Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8

DT 8 - 46
I. Choose the word whose underlined letters is pronounced differently from the others.
A. wash	B. watch	C. call	D. shall
A. amusement	B. university	C. industry	D. usually
A. expensive	B. exercise	C. explain	D. explore
A. addictive	B. activity	C. about	D. arrangement
A. page	B. village	C. image	D. manage
A. color	B. follow	C. cross	D. borrow
A. contest	B. comfortable	C. continue	D. contestant
A. through	B. though	C. laugh	D. neighbor
A. sound	B. country	C. around	D. ground
A. jumped	B. watched	C. looked	D. started
II. Circle A, B, C, or D before the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
Mai hates .......................the road most.
	A. cross	B. crossing	C. crosses	D. crossed
Mai liked .......................in a village near Hue.
	A. living	B. live	C. lives	D. lived
She dislikes the .......................in the city.
	A. noisy	B. busy traffic	C. noise	D. B and C are correct
Everything in the city was.......................expensive.
	A. too far	B. too much	C. far too	D. many too
She enjoyed .......................with her friends.
	A. socializing	B. socialize	C. socializes	D. socialized
The tourist is visiting Hoi An. He gets .......................the food and the weather here.
	A. used	B. used to	C. to	D. eating
The village where Mai lived was .......................
	A. quite	B. noise	C. quiet	D. busy
_______ my students are familiar with this kind of tests because they do them regularly.
	A. Most	B. Most of	C. A few	 	D. Few
I like staying there with my uncle and aunt _______ it’s quiet and the people are friendly.
	A. but	B. and	C. because	D. so
10. When they lived in the city, her father used to take her.......................the zoo
	A. to	B. for	C. from	D. in
Ha feels sick because she ate too________ candy last night. 
	A. much 	B. many 	C. a lot of 	D. little
She doesn’t like pork, and ________does her uncle. 
	A. either 	B. so 	C. neither 	D. too
He was busy yesterday and ________were his brothers. 
	A. neither 	B. so 	C. too 	D. either
She ________the beef into thin strips. 
	A. made 	B. heated 	C. sliced 	D. cut
My mother didn’t wash it but I ________.
	A. did 	B. didn’t 	C. do 	D. was
He can speak English very well and ________can his sister. 
	A. so 	B. too 	C. either 	D. neither
Stop, please. That is too ________coffee. 
	A. many 	B. lots of 	C. much 	D. little
We don’t attend the meeting tomorrow and ________will he. 
	A. neither 	B. so 	C. too 	D. neither
I am glad ________you are feeling better. 
	A. hear 	B. hearing 	C. to hear 	D. B&C
A balanced diet is good ________your health. 
	A. to 	B. in 	C. for 	D. of
After you take some medicines, you will feel ________. 
	A. well 	B. better 	C. worse 	D. A&B
She left without ________goodbye. 
	A. say 	B. to say 	C. saying 	D. A&B
I hate carrots and I don’t like peas, ________. 
	A. so 	B. either 	C. too 	D. neither
________is a person who swims underwater using special equipment. 
	A. Diver 	B. Scientist 	C. Cyclist 	D. Driver
They take a walk instead of ________bicycles trips. 
	A. take 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. A&B
He is learning ________in the lake. 
	A. swim 	B. to swim 	C. swimming 	D. A&C
________is a person who rides a bicycle. 
	A. Scientist 	B. Cyclist 	C. Member 	D. Typist
My father is a ________football player. 
	A. skill 	B. skillful 	C. skillfully 	D. B&C
He also cycles slowly and ________. 
	A. safe 	B. safety 	C. safely 	D. unsafe
As a child, he ought ________his parents. 
	A. to obey 	B. to obeying 	C. obey 	D. not to obey
What are your favorite hobbies? 
	A. favors 	B. likes 	C. pastimes 	D. collections
Many people just sit and ________TV all evenings. 
	A. look 	B. see 	C. watch 	D. find
Are you free ________Sunday mornings? 
	A. on 	B. for 	C. in 	D. at
- Some students don’t like reading books. - They prefer playing games________ reading books. 
