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PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
TRƯỜNG THCS ………. NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017

MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
Đề thi gồm 06 trang, tổng điểm: 100
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Write your answer A, B, C or D in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
1.A. file B. written C. kite D. hide __________
2.A. drought B. sought C. brought D. fought __________
3.A. units B. keeps C. stays D. sinks __________
4.A. though B. through C. that D. then __________
5.A. finished B. reduced C. increased D. raised __________
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (5pts)
1.A. industry B. intelligent C. expensive D. include __________
2.A. engineer B. university C. operation D. uncomfortable __________
3.A. absent B. along C. attend D. advise __________
4.A. Japanese B. acceptable C. popularity D. understand __________
5.A. prefer B. natural C. electric D. unless __________
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A
PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below.
1. Bill came to the party _____ he hadn't been invited.
A. although B. despite C. in case D. even __________
2. _____ are allowed in the city center.
A. None cars B. No cars C. No of cars D. No car __________
3. Every evening, Sam spends two hours _____ his homework.
A. to do B. do C. does D. doing __________
4. I've told you time and time _____ not to tease the cat.
A. to B. over C. again D. before __________
5. Let's listen to some music now, _____ we?
A. will B. do C. shall D. must __________
6. This is the town _____ she was born.
A. which B. where C. that D. there __________
7. My parents wouldn’t _____ me play games online too much.
A. allow B. permit C. let D. accept __________
8. I wish you _____ stop interrupting me all the time.
A. should B. will C. would D. could __________
9. Would you mind _____ the TV now? I’m doing my homework you know.
A. to turn off B. turning off C. putting off D. to put off __________
10. She advised me _____ more attention to my work.
A. to get B. to be C. to pay D. to spend __________
11. I _____ go swimming when I was in the country.
A. used to not B. used not to C. not used to D. didn’t use to __________
12. We can't get home by 11am _____ we leave now.
A. unless B. if C. until D. without __________
13. I have been looking for this book for months and _____ I have found it.
A. at present B. in time C. at the end D. at last __________
14. _____ he did at the party surprised all the guests.
A. Which B. What C. That D. Thing __________
15. I still remember _____ him one day at the seaside five years ago.
A. to see B. see C. seeing D. saw __________
16. To get a passport, you must send in your birth _____ and two photos.
A. card B. licence C. paper D. certificate __________
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17. His uncle is a scientist. He does a lot of _____ in the laboratory.
A. apartments B. experiments C. instruments D. experiences __________
18. He went to London _____ improve his English.
A. so as to B. so that C. for D. in order __________
19. _____ hard he tried, he couldn’t lift the rock.
A. No matter how B. How C. Not matter how D. No matter what
20. He did his exam _____ all the others in his class.
A. much better than B. better __________
C. as better as D. more better than
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.Write your answers in the spaces . (10
pts)
1. Bill usually (get) ………….up early, but this morning he (get) …………………..up very late.
2. She (wear)……………. her skirt only once since she (buy)……………….. it.
3. Most people prefer (spend) …………..money to (earn) ………………………..it.
4. He (fall) ……………….off his bike while he (ride) …………….home from school.
5. When we (reach) ………………the station, the train (leave) ………………..for 5 minutes.
6. I’d rather (stay) …………………..at home than (go) ……………out in this cold weather.
7. If he (come) …………….tomorrow, we (have)……………….. a party.
8. He was just about (leave)…………….. home when the phone (ring)…………………….
9. What ……………(you think) Tom (do)………………. at the moment?
10. You (not look)……………….. well these days. You’d better (not stay) …………………….up so late.
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct verb
1. gets – got 6. stay – go
2. has worn – bought 7. comes – will have
3. spending - earning 8. To leave – rang
4. fell – was riding 9. do you think – is doing
5. reached – had left 10. don’t look – not stay
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in brackets. (10 pts)
1. She smiled ________________ remembering her beautiful childhood. (CHEER)
2. We must have a talk to clear up the ________________ between us. (UNDERSTAND)
3. Don't listen to him. He's a ________________. (LIE)
4. His ________________ to do the work made the boss angry. (REFUSE)
5. They finally found a ________________ to the problem. (SOLVE)
6. Dictionary is one kind of ________________ book. (REFER)
7. Smoking is ________________ to your health. (HARM)
8. You must hand in your ________________ form by Saturday. (APPLY)
9. My company is becoming more and more ________________ on foreign orders. (DEPEND)
10. There will be a serious ________________ of energy in the next few decades. (SHORT)
IV. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. They went away _________ holiday _________ the end of last week.
2. I haven't heard _________ him _________ last June.
3. When he was away _________ home, someone broke _________ his apartment.
4. He had difficulty _________ finding a job when he was living _________ the countryside.
5. We'll be there _________ time _________ dinner.
6. I am not ashamed _________ what I did. In fact, I am proud _________ it.
7. We were left _________ the dark when the lights went _________.
8. _________ my opinion, there is too much violence _________ TV nowadays.
9. _________ first I didn't want to go swimming in the river, but _________ the end I changed my mind.
10. I am grateful _________ you _________ all your help.
V. Choose the words or phrases in each of the sentences below that are not correct.
Write your answer A, B, C or D in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)
1,He hasn’t never gone home before finishing his work.
2,As soon as they phone me, I’ll contact with you.
3,Jim was upset last night because he had to do too many homeworks.
4,She wishes she could speak English as fluent as her sister.
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5,It is so a difficult lesson that we can’t understand it.
6,There are less people present today than there were yesterday.
7,Although Tim had been studying very hard but he didn’t pass the exams.
8,Tom, together with his brothers, have gone on a picnic in the mountain.
9,Wood is an excellent resource for heating homes, cooking food, and build houses.
10,The strong wind does a terrible noise when it blows through the windows.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Do you want to be slim? Do you worry about your family's health? Then you should try Fruitibix, the new
healthy fruit and nut biscuit. Fruitibix tastes wonderful, but it contains less sugar than most other biscuits.
Each biscuit contains dried fruit and nuts, including apples, coconut and banana. Sometimes you feel like
eating something between meals. Now, instead of having a chocolate bar, bite into a Fruitibix. It won't
make you fat and it will keep you healthy.
At lunch time, instead of chips and hamburgers, have a Frultibix. It contains all the essential foods for a
balanced meal. And if you are in a hurry, and you don't have time for a proper meal, Fruitibix will give you
the energy to keep on going. So whenever your children ask for something sweet, give them Fruitibix
instead of cakes or chocolate. They will love the taste and it won't harm their teeth. Discover Fruitibix. It's
on our supermarket shelves now!
1. This is from _____.
A. a letter B. a magazine
C. a student's notebook D. an advertisement
2. The writer wants to _____.
A. persuade people to buy a product B. explain why people use this product
C. give advice about healthy living D. compare this with other sorts of food
3. Why, according to the writer, should people eat Fruitibix instead of chocolate?
A. Fruitibix tastes better than chocolate. B. Fruitibix contains more fat than chocolate.
C. Fruitibix is cheaper and easier to eat than chocolate.
D. Frultibix is healthier and less fattening than chocolate.
4. Why does the writer say that Frultibix is useful when you are in a hurry?
A. You don't need to cook it. B. You can buy Fruitibix everywhere.
C. It's as good as a proper meal. D. It won't be harmful to your teeth.
5. Which of these people ought to buy Fruitibix?
A. Mrs Brown is looking for something special to serve for dessert at a dinner party she is giving for her
boss and his wife.
B. Mr Green wants something to take with him to the office. He is going to be very busy tomorrow, and
he thinks he might not have time for lunch.
C. Mr Taylor is going on a fishing trip and he wants to take something to eat with him. Some kinds of
fruit, like bananas, make him feel sick, but he enjoys salty food.
D. Mrs Booth's baby daughter was ill yesterday. She is getting better now, but her doctor has advised
Mrs Booth to give her liquid food without any sugar or salt in it.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
II. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap. (10 pts)
AN INTERVIEW WITH A FOOTBALL MANAGER
A: Now, Mr Pye, I (1) me what you think about your chances in the game tomorrow.
B: This time I think we're (2) Rovers.
A: But you (3) a game for two months. What (4) think you'll do better tomorrow?
B: Well, we have a new forward, Johnny Briggs, as you know. He (5) the team the confidence they need.
A: I (6) about that on the news last night. How much (7) for Briggs?
B: I (8) the figure exactly but you know how much (9) these days. If I (10) been sure he was the man we
needed, I wouldn't have bought him.
A: Thank you. The best of luck tomorrow.
1. A. want that you tell B. would that you told C. would like that you told D. would like you to tell
2. A. going to beat B. going to win C. beating D. winning
3. A. aren't winning B. don't win __________
C. haven't won D. haven't been winning
4. A. does make you to B. does make you __________
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C. makes you do D. makes you
5. A. will give to B. shall give to __________
C. will give D. shall give
6. A. have heard B. have been hearing __________
C. did hear D. heard
7. A. had you to pay B. did you have to pay __________
C. must you have paid D. were you having to pay
8. A. am not remembering B. am not reminding __________
C. don't remind D. don't remember
9. A. a good player costs B. a good player cost __________
C. costs a good player D. cost a good player
10. A. hadn't B. wouldn't have __________
C. shouldn't have D. mustn't have
III. Match the first part of a question on the left with the end of the question on the right.
Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)
1. Don't you think we should complain a) to see anyone?
2. Why don't you explain b) you for what happened?
3. Can't you concentrate c) for the delay?
4. Won't she be too upset d) your reason for your absence yesterday?
5. Aren't you tired e) on your work a bit?
6. Didn't Jim apologize f) with your exam results?
7. Does Keith blame g) of not having any free time?
8. Aren't you pleased h) to them about having to wait?
9. Hasn’t he already asked i) to us working overtime?
10. Do you think they'll object j) you for some money?
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______
IV. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. (10 pts)
On the plane
In the plane Jane’s mother gave the boarding cards to the stewardess, (1) showed them to their (2). They sat
down and her mother (3) her how to fasten her seat belt. “(4) still, and don’t get up until they say you (5),”
she said, lighting a cigarette.
“No (6), Madam, we are in the air very soon,” said the (7).
“I’m so (8),” answered Jane’s mother, “I’ll put it out.”
“Are we going to take (9) now, Mum?” (10) Jane, eager to be in the sky.
1/……………………./ 2/ ………………./ 3/ ………………… 4/
PART FOUR: WRITING
I. Rewrite each of the following sentences (10 pts)
1. “Don’t be late for the meeting tomorrow,” said my teacher.
My teacher told________________________________________________________________
2. The mechanic repaired my car last week.
I ____________________________________________________________________________
3. Shall we go to the theatre tonight?
Why ________________________________________________________________________
4. “Can I borrow your bike, Jane?” asked Peter.
Peter asked Jane _______________________________________________________________
5. I have never eaten Japanese food before.
This is_______________________________________________________________________
6. The house has 3 bedrooms.
There________________________________________________________________________
7. She knows a lot more about computers than I do.
I don’t know __________________________________________________________________
8. They built the castle in the fourteenth century.
The castle_____________________________________________________________________
9. The tea is too strong for me to drink.
The tea is so __________________________________________________________________
10. What an intelligent boy he is.
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How ________________________________________________________________________
II. Use given words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. It/ difficult/ prevent/ children/ make noise.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. If/ I/ have/ money/ I/ not buy/ car/ like yours.
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Henry/ tallest boy/ his class.
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. I/ never/ read/ book/ write/ by/ Japanese author.
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. flight/ cancelled/ due/ bad weather condition.
_____________________________________________________________________________
THE END
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Tổng điểm: 100

