PHÒNG GD & ĐT TAM DƯƠNG KÌ THI CHỌN HSG – NĂM HỌC 2008 -2009

HUYỆN TAM DƯƠNG Môn thi : Tiếng Anh 8

---------------o0o-------------- (Thời gian thi : 120 phút - không kể thời gian
giao đề ) (Đề thi gồm 4 trang )

I. Choose a word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from those of

the rest by circling the letter A , B , C , or D .

1. A.recognize B. compile C. fertilize D. facility

2. A. honest B. hour C. honor D. humour
3. A. damage B. orphanage C. teenage D. cabbage
4. A. character B. christmas C. champagne D. stomach
5. A.learned B.underlined C.minimized D. injured

II. Choose the word whose main STRESS is placed differently from the others in each
group
1. A.departure B.institute C.emergency D. convenience
2. A. compose B. collect C. borrow D. appear
3. A. magnificent B.traditional C.commercial D. magical
4. A. participate B. understand C. entertain D. decompose
5. A. satisfactory B. enviromental C.experimental D.pronunciation

III. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the words in brackets.
1. The child should be punished because of his bad .……………….. (BEHAVE)
2. She received a lot of ……………………from her parents . (COURAGE)
3. If you need any help, just go the …………….center . ( INFORM )
4. The old man has ………….. in breathing . ( DIFFICULT )
5. If your work is ………………….., you will get a raise . ( SATISFY )

IV. Put the correct forms of the verbs in the parentheses.

1. My uncle (not visit )1………………………. us since he ( move )2 …………………
to the town.
2. . ……You ever (be)2……….. to Da Lat? Yes, I (go)3………..there last summer
3. We (already finish )4 …………………….. the first semester exams.
4. I ( not see )5 …………………. your uncle recently .
--- No ,he (not go )6 ………………out since he ( buy )7 ……………. a new color
telivision .
5. Do you know what the Pudding ( make )8 ………….. from ?
-- I’m not sure . My mother often ( cook )9 …………… it at Christmas , but I never
( ask )10 …………….. her about it .

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V. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by cirling the letter A , B, C,
or D.
1. You shouldn’t let children play…………. matches.
A. on B. with C. in D. at
2.Have a ……… . You look exhausted !
A.rest B.stay C.stop D.resting
3. you should work harder ……………… your English pronunciation.
A.at B.on C.in D.with
4. I ………. to go out when I was in the countryside
A. not used B. wasn’t used C. didn’t use D.wasn’t using
5.I find the times of English meals very strange- I’ m not used ……….. dinner at 6 p.m
A. to have B. having C. to having D. had
6.A canoe moved up and …….. the water
A. in B.on C. down D. above
7. We, ……, ought to get up earlier to prepare our breakfast.
A. us B. our C. ourselves D.ours
8. The new shop is quite different…….. the old ones in the neighborhood.
A. to B. with C. from D.at
9. They are having a plan to help us by…………. people to join .
A. to encourage B. encouraging C. encourage D. encouragement
10. She is looking forward ………… her old friends.
A. to meeting B. to meet C. meet D. meeting
11. It’s difficult …….. all the instructions at the same time.
A. remembering B.to remember C. to remembering D. remember
13. It is …………… to help friends when they have difficulties.
A. interest B.interested C. interesting D. interests
13.Dip the mixture ……….. it the liquid.
A.on B.into C. at D. above
14. We are ………. that you are interested in protecting the environment.
A.delight B delighting C. delightful D. delighted
15. Run ………… and you’ll catch the ball.
A.fastly B.fast C. soft D. good

VI. Complete the passage . Choose the best answer by circling the letter A, B, C,
or D.
A new restaurant with a difference has opened in the High Street next door to the
Royal Theater in Bristol.It is called ‘Starters’ and is -----(1)by Carol and Philip Wells
who opened a------(2) restaurant in London last year.
Instead of a traditional three-course………..(3),customers can choose
whatever-------(4) want from a list of-------(5) a hundred starters or first courses .The list
also includes recipes from all over the world and customers are recommended to-------
(6) at least 3 starters to -------(7)a satisfying meal.

