Page 1 of 4 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 – Môn Tiếng Anh (Thời gian: 180 phút) I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (5 points) 1. A. knife B. know C. pancake D. knee 2. A. prefer B. serve C. escape D. excited 3. A. appear B. academic C. application D. airmail 4. A. flood B. food C. blood D. nothing 5. A. agree B. village C. arrange D. message II. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose main stress is different from the others in the group. (5 points) 6. A. sociable B. demonstrate C. volunteer D. wardrobe 7. A. scissors B. transmit C. hello D. arrange 8. A. orphanage B. exhibition C. magically D. interest 9. A. resource B. excited C. wisdom D. unite 10. A. traditional B. assistant C. underline D. behavior III. Give the correct form and tense of the verbs in brackets to fit each gap. (10 points) My uncle (11. be) __________ an engineer. He (12. be) __________ an engineer for fifteen years. He now (13. work) __________ in an factory in Binh Duong. He likes (14. play) __________ football. He (15. go) __________ to play football once a week at an amateur football club in the town. Last month he (16. go) __________ to Singapore for a week. He (17. stay) __________ in a hotel by the sea and (18. swim) __________ a lot. Since he (19. return) __________ home, I (20. not see) __________ him. I hope to meet him soon. IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to fit each gap. (10 points) HELP MARIA HOLLIS Maria, from class 8B, was very (21)_____ with cancer last year and was in hospital (22)_____ several weeks. She’s now at (23)_____ and is getting (24)_____, but she needs a holiday in the sun to help her (25)_____. Class 8B would like to (26)_____ some money for Maria (27)_____ a holiday. Can you help us? We (28)_____ a meeting in the school hall (29)_____ Friday at 4 o’clock. Please come and give (30)_____ your ideas and your help. 1. A. ill B. poor C. disease D. badly 2. A. in B. on C. for D. during 3. A. house B. flat C. room D. home 4. A. good B. better C. gooder D. best 5. A. recovery B. recover C. recovered D. recovering 6. A. raise B. rise C. grow D. increase 7. A. have B. to have C. having D. has 8. A. will having B. are going to have C. are having D. will go to have 9. A. at B. in C. for D. on 10. A. us B. we C. our D. ours V. Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank. (20 points) 31. Jack is _____. His jokes often make his friends laugh a lot. A. generous B. humorous C. easy-going D. unusual 32. I’m sorry. I’m not _____ to help you lift the table. A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough strength. 33. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a _____. A. washing machine B. dish washer C. hair dryer D. steamer. 34. It took me a long time to get used _____ glasses. Page 2 of 4 A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore. 35. The doctor _____ he should take a few days off. A. say B. said C. ask D. tell 36. She went to market without _____ anything. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying 37. Please show me how _____ this. A. do B. to do C. doing D. to have done 38. He likes travel, and _____ does she. A. too B. such C. so D. but 39. He doesn't get up early on Sundays. He gets up _____. A. late B. lately C. early D. earlily 40. “_____ him a few words of Italian?” – “The waiter” A. Who taught B. What did he teach C. Who did teach D. Whom did he teach 41. “Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her?” “I don’t know. She seemed _____ in it, however” A interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly 42. He drives as _____ his father does. A. careful as B. more carefully C. the most careful D. carefully as 43. It’s interesting to _____ friends with people from other countries. A. have B. do C. make D. go 44. His _____ towards me is very strange. A. behave B. behavior C. behaved D. behaving 45. She spends most of her free time _____ volunteer work. A. do B. doing C. to do D. for doing 46. It is nearly ten years _____ I last saw her. A. when B. since C. for D. while 47. Mai is too young to look after _____. A. herself B. myself C. himself D. yourself 48. I can't go to the cinema tonight. I _____ do my homework. A. should B. must C. have to D. ought 49. John has lived in Paris _____ last summer. A. yet B. in C. since D. for 50. The Sun _____ in the East. A. rised B. is rising C. rise D. rises VI. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each of the following questions. (10 points) Last summer, Nga decided to do a two-week course in England because she wanted to improved her English. On her first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher told her, “We’ll put you in the top class.” She was very please and proud to hear that, and she told all her friends at home: “I’m one of the best students!” But soon she was surprised to find how difficult the class was. She also felt very homesick. “It’s hard to adapt to life in another country!” she thought. At the end of two weeks, her English was much better, and she was happy to return home. 51. What did Nga decide to do last summer? A. To go on a holiday overseas B. To find a summer job C. To study overseas D. To spend her holiday in her home village 52. She decided to go to England because A. it has good language environment B. she had a friend there C. she had a relative there D. it has the best environment 53. How long did the course last? A. Two months B. A forth night C. One month D. Three months 54. On her first day at the language school, she had to A. choose the class B. write to her friends Page 3 of 4 C. find how difficult the class was D. do a test 55. How did Nga do the test? A. badly B. good C. well D. very well 56. How did she feel when she got the results? A. Sad B. Homesick C. Happy D. Proudly 57. Nga was put in the _____ class. A. beginner B. best C. middle D. bottom 58. She became surprised because