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group. (5
pts)
1 point for each correct answer
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group. (5pts)
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct answer
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. A
1. gets – got 6. stay – go
2. has worn – bought 7. comes – will have
3. spending - earning 8. To leave – rang
4. fell – was riding 9. do you think – is doing
5. reached – had left 10. don’t look – not stay
1. cheerfully 2. misunderstanding 3. liar 4. refusal 5. solution
6. reference 7. harmful 8. application 9. dependent 10. shortage
IV. Fill each blank in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle. (10 pts)
0.5 point for each correct preposition or adverb particle
1. on - at 6. of - of
2. from – since 7. in - out
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3. from – into 8. In - on
4. in – in 9. At - in
5. in – for 10. to - for
V. Choose the words or phrases in each of the sentences below that are not correct. (5 pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. B

I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions. (5 pts)
1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. A
III. Match the first part of a question on the left with the end of the question on the right. (5 pts)
1. h 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. g 6. c 7. b 8. f 9. j 10. i
IV. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. (10 pts)
1. who 6. smoking
2. seats 7. stewardess
3. showed/told 8. sorry
4. sit/stay 9. off
5. can 10. asked
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same ... (10 pts)
1 point for each correct sentence
1. My teacher told me not to be late for the meeting the following day.
2. I had my car repaired last week.
3. Why don’t we go to the theatre tonight?
4. Peter asked Jane if she could lend him her bike./ to lend him her bike.
5. This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
6. There are 3 bedrooms in the house.
7. I don’t know as much about computers as she does.
8. The castle was built in the fourteenth century.
9. The tea is so strong that I can’t drink it.
10. How intelligent the boy is.
6. It is difficult to prevent children from making noise.
7. If I had (the) money, I would not buy a car like yours.
8. Henry is the tallest boy in his class.
9. I have never read a/any book written by a Japanese author.
10. flight/ cancelled/ due/ bad weather condition.
THE END
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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
HUYỆN TIÊN LÃNG NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012
Đề thi gồm 06 trang, tổng điểm: 100
Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Không sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.
ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO
Bằng số: ………………………………........................ 1. ………………………………………………
Bằng chữ: …………………………………….............. 2. ………………………………………………

SỐ PHÁCH: …………………
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. laughed B. surprised C. reduced D. mixed __________
2. A. stops B. coughs C. works D. days __________
3. A. too B. look C. food D. cool __________
4. A. touch B. chicken C. bench D. machine __________
5. A. mine B. kind C. bite D. pity __________
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. student B. expensive C. because D. advice __________
2. A. operation B. ability C. university D. mathematics __________
3. A. performance B. environment C. industrial D. absence __________
4. A. depend B. prison C. historic D. dictation __________
5. A. elephant B. knowledge C. actor D. prefer __________
I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below.
21. She has been a teacher for many years, so she has a lot of _____.
A. experience B. examinations C. experiments D. knowing __________
22. He doesn't speak much English. Only _____ words.
A. a few B. few C. much D. little __________
23. I don’t think these shoes will _____ John. His feet are very big.
A. match B. suit C. fit D. go with __________
24. My children had many photos _____ while we were on vacation.
A. taking B. taken C. take D. took __________
25. Do you know _____?
A. where does Tom B. where is Tom C. where Tom is D. where Tom does __________
26. Tom couldn't fly a plane and _____.
A. Bob couldn't eitherB. neither Bob couldn’t __________
C. neither couldn't Bob D. Bob could either
27. The driver of the car _____ in the accident was killed.
A. which was badly damaged B. who was damaged badly __________
C. whom badly was damaged D. that be damaged badly
28. My uncle is sixty years old, but he keeps on working _____ ever.
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A. hard B. harder C. as hard as D. harder than __________
29. The children enjoy _____ in the river.
A. to swim B. swim C. swimming D. swims __________
30. He told me that he _____.
A. had already seen the film B. had seen already the film __________
C. the film had already seen D. already had seen the film
31. I don't understand how John made _____.
A. such big mistake B. so big mistake C. so big mistakeD. such a big mistake __________
32. I never forget _____ I went to school.
A. the time first which B. what the first time __________
C. that the time D. the first time when
33. ______ scientists have observed increased pollution in the water supply.
A. Late B. Later C. Lately D. Latter __________
34. It's her parents' wedding _____ tomorrow.
A. memory B. souvenir C. meeting D. anniversary __________
35. Can you tell me the ______ of these shoes?
A. charge B. price C. amount D. expense __________
36. When I was a child, I spent ______ of my time with my grandmother and aunts.
A. almost B. most C. either D. both __________
37. I can still remember ______ them somewhere in the city.
A. to see B. saw C. seen D. seeing __________
38. In order to _____ with his classmates he worked through the summer.
A catch up B. take on C. catch on D. take up __________
39. I am _____ to come to the meeting. Please apologize for my absence.
A. capable B. excused C. unable D. disliked __________
40. I studies English very hard _____ he can apply for a university in England.
A. that B. so that C. seeing that D. so far as __________
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10 pts)
1. Hey, listen. Someone (knock) on the door.
2. My sister, as well as I, (study) English for 3 years now.
3. When you phoned me, I (do) my homework.
4. She managed (keep) her temper.
5. He would never let anybody (know) his secret plan.
6. Tom wishes he (be) a good doctor.
7. Don't turn off the light. I (read) a report now.
8. He (leave) his house at seven a.m. each day.
9. He (write) the letter. He is going to post it.
10. Up to now, nothing (hear) from the missing sailors.
1. __________________ 6. __________________
2. __________________ 7. __________________
3. __________________ 8. __________________
4. __________________ 9. __________________
5. __________________ 10. __________________
1. Are you going to Germany on business or for ___________________? (PLEASE)
2. It was very ___________________ of him to steal that money. (HONEST)
3. He had some serious ___________________ in the accident. (INJURE)
4. Hamlet is a very ___________________ play. (SUCCESS)
5. Millions of ___________________ come to London every year. (VISIT)
6. He regularly writes ___________________ for our newspaper. (POET)
7. Without my parents’ ___________________ I couldn’t finish the job. (ENCOURAGE)
8. John Jameson is a famous ___________________ who stole five million pounds from a bank. (CRIME)
9. The gas from the chemical factory was extremely ___________________. ( HARM)
10. Recently fast foods have increased in _____________________. (POPULAR)
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1. The fairy turned the frog ____________ a princess.
2. I’d like to congratulate you ____________ you success.
3. ____________ my opinion, it is a very good book.
4. It never snows here ____________ Christmas.
5. Have you any money ____________ you?
6. This novel is ____________ Hemingway.
7. I'm very busy ____________ present.
8. Beware ____________ the dog. It’s very savage.
9. You're old enough to know the difference ____________ right and wrong.
10. In the end, my friend succeeded ____________ winning the game.
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences below that is not correct.
1. This fridge is very old to keep things at a proper temperature.
A B C D
2. Please see if you can repair the door's knob before Saturday morning.
A B C D
3. The little girl refused to tell us why was she crying.
A B C D
4. If it will rain this afternoon, we will have to cancel the picnic.
A B C D
5. When I was six years old, my family moves to a new house in a remote village.
A B C D
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. (10 pts)
POOR BUT CLEVER
It was a very cold winter. A poor man (1) __________ was very cold wanted to drink (2) __________ hot
to warm himself, but he had only (3) __________ penny in his pocket. He went into a (4) __________ and
asked the waiter: “How (5) __________ is a cup of tea?” “Four pence, Sir.” “That’s (6) __________ much
for me,” said the man: “How much is a glass of hot water?” “We don’t sell hot water, we give (7)
__________.” “How much for two lumps (8) __________ sugar?” “We don’t (9) __________ sugar, Sir,
we give it free.” “All right, give me a little hot water and two (10) __________ of sugar. I will have tea
next time.”

I. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (5 pts)
The ‘Mary Celeste’ was built in 1861 in Canada. When it was launched, it was given the name ‘The
Amazon’. It was not a lucky ship. The first captain died a few days after it was registered, and on its first
voyage in 1862 it was badly damaged in a collision. When it was repaired in port, it caught fire. In 1863 it
crossed the Atlantic for the first time, and collided with another ship in the English Channel. Four years
later, in 1867, it ran aground on Cape Breton Island, off the Canadian coast. The ship was almost
completely wrecked and had to be rebuilt. It was then sold and the name was changed to the ‘Mary
Celeste’.
1. Where and when was the ‘Mary Celeste’ built?
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. What was its first name?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. What happened to it when it was repaired in port?
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. How many times did it collide with other ships?
___________________________________________________________________________________
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5. When was it rebuilt? Why?
___________________________________________________________________________________
II. Read the passage and choose the correct word to fill each gap.
AT THE DENTIST'S
A: Now then, Mrs Charlton. How long (1) giving you trouble?
B: Well, I (2) last year and it was all right until last Sunday. Then it started hurting again.
A: I see. (3) what (4) when it started to give you pain?
B: Yes. I was eating some chocolate with nuts in it. I (5) the tooth.
A: Well, let me (6) a look at it. Ah, yes, I'm afraid I'll have to (7). Would you like (8) you an injection? It (9)
be rather painful, otherwise.
B: Yes, please. (10) pity I didn't think of that when I was eating the chocolate!
1. A. this tooth is B. is this tooth C. this tooth has been D. has this tooth been
__________
2. A. had it filled B. filled it C. have had it filled D. have filled it
__________
3. A. Do you remind B. Do you remember C. Are you reminding D. Are you
remembering __________
4. A. were you doing B. you were doing C. did you do D. you did __________
5. A. should break B. must be broken C. had to break D. must have broken __________
6. A. to have B. have C. to make D. make __________
7. A. bring it out B. bring it off C. take it out D. take it off __________
8. A. me give B. me to give C. me giving D. that I give __________
9. A. may B. can C. has to D. shall __________
10. A. How B. How much C. What D. What a __________
III. Match each sentence on the left with the best sentence on the right. Write letter a, b, c, ... next to
the numbered gaps that follow. (10 pts)
1. Would you like to come to the cinema with us? a. How about going to the cinema'?
2. Which of these would you like? b. It's Johnson.
3. What shall we do this evening? c. Congratulations!
4. Do you want any help? d. No, thanks. It's all right.
5. I’m sorry. I can't remember your surname. e. Not at all.
6. I've passed my driving test. f. I'm afraid I can't.
7. You come from Venezuela, don't you? g. No, I don't like it.
8. It's very kind of you to help me. h. The green one please.
9. I don't like loud music. i. Neither do I.
10. Is it going to rain tonight? j. I hope not.
k. Yes, that's right.
1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________

6 __________ 7 __________ 8 __________ 9 __________ 10 __________
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence
printed before it. (10 pts)
1. My mother started working here in 1990.
My mother has ____________________________________________________________
2. He is very weak. He can’t go to school.
He is not _________________________________________________________________
3. Whose eraser is this?
Who does ________________________________________________________________
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4. She said, “Open the window, please.”
She said, “Would you _______________________________________________________
5. I don't really want to visit the museum.
I’d rather _________________________________________________________________
6. Although he had a bad cold, he still went to work.
Despite _________________________________________________________________
7. We didn't go because it rained.
If_______________________________________________________________________
8. We couldn't drive because of the fog.
The fog__________________________________________________________________
9. I can't cook as well as my brother.
My brother________________________________________________________________
10. "I'm very busy. I'll ring you tomorrow," he said.
He told me________________________________________________________________
1. It/ take me/ 3 hours/ finish/ homework/ yesterday.
_________________________________________________________________________
2. I/ look forward/ see/ you soon.
_________________________________________________________________________
3. They/ just / buy/ new house/ countryside.
_________________________________________________________________________
4. This/ be/ first/ time/ I/ write/ foreigner!
_________________________________________________________________________
5. It/ such/ hot/ day/ that/ we/ not sleep.
_________________________________________________________________________
THE END
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PHÒNG GDDT TIÊN LÃNG ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Tổng điểm: 100

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of others in each group. (5
pts)
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D
II. Pick out the word with different stress pattern in each group. (5 pts)
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. D

I. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences below. (10 pts)
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. D 9. C 10. A
11. D 12. D 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B
1 point for each correct verb
1. knocking 6. were
2. has studied/been studying 7. am reading
3. was doing 8. leaves
4. to keep 9. has written
5. know 10. has been heard
1 point for each correct word
1. pleasure 2. dishonest 3. injuries 4. successful 5. visitors
6. poems 7. encouragement 8. criminal 9. harmful 10. popularity
1 point for each correct preposition
1. into 2. on 3. In 4. at 5. with/on 6. by 7. at 8. of 9. between 10. in
V. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the sentences below that is not correct. (5 pts)
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B
VI. Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable word. (10 pts)
1. who 2. something 3. a/one 4. bar 5. much
6. too 7. free 8. of 9. sell 10. lumps

I. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (5 pts)
1. It was built in Canada in 1861.
2. It was “The Amazon”.
3. It caught fire.
4. Twice/Two times.
5. In 1867. Because it was completely wrecked.
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1. D 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D
III. Match each sentence on the left with the best sentence on the right. Write letter a, b, c, .... (10 pts)
1. f 2. h 3. a 4. d 5. b
6. c 7. k 8. e 9. i 10. j
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same ... (10 pts)
1. My mother has been working here since 1990.
2. He is not strong enough to go to school.
3. Who does this eraser belong to?
4. She said, “Would you mind opening the window?
5. I’d rather not visit the museum.
6. Despite his/a bad cold, he still went to work.
7. If it hadn’t rained we would have gone.
8. The fog prevented us from driving.
9. My brother can cook better than I do/ me.
10. He told me that he was very busy and that/ so he would ring me the following day/ the day after.
6. It took me 3 hours to finish my homework yesterday.
7. I look/ am looking forward to seeing you soon.
8. They have just bought a new house in the countryside.
9. This is the first time I have written to a foreigner!
10. It was such a hot day that we could not sleep.
THE END
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KÌ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN
HUYỆN TIÊN LÃNG NĂM HỌC 2010-2011

