Bộ đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Năm học 2013-2014 - Phòng GD & ĐT Hiệp Hòa

I/ Chọn từ cú phần gạch chõn được phỏt õm khỏc những từ cũn lại bằng cỏch khoanh trũn chữ cỏi A, B, C, hoặc D. (5 đ)
1. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. study 	B. success 	C. surprise 	D. sugar
3. A. unite 	B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
4. A. danger 	B. angry 	C. language 	D. passage
5. A. character 	B. children 	C. teacher 	D. change
II/ Chọn từ cú õm tiết được nhấn khỏc với cỏc từ cũn lại. (5đ)
1. A. realize 	B. improve 	C. possible 	D. comfortable
2. A. important 	B. especially 	C. prefer 	D. influence
3. A. general 	B. opinion 	C. abroad 	D. surprise
4. A. comfort 	B. nation 	C. apply 	D. moment
5. A. medical 	B. advise 	C. vegetables 	D. physical
III/ Chọn cõu trả lời đỳng nhất. Khoanh trũn vào chữ cỏi A,B,C, hoặc D. (15đ)
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	C. hardly	D. hard
4. The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
	A. between	B. from	C. since	D. for
5. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest	C. taller	D. more taller
7. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
8. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got	B. brought	C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud.your country and its tradition ?
A. about	B. on	 	C. of	 D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
11. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.
A. to live 	B. lives 	C. living 	D. live
12. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
13. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
14. This ruler .. of plastic. 
A. make 	B. made 	C. is making 	D. is made
15. I take part .. most youth activities of my school.
A. in 	B. of 	C. on 	D. at
IV/ Dựng đỳng thời, dạng của động từ cho trong ngoặc. (10đ)
 Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry out) by scientists (2- work) for large industrial firms. However, there (3 – be) still opportunities for other people (4 – invent) various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5 – attempt) to show all the devices which people (6 – invent ) recently. The people (7 – organize) the program receive information about 700 inventions per year. New ideas can (8 – develop) by private inventors. However, it is important (9 – consider) these questions : Will it work? Will it (10 – want)? Is it new?
 1. __________________
6. ___________________
 2.__________________
7. ___________________
 3. __________________
8. ___________________
 4. __________________
9. ___________________
 5. __________________
10. __________________
V/ Điền vào chỗ trống một giới từ phự hợp. (10đ)
1. Could I help you ______________ your bag?
2. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ___________ .
3. I’m looking forward ____________ seeing you in June.
4. In the competition, everyone fell ______________ the deep and dangerous water.
5. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____________ UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
6. They have a meeting ___________ 6.30 and 9.30.
7. My mother often picks me ___________ from the school.
8. I’m going to invite my friends to come over ___________ dinner tonight.
9. Next summer, my family will have a vacation __________ Thailand and stay there ________ one week. 
VI/ Điền đỳng dạng của từ được in hoa để hoàn thành cõu. (10đ) 
1. We have two postal ___________________ a day.
(DELIVER)
2. He left the room without ___________________ . 
(EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite ______________ . 
(ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ______________ morning. 
(SUN)
5. They left the house in a __________________ mess. 
(FRIGHT)
6. He said “ Good morning” in a most ______________ way.
(FRIEND)
7. There is no easy ______________ to this problem.
(SOLVE)
8. He always drives more ________________ at night.
(CARE)
9. Does this _______________ suit you?
(ARRANGE)
10. He is a very _________________ carpenter. 
(SKILL)
VII/Gạch chõn lỗi sai ở mỗi dũng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang bờn (như vớ dụ).(10đ) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two month 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 
2/ ___________
in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there
10/ __________
 VIII/ Điền 01 từ vào chỗ trống để hoàn thành đoạn văn sau : (10đ) 
 Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) __________________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) _________________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ______________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) _____________ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ . The same is true of (9) ______________ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) _________________ first? 
IX/ Ghộp hai cõu làm một, dựng từ gợi ý. (5đ)
1. Minh does morning exercises regularly. He wants to be healthy ( so as to )
..
