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KỲ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH KHÁ GIỎI CẤP HUYỆN MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

Năm học 2015-2016

( Thời gian làm bài 120 phút)

 

 

 

Part I –PHONETICS(1,0p)

1. Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others .

1, A-relative

B-beautiful

C-countryside

D-accessible

2, A-contact

B-convenient

C-pancake

D-resident

3, A-selection

B-information

C-television

D-conversation

4, A-nature

B-prefer

C-typhoon

D-facility

5, A-available

B-believeable

C-impolite

D-adequate

2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others

1, A-protect

B-produce

C-concern

D-contest

2, A-award

B-apply

C-participate

D-adjust

3, A-comment

B-compliment

C-arrangement

D-treatment

4, A-sunbathe

B-urge

C-conduct

D-husk

5, A-memorial

B-separate

C-heritage

D-represent

 

Part II- VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR(3,0 p)

1. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences

1. They said they ……………football then

A-were playing

B-are playing

C-played

D-had played

2, We look forward to …..you

A-hearing

B-seeing

C-coming

D-chatting

3, Many people dislike living in the city . They hate its……………………..

A-noisy

B-noice

C-crowd

D-silence

4, Tell us …………

A-where do you want to go

B-the place where you want to go

C-where you want togo

D-which you want to go

5, His uncle’s main ……..for going abroad was his poor health

A-desire

B-cause

C-reason

D-necessity

6, Mrs Smith hasn’t written to me ………….

A-already

B-yet

C-any longer

D- never

7, Which sentence is correct?

A-Neither Lan nor her friend will come here

B-Neither Lan nor her friend won’t come here

C-Neither Lan or her friend will come here

D-Neither Lan nor her friend come here

8, They invited …….to the party

A-I and my husband

B-both he and me

C-my husband and me

D-my husband and I

9, Would you be ………to hold the door?

A-so kind

B-kind enough

C-too kind

D- very kind

10, The party was great and we  ………….ourselves very much

A-liked

B-enjoyed

C-loved

D-all are correct

11, She was really impressed ……the beauty of the city

A-by

B-with

C-at

D-A+B

12, They walked …..half an hour to reach the waterfall

A-to

B-at

C-in

D-for

13, This test must ………….

A-be made carefully

B- be carefully done

C-be doing carefully

D-be one carelessly

14, Your computer sometimes lets you……………

A-up

B-out

C-down

D-off

15, We are ……….that you passed your final examination

A-delightful

B-delighted

C-delighting

D-A+B

16, Football……..all over the world

A-plays

B-is playing

C- played

D-is played

17, When he …..on the phone, his guests ……..

A-was talking/ left

B-talked/ left

C- talked/ were leaving

D-all are incorrect

18, Where….you go if you had a car?

A-would

B-did

C- do

D-can

19, Her parents saw her ………… at the railway station this morning

A-for

B-in

C- on

D-off

20, She ……to do the test

A-got enough time

B-was enough time

C- had enough time

D-have had enough time

2. Complete the sentences with appropriate form of the word in block capitals. 

1, Our grand mother …….out of our house since we ………a color television.( not be/ buy)

2, The police are keeping their eyes on his ………….on the stage ( appear)

3, I wrote ….letters but got no reply ( end)

4, They tried …….the broken window for an hour but they …….( mend/ succeed)

5, I can’t help …..anxious about her study ( feel)

6, They had a lively …..on the novel “animal farm” in class today ( discuss)

7,The recent ……….of the restaurant makes an im pression on some people ( famous)

8, His listening skill is ….and he really needs to improve it ( satisfy)

Part III- READING ( 2,0p)

1, Fill one suitable word in the gap to complete the passage.(1,0p)

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and (1)….. of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It lies on seven hills and goes down those hills to the sea. The highest hill is three hundred metres above the sea. From the street (2)…. the centre of the city you can see ships coming to Edinburgh from different countries of the world.

In the “old town” the streets (3)……. narrow. The tall houses with narrow windows go up the hills to Edinburgh castle, (4)……..is one thousand years old. The modern town lies at the (5)………. of the hills. The streets here are straight and well planned, (6)…… it is easy to walk in the city when you (7)……… sightseeing in Edinburgh. Many great men have lived and worked in Edinburgh. Robert Burns, the great Scottish poet, (8)….. his first book of poems in Edinburgh. There is a monument (9)……. him in the city. Edinburgh is also proud of Walter Scott, the (10)…….. of the historical novel in the world literature, and Robert Louis Stevenson, a famous English writer.

2, Choose the best option  to complete the passage.(1,0)

One morning last month, Mary (1)….some sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. They were sandwiches and sausage, . There was one small sausage(2)…….over, so Mary gave (30…..to Curly , her little dog. Curly ate it up. Half an hour(4)….., the dog got ill. He kept (5)….shaking his head and rubbing it (6)………his food. Mary thought “He’s ill. He must have eaten (7)….that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that (8)…was bad”. Then she remembered her husband’s (9)……, she ran to the telephone and (10)…Jim at his office in town.

1, A-bought

B-made

C-got

D-had

2, A-been

B-gone

C-left

D-stayed

3, A-it

B-them

C-all

D-everything

4, A-ago

B-then

C-before

D-later

5, A-up

B-with

C-in

D-on

6, A-with

B-to

C-at

D-in

7, A-anything

B-something

C-so

D-nothing

8, A-sandwich

B-cake

C-sausage

D-meat

9, A-sandwiches

B-meal

C-number

D-time

10, A-met

B-phoned

C-asked

D-told

 

Part IV-WRITING(4,0 p)

1, Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You mustn’t change the given words in any way.(2,0)

1, All your guests will need chairs , but you don’t have many

You don’t have………………………………………………………

2, We haven’t met our friend , Hoa for 2 years.

The last ……………………………………………………………………….

3, Mrs Loan won’t have to go to the meeting next week.

It won’t be ……………………………………………………………………

4, Lan forgot her birthday and so did I

Neither ……………………………………………………………………….

5, “Is it the right way to go to the National University of Education?”Jane asked

Jane had no idea ………………………………………………………………….

6, We have never tasted such bad food before

It’s …………………………………………………………………………………….

7, She spends most of her time taking care of the children

Taking …………………………………………………………………………………

8, Mr Lam is back from New York after three days there.

Mr Lam has………………………………………………………………………………..

9, Nurses have to look after the patients all day

The patients………………………………………………………………………………..

10, “You mustn’t swim far away from the edge He told his students.

He ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

2, Complete the letter using the cues given.(2,0p)

1, Thank you/ much/ letter

2, It / be / lovely/ hear / you.

3, I/ be/ sorry/ I/ not/ write/ you/ such/ long time.

4, As you know/ we/ buy/ new house/ September.

5, It/ bad/ condition/ ,so/ it/ need/ renew/ decorate.

6, We/ finish/ most/ it now/ it/ look/ nice.

7, We/ decide/ give/ house-warming party/ Saturday.

8, you/ think/ you/ Peter/ able/ come?

9, Please/ let/ know/ soon/ possible.

10, Look/ see/you again

 

Dear Mary,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Jane

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