Đề thi gồm 6 trang – Tổng điểm: 100
Thí sinh làm bài vào đề thi này. Không sử dụng bất cứ tài liệu gì.
ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ TÊN, CHỮ KÍ GIÁM KHẢO
Bằng số: ………………………………........................ 1. ………………………………………………
Bằng chữ: …………………………………….............. 2. ………………………………………………

SỐ PHÁCH: …………………
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PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C, or D) in the space provided on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. call B. curtain C. contain D. center ___________
2. A. tool B. book C. soon D. mood ___________
3. A. looks B. opens C. plays D. attends ___________
4. A. thief B. the C. that D. then ___________
5. A. hour B. honest C. hostage D. honour ___________
II. Choose the word whose stress position is different from the others in each group.
Write your answer (A, B, C or D) in the space given on the right. (5 pts)
1. A. intelligent B. instruct C. influence D. install ___________
2. A. allow B. understand C. perform D. cover ___________
3. A. comfort B. unless C. electric D. ability ___________
4. A. volunteer B. acceptable C. popular D. continue ___________
5. A. umbrella B. breakfast C. dissert D. Chinese ___________

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. Mary asked Helen _____ she knew anything about painting.
A. whether B. to C. about D. that ___________
2. Would you like _____ to the cinema tonight?
A. go B. will go C. going D. to go ___________
3. It was _____ we could not go out.
A. such cold that B. so cold that C. very so cold D. too cold that ___________
4. _____ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking.
A. Though B. Like C. Because D. As ___________
5. Nobody likes to pay _____ prices.
A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive ___________
6. Let's eat out tonight, _____?
A. shan’t we B. won't we C. will us D. shall we ___________
7. We always spend our summer holiday _____.
A. in the sea B. at the country C. in the beach D. at the seaside ___________
8. Is it worth waiting for a table at this restaurant or shall we go _____ else?
A. somewhere B. otherwise C. everywhere D. anywhere ___________
9. My parents got up very early this morning _____ pack the car for our journey.
A. so that B. in order to C. because D. in case ___________
10. Do you know what time the train _____ to Leeds?
A. reaches B. arrives C. gets D. leaves ___________
11. The smaller a room is, the _____ furniture it needs.
A. fewer B. smaller C. more D. less ___________
12. I haven't met our new secretary yet. _____?
A. What's she like? B. How is she? C. How is she like? D. Why is she like? ___________
13. Peter wanted to win the race, so he ran _____.
A. fast as he could B. so fast as he can C. fast as he can D. as fast as he could ___________
14. Jenny and her sister are so ______ that they could almost be twins.
A. likeness B. alike C. same D. the same ___________
15. I'd like to have this skirt _____.
A. redone B. lengthened C. rebuilt D .reduced ___________
16. Will you _____ the book I lent you?
A. give me back B. offer me C. pay me D. lend me again ___________
17. There was no _____ in asking him for help. He’s such a selfish person.
A. vain B. point C. worth D. profit ___________
18. "Where's Jill?" - "She _____."
A. is in her room studying B. in her room is studying ___________
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C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied
19. I don’t know _____.
A. where he was born B. the place he was born ___________
C. which he was born D. where was he born
20. According to the conditions of my scholarship, after finishing my degree, _____.
A. the university will employ me B. my education will be employed by the university___________
C. I will be employed by the university D. employment will be given to me by the university
II. Give the correct form of the words to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. The travel agent offer _________________ tours for passengers with different interests. VARIETY
2. He gave the children a detailed _________________ of the story. EXPLAIN
3. Do you know Isaac Newton is a well known _________________. PHYSICS
4. The police are concerned about the sudden _________________ of the valuable painting. APPEAR
5. Please _________________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. FAST
6. They should _________________ the road to the beach. WIDE
7. They had a very happy _________________. MARRY
8. She has a large _________________ of stamps. COLLECT
9. Now women have more _________________ to take part in social activities. FREE
10. I can’t stand her _________________ like this. BEHAVE
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10
pts)
1. While Peter (drive) home late last night, he (run) out of the petrol.
2. They let her (use) the phone free, but she was not allowed (use) the fax machine.
3. After (put) the cake in the oven, I forgot (take) it out.
4. She always (get) up early (revise) her lessons.
5. I (just finish) my work when it (start) to rain.
6. He (be) here for 2 weeks but I (not see) him yet.
7. Listen. I (think) there’s someone (come).
8. Tom (go) to Paris last week and he (return) in 4 days.
9. He (not take) my advice and now he regrets (not listen) to me.
10. This song, (sing) by many famous singers, (write) 5 years ago.
1. ________________ ________________ 6. ________________ ________________
2. ________________ ________________ 7. ________________ ________________
3. ________________ ________________ 8. ________________ ________________
4. ________________ ________________ 9. ________________ ________________
5. ________________ ________________ 10. ________________ ________________
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10
pts)
0. I know almost of the people at the wedding.
1. We celebrate our Independent Day on September 2nd.
2. The boy did the test so good.
3. It took for us 10 hours to fly from London to Sydney.
4. My brother hasn't phoned while I was out.
5. You must write out all your exercises with ink.
6. I studied hard for the exam and past it with very high grades.
7. You don't need any more salt, need you?
8. I find it very bored to listen to his lectures.
9. He is very weak to lift this suitcase.
10. David, together with his two sisters, are very good at chess.
0. almost  most
1. ________________  ________________ 6. ________________  ________________
2. ________________  ________________ 7. ________________  ________________
3. ________________  ________________ 8. ________________  ________________
4. ________________  ________________ 9. ________________  ________________
5. ________________  ________________ 10. ________________  ________________
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V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. They usually come ___________ Sundays and always ___________ noon.
2. The carpenter went ___________ and ___________ the ladder three or four times.
3. When he was away ___________ home, someone broke ___________ his apartment.
4. Yesterday I went to London ___________ Tom ___________ his car.
5. The plane arrived ___________ Paris ___________ 3:40 pm.
6. I haven't heard ___________ him ___________ last year.
7. Some animals look for food ___________ night whiles others look for food ___________ the day.
8. Be careful ___________ the traffic when you go ___________ the street.
9. I cut the cake ___________ 4 parts ___________ a knife.
10. Do you think they will be ___________ time ___________ the show?
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer. Write A, B, C or D in the space given on the right to
indicate your answer. (5 pts)
It is very important to have healthy teeth. Good teeth help us to chew our food. They also help us to look
nice. How does a tooth go bad? The decay begins in a little crack in the enamel covering of the tooth. This happens
after germs and bits of food have collected there. Then the decay slowly spreads inside the tooth. Eventually, poison
goes into the blood, and we may feel quite ill.
How can we keep our teeth healthy? Firstly, we ought to visit our dentist twice a year. He can fill the small
holes in our teeth before they destroy the teeth. He can examine our teeth to check that they are growing in the right
way. Unfortunately, many people wait until they have toothache before they see a dentist.
Secondly, we should brush our teeth with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day - once
after breakfast and once before we go to bed. We can also use wooden toothpicks to clean between our teeth after a
meal.
Thirdly, we should eat food that is good for our teeth and our body: milk. cheese, fish, brown bread, potatoes,
red rice, raw vegetables and fresh fruit. Chocolate, sweets, biscuits and cakes are bad, especially when we eat them
between meals. They are harmful because they stick to our teeth and cause decay.
1. Good teeth help us to _____. ___________
A. be nice B. have good eyesight
C. chew our food D. be important
2. When food and germs collect in a small crack, our teeth _____. ___________
A. become hard B. begin to decay
C. send poison into the blood D. make us feel quite ill
3. A lot of people visit a dentist only when _____. ___________
A. their teeth grow properly B. they have holes in their teeth
C. they have toothache D. they have brushed their teeth
4. We ought to try to clean our teeth _____. ___________
A. once a day B. at least twice a day
C. between meals D. before breakfast
5. Sweets are harmful because they make our teeth go _____. ___________
A. bad B. painful C. black D. crack
II. Read the passage and choose the word that fits each blank. Write A, B, C or D in the space given
on the right to indicate your answer. (5 pts)
The earliest coins in the world were (1) in China more than 3,000 years ago. Coins may be of
different sizes, weights and shapes. Some are very big and (2) and some are small and light. (3) coins are
round, but (4) very old Chinese coins look like knives. Coins may be made of metals. Some are made of
one metal and others are made of different kinds of metals mixed together. Usually coins have (5) designs
on the two sides. (6) is usually the head of a famous person on one side. Today the coin has the name of the
(7), the date and its value on it. Some people collect coins for a (8). Collecting coins (9) time and money
because old coins are very hard to get and the price of gold coins is very (10).
1. A. begun B. used C. sold D. bought __________
2. A. dark B. heavy C. thin D. thick __________
3. A. Several B. All C. None D. Most __________
4. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little __________
5. A. colour B. many C. the same D. different __________
6. A. This B. That C There D. It __________
7. A. country B. city C. person D. money __________
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8. A. work B. life C contest D. hobby __________
9. A. cost B. costs C. has D. have __________
10. A. high B. expensive C. big D. large __________
III. Match the first part of a question on the left with the second half of the question on the right.
Write your answer (a, b, c …) in the numbered spaces that follow. (5 pts)
11. Don't you think we should complain a) to see anyone?
12. Why don't you explain b) you for what happened?
13. Shouldn't you concentrate c) for the delay?
14. Is she too upset d) it to her?
15. Aren't you tired e) on getting better, rather than work?
16. Didn't Bill apologize f) with your results?
17. Does Keith blame g) of staying home all day?
18. Aren't you pleased h) to them about having to wait?
19. Hasn’t he already asked i) to working overtime?
20. Do you think they'll object j) you for some money?
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
IV. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)
POOR BUT CLEVER
It was a very cold winter. A poor man (1) was very cold wanted to drink (2) hot to warm himself,
but he had (3) one penny in his pocket. He went into a (4) and asked the waiter: “How (5) is a cup of tea?”
“Four pence, Sir.” “That’s (6) much for me,” said the man: “How much is a glass of hot water?” “We don’t
sell hot water, we give it (7).” “How much for two lumps of (8)?” “We don’t (9) sugar, Sir, we give it free.”
“All right, please give me a little hot water and two (10) of sugar. I will have tea next time.”
1. ________________ 6. ________________
2. ________________ 7. ________________
3. ________________ 8. ________________
4. ________________ 9. ________________
5. ________________ 10. ________________
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the original one. (10 pts)
1. I started playing the piano two years ago.
I have______________________________________________________________________________
2. “I can’t go to the market today,” Jane said.
Jane said___________________________________________________________________________
3. They use recycled plastic to make toys.
Recycled plastic _____________________________________________________________________
4. To go to school is never too late.
It is _______________________________________________________________________________
5. The weather is much warmer today than it was a few days ago.
A few days ago ______________________________________________________________________
6. We spent an hour cleaning the house.
It
7. You will be ill if you continue to smoke.
Unless _____________________________________________________________________________
8. I’ve never met this man before.
This is _____________________________________________________________________________
9. We couldn't finish the work because it was raining hard.
Because of _________________________________________________________________________
10. He is very ill today, so he can’t go with us on our trip.
If
II. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the original one, using the word
at the end of each sentence. Do not change this word in any way. (5 pts)
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1. It is an event. I want to forget it. WHICH
________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mrs Smith is very strict. I go to the same school as her son. WHOSE
________________________________________________________________________________
3. The girls are excited at the thought of going on an excursion. FORWARD
________________________________________________________________________________
4. She managed to finish her job just on time. SUCCEEDED
________________________________________________________________________________
5. It is Alice’s job to look after the garden. RESPONSIBLE
________________________________________________________________________________
III. Use the words and phrases to write complete sentences. (5 pts)
1. John/ spend/ 2 hours/ do/ homework/ everyday.
________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mary/ be/ both/ young/ pretty.
________________________________________________________________________________
3. this/ interesting/ film/ I/ ever see.
________________________________________________________________________________
4. you/ mind/ lend/ me/ dictionary?
________________________________________________________________________________
5. flat/ not/ large enough/ all of us/ live in.
________________________________________________________________________________
THE END
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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN TIÊN LÃNG
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Tổng điểm: 100
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts)
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C
II. Choose the word which has a different stress position from the others in each group. (5 pts)
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B

I. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. C
II. Give the correct form of the words to complete each of the following sentences. (10 pts)
1. VARIOUS 3. PHYSICIST 5. FASTEN 7. MARRIAGE 9. FREEDOM
2. EXPLANATION 4. DISAPPEARANCE 6. WIDEN 8. COLLECTION 10. BEHAVIOUR
III. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10
pts)
1. was driving – ran 6. has been – haven’t seen
2. use – to use 7. think – is coming
3. putting – to take 8. went – will return
4. gets – to revise 9. didn’t take – not listening/not having listened
5. had just finished – started 10. sung – was written
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (10
pts)
0.5 point for identification and 0.5 point for correction
1. Independent  Independence 6. past  passed
2. good  well 7. need you?  do you?
3. for us  us 8. bored  boring
4. hasn’t phoned  didn’t phone 9. very  too
5. with  in 10. are  is
V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

0.5 point for each correct preposition
1. ON - AT 3. FROM – INTO 5. IN - AT 7. AT - DURING 9. INTO - WITH
2. UP - DOWN 4. WITH - IN 6. FROM – SINCE 8. OF – ACROSS/OVER 10. IN -
FOR
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answers. (5 pts)
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A
II. Read the passage and choose the word that fits each blank. (5 pts)
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
III. Match the first part of a question on the left with the second half of the question on the right. (5
pts)
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1. h 2. d 3. e 4. a 5. g 6. c 7. b 8. f 9. j 10. i
IV. Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word. Write your answers in the spaces that follow. (5 pts)
POOR BUT CLEVER
1. who 3. only 5. much 7. free 9. sell
2. something 4. bar/cafe 6. too 8. sugar 10. lumps
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish the second sentence so that its meaning stays the same as the original one. (10 pts)
1. I have been playing the piano for two years.
2. Jane said (that) she couldn’t go to the market that day.
3. Recycled plastic is used to make toys.
4. It is never too late to go to school.
5. A few days ago the weather was much colder than it is today.
6. It took us an hour to clean the house.
7. Unless you stop smoking, you will be ill.
8. This is the first time I’ve met this man.
9. Because of the hard rain, we couldn't finish the work.
10. If he were not ill today, he could go with us on our trip.
II. Rewrite these sentences in such a way that they mean the same as the first, using … (5 pts)
6. It is an event which I want to forget.
7. Mrs Smith, whose son goes to the same school as me/ I do, is very strict.
8. The girls are looking forward to going on an excursion.
9. She succeeded in finishing her job just on time.
10. Alice is responsible for looking after the garden.
III. Use the words and phrases to make complete sentences. (5 pts)
6. John spends 2 hours doing his homework everyday.
7. Mary is both young and pretty.
8. This is the most interesting film I have ever seen.
9. Would you mind lending me your dictionary?
10. The/ This/ That flat is not large enough for all of us to live in.
THE END
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Part ONE: phonology

I. Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. stomach B. match C. catch D. watch ____________
2. A. laughed B. promised C. placed D. played ____________
3. A. leaf B. bread C. deaf D. head ____________
4. A. advises B. horses C. rises D. houses ____________
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5. A. son B. six C. sugar D. suit ____________
6. A. pause B. author C. clause D. aunt ____________
7. A. think B. sign C. ring D. sing ____________
8. A. whisper B. which C. whose D. wheel ____________
9. A. this B. thin C. though D. their ____________
10. A. book B. look C. floor D. hook ____________
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR

1. Promise that you’ll be on time. You _____ be late.
A. don’t have to B. have to C. must D. mustn’t ____________
2. To remember the words you’ve learnt, you have to _____ them often.
A. repeat B. rewrite C. revise D. replace ____________
3. I’m _____ that you want to know more.
A. please B. pleasing C. pleased D. to please ____________
4. Look! I can see a boy _____ in the street now.
A. run B. runs C. to run D. running ____________
5. The tiger succeeded in _____ from the farmer.
A. going B. getting C. running away D. freeing ____________
6. One match can _____ a fire.
A. make B. start C. cause D. all are correct ____________
7. We saw an interesting film on TV last night. _____ an interesting film we saw!
A. Which B. What C. How D. So ____________
8. Living conditions are good in the city, and medical facilities can be easily _____.
A. ready B. prepared. C. arranged D. accessible ____________
9. After his wife died, he married again. He _____.
A. rearranged B. remarried C. reoccupied. D. repeated ____________
10. _____ is a science of elements that can change the world.
A. mathematics B. chemistry C. physics D. biology ____________
11. Jenny and her sister are so ______ that they could almost be twins.
A. likeness B. alike C. same D. the same ____________
12. Nobody likes to pay _____ prices.
A. high B. tall C. big D. expensive
____________
13. Photo _____ is one of the most popular hobbies.
A. taking B. making C. catching D. doing ____________
14. I’m sorry, but I have to stop _____ for a while. I’m getting hungry.
A. working B. to work C. to be working D. what I worked ____________
15. _____ a doctor, I must advise you to give up smoking.
A. Though B. Like C. Same D. As
____________
16. My dog, as well as my cats, _____ twice a day
A. eat B. eats C. has eaten D. have eaten ____________
17. How are you feeling to day? _____ better, thank you.
A. More B. Much C. Very D. Many ____________
18. She has changed so much that _____ anyone recognized her.
A. almost B. hardly C. never D. no ____________
19. Linda had a _____ in her hair yesterday.
A. nice bow yellow B. bow yellow nice C. nice yellow bow D. yellow nice
bow ____________
20. I know my _____ to school.
A. address B. walk C. destination D. way ____________
II. Match a phrase in column A with a phrase in column B to make a complete sentence.
Write your answers in the spaces given. (5 pts)
A B
1. My little brother started school … a. for several years.
2. The PM hasn't been abroad … b. to go to school.
3. I caught a cold … c. all day.
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4. My father has been asleep in bed … d. for the test yet.
5. The Red Cross started … e. the more you understand the world around.
6. The dentist has asked us to wait … f. when we went out in the rain.
7. The last bus left … g. for a few minutes.
8. We haven't begun to study … h. several minutes ago.
9. Tom was too ill … i. in the 19th century.
10. The more you travel … j. when he was six.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (5 pts)
11. We must have a talk to clear up the ______________________ between us. (UNDERSTAND)
12. The journalist did want to reveal the source of his _____________________. (INFORM)
13. The company has shown rapid _____________________ in the last two years. (GROW)
14. Please, ___________________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. (FAST)
15. If he isn’t Spanish, what ____________________ is he? (NATION)
16. She is constantly complaining about the _____________________ she has. (COMFORT)
17. Britain, Germany and France are _____________________ countries. (DEVELOP)
18. There were about 30 ____________________ for this job. (APPLY)
19. Dogs are said to be ____________________ pets. (FAITH)
20. He regularly writes ____________________ for our newspaper (POET)
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
1. Please stop (talk) ____________________. The teacher (explain) _____________________ a difficult lesson
2. Jane (think) _____________________ Tom (be) _____________________ here last night.
3. John (live) ____________________ in the same house since he (leave) __________________ school.
4. What (you do) _________________ if you (be) ___________________ in my situation?
5. I hoped he (attend) ____________________ the lecture, but he (not come) ____________________.
6. The teacher (ask) ___________________ Bill why he (not go) _____________________ to school the day before.
7. When Alice (get) ___________________ here tomorrow, (you show) ______________________ her to her room?
8. Tom suggested (look) ____________________ for somewhere (have) _____________________ a drink.
9. (Garden) _____________________ can make you (feel) _____________________ healthy.
10. Last night we (watch) ___________________ TV when the power (fail) ___________________.
V. Fill each blank in these sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

1. I object _______________ going to the movies on weekdays.
2. We got there just _______________ time to see the end of the program.
3. They will come here _______________ noon.
4. You should try to keep up ______________ the other students in your class.
5. I certainly hope that David is aware _______________ all the problems involved.
6. She is often dressed ______________ white.
7. Their house is ______________ the corner of the street.
8. We were much surprised _______________ her sudden appearance.
9. Her father has much influence ______________ her.
10. Both of the men were trying to speak _______________ the same time.
VI. Combine these pairs of sentences using a relative clause. (5 pts)

1. An American journalist interviewed the tennis champion. The journalist reminded me of my English teacher.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The book is very useful. I bought it last year.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. We decided to invite the two young dancers. We had seen them perform on television.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The new concert hall was opened yesterday. It holds two thousand people.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. The manager of the pop group has just resigned. The group is touring the US at the moment.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Part three: reading COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage and choose the answer which best fits each space.
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After two weeks of worry, a farmer in the north of England was very happy yesterday. James Hunt, a farmer who (1)
sheep, lost his dog, Peter, when they were out (2) together a fortnight ago.
'Peter was running (3) of me,' he said, 'and disappeared over the top of the hill. I whistled and called (4) he didn't
come. He's young, so I thought perhaps he'd gone back to the farmhouse (5) his own. But he wasn't there. Over the
next few days I (6) as much time looking for him as I could. I was afraid that I would never see him (7). Then a
neighbour said she had heard an animal crying while she was out walking near the (8) of the cliff. I rushed out and
found Peter on a shelf of rock halfway down. He was thin and (9), but he had no (10) injuries. He was really lucky.
And I was, too.'
1. A. goes B. grows C. keeps D. holds ____________
2. A. working B. worked C. work D. works ____________
3. A. behind B. beside C. ahead D. around ____________
4. A. but B. so C. and D. even ____________
5. A. by B. on C. with D. of ____________
6. A. used B. spent C. gave D. passed ____________
7. A. more B. again C. further D. after ____________
8. A. edge B. side C. border D. height ____________
9. A. poor B. dull C. weak D. broken ____________
10. A. strong B. hard C. rough D. serious ____________
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)

The ‘Mary Celeste’ was built in 1861 in Canada. When it was launched, it was given the name ‘The Amazon’. It was
not a lucky ship. The first captain died a few days after it was registered, and on its first voyage in 1862 it was
badly damaged in a collision. When it was repaired in port, it caught fire. In 1863 it crossed the Atlantic for the first
time, and collided with another ship in the English Channel. Four years later, in 1867, it ran aground on Cape
Breton Island, off the Canadian coast. The ship was almost completely wrecked and had to be rebuilt. It was then
sold and the name was changed to the ‘Mary Celeste’.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What happened to it when it was repaired in port?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
III. Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
BUYING CAKES
A bus stopped (1) ______________ a small village. A man looked (2) ______________ of the window and
(3) ______________ a woman (4) ______________ cakes. The man wanted to buy a cake but the woman was far
away from the (5) ______________. The man did not want to get out himself so he (6) ______________ a little boy
(7) ______________ was standing near the bus, “How much does a cake (8) ______________?” “Three pence, sir,”
answered the boy. The man gave him six pence and (9) ______________ to him, “Bring me a cake. And with the
(10) ______________ three pence buy one for (11) ______________.”
A few minutes later the boy came (12) ______________ eating a cake. He gave the man three pence change
(13) ______________ said, “I am (14) ______________ sorry, sir, but there was only one cake (15)
______________.”
IV. Choose one underline part in each sentence that is incorrect. (5 pts)
6. If it (A) will rain (B) this afternoon, we will have (C) to cancel (D) the picnic.
7. When I was six years old,(A) my family moves (B) to (C) a new house in a (D) remote village.
8. After having (A) dinner in the (B) restaurant last night, I felt bad (C) and my wife had to take me to the hospital.(D)
9. The children were surprised (A) when the teacher had (B) them to close (C) their books unexpectedly.(D)
10. The director of the program advised (A) the students to avoid to waste (B) time reading (C) material that was so (D) out-of-
date.
11. This fridge is very (A) old to keep (B) things at (C) a proper temperature.(D)
12. Tom often wishes (A) he was (B) better prepared for his exams, but he’ll probably never (C) change his poor (D) study
habits.
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13. The little girl refused (A) to tell (B) us (C) why was she (D) crying.
14. When they (A) travel to Europe, the Harrises like to stay in Paris and visiting (B) as (C) many (D) art galleries as possible.
15. Please see if (A) you can repair (B) the door's knob (C) before (D) Saturday morning.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________
Part four: WRITING

I. Use the following words or phrases to write complete sentences. (10 pts)
11. People / used / work / hard / past.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Usually / he get / 6 / but / yesterday / get / 7.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Now she / dance / beautifully / than / use to.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Train / often / arrive / station / time.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
15. What / weather / like / tomorrow?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
16. We / spend / two hours / learn / English / everyday.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
17. This / be / first / time / I / write / foreigner!
__________________________________________________________________________________________
18. We / eager / join / English-speaking club.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
19. Peter / wait / his girlfriend / 8 o'clock.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
20. How long / take her get / school / foot / everyday?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
II. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the original one. (15 pts)
1. Although he was ill, he managed to finish his job.
In spite____________________________________________________________________________________
2. I took little notice of the man standing at the gate.
I didn't pay_________________________________________________________________________________
3. He could not afford to buy the car.
The car____________________________________________________________________________________
4. I don't really want to visit the museum today.
I’d rather___________________________________________________________________________________
5. May I borrow your pen?
Would you mind_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Turn off all the switches before leaving the workshop.
All the ____________________________________________________________________________________
7. “Please, repeat what you have said,” she said.
She asked me _______________________________________________________________________________
8. I didn’t go out because of the heavy rain.
Because it __________________________________________________________________________________
9. We will not go to the cinema tonight because of the rain.
If it_______________________________________________________________________________________
10. People sometimes call Mercury the morning or evening star.
Mercury ___________________________________________________________________________________
11. They have already discussed the problem.
The problem ________________________________________________________________________________
12. “If I were you I wouldn’t listen to anything Bill says, Jane,” said Tom.
Tom advised________________________________________________________________________________
13. I didn’t arrive in time to see her.
I was not___________________________________________________________________________________
14. It was an interesting film.
What ______________________________________________________________________________________
15. I’m grateful that you looked after my mother so well.
Thank you for_______________________________________________________________________________
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THE END
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Tæng ®iÓm: 100
Part one: phonology
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (5 pts)
Mçi c©u ®óng: 0,5 ®
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C
Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. B
11. B 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. D
II. Match a phrase in column A with a phrase in column B to make a complete sentence. (5 pts)
1. j 2. a 3. f 4. c 5. i 6. g 7. h 8. d 9. b 10. e
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. (5 pts)
Mçi tõ ®óng: 0,5 ®
1. misunderstanding 6. discomfort
2. information 7. developed
3. growth 8. applicants
4. fasten 9. faithful
5. nationality 10. poems
IV. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
Mçi ®éng tõ ®óng: 0,5 ®
1. talking – is explaining 6. asked – hadn’t gone
2. thinks – was 7. gets – will you show
3. has been living / has lived – left 8. looking – to have
4. would you do – were 9. Gardening - feel
5. would attend 10. were watching – failed
V. Fill each blank in these sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

