Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh lớp 8

ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI 8 SECTION A: PHONETICS I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. (0.5p) 1, a-hour b-honor c-horse d-honest 2, a- option b- information c- suggestion d- invitation 3, a-creature b-measure c-treasure d-deaf 4, a-Christmas b-charity c-chorus d-chemistry 5, a-adjust b-husk c-bulletin d-jungle II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group. (0.5p) 1, a-volunteer b-decompose c-academic d-magnificent 2, a-heritage b-memorial c-bulletin d-concrete 3, a-emirgrate b-document c-emergency d-demonstrate 4, a- compliment

b-directory c-participate d-convenient

5, a-comfort b-contact c-concern d-elevate SECTION B: VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. ( 2ps) 1, I am not surprised that Lan failed to solve that problem . She did it ...... to get it right a-quite quickly

b-so quickly c-very quickly d-too quickly

2, Neither I nor my sister ....... to blame a- are b-is c-am d-be 3, He was sitting on the beach when he ........ a shout a- heard b-hears c-was d-has heard

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hearing 4, The number of high buildings ........ risen a- is b-are c-have d-has 5, We are not used to ........... in a cold climate a- live b-be lived c-living d-leave 6, Have you had your house ................. yellow? a- repaint b-repainted c-be repainted d-painting 7, Rose is a miserable person . She’s jealous ...... everyone a- about b-to c-with d-of 8, We couldn’t help ........ when he told us what had happened a- laugh b-laughing c-to laugh d-to laughing 9, He ......................... the house . It looks nice and tidy now a- is decorating

b-has been decorating

c-has just decorated

d-just decorated 10, I asked her why ..................school the day before a- she didn’t go

b-she hasn’t gone to

c-she hadn’t gone to

d-all are correct 11, Tell me when you ...., I’ll pick you up at the airport a-go b-leave c-arrive d-will arrive 12, She says that ..... the environment is quite an easy job a- recycling b-having c-keeping d- protecting 13, The girl ..... on the stage is a handicapped child a- singing b-is singing c-sings d- sung 14, Things ....... in tree leaves are better than in plastic bags a- are wrapped b-wrapping c-are wrapping

d- wrapped

15, .................................... to Da Lat? Yes , I went there last summer

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a- Have you ever gone c-Have you ever been b- Had you ever gone d- Did you ever go 16, We ...................... to the cinema at weekends a- used to take c- was used to be taken b- used to be taken d- was used to take 17, Everyone ........Tom was invented to the party a- as b-and c-for d- but 18, He was watching television ........... the burglar alarm went off a- when b-that c-while d- as 19, He asked .................I had phoned his parents the day before a- if or not b-whether or not

c- when d- wheather or not 20, My father has a brother and he hasn’t seen him .............. the last ten years a- since b-in c- for d- during II . Find out correct one mistake in A, B, C or D of each sentence.(1p) 1. He slept in his room when the fire alarm rang.

A B C D 2. The ambulance will be there for about ten minutes. A B C D 3. The hospital hasn’t been repaired since it built. A B C D 4. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world. A B C D

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