2. I’m learning English. I want to read book in English. (in order to)
.
3. She said nothing . She didn’t want to make him angry (so as to)
4.The man was taken to the local hospital. He was injured in the accident. (past participle)
..
5. The musician is internationally famous. He appeared in the concert last night. (present participle)
.
X/ Dựng từ gợi ý viết lại cỏc cõu sau sao cho nghĩa của cõu khụng thay đổi. (10) 
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
- It’s ..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. 
- The time machine ..
3. He was delighted to receive his aunt’s letter.
- He was delighted that ..
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
- People ..
5. I’m very sad that I wasn’t accepted in that group.
- I’m very sad not .
6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
- I haven’t 
7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
- Tam used ..
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me”, said my father.
- My father asked 
9. Lan will be fifteen next week. 
- It is Lan’s ..
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
- When .?
XI/ Sắp xếp cỏc từ sau thành cõu hoàn chỉnh. (10đ)
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
- .
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
- ..
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
- ..
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
- ..
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
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PHềNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HIỆP HềA
ĐỀ 2
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Mụn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phỳt
I/ Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác những từ còn lại bằng cách khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C, hoặc D. ( 2đ)
1. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped
2. A. unite 	B. underline 	C. university 	D. uniform
3. A. danger 	B. angry 	C. language 	D. passage
4. A. character 	B. children 	C. teacher 	D. change
5. A. look 	B. cook 	C. book 	D. roof
6. A. school	B. chemist	C. machine	D. ache
7. A. hard	B. who	C. honest	D. house
8. A. passed	B. danced	C. lived	D. walked
II/ Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất. Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D (2,5đ)
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	C. hardly	D. hard
4. This school..........in 1997
	A. built	B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
5. Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest.	C. taller	D. more taller
6. Would you mind if Ia photo ?
	A. take	B. took	C. would take	D. am going to take
7. Do you collect stamps or other things ?	- Yes, I am a stamp.
	A. collecting	B. collector	C. collect 	 D. collection
8. It is very dangerous .. in the polluted environment.
A. to live 	B. lives 	C. living 	D. live
9. Our .. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature 	B. natural 	C. naturing 	D. naturally
10. His car is the same color . my uncle’s.
A. alike	 B. as 	C. like 	D. to
III/ Dùng đúng thì, dạng của động từ cho trong ngoặc (2,5đ)
 	A friend of mine, Judith Nelso 1.(presently work) in the international sales division at an electronic firm. She 2.(just return) from a trip to Japan. She 3.(ask) 4.(go) to Japan because she can speak Japanese. When she 5.(be) a business student at Boston University, she 6.(study) Japanese for four years. She 7.(never have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she 8.(go) to Tokyo last year. While she was there, she 9.(speak) Japanese everyday and 10.(enjoy) every minute of it. 
 * Your answer: 
 1. .
6. 
 2
7. ..
 3. .
8. 
 4
9. .
 5. .
10. 
IV/ Đọc bảng quảng cáo và trả lời “True (T) or False (F)” (1đ ) 
Phu Ly FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
11 Tran Hung Dao Street, Phu Ly
Study English, Chinese and Japanese in the afternoon and evening and weekends
Course are offered for children and adults
Classes available for beginner, intermediate or advanced students
Courses start on June 2nd.
Please call 079. 38. 113. 114 for further information
 * True (T) or False (F)? 
1. ___ You can study English, Chinese and Japanese at this language center.
2. ___ If you are new to English, you can’t study here.
3. ___ There are no classes for children at this language center.
4. ___ There aren't classes on Saturdays.
