KSCL học sinh gỏi huyện lớp 8

ĐỀ KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI
Năm học 2009 - 2010
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh. Lớp 8



I. Choose one word with underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. speech B. machine C. March D. children
A. spends B. friends C. laughs D. potatoes
A. brown B. however C. town D. know
A. looked B. reserved C. received D. annoyed
A. upstairs B. straight C. downstairs D. fair
II. Choose the best answer from A,B,C or D.
1. “We don’t have any biscuits.” - Yes, I know. I … some tomorrow morning.
A. got B. gets C. am getting D. get
2. The heavy rain has caused … in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. droughts C. typhoons D. floods
3. … do you need?
A. How much B. How many C. What much D. What many
4. My mother … my coach for many years.
A. is B. has been C. are D. have been
5. The water wasn’t … in.
A. enough clean to swim B. clean enough for swimming
C. clean enough to swim D. enough clean for swimming
6. She gave me a form and told me to … .
A. fill it B. fill it out C. fill out it D. fill in it
7. She spends too much money … clothes.
A. for B. with C. to D. on
8. Sally … him to come home early.
A. tell B. say C. told D. said
9. You … to eat more, you are far too thin.
A. should B. ought C. must D. could
10.… is a building in which movies are shown.
A. Movie theater B. University C. Aquarium D. Restaurant
III. Complete these sentences with provided words:
themselves enough invented dangerous used to encouraging heart message orphanage received

1. Learners always try to learn new words by ……………………
2. Hoa …………………………….a letter from her friend yesterday .
3. He spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local …………………
4. Mr. Tam wanted to talk to Mrs. Ha but she went out. So he left a …………………
5. You must not let children play in the kitchen because it is a …………………………place
6. I’ve just watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. They killed…………………….
7. My mother …………………….look after her younger sister when she was a child.
8. We are having a plan to help them by …………… …….them to do things.
9. Alexander Graham Bell ………………………….. the telephone in 1876.
10. Ba is very young. He isn’t old ………………………. to drive a motorbike.
IV. Change the following sentences into the active voice
1. Many trees are cut down to make paper.
2. Mrs. Nga had her house painted yesterday.
3. These doors should be shut before 5 pm.
4. Are the exercises being done in your classroom?
5. Anh hasn’t been seen by us yet.
V. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word.
My day usually (1) at six thirty. I get up and do some exercises for about fifteen minutes. Then I take a shower. After that I (2) dressed and have breakfast with my family. At seven thirty I leave (3) school. I usually take the bus to school. I catch the bus near my house and then (4) from the bus -stop to school. It (5) about thirty minutes to get to school. My first class is at eight thirty and I usually (6) school at three. Sometimes I stay late (7) have a game of volleyball or to work in the library. I usually (8) TV for a moment. Then I start my homework. I have dinner at seven o’clock. After that I often (9) more homework to do. Sometimes I watch TV or go (10) with friends after dinner. I often go to bed at around ten thirty.
VI. Use the correct form of the words to complete sentences.
1. Minh is …………………..at math than Nam. GOOD
2. We have………………….work to do in the afternoon than in the morning. LITTLE
3. It is…………………...to go for a walk around the lake. PLEASE
4. …….…………..students like playing basketball at recess. ENERGY
5. The……………..…..