first time

17. I must get that letter posted. I must …………… .
A. post it
B. have posted it
C. have it posted
D. have got it posted

18. She had …………… big breakfast. Then she went to work.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. √

19. The journey was rather long but really…………… .