Đề ôn thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Trường THCS Thanh Khương (Có đáp án)

TRƯỜNG THCS THANH KHƯƠNG
ĐỀ HSG LỚP 8 – 100 CÂU TRẮC NGHIỆM
Thời gian:120 phút
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. page	B. village	C. luggage	D. heritage
2. A. sugar	B. sorry	C. seaside	D. summer
3. A. enough	B. young	C. country	D. mountain
4. A. sociable	B. ocean	C. receive	D. special
5. A. answer 	B. always 	C. wrong 	D. write 
6. A. business 	B. humid 	C. music	D. community
7.A. exhibition 	B. neighborhood 	C. hot 	D. humid
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
8. ‘How about more pie?’‘No, but thanks. I ate too much.’
 A B C D
9. We are looking forward to see you in April.
 A B C D
10. Try to giving as much detail as possible in your answer.
 A B C D
11. Mixture the flour with the eggs and butter.
 A B C D
12. Not only the bathroom was flooded, also the rest of the house.
 A B C D
13. Petrol is twice as expensive as it is a few years ago.
 A B C D
14. For January, he has taken five exams and hasn’t got any poor grade.
A 	 B C 	 D
15. Tom said you could reach him in 8 645 082 after dinner. 
 A B C D 
16. Each of the rooms have a color television. 
 A B C D 
17. You won’t pass the examination if you don’t work hardly enough.
 A B C D
III.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
18. A. sociable 	B. volunteer 	C. photograph 	D.beautiful 
19. A. exhibition 	B. introduction 	C. emigration 	D. stationery
20. A. annoy 	B. enough 	C. lucky 	D.reserved 
21. A. frying 	B. towel 	C. socket 	D.include
IV. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
22. They have never come ............................ such a beautiful village before.
 A. off
B. along
C. at
D. across
23. The manager asked me .............................for him outside his office.
 A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. waited
24. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; Itmeans we have math ......... a week.
 A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
25.Ba spends his free time  volunteer work at a local orphanage.
 A. to do 	B. do	C. to doing 	D. doing 
26.Lan is getting tired  doing the same thing every day.
 A. with 	B. of 	C. in 	D. by 
27. Her new glasses change her________
 A. appear	B. appears	C. appearance	D. appearances
28. He prefers ______
 A. go for a swim to study 	B. going for a swim to study 
 C. going for a swim to studying 	D. go for a swim to studying 
29. The audience didn’t laugh ______ his joke. 
 A. at 	B. on 	C.to 	D.for
30. That book_______neither interesting nor helpful. 
 A. is 	B. isn’t	C. were	D. weren’t 
31. There are many ways______do it. 
 A. of 	B. for 	C. to 	D. about
32. Our lives depend on _____ .
 A. electric 	B. electricity 	C.electrically 	D.electrical 
33. Children _____ drink milk every day.- It’s good for them.
 A. must 	B. ought 	C. don’t have to 	D. must not
34.The_____ put too much salt in the food.
 A.cook 	B.cooker 	C.stove 	D.oven
35. _____ is something that people make or grow to sell.
 A. Product 	B. Production 	C. Produce 	D. Productive
36. Martina has loved sports _____she was a child.
 A. since 	B. for 	C. when 	D. as
37. It has been the____ day in London for 35 years.
 A. hoter 	B. hotter 	C. hotest	D. hottest
38. TV is bringing ______ information, ______ entertainment.
 A. not only ... but also 	B. so ... that	C. either ... or 	D. more ... than
39. He is working very hard______get poor grades.
 A. in order to 	B. in order not to 	C. to	D. to not 
40. If you move to your left, you_____the church.
 A. will see 	B. are seeing	C. has seen	D. see
41. I forgot to thank them_____ helping me.
 A. about 	B. for 	C. of 	D. on
42. Is the rubbish______ every day?
 A. collect	B. collecting	C. collected 	D. be collected
43. Sooner or later a satellite _______ by a large piece of rubbish.
 A. will destroy 	B. will destroyed	C. will be destroyed D. will been destroyed
44. Beer_____for breakfast in England years ago.
 A. used be drunk 	B. used to be drunk C. used to drunk 	D. used to be drank
45. Milk bottles can be _______ after being cleaned.
 A. collect 	B. thrown away 	C. broken 	D. reused
46. It is important _____ students attend all the lectures.
 A. that 	B. in order to 	C. to 	D. 0
47. Cloth bags ought_____used instead of plastic bags.
 A. be 	B. to be 	C. been	D. to been
48. All children’s shoes are now______to $20 a pair.
 A. reduced 	B. reused 	C. refilled 	D. recycled
49. Her mother forced her ______ in the bed all day yesterday.
 A. lie 	B. lies 	C. to lie 	D. lying
50. Children should ______ to respect their elders.
 A. be teach 	B. be taught 	C. be teaching	D. statue
51. I have no idea where she is.
 A. do not know 	B. don’t care about	C. don’t think about 	D. don’t take care of
52. The book is short but _______.
 A. entertained 	B. entertaining 	C. time-consuming 	D. time-consumed
53. Ann no longer works here.
 A. no more works here 	B. doesn’t still work here
 C. doesn’t work here any more 	D. still works here
54. The facsimile _____ by Alexander Bain in 1843.
 A. is invented 	B. was invented	C. invented 	D. has been invented
55. We stayed home _____ the cold weather.
 A. because 	B. due to 	C. therefore	D. when
56. The man looks_____.
 A. angry	B. happiness 	C. angrily	D. happily
57- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.
