2 Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian:150 phút
Questions
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C, or D.(2,5ms)
1. A. claim	B. wait	C. said	D. paid
2. A. watch	B. bath	C. want	D. wash
3. A. sure B. mixture 	C. injure 	D. pleasure
	 4. A. few B. new	 C. threw D. knew
5. A. clothes 	B. matches	C. colleges	D. churches
6. A. watched	B. naked	C. liked	D. looked
7. A. sunbathe	B. father 	C. theater	D. weather
8. A. pour	B. four	C. flour	D. resource
	9. A. clear	B. wear	C. bear	D. ware
 10. A. sixty	b. my	c. sky	d. fly
II. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the sentences( 2,5ms)
1. While I (watch).......... a good film on TV, the mailman (come) . and (give) .me a letter.
2. I ( know)  her for six years, when I met her, she (work).for a foreign company.
3. Please stop laughing. I hate (laugh) .at by others.
4. It ( not rain) much in the winter .
5. They’d rather you ( not come)to the party too late.
6. You always (watch)  television. You should do something more active.
7. This building ( build) ..over 100 years ago.
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (3,75ms )
1. Helen is my aunt’s daughter so she is my...
 a. sister	 b. cousin	 c. niece	 d. friend
2. His..always makes people laugh.
 a. quiet character b. sense of humor	c. smiles	 d. humorous
3. The window . last night has been repaired.
a. break	b. breaked	 c. broken	 d. breaking
4. This is a contest in which people have to arrange flowers so it’s a..contest.
 a. flower- arranging	b.flowers- arranging c.arranging- flower d. flower- arrange
5. Children who don’t have parents often live in a(n)..
 a. hotel	 b. house	 c. orphanage	 	 d. hostel
6. It took him ages to  living in the new town.
a. get use to	b. be used to	c. will used to	d. will use to
7. My parents make me..for my exam .
a. to study	b. study 	 c. studying	 d. studied
8. I would rather you .me the story.
	a. tell	b. told	c. to tell	d. telling
9. “ War and Peace”  the longest book I have ever read.
	a. are	b. was	c. were	d. is
10. As she was running, suddenly she stumbled .a rock and fell.
	a. at/ off	b. in/ out	c. over/ down	d. of/ down
11. That’s a . building.
	a. five- floor	b. five- floors	c. five- floor’s	d. five- floors’
12. She helped me . the house.
	a. to clean	b. cleaning	c. clean	d. both a and c
13. .is a book in which you can look up telephone number.
 	a. Mobile phone b. Public telephone c. Telephone directory d. Answering machine
14. is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
 a. Wardrobe	b. Refrigerator	c. Desk	 d. Counter.
15. Jane really enjoys ...................................................... to dinner parties.
a. inviting 	 b. being inviting c. being invited d. be invited
IV. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.( 2,5ms)
1. When he came, I watched a football match on TV.
 A B C D
2. When Andrew saw the question, he was knowing the answer immediately.
 A B C D
3. Mai has stayed on her uncle's farm for last week.
 A B C D
4. I'm looking forward to hear from you .
 A B C D
5. They asked me don’t talk during the discussion.
 A B C D
6. Would you mind if I ask you a private question? 
 A B C D
7. They happily looked at their children to play in the yard.
 A B C D
8. This is the first time I visited a famous place in Hanoi.
 A B C D
9. Our teacher told to us to spend more time at home practicing our pronunciation.
 A B C D
10. You shouldn’t let your children playing with matches.
 A B C D
V. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses ( 2,5ms)
1. Life is more . . . . . . . .. now. (comfort)
2. There are many cultural..between his country and mine. (differ) 
3. It is . . . . . . . to eat much sugar and fat. (health)
4. These medicines can work well with your . . .  . (ill)
5. There was no . . . . . . for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
6. Is he sleeping ? - No, he is still (wake)
7. Every week, there are twofrom Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. (fly) 
8. They had an . . . Christmas vacation. (enjoy)
9. He is a well- known  (photograph)
10.The she gave last night was marvelous. (perform)
VI. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (2,5ms)
1. They have planted a lot of green trees this year
 A lot of green trees
2. '' I don't behave very well in front of a crowd, '' said Peter.
 Peter said that..
3. The town was farther than we thought.
 The town wasn’t as
4. We spend five hours studying English everyday.
 It
5. “You had better not eat much sugar.”
 She advised me..
6 . “ Can you wait for me outside the movie theater ?”
 He asked his friend
7. “ Don’t be silly.” He said to the boy.
 He ..
8. We can’t drink the water because it’s too hot.
 The water isn’t.
9. It has been raining for five hours.
 It started
10.To help mom at home is a good activity. 
 It is..
VII. Write a thank- you letter using the words given (1,25m)
Dear Nhung,
1. Thank you/ much/ the flowers/ you/ send/ while/ I/ be/ hospital.
2. They/beautiful/ and/ they/ really/ help/ cheer / me/ up.
..
3. I/ come out/ hospital/ last Thursday morning.
4. You/ come over/ place/ weekend/ because/ I/ very/ bored/ now? 
5. I/ look forward/see/soon.
.
Love,
Thao
VIII. Read the passages 
 Fill in each blank with a suitable word ( 2,5ms)
 How Nam has improved his English.
 In the first year of lower secondary (1)., I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation (2) . really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not (3).......how to improve them. I didn’t want my father (4) mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher (5)........ English told me to wait (6) her outside the classroom. She took (7) to the school library and showed me tapes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to (8). my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do” she said. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first (9) in the English Speaking Contest (10)for secondary school students in my hometown.
