Đề kiểm tra học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Trường THCS Hoài Thượng

Họ và Tên :
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC SINH GIỎI 
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
A. switch	 B. stomach	C. match	D. catch	
A. laughs	 B. cars	C. stops	D. works
A. watched	 B. reduced	C. coughed	D. raised
A. three	 B. through	C. without	D. thank	
A. angle	 B. face	C. page	D. angel	
II. Pick out the word whose stress is placed differently from the others in each group. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet. 
6. A. collect	 B. advise	C. practise	D. prepare	
7. A. improvement B. resident	C. department	D. environment	
8. A. university	 B. documental	C. historic	D. electricity 
9. A. graduation	 B. agricultural	C. industrial	D. recommend	
10. A. intelligent	 B. difficult	C. interesting	D. hospital
III.Choose the best answer :
11. Viet Nam is a__________country with 54 ethnic groups.
	A. bilingual	B. ethnic	C. diversified	D. multi-cultural
12. Among the__________, the King have the largest population.
	A. ethnic minorities	B. ethnic groups	C. ethnic cultures	D. majorities
13. My sister and I often help my parents__________the buffaloes when we come back home from school.
	A. herd	B. herds	C. herding	D. herded
14. My father sometimes goes__________in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
	A. hunt	B. hunting	C. to hunt	D. hunted
15. My mother enjoys__________traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
	A. cook	B. to cook	C. cooking	D. cooked
16. Yoga helps us learn__________to co ordinate breathing and movement.
	A. what	B. when	C. why	D. how
17. Teenagers enjoy__________to music and__________out with friends.
	A. listen/hang	B. to listen/to hang	C. listening/hang	D. listening/hanging
18. __________should children do yoga too?
	A. Why	B. When	C. What	D. How
19. Don’t worry. It is__________to travel to that village even at night.
	A. safe	B. unsafe	C. difficult	D. inconvenient
20. Life in a small town is__________than that in a big city.
	A. peaceful	B. much peaceful	C. less peaceful	D. much more peaceful
21. The boys often help their parents to__________water from the village well.
	A. gather	B. collect	C. give	D. find
22. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the__________house.