 A. for	B. at	C. since	D. to
58- He was born in England. English is his .................................
 A. mother tongue	B. first language
 C. foreign language	D. A and B are correct
59- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.
 A. swim	B. to swim	C. swimming	D. swam
60- The boy was .......................by the dog
 A. bite	B. bit	 C. bited	D. bitten
61. Of the two subjects I am learning in English at school, physics is the ______. 
 A. difficult	B. more difficult	C. most difficult	D. more difficult than
V.Choose one sentences that has the same meaning as the root one.
62. "Where are you from?" Nga said to Peter.
 A. Nga asked Peter where was he from.
 B. Nga said to Peter where he was from.
 C. Nga asked Peter where he was from.
 D. Nga asked Peter where he is from.
63 . Kuala Lumpur is the largest city in Malaysia
	 A. No other city in Malaysia is as large thanKuala Lumpur
	 B. No other city in Malaysia is as large as Kuala Lumpur
	 C. Any other city in Malaysia is large than Kuala Lumpur
	 D. All are correct
64.I spent half an hour writing the letter
A. I wrote the letter half an hour ago
B. Half an hour ago was a short time for me to write the letter
C. It took me half an hour to write the letter
D. I should write the letter in half an hour
65 . It seems very difficult 
 A. for her having a trip abroad 	B. for her have a trip abroad
 C. for her to have a trip abroad D. to her to have a trip abroad
66. My sister started to play tennis five years ago
A. My sister have played tennis for five years
B. My sister has play tennis for five years
C. . My sister has played tennis for five years
D. . My sister has played tennis since five years
67. Maryam used to walk to the mosque on Sundays
A. Maryam walks to the mosque on Sundays
B. Maryam walked to the mosque on Sundays.
C. Maryam will walk to the mosque on Sundays
D. Maryam is going to walk to the mosque on Sundays
68 . When I was young, ____________________________
 A. My family uses to live in the mountains 
 B. My family used to living in the mountains 
 C. My family will live in the mountains 
 D. My family used to live in the mountains 
69. The last time I saw her was in 2005.
 I ________________________________________
 A. haven’t seen her for 2005.	B. haven’t seen her since 2005.
 C. haven’t seen her that was in 2005.	D. saw her since 2005.
70. This sweater must be washed in warm water.
 A. You mustn’t wash this sweater in warm water.	
 B. Do wash this sweater in warm water, please.
 C. Warm water has to be washed in this sweater.	
 D. We have to wash this sweater in warm water.
71. Hurry up or you will be late for school.
 A. If you hurry up, you will be late for school.	
 B. If you don’t hurry up or you will be late for school.
 C. If you don’t hurry up, you will be late for school.	
 D. If you don’t hurry up, you won’t be late for school.
72. He is lazy. He fails the test. 
 A. Because he is lazy, so he fails the test	
 B. He is lazy and he fails the test.
 C. He is lazy, so he fails the test.	
 D. He is lazy but he fails the test. 
73. Unless we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
 A. If we protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
 B. If we don’t protect the environment, our life will be badly affected.
 C. If we don’t protect the environment, our life won’t be badly affected.
 D. If our life is badly affected, we will protect the environment
74. The chidren like to watch the performing lions.
 A.The children enjoy watch the performing lions
 B.The children enjoy to watch the performing lions
 C.The children enjoy watched the performing lions
 D.The children enjoy watching the performing lions
75.Are you interested in joining our class?
 A.Would you like in joining our class?
 B.Would you like joining our class?
 C.Would you like to join our class?
 D.Would you like to joining our class?
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 
A 
In biology and ecology environment is all of the natural materials and living things on the earth. This is also called the natural environment. Some people called themselves environmentalist. These people think that harmony with the environment is important. They think we must protect the environment. They think people should not put so much pollution into the natural environment. The important things in the environment that we value are called natural resources. For example fish, sunlight, and forests. These are renewable natural resources because they grow naturally when we use them. Non – renewable natural resources are important things in the environment that do not come back naturally. For example coal and natural gas.
