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ĐỀ HỌC SINH GIỎI ANH 8 KÌ 2 SỐ 1 I. Choose the word or phrase that fits each sentence. Write your answers A, B, C or D in the spaces given on the right (10 pts) 1. It's an excellent.....holiday. A. package B. party C. group D. team 2. Nobody likes to pay..... prices. A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive 3. How are you feeling today?.... better, thank you. A. More B. Much C. Very D. Many 4. I haven't met our new secretary yet......? A. What's she like? B. How is she? C. How is she like? D. How does she like? 5. You can go home, if you.....your work. A. finished B. have finished C. are finished D. finishing 6. There is no.....in going to school if you're not willing to learn. A. reason B. aim C. point D. purpose 27. .....his advice, I would never have got the job. A. Except B. Apart from C. But for D. As for 8. .....Richard is a businessman, his brother is a rock singer. A. However B. Yet C. Whereas D. Despite 9. There is no water on the moon, nor.....an atmosphere around it. A. there is B. it is C. there is not D. is there 10. Cancer is a ..... disease. A. killing B. death C. dead D. kill 11. Under the sun’s heat, water...... A. melts B. evaporates C. rises D. floats 12. The new restaurant is .....at the comer of a busy street. A. put B. located C. stood D. placed 13. She read a newspaper on the plane to ..... away the time. A. waste B. throw C. quicken D. while 14. It isn't quite.....that he will be present at the meeting. A. sure B. certain C. exact D. doubtftd 15. The weather in the far north is not..... it is near the Equator. A. like humid as B. as humid as C. humid as D. so humid that 16. There will be plenty of food for everybody,..... nobody takes more than his share. A. except that B. provided that C. despite that D. even if 17. I would like to offer a small..... to anyone who finds my missing dog. A. receipt B. repayment C. expense D. reward 18. John's score on the test is the highest in class; ......... A. he should study last night B. he should have studied last night C. he must have studied last night D. he must had to study last night 19. Biologists tell us that the earth has seen 500 million species of animals.........or so. A. during the last 3 billion years B. it was during the last 3 billion years C. while the last 3 billion years D. since the last 3 billion years 20. Would you mind helping me with this book-case? It's too heavy for me to........ A. be moved by me B. move on my own

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C. move on myself D. be moved by myself II Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given. (10 pts) 1. You'd better drive. I'm too...........................for such complicated traffic. EXPERIENCE 2. I wish you a very happy................... . RETIRE 3. Telling lies is.......................... . MORAL 4. We need to push up the................................of our country. INDUSTRY 5. Now that she got a job, Lena is.......................of her parents. DEPEND 6. Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your.................... SATISFY 7. Please...................your seat belt. The plane is taking off. FAST 8. UNO stands for United...............................Organization. NATIONAL 9. The water in this area is.....................and should not be drunk. PURE 10. The situation is getting...........................difficult for us. INCREASE III. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10pts) 1. I talked her............the phone yesterday. 2. It’s very kind.............you to help me..............my homework. 3. Shall we stop.............the book store..............the way home? 4. He has been absent.............class because..............his illness. 5. We complained.............the boss..............the bad working conditions. 6. What’s wrong...............you? - I’ve got a pain..............my back. 7. I’d like to thank you............. everything you have done..............me. 8. The storm swept.............the …