Viet used to play badminton better( than he can/ does now) Viet used to play badminton better( than he can/ does now) 79.. 79?[r]
Trang 1PHÒNG GD-ĐT TAM ĐẢO
TRƯỜNG THCS TAM ĐẢO
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 so 1
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
I.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence(10 marks)
1 Not all learners learn a language in _ way
A. the likely B. the like C. the alike D. same
2 _ he is poor, he is a hard-working and honest man
A Because B When C As D Although
3 Some people in the neighbourhood are not happy _ the changes
A with B about C at D of
4 If you are a student, you can get 20 per sent _ in this shop
A effect B resident C discount D selection
5 He prefers country life _ city life
A more than B to C than D better than
6 What are you sharpening the pencil for? - _
A So as to drawing B In order draw C So as to draw D In order to drawing
7 As usual, she goes to bed after her lessons _
A was checked B will be checked C having been checked D are checked
8 You can see boys water buffaloes in the fields in Vietnam
A driving B. riding C. cycling D. flying
9 Nobody has _ done this before
10.She said that she _ you some day
A. had visited B. has visited C. will visit D. would visit
11.The holidays at the seaside made us _ We really had a good time there
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappily
12.We have advised him _ quiet many times but, you know, he is a stubborn boy
A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. of keeping
13.Please phone this number for more _
A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
14.Donna is a _ and she has a flower shop in Britain
A. florist B. flower girl C. flower lady D flower seller
15.Mary wants to see _of Vietnam as possible
A. so much of B as much C. so many D. as many
16.Today we went on _ tour around Asia
A a eight-hours B. a eight-hour C. an eight-hours D. an eight-hour
17.When I arrived at the school, the school drum was _
A ringing B. cheering C sounding D. racing
18.How were the activities _ ?
A. organized B. made C. put D. done
19.She is not very beautiful _ she is intelligent
20.This is the first time I _ his mother
A. meet B.am meeting C. met D. have met
II The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B , C or D Identify an error in each sentence.(15pts)
21.I’ve heard that Dorchester is one of the more beautiful places in England
A B C D
Trang 222.I had a real nice weekend but I don’t want to live there permanently.
23.The countryside is too quite for her to live and work in
24.T.V is bringing not only informations but also entertainment
A B C D
25.At the moment he is going to spend his weekend going to swimming with his family and
running in the city parks
D
26.I don’t knowhow explain all these things to you immediately
A B C D
27.As student we ought follow our parents’and teachers’advice
A B C D
28.Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages
A B C D
29.The character in the poem was a fat man who wore a red suit and gives children presents
on
A B C
Christmas Eve
D
30.The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
31.What happens to the grass when it is sending to the factory?
A B C D
32.When I was having dinner, one friend of mine was coming to see me
A B C D
33.My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university
A B C D
34.She asked us to learn new words immediate in class and checked before we left class
35.One side of the paper was English with pronounciation and the other side was
Vietnamese
III Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces (10pts)
Budapest has a …… (36) of over two million people The river Danube divides the city (37) …………two parts On the west bank there are woods and hills of Buda and the old town On the east (38)………there is the bigger and (39) ………….Pest, the business and shopping center Six bridges join Buda and Pest
You can choose the peace and quiet of Buda’s woods or the (40)………… of Pest, where there are good theaters, restaurants, bars and shops
The puplic transport system in Budapest is one of the best and (41)……… in the world You can travel easily (42)……… underground, bus, train and taxi but driving a car in Budapest is not a good (43)………! There (44)………….not many car parks Most cars are old, so pollution bis very (45)…
36 a people b population c folk d crowd
39 a modern b moderner c more modern d most modern
40 a excitement b excite c exciting d excited
41 a cheap b more cheap c cheaper d cheapest
Trang 343 a opinion b thought c idea d question
IV Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (10pts)
46 A Socket B notice C enroll D mobile
47 A escape B excited C experiment D exhibition
48.A Comment B equipment C improvement D development
49 A Size B Sure C serve D sound
50.A overhead B teammate C speaker D bean
51 A natural B nature C native D nation
52 A cigarette B ceiling C city D cat
53 A says B lays C stays D plays
54 A both B month C mouth D with
55 A student B study C studio D stupid
V Supply the correct form of the word in brackets:.(15pts)
56.His parents are very ………of him (pride)
57.This knife is _- it can’t cut anything .(use)
58.There are more and more people concerning about _pollution (environment)
59.Before the washing machine was invented , clothes had to by hand (wash)
60.What is the correct _of this word?(pronounce)
61.Yesterday was _ day of my life.(bad)
62.She received a lot of from her parents.(courage)
63.Our main ………to export are rice, coffee and rubber (produce)
64.I remember a review of that book and thinking I’d like to get it.(read)
65.The computer was inventednot long ago but there _much progress made in the computer science since then.(be)
66.The …………in this town are very friendly (reside)
67.It is to eat too much sugar and fat (health)
68.These shoes are smart, but they are very………… (comfort)
69.After taking an aspirin, her headache (appear)
70. , dark clouds appeared and it began to rain (Fortunate)
VI Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence printed before it (10pts)
71.Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this ………
72.“ What are you going to do after you graduate from school?” she asked me
She asked me ………
73.The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture wasn’t………
74.You want someone to help you with your luggage
Would you mind ………
75.How long is it since he bought the computer?