	A. communication	B. community	C. communal	D. commune
23. The Viet people have many__________customs and crafts.
	A. tradition	B. traditional	C. culture	D. customary
24. __________month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
	A. When	B. Which	C. How many	D. How often
25. The__________on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.
	A. items	B. goods	C. products	D. shows
26. It is typical of the cultural life of _____ Thai people. 
	A. some	 	B. a	 	C. the	 	D. an
27. The Gong festival is held __________ in the Central highland
	A. year	B. yearly 	C. annual	D. annually 
28. Among the ___________, the Tay people have the largest population.
	A. groups	B. majorities	 	C. ethnic minorities	D. ethnic cultures
29. The volunteers have to work much _____ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire.
	A. as hard as	B. more hard than	C. harder than	D. the hardest
30. The Tay have their__________language.
	A. own	B. self	C. owe	D. speak
31. Although he is not very rich, he donates__________.
	A. generous	B. generously	C. not much	D. conveniently
32. I don’t mind__________you with this assignment.
	A. help	B. to help	C. helping	D. to helping
33. I had the chance to__________the camel on my vacation in Egypt last year.
	A. ride	B. drive	C. walk	D. dive
34. The wall is__________ painted with blue, red and white.
	A. colourful	B. colorfully	C. colour	D. coloured
35. The Thai__________their ancestors – the people who has blood relationship with them and already died.
	A. reward	B. worry	C. expect	D. worship
36. A person who . . . . . the bagpipes is called a piper.
	A. plays	B. performs	C. entertains	D. does
37. Don’t drink that water. It’s . . . . .
	A. damaged	B. dumped	C. contaminated	D. pollution
38. The team’s success was largely . . . . . to her efforts.
	A. because	B. due	C. since	D. as
39. We don’t have many carnivals in VietNam; . . . . ., we have many traditional festivals.
	A. nevertheless	B. while	C. although	D. because
40. When I came, the whole family . . . . . dinner around a big dining table.
	A. is having	B. was having	C. had	D. have
41. While she was dancing, the princess . . . . . a witch.
	A. was seeing	B. saw	C. see	D. is seeing
42. The government is sending . . . . . to the flood victims.
	A. touch	B. aid	C. accommodation	D. provision
43. I often drink coffee, but today I . . . . . tea.
	A. am drinking	B. drink	C. drank	D. drinks
44. By the time we got to the cinema, the film . . . . .
	A. started	B. had sarted	C. starting	D. starts
45. All our English teachers are . . . . . speakers.
	A. native	B. original	C. foreign	D. orginally
46. If you were the president , what . . . . . you do to help the environment ? 
	A. will	B. would	C. do	D. are
47. Choose the best option to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
 The news was so wonderful that she decided to have celebration.
 It was ______________________________________________
 A. such wonderful news that she decided to have celebration.
 B. such wonderful that she decided to have celebration.
 C. too wonderful that she decided to have celebration.
 D. such a wonderful news that she decided to have celebration. 
48. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference . . . . “science” and “technology”.
	A. among	B. of 	C. between	D. for 
49. Our teacher says that new technology . . . . . many worker jobless in the future.
	A. makes	B. is making	C. will make	D. has made
50. . . . . . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
	A. a	B. the	C. an	D. θ
51. The song “The road to glory days” . . . . . by Tran Lap is a very popular song.
	A. compose	B. composed	C. composing	D. to compose
52. pollution happens when human activities destroy the Earth’s surface.
	A.Thermal	B.Visual	C.Noise	D.Soil
53. Aquatic plants may aslo die  the polluted water.
	A.because	B.because of	C.since	D.though
54. If the karaoke bar didn’t make so much noise almost every night, the . wouldn’t complain to its owner.
	A.neighborhoods	B.visitors	C.residents	D.guests
55. In 1893, .. became the first country in the world to give all women the right to vote.
	A.Canada	B.New Zealand	C.America	D.Singapore
56. The name “Australia” comes from the Latin word “australis”, meaning 
	A.northern	B.southern	C.eastern	D.western
57. The world’s largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, is found off the north-eastern coast of 
	A.Canada	B.America	C.New Zealand	D.Australia
58. A number of other provinces will declare drought  in the coming weeks.
	A.accident	B.emergency	C.event	D.situation
59. David’s school .. is very bad this term.
	A. report	B. period	C. day	D. semester
60. I’d like to go . very much.
	A. camp	B. to camp	C. a camp	D. camping
61. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London.
	A. of	B. from	C. by	D. with
62. Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face when having a date.
	A.code	B.sign	C.language	D.contact
63. How many times have I told you . footbal in the street?
	A.not to play	B.do not play	C.not playing	D.will not play
64. She is looking forward . her grandparents again soon.
	A.see	B.to see	C.seeing to seeing	D.to seeing
65. Recent . developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent
	A.science	B.scientist	C.scientific	D.scientifically
66. Terrorists are using modern technology .. their destructive work.
	A.about	B.at	C.for	D.with
67. “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
68. Oil spills . ships in oceans and rivers lead to the death of many aquatic animals and plants.
	A. of	B.from	C.with	D.toward
69. Students are more aware . protecting the environment.
	. to 	B.in	C.of	D.with
70. Mi and Nick have decided to give a/ an .. on water pollution to the class.
	A. idea	B.improvement	C.illustration	D.presentation
71. Factories dump .. waste into lakes and rivers
	A. industrial	B.medical	C.household	D.farm
72. Farms using  to kill insects and herbicides to kill weeds can also lead to water pollution.
	A. fertilizer	B.chemical	C.pesticides	D.dynamite
73.Human can even die if they drink  water.
	A. contaminate	B.contamination	C.contaminant	D.contaminated
74. Scotland only shares a border with .
	A. Wales	B.Northern Ireland	C.England	D.Britain
75.The name Canada comes from the word “kanata” which means “settlement” or  in the language of the St Lawrence Iroquoians.
	A. country	B.village	C.town	D.nation
76. The tallest mountain in the USA is Mt McKinley, located in the state of .
	A. Alaska	B.California	C.Florida	D.Washington
77. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that  a volcano.
