Đề thi HSG TA 8

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Đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 8 năm học 2008 – 2009.
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề).
GV ra đề: Lê Thị Chung.

Question 1 : Supply the correct word form. (4 marks).
Don’t leave the light on . It wastes ………………………(electric)
Those clothes are ……………for cold weather (suit)
I hope we have ………….weather for our holidays (sun) .
……………we have just passed the examination (luck)
The production of corn needs good ………..(fertilize)
I’m afraid you’ve …………me because that’s not what I meant (understand)
It was a ………………..song and she sang ………….(beauty) .
This river is very …………for swimmers (danger) .

Question 2 : Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition . (3 marks)
Can you translate that ………..German
Are you acquainted ………….the Lady ?
I apologize ………..keeping you waiting .
Teachers are responsible ……………the principal……………their teaching .
John was proud………………………his good marks on English .
What prevented you ………….coming earlier ?

Question 3 : Use the suggestions to complete each sentence. (2 marks).
Jane / not write / me / since / leave / my farm .
I / would like / new clothes / but / money .
She / prefer / stay / home / shopping .
He / get up / so late / miss / train .

Question 4 : Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to first . (3 marks).
Thank you for helping me
It was kind ……………………..
Staying at home would be better than going out tonight
I’d rather………………………………………….
You can’t understand these things because you’re young
you aren’t old…………….
Robert is a playwright as well as an actor .
Robert is not only …………………….
They didn’t finish the kitchen on Monday .
The kitchen …………….
The last time I saw Linda was at John’s birthday party .
I haven’t ………………………………….

Question 5 : Supply the correct form of the verbs .(4 marks).
After (leave) school , John (find) it very difficult to get a job .
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2) your daughter (grow) a lot since I last saw her .
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3) He wishes he (come) back to his mother land now .
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4) Stop (argue) and start (work) .
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Don’t forget (lock) the door before (go) to bed.
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Mary used (be) a football player , she had to stop (play) because of an injury .
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Mr John (Teach) English in this school since he (graduate) .
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Mozart (start) (compose) at the age of five and (write ) more than 600 pieces of music .
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Question 6 : Read this description of London , and decide if the following statement are true (T) or false (F) . Then correct the false sentences . (4 marks).
London is Britain’s biggest city . It is a very old city and dates back to Romans . It is a city of historic buildings and churches and it has many beautiful parks . It also has some of the best museums in the world . London is crowed in summer . It is a popular city with foreign tourists , and has more than eight million visitors. London has an excellent underground railway system , so it is easy for tourists to get around . In London , there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food . The city also has lots of good Indian , Chinese, French restaurant .

None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London .
London was founded by the Romans .
Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London .
London is not busy in summer .
Đáp án đề thi học sinh giỏi lớp 8 năm học 2008 – 2009.
Môn: tiếng anh (thời gian 150 phút).
GV ra đề: Lê Thị Chung

Question 1 : (4 marks).
1) electricity 3. sunny 5. fertilizer
2) suitable 4. luckily 6. misunderstand
3) beautiful/ beautifully 8. dangerous

Question 2 : (3 marks).
1. into 3. for 5. of
2. with 4. to/for 6. from

Question 3 : (2 marks)
Jane hasn’t written to me since she left my farm .
I would like to buy some new clothes but I haven’t got enough money .
She prefers staying at home to going