Đề thi hsg Tiếng Anh lớp 8

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM 2013 -2014

PART I: LISTENING( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Listen caffully then complete the passage with the suitable words.
Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ____________without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ .The same is true of (9) ____________the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____________ first?
PART II: PHONETICS( 0.2 x 10 = 2.0 pts)
I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
A. rubbish
B. uniform
C. umbrella 
D. thumb

A. appear 
B. weather 
C. bread 
D. headache

A. project 
B. belong 
C.  woman
D. concert

A. think
B. though 
C. mother
D. these

A. eraser
B. baseball
C. suitcase
D. waterfall

II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. ( 0.2 x 5 = 1.0pt)
A. pencil
B. raincoat
C. arrive
D. notebook

A. enjoyable 
B. power 
C. permission 
D. explore

A. photography 
B. minority 
C. heroic 
D. visit

A. translation
B. difficult
C. unluckily 
D. agree

A. Vietnamese 
B. engineer
C. celebration
D. product 

PART III: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (0.2 x 30 = 6.0 pts)
I. Circle the best option A,B,C or D to completes the following sentences. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. Hoa __________________ coins and stamps since she was six.
A. was collecting
B. has collected
C. collected
D. will collect

2. His brother is a _________________ boy. He always tells a joke.
A. handsome
B. humorous
C. sociable
D. energetic

3. Do you mind if I __________________ your car to work?
A. drive
B. driving
C. to drive
D. drove

4. They are ____________ that their son won the championship.
A. delighted
B. pleasing
C. sad
D. interesting

5. My sister regrets ___________ Mai’s glasses yesterday.
A. to break
B. broken
C. breaking
D. break

6. Hoa dances more _______________ than her classmates.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautifully
D. beautify

7. They will hold a meeting in the large room ____________ the morning of next Sunday.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. of

8. Minh loves playing chess _____________ his sister enjoys skipping in their free time.
A. when
B. because
C. while
D. during

9. One hundred dollars ______________ an big amount of money for her.
A. is
B. are
C. were
D. is being

10. Don’t overheat the victim _____________ blankets or coats.
A. on
B. for
C. with
D. from

II. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space. (0.2 x 10 = 2.0pts)
1. Joanne wants to become a __________ in the future.
2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been __________ in the last few years.
3. The book was so ___________ that we didn’t want to read it.
4. There are a lot of ___________ in the competition.
5. Linda’s __________ made the party less exciting.
6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___________.
7. Because of his _________, they failed the exam.
8. Vinamilk company has served