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ÑEÀ THI CHOÏN HOÏC SINH GIOÛI LÔÙP 8 Moân : Tieáng Anh Thôøi gian : 90 phuùt I.Choïn ñaùp aùn ñuùng ñeå hoaøn thaønh caùc caâu sau.(20 ñieåm ). 1. Alice . . . . . . be a supporter than a player. a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better 2. Lan is . . . . . . beautiful . . . . . . . . clever. a. so/that b. too/to c. enough/to d. not only/but also 3. You . . . . . . .not read those magazines. a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better 4. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city. a. the goodest b. more c. the most d. most 5. English and French . . . . . . in many countries all over the world. a. speak b. spoken c. is spoken d. are spoken 6. They visit a lot of monuments . . . . . . the one-pillar pagoda. a. beside b. besides c. between d. among 7. Butter is made . . . milk, this knife is made . . . steel. They are made . . . Vietnam. a. from/of/in b. of/in/from c. in/from/of d.of/from/in 8. Mr Green took his children to the national theatre . . . . . . . . . a play. a. to b. for c. in d. with 9. He wants to . . . . . an eye examination. a. to have b. has c. having d. have 10. He needs . . . . . . . a rest. a. to have b. has c. having d. have 11. I…………………..going to the fair to going to the aquarium. a. prefer b. enjoy c. like d. hate 12. Would you mind……………… this essay for me? a. type b. will type c. typing d. to type. 13. The teacher has us write our lesson ……………….ink. a. by b. with c. on d. in 14. Noone can make me…………………my plan. a. change b. to change c. changing d. changed. 15. Inspite of his heat, he refused…………..off his coat. a. take b. have take c. to take d. took. 16. That desk……………..several times this year. a. is repaired b. repaired c. has repaired d. has been repaired. 17. Jane prefers……………… a. to sing than to dance. b. singing than dancing c. singing to dancing. d. to sing to dancing. 18. His parents want him………………English. a. try his best to learn b. trying his best to learn. c. to try his best to learn d. to trying his best learning. 19. You should……………….quickly if you want to catch the train. a. run b, to run c. running d. ran 20. This is the first time I……………to play badminton a. am trying b. try c. to try d. have tried. II. Choïn töø coù phaàn gaïch chaân maø coù caùch phaùt aâm khaùc vôùi caùc töø coøn laïi(10 ñieåm). 21. a. concern b. customer c. contact d. convenient 1 22. a hour b.house c. heart d. how 23. a.match b.small c. bank d. hat 24. a. proud b. hour c. your d. sound 25. a. sight b. lion c. child d. children 26. a. years b. hands c.shops d. signs 27. a. manure b. measure c. pasture d. adventure 28. a. childrenb. chance c. change d.mechanic 29. a. takes b. inches c. oranges d. houses 30. a. played b. performed c. showed d. acted III/ Choïn töø coù troïng aâm khaùc vôùi caùc töø coøn laïi(10 ñieåm ) 31.a. humid b. airmail c. discuss d. pancake 32.a. notice b. surface c. contact d. effect 33. a. encourage b. volunteer c. assistant d. resources 34. a. environment b. excellent c. interesting d. character 35. a. popular b. business c. America ` d. personal 36. a. foolish b. remember c. greedy d. daughter 37. a. machine b. mobile c. movie d. theater 38. a. delivery b. emigrate c. introduce d. customer 39. a. directory b. telephone c. invention d. experiment 40. a. furniture b. university c. patient d. hospital IV. Ñieàn caùc giôùi töø phuø hôïp vaøo caù caâu sau(10 ñieåm) 41. Jack is . . . . . . . . . the pupils and teacher is . . . . . . . . the middle of the class. 42. Daisy is one. . . . . . . . . . her two classmates. 43. The Saigon market is . . . . . . . . . . . . the centre of the city. 44. Alice’s school has just set . . . . . . . . . . a workshop. 45. Tom is not enough to work . . . . . . . . . machines. 46. They are telling their father . . . . . . . . . . . . new workshop. 47. They said upper boys would make furniture . . . . . . . . . . . the canteen. 48. Who does she live……..? 49. My elder sister has just got married…………………………….. a billionair. 50. Mary was not aquainted………………………………. the weather in Viet Nam. V. Cho hình thöùc ñuùng cuûa caùc töø trong ngoaëc (10 ñieåm). 51. If I had a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I would retire at 40. (choose) 52. How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the street is ! (danger) 53. The Sword Lake is one of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . places in Hanoi. (history) 54. He devoted all his . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to writing. (live) 55. He often writes stories. He is a . . . . . . . . . . . . . (write) 56. These flowers look . . . . . . . . . . . . . (nature) 57. Please tell me about your birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (celebrate) 58. Rubber is elastic so we can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this string. (long) 59. Bell experimented with way of transmiting……………….over a long distance.(speak) 60.They made an…………………………………… to go camping on the weekend.( arrange) VI. Cho hình thöùc ñuùng cuûa caùc ñoäng töø(10 ñieåm) 61. What about…………………………………………the garbage in the school yard?( collect) 62. Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Brazil. (import) 63. My friend was . . . . . . . . . . . . . when I came. (phone) 64. She’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . bananas than apples. (eat) 2 65. Why don’t we……………………………off the lighting fixtures?(turn) 66. Mr Green wanted his son . . . . . . . . . . . . . .an engineer. (become) 67. She had her daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . the football match on TV. (watch) 68. My father often likes………………………………………with Mr John. (play) 69. His younger brother prefers……………………………to…………………………………(study/ learn). 70. Nam wasn’t able to swim and his sister…………………………either.(be). VII. Vieát laïi caùc caâu sau vôùi nghóa khoâng ñoåi(10 ñieåm) 71. He can get hay for cattle. He keeps grass. (Use by + present participle) - .............................................................................................................................................................. 72. When has he bought this book ? (Change into passive voice) - .............................................................................................................................................................. 73. He didn’t have much money. He couldn’t live on it.(Use enough+….) - .............................................................................................................................................................. 74. On this weekend, there will be a music show in the Bu Nho comercial Center. We like to see it. (Use going to +…) - ............................................................................................……………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 75. The glass of water was too hot. I can not drink it.( Use enough+….) -……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 76. How many students does your school have?(there be) -…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77. What is your weight?( How) -…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 78.What the beautiful girl! ( How ) -……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 79. How much are these books and pens ?-->50.000 d(What/ or How) -…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80. She is not only clever but also careful.( both….and) -…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… VIII/ Choïn töø hoaëc cuïm töø chöa chính xaùc trong caùc caâu sau(5 ñieåm ). 81. He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage. A B C D 82. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money. A B C D 83. I recently visited the school where I used to studying five years ago. A B C D 84. These children is going to study in Australia next month. A B C D 85. I finished to do my homework quickly last night. A B C D IX. Ñieàn töø thích hôïp vaøo choå troáng ñeå hoaøn thaønh ñoaïn vaên( 10 ñieåm ) My name is Linda Black. I am 48 years(86)………………… and this is my plan when I retied. Well, when I retie, I am going to(87)………………………… Vietnamese. I can already speak Frech, Italian, and German and I want to learn other(88)…………………………………. I am also going to learn to drive. I never had time to learn(89) ………………………..when I was younger. Then I am going to buy a tent and travel all(90)……………..the world. I am not going to wear boring clothes. I am tired(91) ................blouses and skirts. I am going to(92) ………………………..jeans and colouful T- shirts all the time. And when I am going to come(93)……………………..from my travels, I am going to(94)…………………..some postcards of Ha Noi and become a TV star then tell everyone about the places I (95)…………………. and the people I met. 3  Key anwers: 86………………………….87………………………….88…………………………………89…………………………90……………………………… 91…………………………92…………………………..93…………………………………94…………………………95……………………………. X. Ñoïc ñoaïn vaên roài traû lôøi caâu hoûi( 5 ñieåm) Sports and games When we practise sports, we develop the parts of our body. Only by sports can make our bone strong, our muscles big and our mind quick and active. Very often, we see weak people, it is because they never practise any sports. Sports are as necessary to us as our lessons and tasks are. If we only studied and never played any games, we should become very dull. Nowadays, there are many kinds of games such as: football, basketball, volleyball, tennis, table tennis…. for you to play and improve your health. Therefore, playing sports is very good for every one. Questions: 96. What can make our bones strong, our muscles big and our mind quick and active? - .............................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................ 97. What should we be like if we only studied and never played any games ? - .............................................................................................................................................................. .........................................................................................................................................…………………………. 98. Is practising sports useful for your health? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 99. How often do you play sports? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 100. Write out some sports that you often play. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… PHÒNG GD-ĐT NGhÜa ®µn KỲ THI kiÓm ®Þnh häc sinh mòi nhän MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. age 2. A. seat 3. A. invited 4. A. television 5. A. though 1. B. garbage B. great B. cooked B. physics B. clothing 2. C. heritage C. jeans C. laughed C. pleasure C. bath 3. D. language D. mean D. developed D. expensive D. those 4. 5. 4 II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three. 6. A. nation 7. A. attraction 8. A. machine 9. A. collect 10. A.character 6. B. comfort B. afternoon B. forecast B. packet B. popular 7. C. apply C. pyramid C. program C. borrow C. wonderful 8. D. moment D. century D. jungle D. country D. computer 9. 10. III. Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people. Number the sentences in order. A. Yes. That’s a good idea. I will make some sandwiches. B. OK. And I will bring some lemonade. C. I won’t buy any cheese then. I will bring some fruit instead. D. Well, I think I will take mine. It is still cold in the mornings . E. I think it will be sunny tomorrow so I’ll probably wear my shorts. I won’t take a pullover. F. Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow? G. Shall I buy some cheese? H. Shall I invite David and Helen? I. That’s a good idea. It will be nice if they come. J. I don’t really like cheese. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. SECTION B: VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 1. The man told me ………………to go to the post office. A. what will B. how can I C. how D. how I can 2. Remote controls are used to …………………..with TV. A. connect B. relate C. interact D. show 3. She looks …………………… today. C. nervous and anxious 4. A. nervous and anxiously B. being nervous and anxious D. nervously and anxiously He hates.......................to do something by others. A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked. D. to ask. 5. I’ve ......................to Paris. I went there in March. A. gone B. been C. just D. yet 6. Who is your best friend? – The girl……………………on the stage. A. sings B. to sing C. singing D. will sing 7. - “Would you mind ………………………..next to you ?” Not at all. A. if I sit B. to sit C. sitting D. if I sat 8. What are you going to do? - I don’t know. I haven’t made.......................my mind yet. A. on B. at C. in D. up 9. Hurry up,…………………you will be too late for school. A. if B. but C. or D. and 10. Deaf-mutes can ......................speak ...................... hear. A. both ... and B. neither ...nor C. not only ... but also D. either ... or 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 5 II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences. 1. Graham Bell was a famous …………... INVENT 2. Playing soccer is one of my favorite………….. ACT 3. Environmental ………is everybody’s responsibility. PROTECT 4. We can see many ………………on TV everyday. ADVERTISE 5. Thanhs anyway, but it was ……… news. VALUE 1 2 3 4 5 III. There are ten mistakes in this paragraph. Find them out and correct them. In 1783, two French brothers build the first balloon to take people into the air. One hundred and twenty years lately, in 1903, the Wright brothers built the first plane with an engine and flied in it . This was in the United States. Then, in 1918, the US Post Office begun the first airmail service. Aeroplanes changed a lot in the next thirty year. Then, in 1950s, aeroplanes became many faster because they had jet engines. In 1976, Concorde was building in the UK and France. It is the faster passenger plane in the world and it can flying at 2500 kilometers an hour, so the journey in London to New York is only four hours. Today millions of people travel on aeroplane, and it is difficult to think of a world without them. 0. build  built Mistakes Corrections Mistakes Corrections 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 SECTION C: READING I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word. Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) ....of it. But illness can come, even (2)........ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3).....attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4).... them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)....... The cause of many diseases (6)..... known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)..... safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9)..... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10) ...... medical problems that are unavoidable today. Your answers 1………………. 3…………… 5………………. 7…………… 9…………… 2………………. 4…………… 6………………. 8…………… 10………….. II. Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing the best answer: As a result of years of research, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of their diet, they have high rate of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amount of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. Unfortunately, when Japanese people move to the United States, the rates of heart disease and cancer increase as their diet changes. Moreover, as hamburgers, ice cream, and other high fat foods become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are increasing there as well. People are 6 also eating more meat and diary products in other countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in these countries are increasing along with the change in diet. Consequently, doctors everywhere advise people to eat more grains and vegetables and to eat less meat and fewer diary products. 