76. What does the word “ environmentalists” in line 3 mean ?
 A. living things.	B. people who protect the environment.
 C. people who destroy the environment.	D. people who pollute the environment.
77. One example of renewable natural resources is.
 A. sunlight B. coal C. oil D. natural gas
78. One example of non - renewable natural resources is
 A. fish B. tree C. water D. coal
79. All of the following things are renewable natural resources except
 A. air B. grass C. silver D. animal
80. What does the word “them” in line 7 refer to ?
 A. materials.	B. environmentalists.
 C. Renewable natural resources.D. non - renewable natural resources .
B 
Nowadays, you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the phone. You can carry a mobile phone in your pocket or keep onein your car. With a mobile phone, anyone who can talk and walk can also phone and walk. You don’t have to look for a pay phone to make a call anymore. Now you can take your calls with you everywhere. 
pay phone = public telephone 
81. What is the passage written about? 
 A. the office	B. public telephone 	C. mobile phone 	D.making a call
82. Nowadays, you ______ be at home or at the office to use the phone.
 A. shouldn’t 	B. ought not to	C. mustn’t 	D.don’t have to
83. What does the word ‘one’ in line 2 refer to? 
 A. home	B. office 	C. pocket 	D.mobile phone
84. The phrasal verb ‘look for’ in line 4 mean______ .
 A. try to find 	B. take 	C. have 	D.try using
85. Which of the following is not true? 
 A. If you have a mobile phone, you can phone and walk. 
 B. Nowadays, you don’t have to look for a public telephone to make a call anymore. 
 C. Today, you can make a call anywhere. 
 D. You must keep a mobile phone in your pocket.
C. 
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan Mountains 
(86) _____ Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 meters high. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people ever (87)_____ Mount Everest They climbed it in 1953. Men from several (88) ____ countries climed it after that.
	Junko Taibei , a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the first woma to make difficult climb. A Tokyo Newspaper – Television Company organized the climb in 1975. They (89) __________ fifteen women form mountaineering clubs to go to Nepal.The group climbed for several days. However, the heavy ice and snow injured ten of women. They had to stop climbing. The other five continue.
	Only Ms. Tabei was able to climb the last 70 meters. She was standing (90) _________ top of the world.
86. A. at	B. in 	C. with	D. between
87. A. to climb 	B.climb	C. climbing	D. climbed
88. A. difference	B. differ	C. different	D. differently
89. A. choose	B. chose	C. chosen	D. choosing
90. A. at 	B. on 	C. from	D. in
D. 
SPRING FESTIVAL
	From (91) ______ times people have celebrated the end of winter and the new life that spring brings. One of the most important Christian festivals is Easter, (92) ______ Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
	Easter, however, is not the (93) ______ spring festival. In Sweden, people celebrate the end of the winter by making (94) ______ bonfires. Fire also plays an important part in the Hindu festival of Holi. In some villages children are (95) ______ round bonfires by their mothers to protect them (96) ______ danger in the coming year. Buddhists in Thailand soak (97) ______ in water when celebrating their New Year, which (98) ______ in the middle of April. In Antigua in Guatemala they carpet the streets with flowers. Chinese spring parades are (99) ______ colourful, but (100) ______ flowers they have large dragon puppets which dance in the streets. 
	91. A. earliest	B. latest	C. previous	D. old
	92. A. which	B. when	C. because	D. by then
9	3. A. single	B. one	C. only	D. Lonely
9	4. A. giant	B. tremendous	C. extreme	D. huge
9	5. A. gone	B. carried	C. brought	D. run
9	6. A. in	B. out of	C. against	D. from
9	7. A. through	B. one other	C. each other	D. mutually
9	8. A. falls	B. appears	C. happens	D. occurs
9	9. A. the same	B. as	C. not less	D. equally
	100. A. instead of	B. on behalf of	C. in spite of	D. place of
ANSWER KEY
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. D	2. A	3. A 	4. C	5. B	6. A	7. A
II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English.
8. C	9. C	10. A	11. A	12. D	13. D	14. A
15. C	16. C	17. D
III.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
18. B	19. D	20. C	21. D
IV. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 
22. D	23. C	24. C	25. D	26. B	27. C	28.C
29. A	30. A	31. C	32. B	33. A	34. A	35. A
36. A	37. D	38. A	40. B	41. B	42. C	43. C
44. B	45. D	46. A	47. B	48. A	49. C	50. B
51. A	52. B	53. C	54. B	55. B	56. A	57. C
58. D	59. B	60. D	61. B
V.Choose one sentences that has the same meaning as the root one.
62. C	63. B	64. C	65. C	66. C	67. B	
68. D	69. B	70. D	72. C	73. B	74. D	75. C	
VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 
76. B	77. A	78. D	79. C
80. C	81. C	82. D	83. D	84. A	
85.D	86. A	87. D	88. C	89. B	90. B	
91. A	92. B	93. C	94. D 	95. B	96. D	97. C	
98. A	99. D	110. A