Đề thi HSG môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8

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TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )

A.VOCABULARY :
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
I received a letter ……….my friend
a. to b. on c. in d. from
2. He is a hard- working student who always ………good grade
a. received b. got c. gets d. getting
3. Bell demonstrated his ………..to the public at countless exhibitions
a. to invent b. invention c. inventing d. invented
4 .Different language …………learn words …….different ways
a. learns-in b. learn-in c. learns –of d. learners-on
5. She gave me your……
a. report card b. to report card c. reported card d. reporting card
6. The Eiffel Tower was designed ……..the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave Eiffel ……..the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into
7. You are a tourist on …… in HCM City
a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip
8 .Would you mind if I……..a photo
a. to take b .take c .taken d. took
9 . They have to make………..then children do not play with matches
a. ensure b. sure c. sure d.. ensuring
10. TV……… information and entertainment
a. to take b. gives c .brings d .makes
1……… 2……… 3……….. 4……….. 5……….
6……… 7………. 8……….. 9……….. 10………
GRAMMAR AND STUCTURES
11 . Opposite our house is a nice park…….. .there are many trees and flowers
a. which b. where c. that d .who
12 .I asked him whether……….leaving for the capital that night
a. is he b. he is c. was he d. he was
13.” My watch is broken . “ Why don’t you ………..?
a. have it repair b. have it repairing c. have it for repair d. have it repaired
14. The earth…….on the sun for its heat and light
a .is depend b. has depend c. depending d. depends
15 .If Mai comes to England it will be a good………for her to improve her English
a .possibility b. opportunity c. advantage d .experience
16 .Choose the word with the same meaning as the underlined part
A. The number of unemployed people in that country is increasing rapidly
a retired b. working c. business d. jobless
B .I haven’t seen your brother recently
a . lately b. suddenly c. quietly d. immediately
17 To jog means to ……….
a. word hard b. run fast c. run slowly d. work carefully
18. Would you mind …………. Please?
a. to answer the telephone b. answering the telephone . c. answer the telephone d. to the telephone
19. We are having a plan to help them by ……..them do things
a. encouraged b. encourage c. to encourage d. encouraging
20 Tet holiday in VN …….. around January and February
a. is celebrated b. are celebrated c .was celebrated d. were celebrated
11……… 12………. 13………. 14………. 15………
16A….. ., B …… 17……… 18………. 19………. 20………
B.WORD FORM
21. The little village is very quiet and…… (peace)
22 .Many people still to believe that smoking is……… (harm)
23. He is interested in the………of old buildings (preserve)
24. The……..area of the city is not very attractive (industry)
25 .His performance in Hamlet was most………… ( impress)
21……………….. 22………………… 23……………….
24………………… 25
C. TENSE : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passages
a. Mrs Quyen (26.be)…….a short story writer . Several books of short stories (27write )………She (28.win)……..several rewards for her books .A few years ago , she (29.receive)……..the prize for the most promising author of the year . At the moment , a detective story (30.write)………. by her .
26…………. 27……………… 28………………
29…………. 30……………….
31. Nowadays , many historical places (destroy)………seriously