V/ Điền dạng đúng của từ in hoa vào ô trống để hoàn thành câu (2đ) 
1. We have two postal .a day.
(DELIVER)
2. He left the room without .. . 
(EXPLAIN)
3. Playing tennis is one of his favorite... . 
(ACT)
4. We started our trip on a beautiful ..morning. 
(SUN)
5. He said “ Good morning” in a most way.
(FRIEND)
6. He always drives more ..at night.
(CARE)
7. He is a very..carpenter. 
(SKILL)
8. Although the room was fully furnished . I felt  
(COMFORT )
VI. Điền vào chỗ trống đã đánh số một từ thích hợp (2,5đ)
	When I (1).a child I used (2) .go to see my grandmother. I thought her house was (3) beautiful as a palace and the garden seemed bigger than a park (4) I grew (5) The house and (6) seemed smaller but I still loved visiting the old lady. There were so many beautiful things in the house. Sometimes, I played (7) the doll’s house which was older than grandmother herself. At (8) .times, I looked (9) .books which were (10) .. interesting than my children’s book at home.
 * Your answer: 
 1. .
6. 
 2
7. ..
 3. .
8. 
 4
9. .
 5. .
10. 
VII/ Gạch chân lỗi sai ở mỗi dòng trong đoạn văn sau rồi sửa sang cột bên (như ví dụ) (2,5đ) 
Example: 0. I haven’t saw you for two months 0/ seen
 Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 
1/ ___________
holiday. He traveled with him classmates, to a mountainous area 
2/ ___________
in Ha Nam province. They gone there to help make a road 
3/ ___________
through a forest among two villages. “ It was very difficult 
4/ ___________
because there had no water to drink and no shops where we
5/ ___________
could bought food,”said Nam. “ It was very cold and wet
6/ ___________
in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country.”
7/ ___________
Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work,
8/ ___________
But he says it was the best thing he has ever did. He is hoping
9/ ___________
to return next year to do any more work there.
10/ __________
VIII/ Dùng từ gợi ý viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi (2.5đ)
1. Keeping the environment clean is very important.
-> It’s ..
2. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. 
-> The time machine ...
3. They have given her a bunch of flowers. 
-> A bunch of ..................................................................................................................
4. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
-> People 
5. This textbook has sixteen units.
-> There are 
6. It’s three years since I last spoke to her.
-> I haven’t 
7. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
-> Tam used ..
8. “ Please turn down the radio for me, ” said my father.
-> My father asked 
9. Lan will be fifteen next week. 
-> It is Lan’s ..
10. How long is it since you used the pen?
-> When ....?
IX/ Sắp xếp các từ sau thành câu hoàn chỉnh (2.5đ)
1. stamps / a child / Minh / since / collected / was / has / he.
-> .
2. tomorrow / can / not / we / somewhere / I / so / working / go / am.
-> ..
3. back / in / months / England / going / two / are / to / they.
-> ..
4. information / entertainment / also / is / TV / only / but / not / bringing .
-> ..
5. struggle / on / always / nature / home / life / at / is / the farm / with / a.
-> .
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PHềNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HIỆP HềA
ĐỀ 3
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Mụn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phỳt
I. Tìm từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ trong nhóm:
	1. A. neighbor	B. receive	C. weight	D. great
	2. A. cloudy	B. windy	C. dry	D. rainy
	3. A. compost	B. shore	C. order	D. pour
	4. A. southern	B. sunbathing	C. breathe	D. thunder
	5. A. houses	B. faces	C. horses	D. places
II. Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành những câu sau:
After a month, Hoa got used to . in her new school.
A. study	B. studying	C. studied	D. is studying
She told me  up too late.
A. don’t stay	B. not to stay	C. not stay	D. to not stay
Her son was absent from school  of his illness last Tuesday
A. because	B. instead	C. though	D. but
That child  to go at once . 
A. will	B had better	C. has	D. have
The front yard is . to play soccer in.
A. small too 	B. so small	C. too small	D. very small
My brother feels  again after his operation.
A. strongly	B. strength	C. strong	D. enough strong
He doesn’t enjoy  basketball
A. to play	B. plays	C. played	D. playing
This form must have the . of the writer.
A. to sign	B. signature	C. signing	D. sign.
9. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ........................ .
	A. herself	B. himself	C.theirselves	D. themselves
 10. Susan is the ........................... of the three girls. 
	A. prettier	B. prettiest	C. pretty	D. prettily
 11. ......................the beginning of the day called morning or evening?
