Đề Thi HSG Tiếng Anh 8

ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 7
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.(5pts)

1. A. stayed
B. traveled
C. enjoyed
D. blocked
….…..

2. A. without
B. sixth
C. month
D. think
…..….

3. A. whisper
B. whistle
C. who
D. why
….….

4. A. average
B. behave
C. liberate
D. tolerate
….….

5. A. hates
B. dates
C. similes
D. bakes
…...…

1. A. christmas B. character C. school D. church
2. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed
3. A. tour B. pour C. your D. course
4. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower
5. A. cook B. food C. too D. pool


II.Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the others. (5pts)

1. A. documentary
B. advantage
C. magazine
D. popularity
….……

2. A. introduction
B. television
C. graduation
D. reputation
….……

4. A. forget
B. harbour
C. tutor
D. surface
….…..

5. A. family
B. enemy
C.assembly
D. harmony
………




III.Fill in each blank with a suitable word. Write your answer in the box provided. (10pts)
Mozart, who was born on January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg, was neither the (1)………nor the last child prodigy, (2)……….he was certainly the greatest. He was born into a moderately prosperous family (3)……….his unmatched musical genius made itself known extremely early. Mozart began (4)……… to play the harpsichord at three and his earliest known work was composed in 1761 when he was five, the (5)………at which he also first appeared in p ublic. From the age of six, his father (6)……..him on the first foreign tour, Mozart toured the courts and musical centres of Austria, Germany, France, England, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. It has been calculated that Mozart (7)……..almost a third of his short life ( he died at the age of
35) travelling. As Mozart matured, he (8)……..to tour and give concerts. Mozart also (9)………a lot of operas. His first opera,
Mitridate, Re di Ponto, was (10)……… in Milan when he was 14, and it was one of many successes in the life of the genius.

IV. Supply the correct form or tense of the words given in parentheses. Write your answer in
1. You are always ( misery). Isn’t there anything that makes you happy?
2. They frequently ( mobile) the traffic as they march through the streets.
3. If you behave with this sort of ( polite) to your other customers, I don’t think you will remain in business long.
4. Burning coal is an ( economy) way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper.
5. Young children should be well aware of their ( behave) manners.
6. Be careful. You may be (advice) to put all your eggs in one basket.
7. Don’t be so nervous. (loose) up a little.
8. ( Pollute) released from these factories are a danger to the environment.
9. Don’t throw these plastics away, they may be (recycle).
10. Color-blindness is ( able) to distinguish color.


V.Rewrite each of the following sentences, using the suggested word(s) so that the meaning st
1.There are more tourists in the city this year than ever before. Never ...............................................................
2. The area is so polluted that it is hard to live there.
Such …………………………………………………..
3. You can use it as long as you like, and it won’t wear out.
No matter……………………………….............
4. The questions were so easy that all the students could give the correct answers.
They were………………………………………..
5. As people get older, their eyesight becomes weaker.
The……………………………………………………....
6. That old keyboard is not worth repairing.
It is………………………………..
7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home.
Not until…………………………………………………………...
8. It was wrong of you to allow a four-year-old child to walk home alone.
You should………………………………..
10. I