ĐỀ THI HSG KHỐI 8

       ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG                
                                                                        Thời gian : 45 phút
   Họ và tên :…………..………………..…………..Lớp……...

Part I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1p)
1. A. change             B. chicken          C. architect                D. kitchen
2. A. stopped             B. looked          C. laughed                D. changed
3. A. knife              B. book         C. chicken                D. like
4. A. generous             B. passenger    C. guitarist                 D. village
Part II. Read the passage, then choose the best answer (1p)
Thien Mu pagoda was built on Ha Khe Hill, on the left bank of the Perfume River. According to the legend, Lord Nguyen Hoang, the founder of Nguyen dynasty, after being appointed to protect the southern land of the Gianh River, met an old lady in red who showed him a place to set up his headquarters in Kim Long village. They were built there and a pagoda was also constructed on the hill where the lady had appeared, and was called Linh Mu ( Propitious Lady) or Thien Mu (Heavenly Lady) pagoda.
The pagoda covers an area about 4 hectares. There are some noteworthy works and objects of value such as the seventies Phuoc Duyen tower, which is 21.24 metres high. The bell in the tower, called Dai Hong Chung, was cast in the 18th century and was decorated with beautiful patterns. This is a beautiful and romantic pagoda which attracts deeply to all Hue’s inhabitants.
5. Where is Thien Mu situated?
 A. left bank of the Perfume River B. right bank of the Perfume River
 C. under a hill D. on the top of a mountain
6. Who was Lord Nguyen Hoang?
 A. The founder of the Nguyen dynasty            B. One of the kings
 C. The builder of the pagoda D. The guardian of Ha Khe Hill
7. What colour were the old lady’s clothes?
 A. blue  B. green        C. brown              D. red
8. Why was Thien Mu Pagoda built there? It was built there because……………………………………..
 A. the old lady had appeared there B. the old lady had ordered Nguyen Hoang to do it
 C. it was near Kim Long village D. Nguyen Hoang didn’t want to set up his headquarters there
Part III. Complete the sentences by choosing A,B,C or D. (4ps)
9. Minh is the…………student in our class.             
  A. good                                 B. better                  C. best                                D. well  
10. My brother has a beautiful stamp………………
 A. collect            B. collector        C. collective                         D. collection
11. He is ……to everyone, so he has few friends.     
 A. unfriendly            B. friendly        C. friend                      D. friendship
12. Mary and I are looking forward……………you.
 A. of seeing            B. for seeing        C.  to seeing                D. to see
13. “ Will you come to the party tomorrow?”  _ “ I will if I………no visitors”
 A. have            B. will have        C. had    D. am having
14. …………..to have lunch with us today?
 A. Do you like            B. Would you like        C. Will you like           D. Have you like
15. Please ask them………….in this area.
 A. don’t smoke            B. not smoking        C. to not smoke           D. not to smoke
16. In the future, machines…………………all the work for us
 A. are doing            B. will do      C. were doing   D. do
17. John Robinson is an English teacher. He…………for an apartment in Hanoi for his family now.
 A. looks            B. is looking      C. looked           D. will look
18. Every day Mr. Tuan…………..in the fields from 6a.m to 4p.m
 A. worked            B. work      C. is working    D. works
19. Mai is very…………in computers. Computer science is her favorite class.
 A. interest            B. interesting      C. interested    D. interestedly
20. I don’t like