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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HUYỆN HOẰNG HOÁ
 KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2014-2015
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này gồm 04 trang)

Question 1: PHONETICS
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others by circling the corresponding letter A or B, C, D.
1. A- pays B- says C- plays D- stays
2. A- region B- ugly C- generous D- gymnastic
3. A- booked B- prepared C- missed D- coughed
B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A- disappear B- represent C- fertilizer D- understand
2. A- happen B- expect C- local D- wander
Question 2: Choose the best answer by circling its corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. I _________ to see Michael after so many years.
A- glad was really B- was really glad C- was glad really D- really glad was
2. There is _________ food left but not enough for everyone.
A- little B- a little C- few D- a few
3. The boy ………..on the beach asked me if I liked his kite.
A- lie B- lay C- laid D- lying
4. And I’d like a ………...of cigarettes, too.
A- box B- packet C- jar D- case
5. Did you take enough money with you? – No, I needed ……...more than I thought I would.
A- much B- many C- any D- of
6. He worked hard __________he could pass the final exam.
A- so that B- in order to C- so as to D- as result
7. Let’s paint the house __________. It will be much cheaper.
A- themselves B- ourselves C- myself D- yourself
8. Choose a correct reply of the following expression: “Do you want this one or that one?”
A- I’ll say it again for you. B- I don’t mind. You choose.
C- Never mind. It doesn’t matter. D- Yes? Can I help you?
9. I have forgotten _________ this machine. Can you show me how?
A- how to operate B- to operate C- operating D- how operates
10. We saw the girls _________ football as we drove past the field.
A- play B- to playing C- to play D- playing
11. I’ve………...to Paris. I went there in March.
A- been B- gone C- just D- yet
12. We would like ………...to the president’s reception, but we weren’t.
A- having invited B- having been invited C- to have invited D- to have been invited
13. Wood is used ………...making desks and tables.
A- to B- in C- for D- into
14. Hoa was extremely ………...about the history of China.
A- knowledgeable B- knowledge
C- knowledgeability D- knowledgeably
15. They ………... at the train station at 2 o’clock yesterday.
A- got B- reached C- traveled D- arrived
Question 3: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences.
1.Listen! I (hear) someone (knock) at the front door.
2. I am looking forward to (take) to Sam Son beach this weekend.
3. The flowers (arrange) by Lien were the most attractively.
4. What your child (do) when you (come) home yesterday?
5. Look, Lan! Do you know the man (talk) to Miss Hoa in the playground?
6. Nothing (do) to change the bad situation recently.
7. Tom (always forget) to do his homework.
8. Tom’d rather (be) early than late.
Question 4: Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital.
1. Bell ………demonstrated his invention. SUCCESS
2. Many rural areas