	A. to 	B. than 	C. as 	D. more than
I waited for them ________they arrived. 
	A. after 	B. before 	C. until. 	D. to
Her car is ________mine. 
	A. as big as 	C. the same size as 	C. so big as 	D. A&B
 ________is a person who watches television. 
	A. Seer 	B. Viewer 	C. Looker 	D. Watcher
III. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the sentences. 
My uncle spent his (child)............................in Cambodia
David Beckham is a very (fame) ............................ football player.
This book is very (interest) ......................................
Ann is interested in (collect) ............................... coins.
She has a big (collect) .............................. of stamps.
She becomes a famous (collect) .................................
She is a (beauty) .......................... girl she also sings (beauty) .......................
Don’t use that car. It’s (safe) ...............................
You should pay attention to the (safe) ..................... in the kitchen.
She drove her car (safe) ....................... .She had many accidents.
The people in the country are often (friend).......................than those in the city.
The roads in the city are usually (busy) .......................than those in the country.
When Hoa lived in a village near Hue, she knew all the people in her (neighbor)....................
You must be (care) ..........................when crossing the busy roads.
There are more (amuse).......................centers in the city than those in the country.
IV. Fill one word into each gap to complete the passage.
	 Sydney is (1)................important culture; industrial and tourist centre (2)................ the South East coat of Australia. It is the Australia's largest (3)...............with a population of more (4)................3 million. It now occupies about 350 square miles. The city has (5) ................famous sights. The harbor is (6) ...............of the largest and most beautiful places (7) ................the world, and Sydney Harbor Bridge, as the people of Sydney called it, has been a great tourist (8) ................for many years. However, (9) ................most famous sight here today is the Opera House. Some people think it is one of the (10) ...............beautiful modern buildings in the world.
V. Read the passage then answer the questions below.
An old man was walking to the market. He had two baskets of straw hats. He wanted to sell those hats. It was very hot and soon he got tired. He put down his baskets and sat down under a tree, he fell asleep quickly after that.
	At the same time, an old monkey brought a troop of small monkeys out to play. It saw the old man asleep against the tree. It crept softly up to him, picked up a straw hat and put it on. When the small monkeys saw this, they copied what the old one had done. Then they all climbed up the tree and screamed and laughed till they woke the old man up with their noise.
	The old man opened his eyes. Good gracious! Where were my hats? He jumped to his feet and hunted high and low. The naughty monkeys found this very funny and burst out laughing. The old man looked up and saw the monkeys wearing his hats.
	The man shouted at the monkeys and asked them to give back the hats. The monkeys not only didn’t give him back the hats but also shouted louder. The old man didn’t know what to do next. He took off his hat and scratched his head. The monkeys copied him. “I know! I know” the old man thought. He threw his hat on the ground as hard as he could and said “Ah! This is really too much!”
	When the monkeys saw this, they all threw down their hats from the top of the tree. The old man quickly picked up the hats and hurried to the market, this time without stopping to rest.
Where was the old man going to?
What did he want to sell?
What was the weather like?
Why did he sit down under the tree and fall asleep very soon?
What did the monkeys do after they picked up the hats and put them on?
Why did the monkeys burst out laughing?
Did the monkeys give him back the hats after he shouted at them?
How did the man do to make the monkeys throw down the hats?
What do you think about the monkeys?
Do you think the man is wise?
VI. Match an answer in column B to a question in column A 
A
B
How do you do?
How are you?
How’s life?
How’s the garden?
How about going to the movies?
How was the movie?
How would you like to have dinner with us?
Would you like a cup of tea?
Would you like a cake?
Don’t tell anyone about this.
What does she look like?
What does she like doing?
What is she doing?
What does she like watching?
I don’t play much video game.
I’d love to. That’s very kind of you.
Yes, please. Thank you.
Neither do I
It was very enjoyable.
Watching TV in the living room
She is very beautiful
How do you do?
No, thanks. I’m not hungry.
Nothing except shopping.
Yes, that’s a nice idea. Let’s.
No, I won’t.
Korean movies.
Coming along nicely. The tulips are just coming out.
Very well, thank you. And you?
Fine! How’s life with you?