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 Prices vary depending on what you have ------(8) it is possible to eat quite
cheaply if you -------(9)want to spend a lot of money .The new restaurant is becoming
very popular and it’s the -----(10)to book a table to avoid waiting.

1.A.got B.held C.run D.taken

2.A.similar B.same C.several D.like
3.A.tea B.meal C.food D.plate.
4.A.you B.he C.they D.we
5.A.only B.up C.more D.over
6.A.read B.choose C.look D.want
7.A.make B.be C.want D.need
8.A.so B.then C.unless D.if
9.A.do B.can C.don’t D.will
10.A.well B.best C.great D.fine

VII.Fill in the gaps with a suitable word .

In the old days England was almost purely agricultural and grew most of
…………… (1) food . But at the beginning of the 19th ………….. (2) the coal miners
and factories created ………… (3) the industrial Revolution drew many workers away
………..(4) the land . Labour grew scarce and corn imported from ……….(5) came to
be cheaper than that ………………..(6) in England . Many farmers were then ruined ,
or deserted the ………………(7) for the factories , and those ………….(8) remained
converted their fields ……….(9) pasture land. All through the 19th century the chief
resource of the England farmer ………… (10) cattle breeding and dairy farm .

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

VIII. Complete the letter , using the following given words.

Dear sir,
1. three months ago / I / buy/ new/ washing machine/ shop.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. machine / give me/ good service/ since/ I/ buy/ until yesterday.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. I/ sorry/ tell you/ something/ now / go wrong/ it./
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. There/ be/ strange noise /come /machine/and it/ not work.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You /please/ send / engineer/ look it/?.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Yours sincerely,
D. Smith.
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IX. Rewrite the folowing sentences , so that the meaning stays the same as shown ,
(using given cue words).
1. “You shouldn’t lend him any more money .’’ , Mrs . Chi said . ( ADVISED )
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it . ( FRESH )
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Whose handbag is this ? ( BELONG ).
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. He last came back to his home village five years ago. ( FOR ).
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. My aunt managed a small business in the city but she doesn’t any more . ( USED ).
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How long was your flight from Hanoi to Bangkok ? (TAKE )
……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. It’s nearly two years since I saw Nam . ( FOR )
……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. My house is as big as Nam’s (SAME)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Getting a new job doesn’t interest him . ( INTERESTED ).
……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. May I borrow your camera ? ( MIND )
……………………………………………………………………………………………

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 ĐÁP ÁN MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 ( 2008 -2009 )
I. .( 5 points)
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A
II. ( 7.5 points )
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.A
III. ( 7.5 points )
1. behaviour/behavior 2.encouragement 3. informative
4.difficulty 5.satisfactory

IV. ( 15 points/10 verbs )

1. hasn’t visited ……… moved..
2. Have……. been…………. went
3. have already finished
4. haven’t seen………………….hasn’t gone……………… bought…
5. is made………….cooks ……….ask/ have never asked…
V. . ( 15 points )
1.B 2A 3. B 4.C 5. C
6. C 7. C 8. C 9.B 10.A
11. B 12.C 13 B 14. D 15.B
VI. Complete the passage . ( 10 points )
1. C 2. A 3. B 4.C 5. D
6. B 7.A 8. A 9. C 10. B
VII.( 15 points )
1.its 2.century 3.by 4.from 5.abroad
6.grown 7.land 8.who 9.into 10.was
VIII. . ( 10 points )
1. Three months ago I bought a new washing machine at your shop
2. The machine gave/ has given me good services since I bought it , until yesterday
3. I am sorry to tell you ( that ) something has now gone wrong with it
4.There is a strange noise coming from the machine , and it will / does not work
5. Will you please send an engineer to look at it ?
IX. ( 15 points )
1. Mrs. Chi advised me not to lend him any more money.
2.The bread is not fresh enough for us to eat .
3. Who does this handbag belong to ?
4. He has not come back to his home village for five years.
5. My aunt used to manage a small business in the city .
6. How long did it take ( you ) to fly from Hanoi to Bangkok ?
7. I have not seen Nam for nearly two years.
8. My house is the same size as Nam’s.
9.He is not interested in getting a new job .
10. Would / Do you mind lending your camera ?

Total : 100 points

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