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ĐIỂM
BÀI THI

Bằng số:

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
NĂM HỌC: 2015 - 2016
MÔN: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Ngày thi:15/04/2016
Chữ ký Giám khảo 1: …………………………

Bằng chữ: …………...

Chữ ký Giám khảo 2: …………………………
Số phách

………….
Lưu ý: - Đề thi gồm có 05 trang, thí sinh làm
bài trực tiếp vào tờ đề thi này.
- Thí sinh không được sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu nào, kể cả từ điển.

PART B: WRITTEN TEST
I. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D (5 pts)
1. A. realize
B. improve
C. possible
D. comfortable

2. A. important
B. especially
C. prefer
D. influence
3. A. general
B. opinion
C. abroad
D. surprise
4. A. comfort
B. nation
C. apply
D. moment
5. A. medical
B. advise
C. vegetables
D. physical
Your answer: 1______

2______

3______

4______

5______

II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (10 pts)
1. After a month, Hoa got used to ______ in her new school.
A. study
B. studying

C. studied
D. is studying
2. Her son was absent from school ______ of his illness last Tuesday.
A. because
B. instead
C. though
D. but
3. That child ______ to go at once.
A. will
B had better
C. has
D. have
4. My brother feels ______ again after his operation.
A. strongly
B. strength
C. strong
D. enough strong
5. Jane and Jack stood in front of the mirror and looked at ______.
A. herself
B. himself
C.theirselves
D. themselves
6. Susan is the ______ of the two girls.
A. prettier
B. prettiest
C. pretty
D. prettily
7. Unless you work hard, you ______ the exams.
A. won’t fail
B. will fail

C. don’t fail
D. didn’t fail
8. Why are you turning on the TV?
- I ______ the news.
A. will watch
B. am going to watch C. watch
D. watched
9. Hung is ______ to ride a motorbike to school.
A. not old enough
B. old not enough
C. enough old not
D. enough not old
10. Neither I nor Tom ______ beef.
A. doesn’t like
B. don’t like
C. like
D. likes
Your answer
1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
6. ______
7. ______
8. ______
9. ______
10. ______
III. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form (10 pts)
1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit) ______ over there."

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2. There (be) ______ no rain here for 6 months.
3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ______ my father.
4. By the time we (stop) ______, we had driven six hundred miles.
5.The price (become ) ______ more and more expensive these days.
6. Pupils are made (work) ______ hard at this school.
7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ______ her.
8. Don’t forget (lock) ______ the door before going to bed.
9. The pens (produce) ______ by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.
10. The film (begin) ______ at 7.30 or 8.00?
Your answers
1._____________________________________ 6._____________________________________
2._____________________________________ 7._____________________________________
3._____________________________________ 8._____________________________________
4._____________________________________ 9._____________________________________
5._____________________________________ 10.____________________________________
IV.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters (10 pts)

The lecturer is giving us first-aid ______.
(INSTRUCT)
Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ______.
(COMFORT)
He said “Good morning” in a most ______ way.
(FRIEND)
This book is ______ enough for me to read.
(INTEREST)
Sa Pa is a wonderful ______ resort in Viet Nam.
(MOUNTAIN)
Nam’s sister has been an ______ for seven years.
(ACT)
Diana is a ______. She sells flowers at a shop in New York.
(FLOWER)
The view of this mountain is ______.
(BEAUTY)
My mother doesn’t like me to wear short skirts to church. She thinks they are ______.
(SUITABLE)
10. Christmas songs were ______ for people in towns and villages.
(PERFORM)
Your answers
1._____________________________________ 6._____________________________________
2._____________________________________ 7._____________________________________
3._____________________________________ 8._____________________________________
4._____________________________________ 9._____________________________________
5._____________________________________ 10.____________________________________
V. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written English. Find
and correct it. (10 pts)
1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter.
A

B
C
D
2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked
A
B
C
D
3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.
A
B
C
D
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4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.
A
B
C
D
5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.
A
B
C
D
6. He gets up early in order reviewing lessons before school.
A
B
C

D
7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.
A
B
C
D
8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home
A
B
C
D
9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks.
A
B
C
D
10. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her?
A
B
C
D

1.

Mistake
________________

Correction
________________ 6.


Mistake
Correction
________________ ________________

2.

________________

________________ 7.

________________ ________________

3.

________________

________________ 8.

________________ ________________

4.

________________

________________ 9.

________________ ________________

5.


________________

________________ 10. ________________ ________________

VI. Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (10 pts)
How to be a friend to the earth.
There (1) ______ many simple things we can do to stop the (2) ______ of the environment.
First of all, we should not dump our rubbish without (3) ______ which things, such as bottles and
paper can (4) ______.
We should put objects that we can recycle in (5) ______ bins. Secondly, instead of taking our car
wherever we go, we ought to leave it at home (6) ______ possible, and go on foot or (7) ______
public transport. When we have to drive to the supermarket (8) ______ our shopping, we should
always remember (9) ______ our own bags (10) ______ we don’t need to use the supermarket’s
plastic bags.
1. A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

2. A. destroy

B. destroyed

C. destructive

D. destruction


3. A. think

B. to think

C. thinking

D. thought

4. A. be recycled

B. recycle

C. recycling

D. being recycled

5. A. recycle

B. recycles

C. recycled

D. recycling

6. A. where

B. whenever

C. where


D. wherever

7. A. on

B. in

C. by

D. to

8. A. to do

B. do

C. to make

D. making

9. A. taking

B. to take

C. take

D. took

10. A. so

B. that


C. so that

D. so as

Your answers:
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1. __________
6. __________

2. __________
7. __________

3. __________
8. __________

4. __________
9. __________

5. __________
10. __________

VII. Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage (10 pts)
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very poor part of London. (1) ______ father was a comedian and
his mother worked (2) ______ a dancer and a singer. Neither of them (3) ______ successful so the
family (4) ______ very little money. The first time he himself earned (5) ______ by dancing and
singing, he was only five years old. He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working
(6) ______ the theatre.
When he (7) ______ about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to

America. On one such tour, (8) ______ was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood, where
he eventually became both a famous actor (9) ______ a film director.
He died in Switzerland in 1977, at the (10) ______ of 88. There is now a statue of him in
Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.
Your answers
1. __________

2. __________

3. __________

4. __________

5. __________

6. __________

7. __________

8. __________

9. __________

10. __________

VIII. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same (5 pts)
1. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
 People ____________________________________________________________________
2. You are not allowed to smoke here.
 Would you mind ____________________________________________________________?

3. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Apples are not ______________________________________________________________
4. He could not afford to buy the car
 The car ____________________________________________________________________
5. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.
 Although ___________________________________________________________________
IX. Make complete sentences, using the given cues (5 pts)
1. My grandfather/ used/ tell/ stories/ until/ we/ fall/ asleep.
 ___________________________________________________________________________
2. My uncle/ move/ Ho Chi Minh City/ 1987/ and/ live/ there/ then.
 ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Life/ country/ definitely/ changing/ the better.
 ___________________________________________________________________________
4. Tom/ have/ shower/ telephone/ rang.
 ___________________________________________________________________________
5. He/ spend/ a lot of money/ books/ years now.
 ___________________________________________________________________________

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X. In about 80-100 words, write a short paragraph about the reasons why you like or dislike
living in the countryside.(10 pts)
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