Đề thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi lần II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Bảo Đài

TRƯỜNG THCS BẢO ĐÀI
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LẦN II
NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
MễN THI: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phỳt( khụng kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tờn thớ sinh:..............................................................................................................
Trường THCS: .......................................................... 	 
I- Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest by writing your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (5 points)
A. curly 
B. sky
C. library
D. lucky
A. spends
B. laughs
C. friends
D. potatoes
A. chair
B. cheap
C. chemistry
D. children
A. missed
B. closed
C. called
D. planned
A. mute
B. humor
C. junior
D. music
II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing down the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper (5points).
a.
scissors
b.
object
c.
wardrobe
d.
transmit
a.
comfortable
b.
commercial
c.
generous
d.
demonstrate
a.
experiment 
b.
assistant 
c.
sociable 
d.
equipment
a.
advice
b.
beauty 
c.
picture
d.
postcard
a.
theatre
b.
career
c.
cinema
d.
gallery
III- Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the numbered box. (10 points)
1. They had a _________time in Hanoi.
A. wonderfully
B. wonder
C. wonderful 
D. wondering
2. This cake tastes _________ .
A. well
B. terrible
C. terribly
D. badly
3 Tom doesn’t know the answer and Jerry doesn’t _________.
A. too
B. neither
C. either
D. so
4. Have a good holiday! And take care of _________, Mai and Lan.
A. alone you
B. yourself
C. yourselves
D. on you
5. He finally _________the decision to go abroad.
A. came with
B. came
C. came up
D. came up with
6. Tom is_________ forgetting to bring his textbooks to class.
A. all the time
B. always
C. never
D. usually 
7. My brother is studying hard _________pass the exam.
A. for	
B. in order to	
C. so to
D. so that
8. He was watching television _________the burglar alarm went on.
A. why	
B. when	
C. where
D. that
9. His .towards me is very strange.
A. behave	
B. behavior	
C. behaved
D. behaving
10.She was ..of watching television.
 A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
11.Our teacher asked us  in class.
 A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
12.Peter broke his leg when he fellhis bike.
 A. in B. on C. off D. of
13.You should .your lessons before the examination.
 A. read B. look C. revise D. study
14.Hung is .. do the crossword puzzles.
 A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough 
 C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to 
15.Her math result is ..than her English result.
 A. bad B. badder C. worse D. well
16.His father is very proud  him.
 A. of B. with C. on D. about
17.Yesterday I came .your brother when I was going to school.
 A. of B. to C. about D. across
18.Students should work to make their parents happy.
 A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D. more hardly
19.Keep all dangerous things out children’s 
 A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
20.When I was young, I used .on a farm.
 A. to live B. live C. to living C. living
IV- There is one mistake in each sentence. Find the mistake and write your answer 
(A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (5 points)
1. He slept in his room when the fire alarm rang.
	A	B	 C	 D
2. He gets up early in order to reviewing lessons before school.
	 A	 B	 C	D
3. The ambulance will be there for about ten minutes.
 A	 B	 C D
4. For January, he has taken five exams and hasn’t got any poor grades.
 A	 B	 C	 D
5.Mai didn’t go to the zoo with her friends last Sunday because her sickness
V.Complete the sentences with suitable preposition(5 points)
 1. He takes part ..different activities.
 2. She looks.her younger children.
His new wife are cruel..Little Pea.
He soon died .a broken heart.
 5. She often hears some strange noise.. midnight.
V- Give the correct form of the word in brackets. Write your answer in the numbered box.
 (10 points)
1. Mr. Minh has made an _________to see us at 3 o’clock.	 ARRANGE
2. Bell _________demonstrated his invention to the public.	 SUCCESS
3. _________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. 	 FORTUNATE
4. TV is one of the cheapest forms of _________ .	ENTERTAIN
5. It is _________ to eat too much sugar and fatty food. HEALTH
I am ..sorry for being late. TERRIBLE 
I can’t tell the ..between the twins. DIFFER
A fairy appeared and ..changed Miss Tam’s rags into beautiful clothes. MAGIC
He drove and he had an accident. CARE
Helping children is our duty. HANDICAP
VI- Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets. Write your answer in the numbered box. (10 points)
1. Last night when we (visit) him, he (do) an experiment in his room.
2. You should practice (speak) English every day.
3. His doctor advised him (give) up smoking.
4. My mother is too tired (cook) tonight.
5. I (give).a nice gift when I was fourteen.
6. I am looking forward to (take) to Sam Son beach this weekend.
7.Sandra needs (improve) _________ her English writing.
