HSG ANH SONG LO

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UBND HUYỆN SONG LO
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 TOÀN HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài : 120 phút ( không kể giao đề)
SECTION I: GRAMMAR&VOCABULARY
Question 1: Underline and rewrite the misspelt words. An example is given.
Ex: 0. Nam sugested going to Huong Pagoda. ....suggested......
1. Have ever you seen a waterfal ? ..........................
2. May I carry your lugguage ? ..........................
3. Look ! I can see a boy riding on a water bufalo. ..........................
4. Sapa is a famous mountainous resot in Viet Nam. ..........................
5. There are beautiful limstone islands in Ha Long Bay. ..........................
Question 2: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. habit B. action C. thanks D. nature
2. A. recycle B. anything C. necessary D. happy
3. A. stout B. scout C. proud D. cough
4. A. prefer B. offer C. semester D. garden
5. A. pancake B. surface C. paper D. late
Question 3: Circle the letter next to the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences.(15pts)
1. Lan’s mother was ............................... that she broke the record.
A. delight B. delighted C. delighting D. delightful
2. Rubber is ............................. to make tires.
A. use B. using C. used D. uses
3. The doll ............................... in Korea is ten thousand dong.
A. make B. making C. made D. makes
4. I enjoy telling jokes. My friends usually enjoy my sense of ...................
A. jokes B. humor C. humorous D. funny
5. I often help my mother ......................... the chickens.
A. empty B. work C. sweep D. feed
6. Put all dangerous objects out ........................ the children’s reach.
A. off B. up C. to D. of
7. My friend, Linh, is very ............................. so she has a lot of friends.
A. sociable B. reserved C. humor D. sportive
8. My sister ............................. very happy when she ......................... my gift on her last birthday.
A. is – gets B. was – got C. is – got D. was – get
9. John came ............................ an old school friend in the street this morning.
A. with B. along C. across D. off
10. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ........................ of the world.
A. Pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders
11. When will the project be ............................. ?
A. developed B. develops C. develop D. developing
12. The teacher ......................... to the principal is in charge of my class.
A. talks B. is talking C. talking D. to talk
13. Lan saw her old friend while she .......................... the streets.
A. crossed B. is crossing C. crosses D. was crossing
14. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City ....................... Monday.
A. except B. after C. besides D. on
15. “May I help you ?” - “ ........................................................... “
A. What can I do for you ? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes. That’s very kind of you. D. How can I help you ?
Question 4: Give the correct form of the words given to finish the sentences. There is an example at the beginning.
0. Helen is a very ...........slow.................... student. SLOWLY
1. His sister plays the violin ................................. . BEAUTY
2. Keep the tablets in a safe place because they
are ............................... to children. DANGER
3. Each of my friends has a ............................. character. DIFFER
4. This book is very ............................... because it mentions
a lot of situations we usually face. USE
5. I don’t like stories which have ................................. endings HAPPY
6. He is ............................ enough