Hsg 8 hot 3

Trường THCS Nam Nghĩa
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI 8

Choose the word or pharse which best completes each sentence (20ms)
1. I telephoned the station to make ………. of the time of the train
A. Sure B. true C. real D. right
2. He told me that he…………….
A. Had already the film seen B. The fime had already seen
C. Had already seen the film D. Had seen already the film
3. Bread is made…….bread flour and yeast
A. from B. in C. by D. up
4. We should use cloth bags……..of plastic bags
A. besides B. instead C. apart D. without
5. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make…………..
A. floor coverings B. glassware C. compose D. pipes
6. He was very……..with cancer last year
A. ill B. poor C. desease D. badly
7. Would you like to……. Some money for your family to have a holiday
A. rise B. grow C. increase D. raise
8. He has a very quiet …… life is that big, empty house
A. by himself B. alone C. lonely D. only
9. Last Tuesday her son was absent……school because of his sickness
A. at b. from C. to D. off
10. The children ……….to go at once
A. will B. had better C. much D. have
11. He missed the bus, ………?
A. didn’t he B. doesn’t he C. hadn’t he D. shouldn’t he
12. She was very sad……… good marks in the final test
A. not get B. not to get C. to not get D. not getting
13. Last night I ………..TV when the phone rang
A. watched B. have watched C. was watching D. was watch
14. I’ll try ………best to improve my English pronunciation
A. me B.mine C.the D. my
15. people can now have things ………..refrigerator and dishwashers
A. like as B. as C. like D. such
16. They try to make fire by …….. pieces of bamboo together
A. rubbing B. making C. separating D. judging
17. For many people, window shopping is an enjoyable ………….
A pleasure B. habit C. hobby D. experience
18. we should do some thing to help ………….victims
A. accident B. flood C. blood D. rich
19. I am sorry .My sister is out . Would you like to ……..her a message
A. leave B. write C. say D. see
20. She is very lucky because she has………..friends
A. a lot of B. much C. lot D. lots

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (5ms) 21. A. small B. law C. tall D. plane
22. A. worked B cleaned C. helped D. asked
23. A quiet B. industry C relative D. participant
24. A. thing B. there C. their D. this
25. A. arrive B. abroad C. around D. armchair

III. Find the word that has different stress from the other three in each question (5ms)
26. A. person B. enough C. picture D. people
27. A. market B. decorate C. custom D. design
28. A. sunlight B. scatter C. tealeaf D. environment
29. A. recycle B. plastic C. pleasure D. natural
30. A. prevent B. future C. chemical D. liquid

IV. Identify the one underlined expression that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. (10ms)

31. It not difficult to remember all the students’ names in a class.
A B C D
32. I don’t know how explain all these things to you immediately.
A B C D
33. The teacher was pleasing that the students all want to know more about what he was explaining.
A B C D
34. I definitely think I know what things can be reuse so that I can save natural resources.
A B C D
35. We can reused things like envelopes, glass, plastic bottles and old plastic bags.