Đề và đáp án thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Đề 30

TETS - 30
I .PRONUNCIATION (1m)
1. Pick out the word that has the italic letter(s ) pronounced differently from the others (0.5m).
1. A. proud 	 B. hour 	 C. your 	D . sound
2. A. tongue 	 B. word 	 C. come D . love
2. Choose the word whose main stress parten is not the same at that of others (0.5m):
3. A. magazine	B. telephone	C. medicine D. volunteer.
4. A. festerval	B. folktale	C. household D. tradition
II. LEXICO - GRAMMAR : (3.5ms)
1) Choose the correct answers( 2ms)
1. I ___________tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now .
A. used to play	B. was playing 	C . am used to play D. play
2. The office will be closed___________ Christmas and New Year. A. at 	B. before 	C. between D .after
3. She asked her children___________. 
A. to stop playing 	B. stop to play 	C. stop playing D. to stop to play
4. He grew up in Spain , so her___________ is Spainish . 
A . mother tongue 	B. first language 	C .foreign language D . A and B
5. We don’t see you enough. You ________come and visit us more often.
A. must	B. have to	C. can D. should
6 . Most people enjoy___________to different parts of the world.
A. to travel 	B. travel 	C. traveled D . traveling
7. His doctor said he _________ in bed that week.
A. will stay	B. has to stay	C. can stay D. should stay
8. It’s too cold outside. __________ close the door, please?
A. Do you	B. Would you mind	C. Can you D. Why don’t you
2) Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting (1,5ms)
1. I’d like buying a new dictonary but I don’t have enough money
 A B C D
2. My brother are going to study in New York next month
 A B C D
3. She cried hardly when she failed her English test.
 A B C D
4.She asked we to write new words on pieces of paper.
 A B C D
5.Language learners should trying different ways of learning words.
 A B C D
6.When I’ll arrive in Hue , I’ll send you a postcard .
 A B C D
III –READING (2ms):
Complete the passage with correct form of the verb in brackets, then answer the questions: (1m)
An ant (1)(go) down to a brook to drink. A wave knocked him over and he nearly drowned. At the moment, a pigeon (2)( fly) overhead with a twig in her beak. She saw the ant drowing in the brook and dropped the twig to him. The ant climbed onto the twig and was saved. Then a hunter (3)( throw) a net over the pigeon and was about to pull it tight. The ant crawled up to the hunter and bit his leg. The hunter (4)(cry) out with pain and dropped the net. Out soared the pigeon and flew away.
Answer the questions: (1m)
1. Where did the ant go to drink?............................................................................................
2. Who saw the ant drowing in the brook?..............................................................................
IV. WRITING: ( 2ms)
1. Write sentences, using the cues given (1m).
1. I / glad / tell / you / I / going / join / and / green group.
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2. Could / you / switch / lights / please ?.
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3. I / used / travel / places / before / I / get / this job.
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4. We / going / plant / trees and flowers / school garden. 
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2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(1ms)
1. “ Can you help me?” She said to me.
She asked
2. He is a good soccer player.
He plays ...
3. You should obey your parents.
You ought .
4. I learn English so that I can communicate with foreigners.
I learn English so as .
V. LISTEN (1,5ms)
Say whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage you listen to.
1.______ Today Chi is sad.
2. ______ She is going to join the Y & Y Green Group.
3. ______ They are going to clean the rivers every Sunday morning.
4. ______ They are going to plant trees and flowers in the park.
5. ______ They will collect brokrn glass and paper for recycling.
6. ______ They hope to earn some money for their school Y & Y.