1. What is the main idea of this passage? 7 A. Children eat the same way their parents eat. B. Doctors advise people to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables. C. Eating meat causes heart disease and cancer. D. The kind of diet we have can cause or prevent diseases 8 2. Why do Japanese have low rates of cancer and heart disease? 9 A. Because their diet changes. C. Because they eat a lot grains and very little meat. B. Because they do eat animal fat. D. Because they live longer than anyone else in the world. 3. " … the Japanese live longer than anyone else…" What does anyone else mean? A. all other people B. most other people C. nobody D. some other people 4.". the rates of heart and disease and cancer are increasing there as well. "Where does there refer to? 10 A. In the United States. B. In Cuba. C. In Japan. D. In Cuba Mauritius, and Hungary Your answers: 1……………… 2…………… 3…………………. 4……… SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one. 1. People use milk to make cheese and butter. Milk…………………………………………………………… 2. Ba said : “ Will you visit me tomorrow, Lan ?”. Ba asked …………………………………………………………….………… 3. Playing sports in the summer is very wonderful. It.............................. ……………………………………………………………………… 4. My grand father often went fishing when he was young . My grand father used ...............…………………………………………………………… 5. I didn’t arrive in time to see the opening of the match . I wasn’t …………………………………………………………………………. 6. Nobody has ever rented this expensive hotel for a long time. This expensive………………………………………………………………… 7. The last time she went out with him was two years ago. She hasn't .................................................................................................. 8. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before. This is the first time………………………………………… II. Write a composition on the following topic: (about 150-180 words) Write somthings about a celebration or a festival you know , such as : Vietnamese Teacher’s Day; Women’s Day ; Lang Vac Festival……………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHÂ M SECTION A: PHONETICS & SPEAKING I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5 marks) 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C II. Identify the word whose main stress is different from that of the other three. (1 x 5 = 5) 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D III. Rearrange the following sentences to make a logical dialogue between two people. Number the sentences in order. (1 x 10 = 10) 1. C 2. H 3. B 4. G 5. D 6. F 7. E 8. J 9. A 10. I SECTION B: VOCABULARY - GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (1 x 10 = 10) 1. C 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B II. Supply the correct word form to complete the following sentences.(1 x 5 = 5) 1. inventor 2. activities 3 protection 4. advertisements 5. unvaluable III. There are ten mistakes in this paragraph. Find them out and correct them. (1 x 10 = 10) 1.lately - later 2. flied - flew 4. year - years 5. many - much 3. begun - began 6. building - built 7. faster - fastest 8. flying - fly 9. in - from 10. on - by SECTION C: READING I. Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.(1 x 10 = 10) 1. aware 2. when 3. diseases 4. cure 5. changed 6. was 7. much 8. live 9. medical 10. solve II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. (4 x 1 =4) 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way………….. (1 x 8 = 8) 1. Milk is used to make cheese and butter. 2. Ba asked Lan if she would visit him the following day. 3. It is very wonderful to play sports in the summer. 4. My grandfather used to go fishing when he was young. 5. I wasn’t early enough to see the opening of the match. 6. This expensive hotel hasn’t been rented for a long time. 7. She hasn’t gone out with him for two years. 8. This is the first time I have ever eaten this kind of food before II. Write a composition on the following topic… (13 marks) - Layout : - Grammar, structure and vocabulary: - Content: . Total marks: 80: 4 = 20 marks PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO HƯƠNG TRÀ KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI THỊ XÃ NĂM HỌC 2011-2012. MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8. Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút. Ngày thi: 10/4/2012 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Điểm Người chấm 1 ––––––––––––––––– Người chấm 2 Mã phách ...................... ..................................... ................................... ............. (Đề thi gồm có 5 trang, thí sinh làm bài thi trực tiếp trên bản đề thi này. Đề bài gồm 100 câu bao gồm cả trắc nghiêm ê và tự luâ ên, mỗi câu 1 điểm) A. Vocabulary I. Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. To jog means to................................ A. work hard B. run fast C. run slowly D. work carefully 2. To quit means to................................ A. give up B. start C. begin D. sleep 3. To reduce means to.................... A. increase B decrease C. destroy D. rise 4. To assist means to............................ A. hire B. like C. hate D. help 5. I am looking forward to……………you some day . A. seeing B. saw C. see D. sees 6. The opposite of failure is................... A. success B. difficulty C. pride D. harm 7. The opposite of enemy is................... A. army B. friend C. dog D. cat 8. The opposite of agree is................... A. fly B. dream C. refuse D. grow 9. What is she doing? A. Nothing B. Doing C. Feeding D. Sweeping 10. Ba is sociable but his brother is quite ………….. A. outgoing B. shy C. generous D. kind II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of words with the capital words at the beginning at sentences. 11. All ……………between Paris and Hanoi have been cancelled due to fog FLY  ………………………. 12. There is plenty of………………for young people in this city. ENTERTAIN  ………………………. 13. It’s ………………… to complain; you won’t get your money back. USE  ………………………….. 14. During his……………….. the family used to live in the country side. CHILD  …………………. 15. He is such (a/an )……………….person that no one likes him. HELP  ………………………… B. Grammar and Structure I. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank 16. My friend .............. the answer to the question now. A. is known B. know C. is knowing D. knows 17. I think I’ll buy this pair of shoes. They................ me really well. A. fit B. are fitting C. have fit D. are fitted 18. I’ll tell my uncle all the news when I ............... him. A. will see B. am going to see C. see D. shall see 19. I’ve got my key. I found it when I ................. for something else. A. looked B. have looked C. looking D. was looking 20. “All these photographs ................... with a very cheap camera,” he said. A. have taken B. take C. were taken D. were taking 21. I wondered ................... the tickets were on sale yet. A. what B. whether C. when D. where 22. Dinner will be ready soon. Can you please .............. the table? A. lay B. put C. make D. take 23. Our neighbors are very ...................... on camping holidays. A. interested B. fond C. eager D. keen 24. There are some one following us. I think we .........................................in this area. A. are following B. are followed C. follow D. are being followed 25. Walt Disney ....................... the character of Mickey Mouse A. was created B. is created C. creates D. created . 26. Would you like to go to the cinema? –No, thanks. I’d…………stay at home. A. better B. like C. rather D. prefer 27. Did they ask you what examinations you’ve……………..? A. succeeded B. passed C. overcome D. obtained 28. The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is…………… any other lake in the world. A. larger than B. largest C. the largest D. the larger than 29. Most people prefer…………..money to…………….it. A. spend- earn B. spending- earn C. to spend – earning D. spending- earning 30. Our teacher made us…………….harder. A. working B. to work C. work D. works 31. The plane will………………..in a few minutes. A. take off B. land C. group D. both A&B 32.The teacher told the student …………… A. what to do that B. how to do that C. which to do that D. by how to do that 33. He is used to …………….in public. A. the speaking B. be speaking C. speak D. speaking 34. Do you think I should practice………..English every day?- Yes, if you want to improve it. A. on listening B. to listen C. listened D. listening 35. I am not old enough ………. the car. A. driving B. drive C. drove D. to drive II. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting 36. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people A B C D 37. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day A B C D 38. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers? A B C D 39. I think I prefer country life more than city life A B C D 40. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school A B C D III. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive form Wiki Website “Wiki” means “quick” in Hawaian. The word is used to describe websites that …………..(41. write) by people who use the site. Anyone who visits a wiki website can add or change the information on the page. The first wiki website ………………..(42. create) by Ward Cunningham in 1995. Since then, wiki guidebooks , wiki dictionaries and wiki encyclopedias ……………….(43. publish) on the Internet. The most popular online encyclopedia is “wikipedia” . Over 22 million entries …………….(44. add) since it started, and it is now the most detailed encyclopedia in the world. According to the create or of Wikipedia, the work ………………(45. do) by 20. 000 people who regularly edit the pages. The amazing thing is that the information is completely free. 41……………………….42……………………………43…………………………………. 44………………………………………45…………………………………………………. C. Speaking I. Matching the question in column A with the suitable answer in column B A B 46. What do you think this machine is for? A. Yes, sir 47. Would you mind if I opened the door? B. Tall, thin, short curly hair 48. Would you like to go through the departure C. I have no idea. lounge? 