	A. Is	B. Are	C. Does	D.Can
12. Nam ................... familiar with getting up early in winter two years ago.
	A. was	B. were	C. is	D. has been
13.The school yard was..................... with students. 
A. crowd	B. crowds	C. crowded	D. crowding 
14. These are new born.......................of our farm.
A. calf 	B. calves	C. calfes	D. calfs 
15. My father always drives.......................... He is a ...................... driver.
	A. carefully - careful	B. carefully - carefully	
C. carefully - care	D. careful – carefully
16. Unless you work hard, you.. fail the exams.
A. won’t fail 	B. will fail	C. don’t fail	D. didn’t fail
17. Mr Minh used to ..alot when he was young.
	A. smoke	B. smoking	C. smoked	D.be smoking
18. Minh drew that picture. . No one helped him . 
A. himself	B. heself	C. hisself	D. Minh’s self
19. Why are you turning on the TV ? I ..the news.
	A. will watch	B. am going to watch	C. watch 	D. watched
20. Hung is . to ride motobike to school.
A. not old enough	B. old not enough	
C. enough old not	D. enough not old
21. We have learned English . nearly three years.
A. since	B. for	C. in	D. in	 
22. Tom failed the exam . his laziness.
A. so	B. because	C. because of	D. instead of
23. I told him  so much candy.
A. not to eat	B. don’t eat	C. to not eat	D. to eat not
24. Nam dosen’t watch T.V .................... often as his brother
A. so	B. like	C. such	D. too
25.Nhung is ............................ with being a famous star.
A. boring	B. boredom	C. bored	D. to bore
26. The show last night was so ........................... that we saw it through
A. fascinating	B. fascinated	C. boring	D. excited
27. Their family had a few .................... rest after a long trip
A. hours	B. hour’s	C. hours’	D. hour
28. Either I or Tom .beef.
A. doesn’t like	B. don’t like	C. like	D. likes
29. When I called her, she a bath.
	A. had	B. was having	C. has	D. is having
30. I am looking forward to  you.
	A. see	B. seeing	C. be seeing	D. be seen
31. Whatwhen I called you?
	A. were you doing	B. did you do	C. are you doing	D. do you do
32. I’d rather you..at home tonight.
	A. stay	B. stayed	C. to stay	D. staying
33. It was rainingwe cancelled the trip to Halong Bay last Sunday.
	A. although	B. because	C. so	D. but
34. She spends fifteen minutes..to school.
	A. to walk	B. walking	C.walk	D. walked
35. She hasn’t written to me.
	A. already	B. never	C. no longer	D. yet
III. Viết lại các câu sau, bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước, không thay đổi nghĩa của câu:
How long is it since he left school?
" When..
We can’t afford to buy the car.
" The car
We arrived too late to see the film.
" We didn’t
If you don’t rest yourself, you will be ill.
" Unless..
Nam has never spoken to a foreigner before.
" It
What is the weight of your suitcase?
" How
My house is bigger than your’s.
" Your house isn’t
My father cleans the car every week.
" The car
“Do you know to speak English?” He asked me.
" He asked me.
someone should do the job tomorrow.
" the job
IV.Đọc đoạn văn sau rồi viết T (True) vào câu đúng, F (False) vào mỗi câu sai:
	It is a custom in Britain and in most European countries to celebrate a person’s day. Members of the family and close friends are supposed to be presrent at the party. If they can’t come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the peron who gives birth day party opens all the gifts in front of all the people present and thanks them for the gifts.
	The mother usually makes a birthday cake, or if she can’t, she may order one from a cake- shop. A mumber of candles are placed on the top of the cake and will be lighted when the party starts. The number of candles is also the age of that person. After the light is out they all sing a song “ Ahppy birthday to you.” Then they play some games or sing or dance together.
	1. Only in Britain people celeberate people’s birthday.
	2. Only dear friends and members of the family are present.
	3. Some people may send gifts if they can’t go to the party.
	4. They open the gifts in front of their friends at birthday party.
	5. Father always makes the cake for the party.
	6. You can buy a birthday cake at