Hsg 8 (hot) test 31

2011-2012

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi
Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8


I- Odd one out:
1. A. knife B. cooker C. kitchen D. socket
2. A. armchair B. chore C. match D. chemist
3. A. dream B. deaf C. speak D. please
4. A. bamboo B. wood C. cooking D. foot
5. A. yelled B. urged C. fetched D. seemed
6. A. guest B. goat C. gate D. giant
7. A. hardly B. partner C. wharf D. carve
8. A. mixed B. relieved C. washed D. typed
9. A. garage B. garbage C. orphanage D. message
10. A. habit B. exhibition C. behave D. harvest
II Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
1. The teacher said that the Earth……………….. around the Sun.
A. goes B. is going C. was going D. has gone
2. There ………….. any electricity in our village ten years ago.
A. isn’t B. weren’t C. wasn’t D. hasn’t been
3. We’ve lived in the new neighborhood.................... last month.
A. on B. in C. for D. since
4. Many people believe that.................... jobs are plentiful in the city.
A. well – pay B. well – paying C. good- pay D. good - paying
5. I used to..................... my summer holiday in my native village.
A. spend B. spending C. spent D. being spent
6. The Y & Y................... all members to participate in a recycling program.
A. encouraged B. suggested C. made D. provided
7. Which sentence has the same meaning as the root one?
“The last time I met him was when he moved to London”.
A. I didn’t meet him when he moved to London. B. I haven’t met him since he moved to London.
C. He last met me when I moved to London. D. He hasn’t moved to London since I last met him.
8. These beautiful pictures...................... from recycled paper.
A. make B. makes C. is made D. are made
9. Compost is a wonderful natural........................... It helps plants grow.
A. sandal B. glassware C. metal D. fertilizer
10. The representatives from “Friends of the Earth” show us how to .................... the environment.
A. prevent B. protect C. reduce D. refill
11. Do you know the boy.................. to Mrs Nga?
A. is talking B. talked C. talking D. he talks
12. Would you mind....................... the door for me?
A. closing B. close C. to close D. to closing
13. Was Ha Long Bay......................... by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 1995?
A. recognize B. recognized C. introduce D. introduced
14. This time last year my brother..................... is London.
A. studied B. will study C. was studying D. has studied
15. Would you like to stay with us while you.............. in town?
A. have seen B. will be C. were D. are
16. Vietnam is a........................... country.
A. rubber – exporting B. rubber – exported C. exporting D. exported - rubber
17. I asked him if......................... far from his house to the cinema.
A. it is B. it was C. is it D. was it
18. Which sentence has the same meaning as the root one“He said that he had to leave then”.
A. “I had to leave then,” he said. B. “I must leave now,” he said.
C. “He had