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Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi năng khiếu lớp 8 THCS

NĂM HỌC:
Section I:
I.LISTENING
Task 1: You will hear a conversation in a Gym between a customer and a
receptionist. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORD OR A NUMBER for
each answer
GYM MEMBERSHIP FORM
Name : Brad Simmons
Telephone number : ______________________
Email adress: Brad07@____________________
Membership type: ____________________
Payment amount: £________________
INTRODUCTION DETAILS
Date and time: Saturday___________________ at 2:30p.m
Trainer: Rob Ellis
Task 2. You will hear a
Section 2:Phonetics
II.Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from
the rest choosing A,B,C or D
1. A. measure B. leisure C. ensure D. pleasure
2. A. audience B. fauna C. daughter D.auntie
3. A. look B. book C. soon D. book
III.Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D
1. A. enjoyable B. convenient C. exciting D. interesting
2. A.vocabulary B. amusement C. intelligence D. television
SECTION 3: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences (5,0
points).
1. We carried out a few _____________ to find how good the grug was.
A. experiments B. tries C. experience D. proofs
2. Skype is a voice ________________ allowing users to talk to others across the world .
 A. hardware B. software applicatiom C. Internet access D. web browser
3. The teacher gave me some ____________ advice on which college to enroll.
A.nonsensical B. sound C. loud D. preposterous
4. _____________ are severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong
winds.
A. Droughts B. Blizzards C. Hailstorms D. Volcanic eruptions
5. Are you aware ____________ the regulations concerning the use of gas.
A. of B. at C. in D. about
6. You can come ________________ if you like , but don’t walk too slowly.
A. along B. after C. behind D. on
7. The ____________ pollution can be controlled by the stoppage of leakage from the
radioactive materials including the nuclear reactors, industries and laboratories.
A. light B. air C. nuclear D. radioactive
8. Two students are talking about the school curriculum
Nick:”Swimming should be taught in the school.”
Nam:‘‘__________. It’s an essential life skill ”
A. Oh, that’s a problem B.I can’t agree with you more
C. Not at all D. You can make it
9. The doctor gave the patient ___________ examination to discover the cause of his
collapse.
A. a thorough B. an exact C. a universal D. a whole
10. - Daisy: "What a lovely house you have!" - Mary: ___________."
A. Lovely, I think so B. Thank you. Hope you will drop in
C. Of course not, it's not costly D. No problem
11. _____________ non-verbal language is __________ important aspect of
interpersonal communication .
A./an B. A/The C. The/ D. The/a
12. _________________ systems use several different ways of giving information with
sounds,pictures and texts on a screen
A. Emailing B. Telephoning C. Multimedia D. Chatting
13.The city is ________ on the shore of Lake Michigan
A. paid B. lied C. laying D. located
14. Let me know as soon as Linda __________ here
A. gets B. got
C. will get D. will have got
15. It’s essential that every student _______ the exam before attending the course.
A. pass B. passes C. would pass D. had passed
16. Because it had not rained for several months, there was a _____________ of water
A. shortage B. drop C. scare D. waste
17. There is a lot of interest in doing experiments in the ____________ conditions
A. outweigh B. non-weight C. weight D. weightless
18. Titan , one of Saturn’s _____________ , has a thick atmosphere
A. satellite B. spaceships C. trumpets D. comets
19. He was watching television _____________ his friends came and congratulated him
on his prize .
A. when B. because C.until D. after
20. The two friends always back __________ .
A. each other B. one another C. themselves D. other one
21. There is too much noise in this room. I can’t understand what _________.
A. is the teacher saying B. is saying the teacher

C. that the teacher is saying D.the teacher is saying

22. Mary showed me some pictures________ by her father
A. paint B. painting C. painted D.be painted
23. Jack has a collection of __________.
A. old valueable Japanese postage stamps B.old Japanese valueable postage stamp
C. valueable old Japanese postage stamps D.valueable Japanese old postage stamp
24. Since they aren't answering the phone, they___________.
A. need have left B. can't have left C. must have left D. should have left
25. We delayed our departure ____________ the weather condition.
A. in spite of B. on account of C. on behalf of D. instead of

V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
(1,0 point)
1. My mother was coming across the ring that she had lost months ago when she was
cleaning the actic
A. was coming B. that C. was cleaning D. had lost
2. Tom has not completed the assignment yet , and Maria hadn’t , either.
A. yet B. has not C. hadn’t D. either
3. There was a great lose of human lives due to the recent damaging tsunami.
A. lives B. lose C. damaging D. due to
4. Most of children enjoy telling and listening to ghosts stories, especially on Halloween
night.
A. ghosts stories B. telling C. on D. Most of
5. Enthusiasts say if the machines can translate languages , they could teach languages
although they doubt that the teacher could be total replaced by a machine.
A. say B. total C. can D. that
VI. Complete the sentences, using the correct form ofthe words in brackets(1.0
point).
1. English is a ______________ easy language for Swedes to learn ? (compare)
2. A website in Pakistan is helping coordinate the __________ of aid in the flood
disaster.(provide)
3. My father _______________ the electricity before he started mending light switches
(connection)
4. California is home to the most _______________ theme park in the world. (icon)
5. The ______________ founder of the city was Helenus , son of Priam and Virgil.
(legend)
Write your answers here:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

VII. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (1.0 point).
1. The Statue of Liberty, an American Symbol of freedom, actually (make) _________ in
France.
2. I (stay)_________ with my aunt when I am on holiday in Ho Chi Minh City at this
time next month.
3. You’d better go to bed early tonight. The plane (leave) __________ at 6 o’clock
tomorrow morning so we’ll have to be up by five.
4. The bed-ridden old man objected to (regard) __________ as a burden on his family.
5. Were you (improve) _________your English speaking skill, you would easily get that
job.