Mçi giíi tõ ®óng: 0,5 ®
1. to 6. in
2. in 7. on/at
3. at 8. at/by
4. with 9. on
5. of 10. at
VI. Combine these pairs of sentences using a relative clause. (5 pts)

Mçi c©u ®óng: 1 ®
1. An American journalist who reminded me of my English teacher interviewed the tennis champion.
2. The book (which/that)I bought last year is very useful.
3. We decided to invite the two young dancers (whom/who/that) we had seen perform on television.
4. The new concert hall which/that holds two thousand people was opened yesterday.
5. The manager of the pop group which/that is touring the US at the moment has just resigned.
Part three: reading COMPREHENSION

I. Read the passage and choose the answer which best fits each space. (5 pts)
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)

1. It (The ‘Mary Celeste) was built in 1861 in Canada.
2. Its first name/ It was “The Amazon”.
3. It caught fire.
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4. Twice/ It collided twice (with other ships).
5. It was rebuilt in 1897, because it (ran aground and) was almost completely wrecked.
III. Fill each the numbered blanks in the following passage with ONE suitable word. (15 pts)
Mçi tõ ®óng: 1 ®
1. at 6. called/waved/asked 11. yourself
2. out 7. who/that 12. back
3. saw 8. cost 13. and
4. selling 9. said 14. very
5. bus 10. remaining 15. left
IV. Choose one underline part in each sentence that is incorrect. (5 pts)
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C
Part four: WRITING

I. Use the following words or phrases to write complete sentences. (10 pts)
1. People used to work hard/harder in the past.
2. Usually he gets up at 6, but yesterday he got up at 7.
3. Now she dances more beautifully than she used to.
4. The train often arrives at the station on time.
5. What will the weather be like / tomorrow?
6. We spend two hours learning English everyday.
7. This is the first time I have written to a foreigner!
8. We are eager to join an/the English-speaking club.
9. Peter has been waiting for his girlfriend since 8 o’clock.
10. How long does it take her to get to school on foot everyday?
II. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as
the original one. (15 pts)
1. In spite of his illness, he managed to finish his job.
2. I didn't pay (any) attention to the man standing at the gate.
3. The car was too expensive for him to buy.
Or: The car was so expensive that he could not buy it.
4. I’d rather not visit the museum today.
5. Would you mind lending me your pen?
6. All the switches must be turned off before you leave the
workshop.
7. She asked me to repeat what I had said.
8. Because it was raining/rained heavily, I didn’t go out.
9. If it didn’t rain/was not raining, we would go to the cinema
tonight.
Or: If it were not for the rain, we would go to the cinema
tonight.
10. Mercury is sometimes called the morning or evening star.
11. The problem has already been discussed.
12. Tom advised Jane not to listen to anything Bill said.
13. I was not early enough to see her
14. What an interesting film (it was).
15. Thank you for (your) looking/having looked after my mother so
well.
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Thêi gian: 150 phót
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PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.
1. A. angry B. danger C. language D. sand ______________
2. A. promise B. divide C. surprise D. realize ______________
3. A. coughed B. wished C. reached D. opened ______________
4. A. steps B. books C. needs D. pets ______________
5. A. dictation B. question C. station D. competition ______________
6. A. home B. wonder C. don't D. open ______________
7. A. chapter B. chance C. challenge D. character ______________
8. A. thin B. then C. within D. though ______________
9. A. pretty B. prepare C. precious D. prefer ______________
10. A. too B. food C. good D. soon ______________
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces provided on the right. (10 pts)
1. How long does it usually _____ to walk to school?
A. need you B. take you C. need for you D. demand for you ______________
2. _____ take a taxi to the station, you’ll be late for the train.
A. If you not B. Unless you C. Despite you D. If you ______________
3. It’s no use _____ Jim to join our trip because he’s not interested.
A. ask B. to ask C. asking D asks ______________
4. When I was at primary school, I _____ wear my uniform everyday.
A. haven't to B. didn't have to C. hadn't to D. don't have to ______________
5. They spent two days _____ their work
A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished ______________
6. Everyone spoke very quietly _____ wake the baby.
A. in order not to B. for not to C. to don’t D. so not to ______________
7. This machine needs _____.
A. to repair B. repair C. repairing D. repaired ______________
8. I would rather_____ at home than go out in this cold weather.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. stayed ______________
9. I remember _____ him somewhere, but I can’t remember his name.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see ______________
10. Don’t invite John to dinner, I can’t stand his bad _____.
A. mood B. mind C. character D. temper ______________
11. I can't speak Chinese, and _____.
A. so can't Peter B. Peter can't too C. either can't Peter D. neither can Peter
______________
12. Let’s go swimming today, _____ ?
A shall we B shan’t we C will you D won’t you ______________
13. It’s very cold. Close the window, _____ ?
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A. can you B. will you C. won’t you D. don’t you ______________
14. This building used to be a library, _____?
A doesn’t it B didn’t it C isn’t it D wasn’t it ______________
15. That man over there, _____ I don’t remember, is an English teacher.
A which name B his name C whose name D the name of whose ______________
16. This one is prettier, but it costs _____ as the other one.
A as much as B twice as much C as many D twice as many ______________
17. _____ into the room, she burst out crying.
A. Coming B. Came C. After came D. When she coming ______________
18. It was in this town _____ him twenty years ago.
A where I met B in which I met C that I met D which I met ______________
19. You can use my phone if yours _____.
A don’t work B doesn’t work C not to work D not working ______________
20. We are really lost. I _____ stop and ask someone the way.
A. will B. am going to C. am going D. will to ______________
1. I (make) ___________________ a cake when the light (go) __________________ out.
2. I (be) ___________________ busy since we last (meet) __________________.
3. When he (return) ____________________ next week, I (tell) __________________ him everything.
4. He (sleep) ____________________ since 2pm. It's time he (wake up) ___________________.
5. At this time tomorrow we (have) _____________________ an English lesson, and we (finish) __________________
at 4:45 pm.
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the words given at the end. (10 pts)
1. People will _________________ the road to the church. WIDE
2. The gas from the factory caused serious_________________. POLLUTE
3. I will never forget your _________________. ENCOURAGE
4. You need to read the _________________ before using this tool. INSTRUCT
5. In her _________________ she was a well known singer. YOUNG
6. Please _________________ your seat belt. The plane is taking off. FAST
7. Did he _________________ in doing that job? SUCCESS
8. I feel _________________ so I’m going to bed. SLEEP
9. After the death of her parents, Lisa was brought up in an _________________. ORPHAN
10. I have no _________________ of going to the party tonight. INTEND
IV. Fill each blank gap in the passage below with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
1. Is he ashamed _______________ his behaviour at the party?
2. The car went _______________ full speed.
3. She was dressed _______________ white at the dance.
4. I object _______________ going to the movies on weekdays.
5. I certainly hope that David is aware _______________ all the problems that may happen.
6. There's always a souvenir shop _______________ any historical place.
7. Columbus didn't actually come _______________ Spain, he just sailed there.
8. What’s the difference _______________ these two cameras?
9. You can’t enter the theater to see this film. You are _______________ age.
10. Did you have any difficulty _______________ doing the job?
V. Which underlined part in each sentence is not correct?

Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces on the right. (5 pts)
1. Rice is most important plant in Vietnam. ______________
A B C D
2. I like listening to music and to look after my cats in my free time. ______________
A B C D
3. From 1785 to 1790, the capital of the US was being located in New York City. ______________
A B C D
4. If I have to do many homework tonight, I will not be able to attend the concert. ______________
A B C D
5. The little girl refused to tell us why was she crying. ______________
A B C D
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PART FOUR: READING
I. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)
The ‘Mary Celeste’ was built in 1861 in Canada. When it was launched, it was given the name ‘The Amazon’. It
was not a lucky ship. The first captain died a few days after it was registered, and on its first voyage in 1862 it was
badly damaged in a collision. When it was repaired in port, it caught fire. In 1863 it crossed the Atlantic for the first
time, and collided with another ship in the English Channel. Four years later, it ran aground on Cape Breton Island,
off the Canadian coast. The ship was almost completely wrecked and had to be rebuilt. It was then sold and the name
was changed to the ‘Mary Celeste’.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
13. What happened to it when it was repaired in port.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
II. Read the dialogue between Alice and Ken and then decide which word best fits each space.
Write your answers (A, B, C or D) in the spaces on the right. (10 pts)
Alice: Look. (1) _______ soon.
Ken: I'm not sure about that, but the sun (2) _______ behind those black clouds.
Alice: And (3) _______ quite windy, too.
Ken: Yes, but I don't think the weather (4) _______ too much.
Alice: (5) _______ the forecast?
Ken: They say (6) _______ fine for the next few days.
Alice: Oh, they're usually wrong. I (7) _______ we can go sightseeing now.
Ken: Oh, let's go. It (8) _______ so far this week.
Alice: All right, but (9) _______ my raincoat and umbrella with me.
Ken: I think (10) _______ about nothing.
1. A. It's raining B. It's rained C. It rains D. It's going to rain ______________
2. A. has disappeared B. already disappeared C. had disappeared D. has gone to disappear ______________
3. A. it will become B. it became C. it's becoming D. it becomes ______________
4. A. changed B. changes C. is going to change D. is changing ______________
5. A. Do you hear B. Can you hear C. Have you heard D. Are you hearing ______________
6. A. it's being B. it's going to be C. it has been D. it is ______________
7. A. not think B. am not thinking C. think not D. don't think ______________
8. A. isn't raining B. doesn't rain C. hasn't rained D. won’t rain ______________
9. A. I'm taking B. I take C. I've taken D. I’ll take ______________
10. A. you've worried B. you're worrying C. you worried D. you worry ______________
III. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word. (10 pts)
POOR BUT CLEVER
It was a very cold winter. A poor man (1) _____________ was very cold wanted to drink (2) _____________ hot to
warm himself, but he had only (3) _____________ penny in his pocket. He went into a (4) _____________ and
asked the waiter: “How (5) _____________ is a cup of tea?” “Four pence, Sir.” “That’s (6) _____________ much for
me,” said the man: “How much is a glass of hot water?” “We don’t sell hot water, we give it (7) _____________.”
“How much for two lumps (8) _____________ sugar?” “We don’t (9) _____________ sugar, Sir, we give it free.”
“All right, give me a little hot water and two (10) _____________ of sugar. I will have tea next time.”
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can’t meet you.
If__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. We went to the beach in spite of the strong wind blowing.
Although the wind____________________________________________________________________________
3. Whose is that car outside the gate?
Who does _________________________________________________________________________________?
4. Veronica remembered the event and so did Dorothy.
Veronica didn't ______________________________________________________________________________
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5. She was sleeping and the fire started.
The fire____________________________________________________________________________________
6. “What did you do last Sunday, Tom?” she asked.
She asked Tom_______________________________________________________________________________
7. That\s a high building!
How _______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Mark wrote the novel 5 years ago.
The novel __________________________________________________________________________________
9. What a pity John is not here now.
I wish______________________________________________________________________________________
10. The box was too heavy for the boy to lift.
It was ______________________________________________________________________________________
II. Use the words and phrases given to make complete sentences. (10 pts)
1. Age / 18 / Alex / become / famous footballer.

___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Last Wednesday / father / have / accident / while / drive / work.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. His job / not difficult / as mine.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Two girls / have nothing / common.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. I / never / be / Ho Chi Minh City / my life.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Jane / absent / class / yesterday / because / she / ill.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Everyday I / spend / 2 hours / do / homework.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8. not / stare / me / that.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
9. He / be / not intelligent / solve / math problem.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
10. This / be / first time / I / eat / Japanese food.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
The end
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO §¸P ¸N Vµ H¦íng dÉn chÊm

HUYỆN TIÊN LÃNG ®Ò thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh líp 8
N¨M HäC 2009-2010
PART ONE: PHONOLOGY
Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (10 pts)
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Mỗi câu đúng: 1 điểm
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. C
PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. (10 pts)
Mỗi câu đúng: 0,5 điểm
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. D 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. A
Mỗi động từ đúng: 1 điểm
1. was making - went
2. have been – met
3. returns – will tell
4. has been sleeping – woke up
5. will be having – will finish
III. Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the words given at the end. (10 pts)
Mỗi từ đúng: 1 điểm
1. widen 6. fasten
2. pollution 7. succeed
3. encouragement 8. sleepy
4. instruction(s) 9. orphanage
5. youth 10. intention
IV. Fill each blank gap in the passage below with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)
Mỗi giới từ đúng: 1 điểm
1. of 2. at 3. in 4. to 5. of
6. in 7. from 8. between 9. under 10. in
V. Which underlined part in each sentence is not correct? (5 pts)

1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D
PART FOUR: READING

I. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)
1. It was built in 1861 in Canada.
2. It was ‘The Amazon’.
3. It caught fire.
4. 2 (It collided twice).
5. In 1967. (It was rebuilt) because it was almost completely wrecked.
II. Read the dialogue between Alice and Ken and then decide which word best fits each space. (10 pts)
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B
III. Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word. (10 pts)
Mỗi từ đúng: 1 điểm
1. who 2. something 3. one 4. bar 5. much
6. too 7. free 8. of 9. sell 10. lumps
PART FOUR: WRITING

I. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. (10 pts)
1. If I didn’t have to work tomorrow evening, I could meet you.
2. Although the wind was blowing strongly, we went to the beach.
3. Who does that car outside the gate belong to?
4. Veronica didn't forget the event, and neither did Dorothy. (and Dorothy didn’t, either).
5. The fire started while she was sleeping.
6. She asked Tom what he had done the Sunday before.
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7. How high the building is!
8. The novel was written 5 years ago by Mark.
9. I wish John were here now.
10. It was such a heavy box that the boy couldn’t lift it.
II. Use the words and phrases given to make complete sentences. (10 pts)
11. At the age of 18 Alex became a famous footballer.
12. Last Wednesday my father had an accident while/when he was driving to work.
13. His job is not so/as difficult as mine.
14. The two girls have nothing in common.
15. I have never been to Ho Chi Minh City in my life.
16. Jane was absent from class yesterday because she was ill.
17. Everyday I spend 2 hours doing my homework.
18. Don’t stare at me like that.
19. He is not intelligent enough to solve the/this/that math problem.
20. This is be the first time I have eaten Japanese food.
The end
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TRƯỜNG THCS ………. NĂM HỌC 2016 – 2017

Tổng điểm: 100

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

PART FOUR: WRITING

Bằng số: ………………………………........................ 1. ………………………………………………

Bằng chữ: …………………………………….............. 2. ………………………………………………

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

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PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

1 __________ 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________ 5 __________

PART FOUR: WRITING

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PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

PART FOUR: WRITING

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Bằng số: ………………………………........................ 1. ………………………………………………

Bằng chữ: …………………………………….............. 2. ………………………………………………

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

PART FOUR: WRITING

PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

PART TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

V. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. (10 pts)

PART FOUR: WRITING

®iÓm bµi thi Hä tªn, ch÷ kÝ cña gi¸m kh¶o

B»ng sè: ……………………………….................. 1. ………………………………………………

B»ng ch÷: ……………………………….............. 2. ………………………………………………

Part ONE: phonology

Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR

V. Fill each blank in these sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

VI. Combine these pairs of sentences using a relative clause. (5 pts)

Part three: reading COMPREHENSION

II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)

Part four: WRITING

Part two: VOCABULARy AND GRAMMAR

V. Fill each blank in these sentences with a suitable preposition. (5 pts)

VI. Combine these pairs of sentences using a relative clause. (5 pts)

Part three: reading COMPREHENSION

II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (5 pts)

Part four: WRITING

®iÓm bµi thi Hä tªn, ch÷ kÝ cña gi¸m kh¶o

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PART ONE: PHONOLOGY

PART TWO: LEXICO-GRAMMAR

V. Which underlined part in each sentence is not correct?

PART FOUR: WRITING

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