UBND HUYỆN CAO LÃNH
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
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Kỳ thi Học sinh giỏi cấp huyện năm học 2006 - 2007
Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian: 90 phút (không
kể thời gian phát đề)
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AI)
Multiple choice (6ms)
I) From each number, pich out one
word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1) a-perform b-colour c-boring d-your
2) a-bath b-watch c-want d-water
3) a-thank b-think c-father d-them
4) a-happen b-house c-hour d-horse
5) a-filled b-destroyed c-wished d-prepared
6) a-flow b-crowd c-cloud d-scout
II) From each number, pick out
one word which has the stress on the second syllable:
7) a-chemical b-upset c-steamer d-cupboard
8) a-jungle b-volcano c-surroud d-marine
9) a-foreman b-microwave c-manufactor d-mortar
10) a-powder b-process c-flavour d-defrost
III)
Choose the correct answer for each sentence.
11) Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area.
a) don’t smoke b)
not smoking c) to not smoke d) not to smoke
12) Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam !
a) do b)
make c) take d) play
13) Timson . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her
latest is the best.
a) made b)
had made c) has made d) was making
14) My birthday is . . . . . . . . . . February 2nd.
a) on b)
in c) at d) from
15) You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . .
a) careful b)
carefully c) careless d) carelessly
16) “The students went on a canoe trip yesterday.”
“I heard it was
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”
a) excited b)
exciting c) exciteful d) an excitement
17) “Do you think your father will worry if we’re late?”
“Maybe we’d
better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . him.”
a) call b)
be calling to c) to call d) will call
18) I said “Happy Birthday” before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a
present.
a) give b)
will give c) gave d) giving
19) Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . .
. . . . . . . . .
a) slept-rang b)
slept-wasringing
c) was sleeping-rang d)
was sleeping-was ringing
20) “Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?”
“ - . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .”
a) Yes, please. b)
I’m sorry. I’d love to.
c) No, thanks. d)
Yes, I’d love to.
21) John doesn’t play tennis.
David doesn’t play tennis.
a.
Both John and David doesn’t play tennis.
b.
Neither John nor David plays tennis.
c.
Not either John or David plays tennis.
d.
Not only John but also David doesn’t play tennis.
22) The coach said, “It’s time for you
to go home, boys!”
a.
The coach told the boys that it was time for you to go home.
b.
The coach tells the boys that it was time for them to go home.
c.
The coach told the boys that it is time for them to go home.
d.
The coach told the boys that it was time for them to go home.
23)
_____ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at
all.
a. If
b. Because c. Since d.
Although
24)
She startedlearning English ten years ago.
a) She
has not learnt English before.
b)
She has started learning English for ten years.
c)
She has learnt English for ten years.
d)
She has learnt English since ten years.
25) They
spent a lot of money on food and clothes.
a) A
lot of money was spent on food and clothes.
b) A
lot of money were spent on food and clothes.
c) A
lot of money on food and clothes were spent.
d) A
lot of money on food and clothes was spent.
26)
There is a detective film _____ at the
Thang Long Theater.
a) on b) in c) inside d) outside
27)
She got used to _______ her bike.
a)
ride b) riding c) rode d) rides
28)
You need a good pair of paddles to play _____.
a) tennis b) football c) table tennis d) badminton
29)
Ha Long Bay
a)
World Natural Heritage. b)
Natural World Heritage.
c)
World Cultural Heritage. d)
Cultural World Heritage.
30)
A(n) ______ can take a patient to hospital quickly.
a) emergency b) bleeding
c) wound d)
ambulance
B)
Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in
brackets. (0) is an example for you. (4ms)
31) Life is more . . . . . . . . . . now. (comfort)
32) Would you like to go . . . . . . . . . . . (swim)
33) He speaks French very . . . . . . . . . . . . (good)
34) Life in the city is . . . . . . . . . . . . . from life
in the country. (difference)
35) Meat is not a . . . . . . . . . . food if we know how
much to eat. (health)
36) These medicines can work well with your . . . . . . . .
. (ill)
37) My sister has a beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . of
stamp. (collect)
38) There was no . . . . . . . . . . for his absence from
class yesterday. (explain)
C) Circle the italized portion of the sentence that is incorrect. (2ms)
39) Some people grow so taller that
their health may become endangered.
A
B C D
40) After said goodbye to my parents, I went
to school with my sister.
A B C D
41) The phone rung while I was washing
the dishes.
A
B C
D
42) Henry’s friends told themselves to put his
coat on the rack in their hall.
A B C D
43) She isn’t old enough to done this job.
A B C D
44) Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are
performed for people in towns
A B C
and villages.
D
45) Would you mind help me solve these
mathematics problems? I can hardly
A B
C
understand how to do them.
D
46) She was having dinner when a man was
coming and giving her a bunch of
A B C D
flowers.
D) Rewrite the following sentences
without changing the meaning. (2,5ms)
47) The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?”
- The sister ___________________________________.
48) A lot of effort has been put in the work by the little
girl.
- The little girl __________________________________________.
49) How long have you studied medicine?
- When _____________________________________?
50) John was too ill to go to school.
- John wasn’t _________________________________.
51) Tom is not as tall as Peter.
- Peter ____________________________.
E) Read
the paragraphs below and the summary which follows. (3ms)
Air pollution is
a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws
limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t
enuogh information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have
proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.
The gases from
the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead
in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets
surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot
of lead in the atmosphere can’t think as quickly as other children and are
clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other
long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to
increase , the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the
Poles ma melt and may cause serious floods.
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Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word
only.)
Air ___________
(52) can make people ___________ (53). Consequently, some countries pass
____________ (54) to control the quantity of ___________ (55) in the air. Air
pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the ___________ (56). _____________ (57) should
not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s _____________ (58) and
makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from ____________ (59)
collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can
also have an influence on the earth’s ____________ (60). The ice may melt near
the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad ____________ (61).
F) Read the following passage and
choose the best answer: (2,5ms)
Every year
students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A
few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the
office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most
people must work hard to learn another language.
Many boys nad
girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study
their own language, and mathematics… and English. In England ,
America or Australia , many
boys and girls study their own language, which is English and mathematics… and
another language, perhaps French or German or Spainish.
Many adults
learn English, because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn
English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at
the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read
newspapers or magazines in English.
62) According to the
writer . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) only adults learn
English.
b) no children like to
learn English.
c) English is useful
only for teenagers.
d) English is popular
in most of the world.
63) Most people learn
English by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a) watching videos
only.
b) hearing the
language in the office.
c) talking with
foreigners.
d) working hard on
their lessons.
64) Many boys and
girls learn English because . . . . . . . .
a) English can give
them a job.
b) it is included in
their study courses.
c) they are forced to
learn it.
d) they have to study
their own language.
65) In America or Australia many school children
study . . . . . . . . .
a) English as a
foreign language.
b) English and
mathematics only.
c) such foreign
languages as French, German and Spainish.
d) their own language
and no foreign language.
66) Many adults learn
English because . . . . . . . . . .
a) English is spoken
in their office.
b) they want to go
abroad.
c) most of their books
are in English.
d) it helps them in
their work.
_____THE END_____