49. What does the countryside look like? 50. What does he look like? 46 47 D. Too quiet. E. Please go ahead 48 49 50 II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 51. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked 52. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition 53. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead 54. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn 55. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond D. Reading I. Fill in the blanks with suitable word celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display In Scotland, the biggest …………..(56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. On 31 st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework …………… (57) at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people …………….(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells ……………….(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing” . This is a Scottish …………..(60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your neighbours after ……………..(61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to ……………..(62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three ……………….(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts ………………….(64) warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is …………….(65) lucky. 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 II. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the blanket. For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (66)…………. flying is no more dangerous (67)…………… any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occurs (68) ………….. taking off and landing when (69)………… decisions are vitally important. The people (70)………… job it is to look (71)……….. the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to (72)………….. safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (73)………… such care of is all part of the total experience. (74)………… other form of travel involves waiting for people in quite the same (75)………. with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films. 66. A. although B. too C. and D. because 67. A. than B. as C. then D. with 68. A. while B. during C. for D. through 69. A. leader’s B. chief’s C. driver’s D. pilot’s 70. A. whose B. which C. their D. that 71. A. for B. up C. after D. round 72. A. feel B. rest C. experience D. lie 73. A. given B. kept C. shown D. taken 74. A. Any B. No C. All D. Not 75. A. sort B. kind C. way D. part E. Writing I. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences. 76. Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run. ...................................................................................................................................... 77. Life/ country / definitely / changing / the better. ...................................................................................................................................... 78. The date / meeting/ will/ have to/ change/ tomorrow. ...................................................................................................................................... 79. Tom / have / shower / telephone / rang. ...................................................................................................................................... 80. Last year / we /spend / week / My Son / and / I not want / leave. ...................................................................................................................................... 81. Watching / television / consider / most / popular / kind / entertainment / nowadays. ...................................................................................................................................... 82. After /many / experiments / finally / first / successful /flight/ make / by / Wright brothers. ...................................................................................................................................... 83. My grandfather / used / tell / stories / until / we / fall / asleep. ...................................................................................................................................... 84. I / used / collect / shells / when / be / kid. ...................................................................................................................................... 85. My uncle / move / Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and / live / there / then. ...................................................................................................................................... II. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first 86. Tom works hard as a student Tom ……………………………………………………………………………… 87. It is good exercise to run a mile a day  Running …………………………………………………………………………… 88. It’s a great pleasure to be with you.  Being ………………………………………………………………………………. 89. We didn’t see her at all.  She ………………………………………………………………………………… 90. Tom is not as tall as Peter  Peter ………………………………………………………………………………. 91. Her father asked her if she would go to the cinema with her friend  Her father asked her: “………………………………………………………………” 92. The step- mother doesn’t treat the little girl in a normal way.  