Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh khối 8

đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi lớp 8
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 
Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 
1. A this	 B thought	C that	D the
2. A describe	B kiss	Cgive 	D reflexive
3. A tone	B too	C listen	 D meat
4. A letter	B sell	C retell	D request
5. A hot	 B home	 C hold	D hour
6. A. cloth	B. short	 C. cotton	D. comprise
7. A. cheese	B. chicken	C. character	D. watch
8. A. looked	B. washed	C. stopped	D. carried
II/ Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences by cicing letter A, B, C, or D
1/ I am going ............. shopping next sunday. 
	A. doing	B. to go	 C. to do	 D. going
2/ Are you interrested...........planting after class?
	A. in	B. with	C. on	D. for
3/ " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? " 
	A. to	B. in	C. about	D. for
4/ Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
	A. badly	B. good	 C. hardly	D. hard
5/ The building was built .........1962 and 1969.
	A. between	B. from	 C. since	 D. for
6/ This school..........in 1997
	A. built	 B. is built	C. was built	D. has built
7/ Of all my friends, Hoa is.............
	A. the tallest	B. the most tallest	C. taller	 D. more taller
8/ We haven’t met each other.......... last year.
	A. already	B. from	 C. since	D. for
9/ I felt down.......... I was riding my bike. 
	A. what	 B. why	C. while	D. who
10/ I can’t find my.........key.
	A. died	B. vanish	C. disappear	D. lost
III/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such away that it means the same as the sentence before
1/ They are going to build a hospital in this town.
 A hospital............................................................................................
2/ He is taller than me.
 I am not............................................................................................
3/ Who did you call on the phone last night ? 
 Who..
4/ John said to me: " I must go now. "
 John said to me ...............................................................................
5/ " Could you help me, please? ".Mr . Smith said.
 Mr Smith asked ....................................................................................
6/ To do morning exercises is good.
 It is................................................. .......................................................
7/ " Please don't talk in class " Lan told us.
 Lan told us.....................................................................................................
8/ I haven't been to a concert for over a year.
 The last time ................................................................................................
9/ Both of the chairs are uncomfortable.
 Neither of ....................................................................................................
10. Richard can cook very well.
 Richard is a ..............................................................................................
11/ I've never read a more romantic story.
 It's the........................................................................................................
12/ The film's ending is dramatic.
 The film.......................................................................................................... 
IV. Choose the most appropreate answer to complete the following sentences.
1/ When I (listen / listening / was listening)to the radio. the bell ( ring / rang / rings)
2/ would you mind if your teacher (asks / asked / asking)you some questions.
3/ Ba is always ( watch / watches / watching) TV after finishing her homework.
4/ This book is different ( to / with / from ) that one.
5/ Would you mind ( open / opening / opened) the door?
6/ They always do their work ( careful / care / carefully )
7/ What subjects are you good ( on / in / at ) ?
8/ I like English ( because / so / although ) it's useful.
9. How about ( go / going / went / to go ) fishing
10/ He is a considerate man who ( is love / is loved / love / loved ) by all his friends
11/ If the rice paddies are polluted , the rice plants ( are die / will die / is die / would die )
12/ Don't tell him the truth, ( will you / did you / do you / have you ) ?
13. Family mmembers who live ( far / part / apart / distant ) try to be together at Tet.
14. I'd like ( take / taking / to take / took ) a rest.
15. My mother advised me ( not stay / not to stay / to not stay / not staying ) up late
V. The word at the end of each the following sentence can be used to form a word 
1/ Every woman nowadays seems to want to loose..............................	 WEIGH
2/ It’s a nice shop and the assisstants are all polite and very................................	 HELP
3/ I know all the boys who live in my ...........................	 NEIGHBOR
4/ During his ............................. the family lived in Cornwall	 CHILD
5/ The keys were locked inside the car ..........................., aside window was open LUCK
VI. Put the verb in bracket in correct tense.
I(1)........................(be) Swiss. I(2)........................(come) to London six months ago to learn English. I(3).....................(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers. I (4).........................(start)learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (5)...........................(learn) it for nearby ten years. At first in London, I (6).............................(not understand) anything, but now my English(7)............................(improve). I(8)................................(just/ take) an exam. If I(9)................................(pass), I (10)..............................(move)into the next class. I’m exited today because my parents(11)..........................(come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I(12)..............................(not see) them for a long time. They(13)..............................(never/be) to England and they (14)...............................(not speak) English.
VI. Read the following passage then answer the questions below.
Between the months of November and May a wind blows from the west in most parts of Indonesia. It comes from the ocean and carries rain. Clouds build up around the mountains , and ever afternoon rain falls. The rain is always heavy , and rivers that can be walked across in the dry season now becom dangerous. When it rains the whole day , they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land.
Most farmers are glad when the west season begins. There is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice. But people in town are not so glad for the streets soon get muddy and dirty. They prefer the dry season when they can sit outside and enjoy the cool evening
1. What causes the rainfall ?
	A. The ocean	B. The rivers C. The clouds building up around the mountain D. The mountains
2. Which of the following sentence is NOT true ?
	A. The farmers are happy when the wet begins B. The wet season begins from May to November 
	C. The wet season begins from November to May D. People in town are hate the wet season
3. Why are many rivers dagerous in the wet season ?
	A. People try to across them B. They are very big rivers
	C. They dry up and cannot provide enough water D. Long periods of heavy rain make them full
4. Why can farmers start growing rice again ?
	A. The dry season has begun B. The land has been damaged
	C. There is water again D. The rivers over flow
5. What is the main topic of the passage ?
	A. The dry season in Indonesia B. The wet season in Indonesia
	C. The dangerous rivers in Indonesia D. The people in Indonesia
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