Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 09

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ĐỀ SỐ 09 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. read B. beat C. bread D. heat 2. A. put B. but C. peanut D. shut 3. A. what B.hat C. cat D. fat II. Pick out the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.

1. A. native B. revive C. relative D. sensitive 2. A. disjunction B. solution C. instruction D. station III. Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below. 1. Television ________ very popular since the 1950s.

A. is B. was C. has been D. have been 2. - "Who sings best in your school?" - "Minh________”

A. sings B. is C. has D. does 3. Please ask them ________ in this area.

A. don't smoke B. not smoking C. not to smoke D. to not smoke 4. Let's go to the museum, ________?

A. will you B. shall we C. do we D. don't you 5. He though much of his childhood______he lived with his family in the country.

A. that B. where C. when D. which 6. It is the largest ship I________

A. Has seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. seen 7. Students are looking forward to________ on holiday.

A. go B. going C, went D. have gone 8. His grandfather died________ the age of 90.

A. in B. of C. on D. at 9. Drinking and smoking will do great harm________ people's health.

A. to B. for C. with D. in 10. Lomonosov was not________ a great scientist but also a very talented poem.

A. fairly B. merely C. hardly D. rarely 11. His parents never allowed him________

A. to smoking B. smoking C. to smoke D. smoked 12. School children always object to ________ uniform.

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A. wearing B. wear C. have worn D. wore 13. Wine is made________ rice.

A. of B. from C. in D. with 14.Let your name________ in the sheet of paper

A. to be written B. be written C. write D. being written 15.He was offered the job________ he had no experience.

A. even though B. despite C. while D. however 16.If only he________ accept some help with the work instead of trying to do it alone.

A. will B. may C. would D. were 17.He always________

A. avoids to meet me B. avoiding to meet me C. avoids meeting me D. to avoid meeting me 18.After a month, Hoa got used to________ in her new school.

A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying 19.He likes________ him "sir"

A. to call B. calling C. to be called D. to be calling 20.He has his sister________ his homework.

A. to do B. do C. doing D. done IV. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. 1.He drives very carefully. He is a very________ driver. (CARE) 2.My brother and Trung like________ movie very much. (ACT) 3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was________ (SUCCESS) 4.This stadium looks larger. It has been________ (LARGE) 5.Lan fell off the bike, but her________ were not serious. (INJURE) 6.You must read the following________ precaution carefully. (SAFE) 7.We watch the news everyday because it's very________ (INFORM) 8.He's always telling lies. He's a ________ (LIE) 9.Nowadays, scouting is popular________ (WORLD) 10.Nam likes helping the other, he's a________ person. (HELP) V. Choose the best word to complete the passage below.

Most people think (1) _______ computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over 2 centuries ago by a man (2) _______ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born (3) _______ 1791 and grew (4) _______ to be a brilliant mathematician. He (5) _______ up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6) _______ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (7) _______ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum

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