When………
76.I’ve never talked to the headmaster before
It’s ………
77.“Don’t make such a mess in your room,” said Mrs Quyen to her son
Trang 4Mrs Quyen told……….
78.Viet does not play badminton as well as he used to Viet used ………
79.The last time we went to London was two years ago We haven’t………
80.Are you and Jane the the same age? Are you as………
VII Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets..(10pts) 81.How long you (know)……… Mrs Chi? - I (know)………her for five years 82.Your god ever (bite)………… anyone? - Yes, he (bite) ……… a policeman last week 83.We (not see) ……….her since we (be)………on holiday in Ha long Bay 84.Phuong (not finish)………….her homework yet 85.Would you like some coffee? I just (make) ………some 86.She (feed) ………… the cat yet? - Yes, she (feed)………it half an hour ago 87.They (try)……….to mend the broken window for half an hour, but they (not succeed) ……… yet 88.I don’t think I (go)……….out tonight I (be)………….too tired 89.John (wash) ………….his hands He just (repair) ………… the TV set 90.Tell him (bring)……… his bike inside If he (leave)………it there, someone (steal)…………it VIII Read the following passage carefully Decide whether each of the statements below it is T(TRUE), F(FALSE), or N(NOT MENTIONED) :( 10pts) Two men were travelling in a very wild part of America They saw no modern houses and no traces of civilization for many days What they saw were only a few huts made of wood or tents where Indians lived One day they met an old Indian He was very clever and knew everything about the forest and the animals living in it and many of other things He could also speak English quite well ‘Can you tell us what the weather will be during the next few days?’ one of the two travellers asked him ‘Oh, yes,’he said.’Rain is coming, and wind Then there will be snow for a day or two but then the sunshine will come again and the weather will be fine.’ ‘ These Indians seem to know more about nature than we wish our science,’ said the man to his friend Then he turned to the old Indian ‘Tell me,’he said, ‘how do you know all that?’ The Indian answered, ‘I heard it on the radio….’ 91.Two men were travelling in America
-92.The men didn’t see any modern houses
-93.The huts they saw were made of mud
-94.Indians lived in those huts
-95.They met a kind Indian man
-96.The man knew nothing about the forest and animals
-97.The man could not understand the travellers
-98.The man told the travellers what the weather would be like in the next few days -
99 One of the travellers thought that the man knew about nature than science could tell
100 It turned out that the man heard the forecast on the television…
-IX Fill in each of the blank with ONE approppreate word.(10pts)
Trang 5Long, long ago there was a terrible war …………(101) the animals and the birds The bat did……….(102) join in on either side She waited to see who………… (103) gain the war
At first the birds began to win, ……….(104) the bat joined the birds and flew about with them, calling herself a bird But then, ………(105) the animals looked like winning, the bat went over tothem She showed them………(106) teeth, paws…and assured them, she was ………… (107) animal and liked animals In the end the bird won, so the bat went over to them again, …………(108) they chased her away
She could not go back to the animals ………(109), so ever since then the bat has lived in cellars and tree trunks, flying only at dusk and steering clear of ………(110) animals and birds
Trang 6ĐÁP ÁN VÀ THANG ĐIỂM ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8 so 1
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(thang điểm 100) I.-(10 Điểm)- (2 câu đúng được 1 điểm)
II – (15 điểm) (mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
III (10 Điểm)-(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
36.b
37.c
38.b
39.c
40.a
41.d
42.b
43.c
44.a
45.c
IV (10 Điểm) -(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
46.A
47.D
48.A
49.B
50.A
51.A
52.D
53.A
54.D
55.B
V (15Điểm)-(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
56 proud 57 useless 58 environmental
59 be washed 60 pronunciation 61 the worst
62 encouragement 63 products 64 reading
65.has been 66 residents 67 unheathy
68 uncomfortable 69 disappeared 70 Unfortunately
VI.(10 Điểm)-(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
71 Is this the first you have ever played a computer game?
72.She asked me what I was going to do after graduated from school
73.The furniture wasn’t cheap enough for me to buy
74.Would you mind helping me with my luggage?
75.When did he buy the computer?
76.It’s the first time I’ve talked to the headmaster
77.Mrs Quyen told her son not to make such a mess in his room
78.Viet used to play badminton better( than he can/ does now)
79.We haven’t been to London for two years
80.Are you as old as Jane?
VII (10 Điểm) -(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
81.have you known – have known
82.Has your dog ever bitten – bit
83.haven’t seen – were
84.hasn’t finished
85.have just made
86.Has she fed – fed
87.have been trying – haven’t succeeded
Trang 788.will go / am going – am
89.is washing – has just repaired
90.to bring – leaves – will steal
VIII (10 Điểm)-(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
IX (10 Điểm) -(mỗi câu đúng được 1 điểm)
.
101 between
102 has been
103 started
104 was
105 has traveled
106 her
107 an
108 but
109 either
110 both