A. the lessons were very difficult B. the teachers were very difficult C. the school equipment was difficult to use D. it were difficult to live in another country 59. We can understand that Nga _____ her family very much. A. admire B. thought of C. forgot about D. felt proud of 60. Nga thought living in another country is A. simple B. not easy C. easy D. happy VII. Read the letter below and think of the word which best fits space. Use only one word in each space. (10 points) Dear Charles, I am very sorry I cannot come to meet you at the airport because I have to take my mother (61)_____ from hospital at that time. Our neighbor Peter Lee has kindly offered to meet you and (62)_____ you home. As you have never met him before, I shall (63)_____ him to you. Peter Lee (64)_____ tall and slim. He is a young man in his early twenties (65)_____ short hair and a fair complexion. He (66)_____ a round face and appears cheerful by nature. It is easy to recognize him (67)_____ he is usually dressed in jeans and a T-shirt and (68)_____ boots. I hope you manage to recognize my neighbor (69)_____ any difficulty and I look (70)_____ to seeing you when he brings you to my flat. Yours sincerely, John VIII. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning of sentences. (5 points) 71. NEIGHBOR I know all the boys who live in my __________. 72. FRIEND People in the countryside is __________. 73. FLY All __________ between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog 74. KNOW Taxi drivers have to have a very good __________ on the street names. 75. COMFORT The hotel was large and __________. IX. Each sentence has only one mistake. Underline and correct them. (5 points) 76. My sister’s studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university. ……………………………… 77. John said he wasn’t interested in work for a large company. …………………………………………… 78. I’m agree with you; we must practice more if we want to speak well. …………………………………. 79. Mary and her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean. ……………………………………… 80. Let him put the coffee table on the middle of the room. ………………………………………………… X. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. (5 points) 81. She eats more chocolate than I. → I …………………………………………………………………………………… 82. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. → Vinh is ……………………………………………………………………………… 83. Keeping the environment clean is very important. → It’s………………………………………………………………………………… 84. No one helped Lan to do the homework. Page 4 of 4 → Lan …………………………………………………………………………………. 85. It’s three years since I last spoke to her. → I haven’t……………………………………………………………………………. XI. Write complete sentences with the words given. (5 points) 86. How long / it / take you / get / school ?  87. He / not interested / buy / new / house.  88. It / difficult / start / look / Job / his age.  89. I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day.  90. Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867  XII. Write a letter to a friend of yours to tell him / her about your neighborhood. These questions may help you. (10 points)  Where do you live?  What does your house look like?  What can you see from your bedroom window?  How far is it from your home to school?  How do you get to school?  What kinds of facilities are there in your neighborhood?  How are the people in your neighborhood?  What thing in your neighborhood do you like best? Why? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… THE END Page 5 of 4 ANSWER KEYS I. Phonetics 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A II. Stress 6. C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 3) 7. A (B, C, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – A: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1) 8. B (A, C, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1 – B: trọng âm rơi vào âm 3) 9. C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1) 10. C (A, B, D: trọng âm rơi vào âm 2 – C: trọng âm rơi vào âm 1) III. Verb tense 11. is 12. has been 13. is working 14. playing 15. goes 16. went 17. stayed 18. swam 19. returned 20. haven’t seen IV. Gap fill 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A V. Multi-choice 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. C 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. B 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. C 50. D VI. Reading comprehension 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. D 56. C 57. B 58. A 59. B 60. B VII. Reading 61. home 62. Bring 63. Describe 64. Is 65. With 66. has 67. Because 68. Wears 69. Without 70. Forward VIII. Word-formation 71. neighborhood 72. Friendly 73. Flights 74. knowledge 75. Comfortable IX. Error correction 76. in order to get 77. Interested in working 78. I agree 79. so did Jean 80. In the middle of the room X. Rewrite 81. I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does. 82. Vinh is always forgetting his homework. 83. It’s very important to keep the inviroment clean. 84. Lan did the homework herself. 85. I haven’t spoken to her for three years. XI. Write 86. How long does it take you to get to (the) school ? 87. He is not interested in buying a new house. 88. It is difficult to start looking for a job at his age. 89. I am / was bored with doing the same thing day after day. 90. Marie Curie was born in Porland in 1867. XII. Composition . Page 1 of 4 ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 – Môn Tiếng Anh (Thời gian: 180 phút) I. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part. points) 86 . How long / it / take you / get / school ?  87 . He / not interested / buy / new / house.  88 . It / difficult / start / look / Job / his age.  89 . I / bored / doing / same thing. Interested in working 78. I agree 79. so did Jean 80 . In the middle of the room X. Rewrite 81 . I don’t eat as much chocolate as she does. 82 . Vinh is always forgetting his homework. 83 . It’s very