đề thi hsg lớp 8

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đề thi khảo sát chất lượng học sinh giỏi CẤP HUYỆN
Năm học : 2015-2016
Môn : tiếng anh 8
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)

SECTION A: PHONETICS
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. (0.5p)
1, a-hour
b-honor
c-horse
d-honest

2, a- option
b- information
c- suggestion
d- invitation

3, a-creature
b-measure
c-treasure
d-deaf

4, a-Christmas
b-charity
c-chorus
d-chemistry

5, a-adjust
b-husk
c-bulletin
d-jungle

II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (0.5p)
1, a-volunteer
b-decompose
c-academic
d-magnificent

2, a-heritage
b-memorial
c-bulletin
d-concrete

3, a-emirgrate
b-document
c-emergency
d-demonstrate

4, a-compliment
b-directory
c-participate
d-convenient

5, a-comfort
b-contact
c-concern
d-elevate

SECTION B: VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 2ps)
1, I am not surprised that Lan failed to solve that problem . She did it ...... to get it right
a-quite quickly
b-so quickly
c-very quickly
d-too quickly

2, Neither I nor my sister ....... to blame
a- are
b-is
c-am
d-be

3, He was sitting on the beach when he ........ a shout
a- heard
b-hears
c-was hearing
d-has heard

4, The number of high buildings ........ risen
a- is
b-are
c-have
d-has

5, We are not used to ........... in a cold climate
a- live
b-be lived
c-living
d-leave

6, Have you had your house ................. yellow?
a- repaint
b-repainted
c-be repainted
d-painting

7, Rose is a miserable person . She’s jealous ...... everyone
a- about
b-to
c-with
d-of

8, We couldn’t help ........ when he told us what had happened
a- laugh
b-laughing
c-to laugh
d-to laughing

9, He ......................... the house . It looks nice and tidy now
a- is decorating
b-has been decorating
c-has just decorated
d-just decorated

10, I asked her why ..................school the day before
a- she didn’t go
b-she hasn’t gone to
c-she hadn’t gone to
d-all are correct

11, Tell me when you ...., I’ll pick you up at the airport
a-go
b-leave
c-arrive
d-will arrive

12, She says that ..... the environment is quite an easy job
a- recycling
b-having
c-keeping
d- protecting

13, The girl ..... on the stage is a handicapped child
a- singing
b-is singing
c-sings
d- sung

14, Things ....... in tree leaves are better than in plastic bags
a- are wrapped
b-wrapping
c-are wrapping
d- wrapped

15, .................................... to Da Lat? Yes , I went there last summer
a- Have you ever gone c-Have you ever been
b- Had you ever gone d- Did you ever go
16, We ...................... to the cinema at weekends
a- used to take c- was used to be taken
b- used to be taken d- was used to take
17, Everyone ........Tom was invented to the party
a- as
b-and
c-for
d- but

18, He was watching television ........... the burglar alarm went off
a- when
b-that
c-while
d- as

19, He asked .................I had phoned his parents the day before
a- if or not
b-whether or not
c- when
d- wheather or not

20, My father has a brother and he hasn’t seen him .............. the last ten years
a- since
b-in
c- for
d- during