	A. flows	B.flows into	C.flows out	D. flows out of
78. In some area, human  can be a contributing factor in causing landslides
	A. acts	B.actions	C.acting	D.activities
79. A soft, loose soil may  more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same earthquake.
	A. erupt	B.rage	C.shake	D.collapse
80. A non-native speaker most likely can recognise the  - the non-verbal communication.
	A. second language	B.official language	C.sign language	D.body language
81. The facial expression for happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust are the same across 
	A. languages	B.cultures	C.habits	D.people
82. It was nice of her to let me . her laptop
	A. borrow	B.to borrow	C.borrowing	D.to borrow
83. Neptune is bright blue  it is named after the Roman God of the sea.
	A. because	B.but	C.so	D.or
84. Mars is called the red plannet due to its .. surface
	A. red	B.redder	C.reddest	D.reddish
Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer to the questions below (from 85 to 89) 
	I often hear or read about “ natural disasters” – the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4, when a high pressure system 
( warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, breeze at all. Traffic ( cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.
85. Which “natural disasters” isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a flood	B. a volcano	C. a tornado	D. a hurricane
86. How long did the “London Killer Fog” last?
A. for four days	B. for a week 	C. for five days	D. for eight days
87. Why did the traffic stop?
	A. because of the windy weather.	B. because of the rain 	
C. because of the heavy fog	D. because of the humid weather
88. What was the weather like during “the London Killer Fog” in 1952?
	A. It was sunny and foggy	B. It was snowy and foggy
	C. It was windy and foggy	D. It was wet and foggy
89. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?
A. heavy rain	B. humidity	C. pollution	D. heavy fog
Read the passage and choose the best answer. ( from 90 to 94 )
"Let's have a picnic lunch in the countryside." This is easy to say nice to think about. You imagine a beautiful green field with a big tree in the middle which gives some shade from the sun. All around is lovely scenery and in the distance you can see the cows quietly eating the grass. After a meal of delicious sandwiches and raw fruit you can imagine lying in the warm sun then as darkness comes. You strap uy your basket and drive happily home.
But it doesn't always happen like this. You must not forget that flies also like raw food, that green fields are sometimes damp fields, that rain may follow the sun that peaceful cows may be unfriendly bull.
90.What is easy to say and nice to think about?
A. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the countryside” is.
B. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the mountain” is.
C. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the green fields” is.
D. “Let’s have a picnic lunch in the city” is.
91.Where, in your imagine, is the big tree?
A.It’s in the middle of a beach.
B. It’s in the middle of a hill.
C. It’s in the middle of a beautiful stadium.
D. It’s in the middle of a beautiful green field.
92.What can you imagine doing after meal?
A.We can imagine lying in the darkness.
B. We can imagine lying in the warm sun.
C. We can imagine lying in the badroom.
D. We can imagine lying in the hotel.
93.What also likes raw fruit?
A.Dogs also do.
B.Lions also do.
C.Flies also do.
D.Chicken also do.
94.What may follow the sun?
A.The earth may follow the sun.
B. The rain may follow the sun.
C. The cows may follow the sun.
D. people may follow the sun.
95. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence 
 “Does Mai dress well?” – “ From my point of view, _____ is not important”
 A. what a person dresses	B. how does a person dress
 B. a person wears	D. how a person dresses
96. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence 
 We won’t go out _____ it stops raining.
 A. if	B. unless	C. when	D. if not
97. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence 
 ______ it was so cold, he went out without a coat.
 A. In spite of	B. However	C. Although	D. Despite
98: Choose the best option to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
 Has your manager recieved the documents yet? 
 Have ______________________________________?
A. you been recieved the documents yet
B. the documents recieved by your manager yet
C. the documents been sent to your manager yet
D. your manager recieved the documents yet
99. Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence 
 Mai has just won the first prize in the English speaking contest.
 Nam: “ Well done, Mai”
 Mai: “ _____”
 A. Yes I will	B. No, I won’t	C. I’m sorry	D. Thanks
100. Choose the best option to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
 She asked Nam how he liked her new dress.
 “ How _________________________________? She asked Nam
 A. did you like my new dress	B. do you like my new dress
 C. does he like new dress	D. do you like her dress