8.What ____ you (use) _____ to do in your free time? I used to go jogging.
9. Tom always forget (do).his homework.
10.I decided two days ago that I ..(do) English exercises tonight.
VII- Read the text below and decide which answer best fits each space given. Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the numbered box. (10 points)
 Last winter, I decided to (1).. a trip to a small village in the mountains for a holiday. My trip started well enough, but it soon turned into a nightmare. I got completely lost and my car (2). out of petrol in the middle of nowhere. So I decided to take a (3) .. by continuing on foot across the mountains, but I fell and (4).. my leg.
I waved at some people on the road (5), but they didn’t take any (6).. and then it started snowing. I protected myself from the cold by making a (7) from branches. I lit a fire and waited for someone to (8).. me. Luckily, some hunters saw the smoke (9)... raised the alarm. An hour later, a (10) landed nearby and I was taken to hospital.
1. A. hold	B. make	C. create	D. get
2. A. ran	B. went	C. flew	D. poured
3. A. aisle	B. passage	C. shortcut	D. pavement
4. A. burned	B. damaged	C. harmed	D. hurt
5. A. below	B. under	C. beneath	D. over
6. A. note	B. notice	C. interest	D. attention
7. A. but	B. cave	C. cottage	D. shelter
8. A. guard	B. protect	C. rescue	D. survive
9. A. and	B. but	C. or	D. even
10. A. bus	B. lorry	C. helicopter	D. ambulance
VIII.Fill in each of the blank with ONE appropriate word. (10 points)
 If you live in a city, you probably see many people, hear the (1)............of traffic, and smell the pollution (2).............cars and factories.
 	We are entering a new time (3).................. the history of the world. Before this, most people were (4)................ They lived in the country. Now many people are (5) .....the farms and moving into the cities. They are looking for better jobs. The cities are growing very quickly. Most cities are very crowded. People are driving more cars, burning more fuel, using more water, (6).................... more food, making more garbage, and producing (7)................. things in factories than ever before. Life is becoming difficult.
 	Some governments are trying to plan for the future. They are building new roads, putting up new houses, looking (8) ............more water, and limiting growth in certain areas. Still, city planners are getting worried. People are crowding into the cities (9) ...... than cities can take them. The cities are running (10)............. of room. What is the answer to this problem?
IX- Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the words or phrases given. (10 points)
1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money.” Hoa said. 
 đ Hoa advised me.................................................................................................
2.Do you want to pass your exams? Work hard enough!
->You have to work.........................................................................................................................
3.The children often ate sweet when he was young.
->The children used to.
.4. It is difficult for Tom to answer the questions.
đ Tom finds............................................................................................
5. Do you really have to go there?
đ Is it................................................................................................?
6. What’s the weight of your suitcase?
-> How.................................................................................................................?
7. Do you want me to empty the basket?	
 ->Would ...................?
8. Her school bag is not the same as mine.
 ->My school bag ..........................
9. I walked to school in 20 minutes
-> It took .
10. She failed in the exam because she was lazy
-> Because of
X- Use the words to make sentences. Make any changes if necessary. (10 points)
1.. School English Club / going / hold / speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher’s Day.
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2.. I / call / tell you / that / we / come / visit / you / next weekend.
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3 Mary/ love/ Viet Nam/she /want/ travel/train/see as much/country/possible.
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4.You / not / want / sell / house last year / you?
 5 .My brother / not drive / carefully / I.
6. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
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7. Road/short/enough/us/have a walk.
8. Alexander Graham Bell/ bear / Scotland / March 3rd 1847.	
9.. My uncle / often / spend / spare time/ do volunteer work / local orphanage.
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10. My grandfather/ used/ tell/ stories/ until/ we/ fall/ asleep
XI .Write a description about 50 words of your living room. (10 points)
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Good luck to you!