Đề thi HSG huyện môn Tiếng anh 8 - 2013 - 2014

PHÒNG GD & ĐT HUYỆN HẬU LỘC ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG CẤP HUYỆN
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐA LỘC MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH KHỐI 8
Năm học 2013-2014
( Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút )

Question I.
a. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. children b. chance c. change d.mechanic
2. a. takes b. inches c. oranges d. houses
3. a. played b. performed c. showed d. acted

b. Choose the word that has stress pattern is diferent from the others of the same group.
A. company B. comfortable C. introduce D. usually
A. associate B. table C. chemist D. social

Question II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
It …… in winter ; now it …… .
A. rains/ doesn’t rain
B. rains/ isn’t raining

C. is raining/ isn’t
D. is raining/ doesn’t rain

He normally …… quickly but today he …… slowly.
A. is speaking/ isn’t speaking
B. speaks/ doesn’t speak

C. is speaking/ speaks
D. speaks/ is speaking

…… is easy.
A. recycle
B. recycling
C. to recycle
D. recycles

This is the first time I …… his mother.
A. meet
B. am meeting
C. have met
D. met

The doctor …… a red car lives near my house.
A. to drive
B. driving
C. drove
D. driven

Would you mind if I …… a photo?
A. take
B. took
C. taking
D. to take

Yesterday I ................ a new bike because my old one ................ stolen.
A. bought / was B. bought / were C. buy / were D. bought / is
They spent a lot of time ................ about what they would do if they had a lot of money.
A. talk B. talked C. to talk D. talking
I do not think that purple shirt ................ with your yellow skirt.
A. suits B. fits C. goes D. wears
I didn’t come to the party because I ................
A. don`t invite B. am not invited C. was not invited D. didn`t invite
Jane asked me ................ Bill Gate.
A. If I knew B. I knew C. whether I know D. If I know
Only one of ................ girls prefers ................ classical music to popular music.
A.the/X B.X/X C.the/the D.the/a
My family and I are looking forward ................ you.
A. to seeing B. of seeing C. to see D. for seeing
Staying in a hotel costs ................ renting a room in a domitory.
A. twice more than B. twice as much as C. as much twice as D. as much as twice
I never eat ................ cheese. I don`t like it!
A. a B. X C. some D. the
Question III. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences.
1. She has made up her mind ……….. (have) a garage ………….. (build) next to the house.
2. The statue …………. (break) while it ……………. (move) to another room in the museum.
3. The bell is ringing. I must stop …...... (do) my homework …....... (answer) the phone.
4. Why you all ………….. (laugh)? Roger ……………... (tell) you his funny stories?
5. Don’t worry. We ………….. (finish) the report by 11.
6.The money (steal)....................in the robbery was never found.
Question IV. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the capital words.
Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future. (science)
Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years. (urban)
The book was so ________ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest)
There are a lot of _______________ in the competition. (contest)
Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting. (absent)
He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very _____________ . (hope)
Because of his _________, they failed the exam. (lazy)