De thi HSG anh lop 8

TRƯỜNG THCS TRẤN PHÚ ĐỀ THI CHỌN ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC: 2012-2013
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

PART A- PHONETICS:

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced. (3pts)
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. mobile B. enroll C.socket D. notice
3.A. whisper B. whistle C. whole D. which

II.Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (2pts)
1. A. conversation
B. favorite
C. uniform
D. treatment

2. A. discount
B. prefer
C. typhoon
D. saucepan


PART B- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

I. Choose the word that best completes each sentence (15pts)

1. It was ........serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
2. If you don`t understand many words, you can ................ them up in the dictionary.
A. look B. get C. find D. finish
3. Tam ............... last night when the telephone ...............
A. slept-rang B. slept- was ringing C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing
4. The book.......... by Helen is on the top shelf.
A. a writes B. writing C. has written D. written
5. He hates............................to do something by others.
A. to be asked B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
6. This film must be new. We’ve ........................ seen it before.
A. ever B. never C. since D. yet
7. These medicines can ...................your headache.
A. ease B. elevate C. revive D. affect.
8. Viet Nam is a(n)............................. country.
A. export-rice B. exporting-rice C. rice-exporting D. rice-export
9. Liz is ......... in Vietnamese culture.
A. interesting B. interests C. to interest D. interested
10. He asked me ........ I was ready to go or not.
A. if B. weather C. whether D. where
11. Seohyun doesn’t ................ to take a holiday this summer.
A. suppose B. design C. determine D. plan
12. The prefix re – in the word “reuse” means ...................
A. again B. for C. no D.against
13. One of the major causes.................. heart disease is lack of exercise.
A. for B. to C. of D. by
14. We couldn’t help.............. when he told us what had happened.
A. laughing B. to laugh C. to be laughing D. laugh
15. Everyone has to follow this way to get into the fair, .................?
A. do they B. don’t they C. doesn’t she D.doesn’t he

II. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets. (10pts)

1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I`d rather you (sit)...................... over there."
2. Pupils are made (work) ................... hard at this school.
3. It’s ten years since I last (see) ................... her.
4. Don’t forget (lock) ................... the door before going to bed.
5. Compost (make) ............... from vegetable matter (consider) ...............a wonderful natural fertilizer.
6. He (live) ......... in Hue for 2 years then he (move).......... to Ha Noi in 2007.
7. As I (come) ............. to Lan’s yesterday, she (watch) .............TV.

III. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (10pts)

1. There are many cultural................. between his country and mine. DIFFER
2. Twenty ......... have taken part in the English Speaking Contest. COMPETE
3.I hope that agreement is ................. to you. AGREE
4.He should try to study hard to ................. his knowledge. WELL
5. Girls’generation is the most................. girl band in K-Pop. SUCCESS
6.The ................. charged me 10