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 ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI THÁNG 1
NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Môn Tiếng Anh 8
Khóa ngày 03 tháng 02 năm 2012
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
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(Đề này gồm 04 trang)
Lưu ý: Học sinh làm vào đề, không được sử dụng bất kì tài liệu nào.

SECTION A: LISTENING
I. Listen to these radio announcements. Circle the correct time.(1point).
1. a. 7:50 b. 7.15
2. a. 10:45 b. 10:05
3. a. 1:59 b. 2:05
4. a. 11:10 b. 11:02
5. a. 6:55 b. 6:15
6. a. 1:40 b. 1:14
7. a. 9:30 b. 9.13
8. a.5:55 b. 5:05


SECTION B: PHONETICS
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.(0.5point).
1. a . coughed b. played c. solved d. failed.
2. a. chemist b. achieve c. require d. believe
3. a. low b. slow c. allow d. own
4. a. leaf b. of c. deaf d. wife
5. a. nature b. natural c. native d. nation

SECTION C: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR
III. Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (2 points).
Is your English ……….better?
A. get B. got C. getting D. getting
I feel much ………….now that the exams are over.
A. more relaxed B. more relaxing C. relaxer D. relax
………the piano, but also the violins.
A. Not only she plays B. She not only plays
C. Neither she plays D. She plays either
……………is a long time when there is not enough rain.
A. Storm B. Drought C. Typhoon D. Flood
It’s becoming ………..to go out alone at night.
A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerousness
The number of cars on the road ……………
A. increase B. is increasing
C. are going to increase D. are increasing
The heavy rain has caused …………..in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. droughts C. typhoons D. floods
Please let Helen …………with you.
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
No one else in the class plays the guitar ……….John.
A. as well B. as well than C. so well as D. as good as
He …………five gold medals since the beginning of the sea Games.
A. wins B. won C. has won D. is winning
My friend suggested…………….by bus.
A. to go B. go C. going D. goes
We ………….wear uniform when we are at school.
A. have to B. must C. can D. may
The students are playing ………….in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily
The goods in the new shop will be the same …………the ones in the old stores.
A. of B. to C. with D. as
What is this neighborhood……………..from our area.
A. differ B. different C. difference D. differently
He went to school late because he was stuck in the ………..this morning.
A. rush hour B. traffic light C. traffic jam D. crossroads
The film was …………..than the book.
A. more exciting B. more excited C. the most exciting D. the most excited
You are ……………person I know.
A. the lucky B. the luckier C. the luckiest D