Hsg anh 8

Trường thcs đề thi hsg cấp trường môn tiếng anh lớp 8
Lam kiều năm học: 2012-2013
Thời gian: 120 phút
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A. Phonetics:
I. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose bold and underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the following questions.
1.
A. need
B. read
C. really
D. teach

 2.
A. helped
B. asked
C. increased
D. prefered

 3.
A. floor
B. choose
C. chore
D. saw

 4.
A. hour
B. house
C. heart
D. how

5.
A. match
B. mall
C. bank
D. hat

II. Select A, B, C or D only to indicate the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1.
A. foolish
B. remember
C. greedy
D. daughter

 2.
A. reply
B. study
C. rely
D. apply

 3.
A. modern
B. decide
C. excite
D. escape

 4.
A. festival
B. folktale
C. household
D. tradition

 5.
A. buffalo
B. wisdom
C. magical
D. upset

B. Lexico - Grammar:
III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following questions.
1. The man (stands/ is standing/ stand/ standing) next to a car is my father.
2. It is really interesting, (does it/ isn’t it/ does’t/ is it) ?
3. The climate is (coming/being/ becoming/ be) hotter and hotter.
4. Nam spent two hours (cleaning/ cleans/ clean/ have cleaned) her room.
5. My sister is (young/ younger/ more young/ more younger) than yours.
6. Long (used to play/ was playing/ play/ am used to play) football a lot, but he doesn’t play very often now.
7. Children are not old enough to look after (themselves/ itself/ themself/ ourselves).
8. He is too sleepy (driving/ running/ run/ to drive).
9. (Because of/Inspite of/ Instead of/ In order of) using plastic bags, we shouldn’t use them at all.
10. What can we do to prevent people (in/ of/ on/ from) throwing drink cans away ?
11. Do you mind (give/ giving/ to give/ to giving) me a hand with this bag ?
12. A new bridge over the river (build/ is built/ is building/ is being built) at present.
13. She asked me (why/ whether/ as/ wheather) I liked coffe or not.
14. Some people are not happy (with/ about/ at/ of) the changes of the city.
15. It’ too cold outside. (Do you/ Would you mind/ Can you/ Why don’t you) close the door, please ?
IV. Fill the blanks with the right from of the capital words provided.
1. We should save ……………………… resources.
(nature)

 2. People in the country are very open and ………………..
(friend)

 3. Air ……………………….. is a big problem in the city.
(pollute)

 4. Her father soon died of a ……………………. Heart.
(break)

 5. Every week, there are two …………….. from Ha Noi to Nha Trang
(fly)

 6. We are waiting for the ……………………….. of his plane.
(arrive)

 7. Bell ……………………….. demomstrated his invention.
(success)

 8. Children need to have a good ……………………………
(educate)

 9. Because of the …………. of her teacher, she decided to study law.
(encourage)

 10. Some of my ……………………live in the countryside.
(relate)

V. Complete the following questions with the right form of the verb given in blanks.
1. He (not be) to the Great Wall since last summer.
2. Mai (telephone) you when she came back.
3. An interesting book (read) by Nga at the moment.
4. Look at those black clouds. It (rain).
5. Phuong (not finish) her housework yet.
6.