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<b>Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo thanh ba</b>

<b>Đề thi học sinh năng khiếu môn tiếng anh lớp 8</b>
<b>Năm học 2009-2010</b>

<i><b> ( Thi gian 120 phỳt khụng k thời gian giao đề)</b></i>
<b>Questions</b>

<b> I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest </b>
<b>in group?</b>

1. A. honey B. hour C. houri D. humour

2. A. challenging B. fetch C. brochure D. chocolate
3. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough

4. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
5. A. native B. nature C. naked D. natural
6. A. melted B. recycled C. refilled D. reused
7. A. great B. bean C. beach D. reach
8. A.planet B. electrical C. grocery D. sockets
9. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow
10. A. busy B. must C. thus D. bus

<b>II. Circle the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence?</b>
1. I’d rather you………… the meal.

A. cooked B. cooks C. cook D. cooking
2. They have never come ………… such a beautiful village before.
A. off B. along C.at D. across
3. A(n) ………… can take the patient to the hospital quickly.

A. emergency B. bleeding C. wound D. ambulance
4. Can you tell me what …………. to your family lastnight?

A. has happened B. have happened C. happened D. did happen
5. He said that he…………. me at 4.30 that afternoon.

A. would meet B. met C. will meet D. meets
6. I promise I ………. video games any time.

A. will play B. would play C. won’t play D. could play
7. Leave early ………. you won’t miss the bus.

A. in order B. so C. so that D . in order to
8. Trung asked Minh …………. He lived in Quang Nam province.
A. where B. what C. how D. whether

9. The old car ………… in China is my uncle’s.

A. make B. made C. making D. makes
10. Life in the cities is changing for the ………

A. better B. best C. good D. well
11. Minh is………….. beautiful and intelligent.

A. too B. both C. and D. not only

12. He has a very quiet and ………. life in that big, empty house.
A. by himself B. alone C. only D. lonely

13. The knife is………. It can’t cut anything.
A. useful B. useless C. use D. to use

14. Our flight to Singapore has been delayed .We ………as well stay here an extra day.
A. should B. could C. must D. ought

15. After a month. Hoa got used to ……… in her new school.

A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
16. She went to the market without…………anything.

A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
17. The man ………. in the accident was taken to the hospital.
A. injured B. injuring C. to injure D. injure
18. Last year, I was……… to be invited to HaNoi.

A. too luckyB. less lucky C. more fortunate D. fortunate enough
19. Oh no! Mycamera isn’t here . It………. stolen.

A. is being B. has been C. have D. did
20. The window is going to……… by him.

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1. He gets up early in order to reviewing lesson before school.
A B C D

2. I am used to swim in this river when I was young.
A B C D

3. The procedure is almost the same like it was 200 years ago.
A B C D

4. I have lived here since many years and I think it is a nice house.
A B C D

5. Coins making of metal are durable and portable.
A B C D

6. The students seem very nervously before the final test.
A B C D

7. It is essential that this matter should be keep out of the newspaper.
A B C D

8. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world.
A B C D

9. We couldn’t buy the tickets because we didn’t have money enough.
A B C D
10. I was exciting because I’m going to NewYork tomorrow.

A B C D

<b>IV.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the </b>
<b>same as the sentence before it?</b>

1. All my suits were made in London.

 I had ……… ………..

2. “ You had better not lend him any money, Mary” said Peter.

 Peter advised……… ………. .

3.He hasn’t chatted with his classmates through the Internet for ages.

 It’s ages ……….

4.Please don’t make any noise. I’m very tired.

 I’d rather……… ………. ..
5.It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.

 You don’t……… ……….. .

6.Hung keeps forgetting his homework.

 Hung is……… ……….. .

7. Nhung will be fifteen next week.

 It’s Nhung’s ……… ……….. .

8. They won’t be able to come on Sunday.

 It will be……… ………..

9. They said that you are the best singer in the town.

 You ……….

10. Would you mind if I sat here?

 Do ……… ……….. .

