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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI GIẢI “TRUYỀN THỐNG NGUYỄN DU” Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8 – Năm học: 2010-2011
I. Choose the best answer:
1. I ________ my sister any email for many weeks.
Why don't you send her one now?
A. don't send
B. haven't sent
C. didn't sent
D. won't send
2. Do you need any help?
Yes. ______________
A. Could you give me an application form?
B. Of course. I want.
C. What can I do for you?
D. You should help me.
3. Are you hungry? Dinner will be ready ______ a few minutes.
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. since
4. I'd like to place a(n) _______ for some furniture.
A. menu
B. order
C. recipe
D. form
5. We have different characters. ______, we are close friends.
A. Therefore
B. So
C. However
D. Although
6. Please put these things away _______ children won't play with them.
A. for
B. in order to
C. so as
D. so that
7. The temperature ________ sometimes reach 35oC in July.
A. can
B. ought
C. need
D. must
8. He prefers _______________________.
A. go for a swim to study
B. going for a swim to studying
C. going for a swim to study
D. go for a swim to studying II. Give the correct form of the words:
1. Every year factories release thousands of tons of poisonous _____ into the atmosphere. (chemistry)
2. Two million people in the country live in _____. (poor)
3. The sun ________ behind a cloud. (appear)
4. Many people are very concerned about the _______ of the rainforest. (destroy)
5. Planes are the ______ of all the other means of transport. (expensive)
6. In Viet Nam, all schools are _____. It means they educate students of both sexes. (education)
7. I must spend more time on English _________. (pronounce)
8. My daughter is a famous singer. She sings very ___. (beauty) III. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
English is the (1) ______ important in the world today. A very large (2) _____ of people understand and use English in many countries in the world.
Indeed English is a very useful language. If we (3) _______ English, we can go to any place or country we like. We shall not find it hard to (4) _______ people understand what we want to say.
English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are (5) ________ in English everyday in many countries to teach people many useful things.
The English language has therefore helped to spread ideas and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be (6) _______ in English.
As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make the countries in the world more (7) _______. The leaders of the world use English to understand one another. The English language has therefore helped to spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the world.
Lastly, a person who knows English is respected by people. It is for all these (8) _______ that I want to learn English.
1. A. most
B. mostly
C. chiefly
D. best
2. A. deal
B. number
C. amount
D. few
3. A. realize
B. speak
C. say
D. tell
4. A. get
B. let
C. make
D. persuade
5. A. make
B. print
C. wrote
D. published
6. A. recognized
B. realized
C. known
D. taught
7. A. friend
B. friendly
C. friendship
D. friendliness
8. A. reasons
B. causes
C. effects
D. results
IV. Choose the word with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:
1. A. success
B. suddenly
C. rug
D. dust
2. A. month
B. teeth
C. birthday
D. clothing
3. A. magically
B. generous
C. garbage
D. orphanage
4. A. pronounced
B. encouraged
C. used
D. raised V. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable preposition:
Sue got married (1) ______ Billy Smith in 2007. Unfortunately, Billy’s grandmother, Amanda Smith, died (2)______ old age soon after their wedding. Billy and Sue were on their honeymoon when she died. Sue gave birth (3)_______ a baby daughter two years later. They called their daughter Amanda (4)_______ Billy’s grandmother. VI. Rewrite the sentences with the beginning words given:
1. This exercise is not as difficult as that one.
\Rightarrow That ..................................
2. My parents were very busy, so they couldn’t come to visit our home village with me.
\Rightarrow My parents were too ..................................
3. My brother no longer smokes cigarettes.
\Rightarrow My brother used ....................................
4. When did you begin to study English?
\Rightarrow How long .......................................... ?
5. Mr. Long said to Ms. Hong:“Can you help my daughter with her English?”
\Rightarrow Mr. Long ...............................................
6. It’s interesting to walk around this lake early in the morning.
\Rightarrow Walking .............................................
7. Shall we go to the movies tonight?
\Rightarrow Why.................................... ?
8. My father spent three months building our small house.
\Rightarrow It ........................................