The little girl …………………………………………………………………….. 93. Do you mind my smoking?  Do you mind……………………………………………………………………….. 94. No one works harder than Barbara.  Barbara ……………………………………………………………….. 95. He told his customer : “ Please bring it back if it doesn’t fit well”  He told …………………………………………………………………………… 96. The last time we saw him was in 1988. We haven’t………………………………………………………………………… 97. Peter spent 3 hours on repairing his computer.  It took……………………………………………………………………………… 98. You will not be accepted if you don’t finish your home work.  Unless…………………………………………………………………………… 99. “Don’t swim out too far, boys ’’ I said  I warned………………………………………………………………………… 100. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.  Because of………….…………………………………………………………… HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM và ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8 Đề bài gồm 100 câu bao gồm cả trắc nghiêm ê và tự luâ ên. Mỗi câu 1 điểm, tổng số điểm là 100 sau đó quy về thang điểm 20. A. Vocabulary I. 1C 2A 3B 4D 5A 6A 7B 8C 9A 10B II. 11. flights 12. entertainment 13. useless 14. childhood 15. unhelpful B . Grammar And Structures I. 16 D 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. C 31D 32B 33. D 34.D 35. D II. 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. A III. 41. are written 42. was created 43. have been published 44. have been added 45. is done C. Speaking I. 46. C 47. E 48. A 49D 50. B II. 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. A 55. C D. Reading I. 56. celebration 57. display 58. gather 59. ring 60. custom 61. midnight 62. bring 63. gifts 64. symbolize 65. particularly II. 66. A 67. A 68.B 69. D 70.A 71. C 72. A 73. D 74. B 75.C E. Writing I. 76. Early this morning the children decided to go for a run. 77. Life in the country is definitely changing for the better. 78. The date of the meeting will have to be changed tomorrow. 79. Tom was having a shower when the telephone rang. 80. Last year, we spent a week in My Son and I did not want to leave. 81. Watching television is considered the most popular kind of entertainment nowadays. 82. After many experiments, finally the first successful flight was made by the Wright brothers. 83. My grandfather used to tell us stories until we fell asleep. 84 I used to collect shells when I was a kid. 85 My uncle moved to Ho Chi Minh City in 1987 and he has lived there since then. II. 86. Tom is a hard -working student 87. Running a mile a day is good exercise 88. Being with you is a great pleasure. 89. She wasn’t seen at all 90. Peter is taller than Tom 91. Her father asked her : “Will you go to the cinema with your friend?” 92. The little girl isn’t treated in a normal way by the step- mother 93. Do you mind if I smoke? 94. Barbara works hardest 95. He told his customer to bring it back if it didn’t fit well 96. We haven’t seen him since 1988. 97. It took Peter 3 hours to repair his computer. 98. Unless you finish your homework, you will not be accepted. 99. I warned the boys not to swim out too far. 100. Because of the terrible traffic, they arrived late. §Ò kiÓm ®Þnh chÊt lîng häc sinh giái Choose the underlined part that pronounced differently from the others 1) A. honest B. hour C. honor D. huour 2) A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teach 3) A. there B. thank C. youth A. thirsty 4) A. fund B. upset C. tutor D. rug 5) A. safe B. mall C. nature D. face 6) A. option B. information C. quention D. invitation 7) A. choos B. chemistry C. character D. child 8) A. invited B. liked C. ended D. wanted 9) notice B. grow C. ghost D. lost 10) like B. wide C. oponion D. file Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses 1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword. 2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when the (4. leave)………….. the bank. 3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school. 4. How many times you (7. be)………… to Ho Chi Minh City? 5. The moon (8. move)……………… around th earth. 6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit)…………….. my grand father. 7. How about (10. go)……………… to the zoo? Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions 1. She went out the room………………….. saying a word. 2. The life in the countryside is changing…………. Better. 3. She was born……………… 2 o’clock …………….. 18th July. 4. Mary is thinking……………… importing fowers………….. China. 5. They are traveling……………….. the airport…………….. a bus. 6. I am afraid………………. Ghost. 7. The fight………………... deforestation is very important. Put the words in brackets into correct forms 1. Ha Long Bay is in………………… VietNam (north). 2. The wild animals are being…………………..(appear). 3. I couldn’t find any………………. between the tow picture (different). 4. She is a ……………… she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower). 5. Long put…………… on that towel to stop the bleeding (press). 6. The question isn’t good. It’s ………….. to ask (import). 7. His father soon died of a ……………… heart (break). 8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s……………. (wind). 9. I am going to have a……………… check-up next Monday (medicine). 10. The knife is ……………… it can cut everything (use). Choose the best answer