Đề thi HSG Olympic lớp 8

KỲ THI OLYMPIC KHỐI THCS - Năm học: 2008 - 2009
Môn thi: ANH VĂN LỚP 8
Thời gian: 120 phút (Thời gian làm bài)



I. Chọn một đáp án đúng nhất
1. The ……….. of the poetry competition will be known today.
a. decision b. result c. effect d. choice
2. We take part …………. most youth activities of our school.
a. of b. on c. in d. at
3. Listen to what I am saying, ………………?
a. do you b. don’t you c. aren’t you d. will you
4. Milk bottles can be ………… after being cleaned.
a. reused b. thrown away c. recycled d. used
5. This project …………. out next week.
a. is carried b. will carry c. will be carried d. is carrying
6. He told us to use our dictionaries to ……every word we didn’t understand.
a. look out b. look for c. look at d. look up
7. The children are getting ……. illnesses this winter than in the past.
a. few b. fewer c. less d. little
8. There aren’t ……… many books in the library as there used to be.
a. as b. quite c. rather d. such
9. He has at last succeeded ………… becoming a doctor.
a. for b. in c. on d. of
10. She has ………… work to do that she gets very tired.
a. so many b. much more c. too much d. so much
II.. Chọn từ phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với những từ còn lại.
1. A. seat B. great C. seaside D. beach
2. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided
3. A. stamps B. trains C. hotels D. caves
4. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood
5. A. bought B. drought C. brought D. ought
III. Viết lại câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi.
1. You can’t take this book away. -> This book………..…..….
2. My friend hasn’t visited me for two months. -> It’s two months .…...…..
3. “ Do you understand the lesson?” -> The teacher asked ……..
4. He wrote the letter half an hour. -> It took …………………
5. I haven’t come to the dentist for two years. -> The last time I …..…….
6. The man was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident.
-> The man……………………….
7. Do you have a better television than this? -> Is this the ……….?
8.The road is so narrow that cars can’t park there. -> The road is …..….
9. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away. -> Do you mind ..….?
10. People say that he is a famous inventor. -> He …….……..…
IV. Cho dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc.

1. Your report should ( write) in English.
2. I learned to swim when I (be ) very young. I (teach) by my father.
3. The boy (fall) and (hurt) himself while he ( ride) his bicycle.
4. It ( get) hotter and hotter in June.
5. I ( see) the famous Phong Nha Cave three times,but I’d like (see) it again.
6. Nam does not have his motorbike today. It (repair) right now.
V. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
Nowadays, a lot of ( 1. importance) inventions are carried out by( 2. science) working for large ( 3. industry) firms. However, there are still opportunities for other people to invent ( 4. variety) things. In Britain, there is a weekly T.V program which attempts to show all the devices which people have invented ( 5. recent). The people organizing the program receive ( 6. inform) about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can be ( 7. develop) by private ( 8. invent). However, it is important to consider these questions: Will it work? Will it be