Hot-De Thi HSG 8 MOi nhat-co Đ.A

PHÒNG GD&ĐT VĨNH YÊN
ĐỀ GIAO LƯU HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề

 (Đề thi gồm 04 trang)
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A. LISTENING
Listen a dialogue carefully twice then choose the best option (marked A, B, C or D).
What are these two people doing?
A. Taking a smoke break B. At the cigarette store buying cigarettes
C. At a bar drinking and smoking D. Talking over the phone
2. Why is he asking a friend for a cigarette? A. He forgot his cigarettes today B. He wants to try smoking
C. He ran out of cigarettes earlier that day D. He needs one for later 3. Select the statement that is true from this dialogue.
A. Smoking is addicting B. It is hard to quit smoking
C. The longer you smoke the harder it becomes to quit. D. All of the above 4. Where is this conversation taking place?
A. At work B. At school C. At home D. At a restaurant

B. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
A. checked B. looked C. naked D. cooked
A. theatre B. bathing C. breathe D. southern
A. devise B. promise C. surprise D. advise
A. cholera B. character C. mechanic D. charity
3. A. emigrate B. success C. detail D. invent
II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
A. expectation B. introduction C. volunteer D. foundation
A. extensive B. exciting C. excellent D. existent
A. successful B. wonderful C. beautiful D. plentiful
A. mechanic B. official C. preference D. convenience
A. attract B. service C. appeal D. revolve

C. LEXICAL – GRAMMAR
I. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) to complete the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet.
1. The animals gathered closely together for ______.
A. warmed
B. warm
C. warmth
D. warmly

2. The house caught fire while they _____.
A. are sleeping
B. have slept
C. sleep
D. were sleeping

3. In our school library, there are several large tables _____ we can sit to read books.
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. which

4. He manages to visit his mother ____________ Saturday.
A. every other
B. every the other
C. another every
D. other every

5. She loved tennis and could watch it till the _____ came home.
A. she
B. everyone
C. horses
D. cows

6. The ceiling fans were on, but unfortunately they only _____ the hot, humid air.
A. stirred up
B. poured through
C. turned into
D. cut back


7. The car was badly smashed up, but the driver escaped without serious ___________
A. injury
B. pain
C. wound
D. damage

8. It was only _____ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A. then
B. until
C. as soon as
D. when

9. It turned out that we ______ rushed to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours
A. hadn’t
B. needn’t have
C. mustn’t
D.should have

10. Nobody will go there, ______ ?
A. will he
B. won’t he
C. will they
D. won’t they

II. Fill in each blank in these sentences with the suitable form of the words in brackets. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has…......…greatly on the earth climate recently. (effect)
2. Recycling of waste is one of the ……...........................…solutions for pollution. (practice