<b>V. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap?</b>

1. Write a ……… …. ...of your favorite film you saw.(describle)
2. Tom often tell us ……… …. ..stories after his summer vacation.( amuse)
3. You must make a quick ………. about who win the contest.( decide)
4.Discovering penicillin made Sir Alexander Fleming…… ……. ...all over the world
( fame)

5. The tennis game ………..because of the heavy rain. (postpone)
6. When I first met her she ………. to paint. ( study)
7. Trung and his brother like ……….. movies very much.( act)
8. Bell……… …. .demonstrated his invention.( success)

9. I think your garden needs ……… and you should have it done tomorrow.
( weed)

10. My brother often does experiments about electricity for his ..……….(please)
<b>VI. Make sentences using the words or phrases given?</b>

1. The plane/ delay/ for an hour/ the bad weather.

.
………

2. I/ write/ my report/ 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

..

………

3. The word “sixth”/ hard/ pronounce.

. .

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4. In my job/ Monday/busy/ the week.

..

……… ………
5. She/ work/as a seceretary/ 10 years.

.. .. ..

……… … ………
<b>VII. Read the passage and fill the suitable word in the blank?</b>

Do you think the animals can understand each other?

The answer is yes. They can communicate (1)………. each other by signs and
sounds. For example, dogs communicate in many ways. They not only bark,(2)…………
they howl, growl,snarl, and whine. They lift a paw, or bare their teeth. Other dogs can
understand what these sounds and actions(3) …………..

Animals communicate with each other not only with sounds and movements, but with
smell. Most animals that live in herds(4) ..………on smell to keep together. And, of
course, we know how dogs recognize each other by smell.

Apes are supposed (5)…………. among the most intelligent of animals,yet, they really

have no better “language” than other animals. They make many sounds and expressions
of the(6) ……….. to communicate their feelings of anger or hunger or joy, but they
have nothing like the words of human speech.

By the way, unlike human beings who have to learn (7)………. talk, apes and other
animals know their “language” by instinct. They will make the right kind of cries and
sounds and expression even if they have never seen another animal like(8)…………
before. Birds, however, learn their way (9 )………singing, at least in part. That is
why a sparrow brought up among canaries will try (10)………. like one. It has
been learning the wrong “ language” !

<i>( Cán bộ coi thi khơng giải thích gì thêm)</i>
Phịng giáo dục và đào tạo thanh ba
<b>Hớng dẫn chấm thi học sinh năng khiu</b>

<b>môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 -năm học 2009 2010</b>

<b>I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in </b>
<b>group. (1điểm=0,1điểm/1câu)</b>

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.A
<b>II. Circle the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence. </b>

<b>(2điểm=0,1điểm/1câu)</b>

1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.D
13.B 14.A 15.B 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C

<b>III. Choose one word or phrase that need correcting. (1điểm=0,1điểm/1câu)</b>
1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A

<b>IV.Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the </b>
<b>same as the sentence before it.(2điểm=0,2điểm/1câu)</b>

1. I had all my suits made in London.

2. Peter advised Mary not to lend him any money.

3. It’s age since he last chatted with his classmates through the Internet.
4. I’d rather you didn’t make any noise.I’m very tired.

5. You don’t need/have to set off early.
6. Hung is always forgetting his homework.
7. It’s Nhung’s fifteenth birthday nextweek.

8. It will be impossible for them to come on Sunday.
9. You are said to be the best singer in the town.
10. Do you mind if I sit here?

<b>V. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap. (1điểm=0,1điểm/1câu)</b>
1. description 2. amusing 3.decision 4. famous 5. was postponed

6.was studying 7. action 8. successfully 9.weeding 10. pleasure
<b>VI. Make sentences using the words or phrases given.(1diểm=0,2điểm/1câu)</b>

1. The plane has been delayed for an hour by/because of the bad weather.
2. I was writing my report at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

3.The word “sixth” is hard to pronounce .
4.In my job, Monday is the busiest day of the week.

5.She has worked as a seceretary for 10 years.

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