Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp trường môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 (Có đáp án)

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp TRƯỜNG
 Năm học 2014 - 2015
 Môn thi: Tiếng anh 8
 (Thời gian làm bài: 90 phút)
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1,25pts)
1. A. promised	B. hopped	C. booked	D. burned
2. A. though	B. ought	C. thought	D. bought
3. A. hard	B. carry	C. card	D. yard
4. A. try	B. why	C. heavy	D. dry
5. A. cool 	B. food 	C. look 	D. flood
II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences . (5,75pts)
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay 	B. to stay not	C. to stay not	D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking 	B. spoken 	C. speak 	D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved 	B. afraid	C. delighted 	D. certain
4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind 	B. could you please 	C. Would you like 	D. Do you enjoy
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned 	B. interested 	C. surprised 	D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does 	B. does she 	C. she is 	D. is she
7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly 	B. more hardly 	C. more hard 	D. hard
8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering 	B. watered	C. be watered 	D. is watering
9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.
A. carry 	B. carrying 	C. to carry 	D. carried
10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.
A. travel 	B. traveling 	C. to travel 	D. to traveling
11- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam.
A. for	B. in order to	C. so to	D. so that
12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock.
A. for	B. at	C. since	D. to
13- He was born in England. English is his .................................
A. mother tongue	B. first language
C. foreign language	D. A and B are correct
14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river.
A. swim	B. to swim	C. swimming	D. swam
15- ........................... to America yet ?
A. Were you	B. Have you ever been	C.Were you been	D. Are you
16- The boy was ....................... by the dog
A. bite	B. bit	 C. bited	D. bitten
17- My father used ...................... me to school.
A. took	B. taking	C. to take	D. take
18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes?
A. to wait	B. waiting	C. wait	D. be waiting
19. My aunt speaks English very ................................
A. good
 B. well
 C. goodly
 D. best
20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math .......... a week.
A. once
B. twice
C. three times
D. four times
21. Lan promises to ............................ her best in learning English.
A. try
B. make
C. work
D. learn
22. The manager asked me ............................. for him outside his office.
A. wait
B. waiting
C. to wait
D. waited
23. She hasn’t written to me ........................................
A. already
B. yet
C. never
D. any longer
III. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2,5pts)
1. This book has a lot of information. It’s very ____________________. 	(use)
2. You’ll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel. 	(arrive)
3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday 	( day)
4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. 	(recognition)
5. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________ .	(comfort)
6. His parents are very __________________ of him. 	(pride)
7. “The lost shoes” is one of the _______________ stories I like best.	 	(tradition)
8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours. 	(fly)
9. I’m sure that I have connected the printer ___________ . 	(proper)
10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character. 	(differ)
IV. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. 0 is done as an example. (2pts)
0. My brother are a teacher.	0. _______ is _________
1. I go to see her if I have enough time.	1. __________________
2. It is not easy do that difficult work.	2.___________________
3. He drove such fast that he won the race.	3.___________________
4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend.	4. ___________________
5. When she came, I read her letter.	5 ___________________
6. It’s dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets.	6.___________________
7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy.	7.___________________
8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time.	8.__________________
V. Give the correct form of the bold verbs in parentheses. (2pts)
1. The dictionaries (1. buy _________________) yesterday.
2. While my mother and I (2. watch____________________) a film on T V last night, our
aunt in the USA (3. phone_______________).
3. My friend (4. not/visit_________________) me since he (5. move _________) to another town.
4. We (6. already/ finish _________________________) our work.
5. My English (7. get____________________ ) better and better.
6. You should practise (8. speak___________________) English everyday.
7. How long _________ you (9. wait___________________) for me?
8. It was a nice day, so we decided (10. go ________________) for a walk.
VI- Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(2pts)
1- How long / it / take you / get / school ?
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2- He / not interested / buy / new / house.
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3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
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4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.
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5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867
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6- We ought / use/ cloth bags/ instead / reuse/ plastic bags.
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7- We / have / wonderful/ time / moment / SaPa.
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8- Could / give me / information ?
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VII. Read the passage then answer the questions below.(2pts)
	Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.
1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?
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2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?
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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?
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4. Does he want to live in a big city now?
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VIII. Complete the 2nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (2,5pts).
1. The children are too young to be in class 6.
→The children are not....................................................................................................
2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her
→The doctor told............................................................................................................
3. We began to study English 5 years ago.
đ.We have ...................................................................................................................
4 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
đTom told......................................................................................................................
5. A dog is bigger than a cat.
đ A cat isn’t as..............................................................................................................
6. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
đ The coffee is too .......................................................................................................
7. The ladder isn’t very long. It doesn’t reach the window.
đ The ladder .................................................................................................................
8. The weather was fine. We could go camping.
đ The weather ..........................................................................................................
9. I often went boating when I was young.
đ I used to....................................................................................................................
10. We built this house in 1975. 
 đThis house .............................................................................................................
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Hướng dẫn chấm thi học sinh giỏi cấp trường
Năm học 2010 - 2011
Môn : Anh văn 8
I. Chọn từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại. (1.25 điểm = 0.25điểm/1đáp án đúng)
1. D	 	2. A	3. B	4.C 	5.D 	
II. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất để hoàn thành câu (5.75 điểm- 0.25 điểm /1đáp án đúng)
1. D	2.A	3.C	4.C	5.B	6.C	7.D	
8.A	9.D	10.B	11.B	12.C	13.D	14.B	
15.B	16.D	17.C	18.B	19.B	20.C	21.A	
22.C	23.B	
III. Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc (2.5 điểm- 0,2 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
1. useful	2. arrival	3. daily	 4. recognized 	5. comfortable
6. proud	7. traditional	8. flight	 9.property 	10. different
IV. Trong mỗi cõu cú 1 lỗi sai, gạch chõn và viết đỏp ỏn đỳng. (2 điểm- 0.25 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
go
đ will go
5. read
đ was reading
do 
đ to do 
6. fastly 
đ fast
such
đ so 
7. so
đ too
can
đ could 
8. knew
đ have known 
V. Chia dạng đỳng của động từ trong ngoặc. (2 điểm- 0.25 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
1. were bought	2. were watching	3. was phoning	4. hasn’t visited
5. moved	6. have already finished	7. is getting	8. speaking
9. have – waited	10. to go
VI. Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh. (2điểm- 0,25 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
How long does it take you to get to the school ?
He is not interested in buying a new house.
I was playing badminton when my friends came.
I am bored with doing the same thing day after day.
Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867.
We ought to use cloth bags instead of reusing plastic bags.
We are having a wonderful holiday at the moment in Sapa.
Could you give me some information ?
VII. Đọc đoạn văn rồi trả lời cõu hỏi. (2điểm- 0.5 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
He / Nam moved to this neighborhood last year.
No, he didn’t.
Because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly.
No, he doesn’t.
VIII. Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi. (2.5điểm- 0.25 điểm/1 đáp án đúng)
The children are not old enough to be in class 6.
The doctor told her to eat more fruits and vegetables.
We have studied English for 5 years.
Tom told Jerry to wait for him there.
A cat is not as big as a dog.
The coffe is too hot for me to drink.
The ladder is not long enough to reach the window. Or The ladder is too short to reach the window.
The weather was so fine that we could go camping./ The weather was too fine for us to go camping. / The weather was fine enough for us to go camping.
I used to go boating when I was young./ I used to boat when I was young.
 This house was built by us in 1975. Or This house was built in 1975 by us.
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