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian:150 phút
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.(1,25m)
1.A. though	B. enough	C. cough	D. rough
2.A. chair	B. cheap	C. chorus	D. child
3.A. missed	B. closed	C. called	D. planned
4.A. fat	B. any	C. gas	D. hat
5.A physics	B. basic	C. sailor	D. subject
II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.(2,5 ms)
6.A. scissors	B. object	C. wardrobe	D. transmit
7.A. comfortable	B. commercial	C. generous	D. demontrate
8.A. experiment	B. assistant	C. sociable	D. equipment
9.A. advice	B. beauty	C. picture	D. postcard
10.A. theater	B. career	C. cinama	D. gallery
III- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.(5 ms)
11. David’s school .. is very bad this term.
A. report	B. period	C. day	D. semester
12. People go to a .. to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium	B. gallery	C. theater	D. fair
13. I’d like to go . very much.
A. camp	B. to camp	C. a camp	D. camping
14. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London.
A. of	B. from	C. by	D. with
15. John .. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted	B. suggested	C. invited	D. helped
16. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting	B. so interested	C. such interesting	D. too interesting
17. “Let it be” is a famous song . . It is one of the best works by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles	B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles	D. sang by the Beatles
18. He  the train ticket at home.
A. took	B. put	C. brought	D. left
19. She was .. of watching television.
A. interested	B. tired	C. tiring	D. pleased
20. My mother .. me that I should wake up earlier.
A. told to	B. said	C. was told	D. said to
21. Our teacher asked us . in class.
A. not to talk	B. to not talk	C. no talk	D. without talking
22. Peter broke his leg when he fell .. his bike.
A. in	B. on	C. off	D. of
23. You should  your lesson before the examination.
A. read	B. look	C. revise	D. study
24. Hung is  do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to	B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent	D. enough intelligent to
25. Her math result is .. than hern English result.
A. bad	B. bader	C. worse	D. well
26. His father is very proud  him.
A. of	B. with	C. on	D. about
27. Yesterday I came . your brother when I was going to school.
A. of	B. to	C. about	D. across
28. Students should work . to make their parents happy.
A. hard	B. hardly	C. in hard way	D. more hardly
29. Keep all dangerous things out of children’s . .
A. hands	B. place	C. reach	D. head
30. When I was young, I used . on a farm.
A. to live	B. live	C. to living	D. living
IV- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.(2 ms)
31. This coffee is too ................... to drink. 	heat
32. I can’t tell the  between the twins. 	differ
33. A fairy appeared andchanged Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. 	magic
34. He drove  and he had an accident. 	care
35. I feel so ................. that I’m going to bed. 	sleep
36. Why was his lecture so .................... ?. 	bore
37. How many ................. are there in a year in Vietnam ?. 	celerbrate
38. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster. 	science
V- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each gap. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.(2,5ms)
These days most people, especially young girls, like(39).slim. Our grandparent’s tastes were different(340)ours but nowadays(41)seems to enjoy(42).fat people. The only thing(43) is wrong with this is what a(44).said to me the other days: “I don’t mind (45)..these foods if they will help me(46)weight but why do they taste so awful ?” The reason(47).this is that the manufacturers have to include a lot of vitamins to satisfy the law,so the only sensible advice I could give my friend was “Eat normal food, but (48)less.”
39.A. to looked	B. to look	C. they look	D. look
40.A. from	B. of	C. as	D. with
41.A. anymore	B. none	C. everyone	D. no one
42.A. to look at	B. looking	C. looking at	D. to look
43.A. it	B. that	C. what	D. who
44.A.friend of mine 	B. my friend	C. friend of me	D. friend of my
45.A. to eat	B. eat	C. eating	D. the eating
46.A. gain	B. put on	C. loose	D. lose
47.A. of	B. why	C. for	D. that
48.A. eat	B. to eat	C. eating	D. be eating
VI- Read the following passage, then answer questions 46-50. After each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Choose the correct answer by writing down its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.(1,25ms)
It is five o’clock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are watching TV. The living room is a mess.There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the sofa. Games and toys are everywhere.Rene is angry,“This place is a mess” she tells her children, “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not going to do housework!”	Rene doesn’t do housework. She doesn’t clean or wash dishes. She deosn’t wash clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
	After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the children’s clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
	Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is clean. The children clean the kitchen !
	The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene tells the children “OK, I’ll do the housework again. But you have to help me.”
	Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV !
49. When Rene came home from work, she found the house . .
A. clean and dirty	B. dirty and tidy	C. dirty and untidy	D. clean but untidy
50. Rene told her children .. .
A. to do the housework	B. she couldn’t do housework
C. not to do housework	D. she wouldn’t do housework
51. TWo weeks later, the house was  .
A. very clean	B. a mess	C. tidy	D. rather dirty
52. Some days later, the house was clean again because . .
A. she couldn’t let it that way	B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn’t do housework.	D. she did housework again.
53. Now Rene does housework again because . .
A. her children help her.	B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes.	D. her chidren don’t do it. 
VII- Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.( 3 ms)
54. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.
- The movie was not .. .
55. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.
- He told . .
56. The garage is going to repair our car next week.
 We are going ...................................................................
57. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
- Although .. .
58. You must see the headmaster.
- You’ve . .
59.Remember to check your flight numbers.
 Don’t ...............................................................................
VIII- Write a paragraph of about 100 - 120 words about the following topic : (5,5 ms)
“What should we do to save energy ? ”
You may use the following suggested ideas : 
get a plumber to check cracks in the pipes.
Take a shower instead of a bath .
Turn off the lights, the fans, air conditioner.... when no one is in the room .
Turn off the faucet after using .
 Keep the fridge door closed or prepare food carefully before turning on the stove.
Travelling by bikes or public buses instead of using motorcycles .............