LUYỆN HSG 8 - 06

KÌ THI HSG 2013 – 2014
MÔN : Anh 8 - Thời gian : 120 phút


I.Choose the word or phrase which best completes each of the following sentences. Write your answers in the table below(2pts)
1. Jack is……. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot.
A. generous B. humorous C.easy-going D. unusual
2. I’m sorry. I’m not………to help you lift the table.
A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength.
3. We…….in our present house for 5 years.
A. live B. have lived C. are living D. lived.
4. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a…….
A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. refrigerator.
5. It took me a long time to get used……… glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore.
6.Last night he didn’t go home……..10 o’clock.
A. until B. at C. after D. in front of
7."Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
A. I told Jim don`t shout B. I told to Jim not to shout
C. I told Jim not to shout D. I said to Jim don`t shout. 8. Hoa was very surprised when she looked at………………………..in the mirror. A. she B. hers C. herself D. her
9. She went to market without………. anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
10. Since we have to be there by 8.30, we………. take a taxi.
A. had better B. may C. ought D. are able to
11. I’ve never seen such an interesting …………..
A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed
12. It’s at least a month since……………….John.
A. I last seen B. I have last seen C. I last see D. I last saw
13. I like my sister’s house. It is a ………………
A. new beautiful house B. beautiful house new
C. beautiful new house D. new house beautiful
14. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ……………….
A. either B. too C. neither D. so
15. The new shopping mall is quite …………..the present shopping area.
A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar
16. “What …………………?” – “She is very nice.”
A. did Sandra like B. is Sandra like C. does Sandra like D. was Sandra like
17. Thank you very much .................... the Christmas gift .
A. of B. with C. for D. about
18. ………….. she plays the piano!
A. How well B. How good C. What well D. What good
19. Life here is very …………….
A. peace B. peacefully C. peaceful D. peacefulness
20. It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him …………..he wouldn’t get wet.
A. so as to B. in order C. so that D. in order to

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II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences (2pts)
Bell experimented with ways of transmiting ...........over a long distance. (SPEAK)
The tiger wanted to see the farmer`s ............. (WISE)
The scouts do the ................work (VOLUNTEER)
Nowadays, scouting is popular ................ (WORLD)
After his parents died, he was sent to an……….….. ( ORPHAN)
Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ……………..( SOCIAL)
Cook the meat in the ……………………..for at least 30 minutes. ( STEAM)
My friend, Nga plays the piano……………………. ( BEAUTIFUL).
“The lost shoe” is one of the …………………. stories I like best. ( TRADITION)
Our teacher always………………………. us to work hard. (COURAGE)

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