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ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC 2012-2013
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (10 marks)
1. a. pool b. fool c. look d. too
2. a. leaf b. of c. deaf d. wife
3. a. busy b. butter c. bus d. but
4. a. passage b. message c. voyage d. age
5. a. many b. open c. money d. ink
6. a. scissors b. wisdom c. transmit d. message
7. a. bold b. lamb c. burn d. bite
8. a. knife b. knit c. know d. key
9. a. across b. absent c. habit d. practice
10. a. spell b. went c. sentence d. request
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. (10 marks)
I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet so I ran ……………..him, but I didn’t catch him.
A. into B. over C. after D. near
2. She invited …………….of young people to come to her party.
A. quite too many B. quite a lot C. so very many D. a very lot
3. I called on her yesterday; she ………………..a meal at the time.
A. cooked B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cook
4. Is there anything wrong…………….your car?
A. in B. about C. of D. with
5. Nothing ……….I do seems to please her.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
6. They force us ……………..their invitation
A. accept B. accepted C. accepting D. to accept
7. You will become ill ……………..you stop working so hard.
A. ntil B. when C. unless D. if
8. When I woke up this morning, it ……………………
A. rains B. rained C. was raining D. had rained
9. Everyone………………Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. but C. from D. for
10. I tried……………the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching B. catch C. to catch D. catch up
11. Playing video games ………………popular among children nowadays.
A. is B. was C. had ben D. all are correct
12. ………..he can not affort a car, he goes to work by bicycle.
A. because B. As C. Since D. All are correct
13. Everyone in the world ………….to lead a happy life.
A. wants B. want C. is wanting D. are wanting
14. We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ………..own solution to the problem.
A. his B. her C. one’s D. their
15. It was a long time ………….I lived here.
A. that B. since C. ago that D. ago
16. Those shoes look very tight. Do they really ………………you?
A. fit B. match C. go with D. measure
17. A large number of students in this school ………..English quite fluently.
A. speaks B. speak C. is speaking D. has spoken.
18. Ba could not speak Chinese and ……………could Lan.
A. either B. also C. neither D. so
19. He is the man ………….son I once taught.
A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whose
20. Both Mary and Jane, as well as David, …………..ready for the exam tomorrow.