OLYMPIC Tieng Anh

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced.

II. Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1.  It was ........serious accident that he was kept in hospital for a month.

A. such        B. such a      C. so               D. so a

2.  If you don't understand many words, you can ................ them up in the dictionary.

A. look               B. get                   C. find               D. finish

3. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . .

A. slept-rang   B. slept- was ringing C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing

4. The book.......... by Helen is on the top shelf.

A. a writes   B. writing             C. has written  D. written

5. He hates.......................................to do something by others.

A. to be asked   B. asking  C. being asked  D. to ask

6. This film must be new. We’ve ........................ seen it before.

A. ever    B. never  C. since  D. yet

7. These medicines can ...................your headache.

A. ease              B. elevate          C. revive                D. affect.

8. Viet Nam is a(n)............................. country.

A. export-rice              B. exporting-rice         C. rice-exporting        D. rice-export       

9. Liz is ......... in Vietnamese culture.

A. interesting     B. interests  C. to interest  D. interested

10. He asked me ........ I was ready to go or not.

A. if    B. weather  C. whether  D. where 

III. Give the correct verb form.

  1.  (you/do)................... the homework yet?

2. It is very exciting.............................(see) that film.

3. Would you mind if I (sit).............. here?

4. We (not go) ............................to the cinema last week.

5. I was not used to (drive).......... on the left when I was in London.

6. English and French (teach)................................in our school.

7. As I (come) to Lan’s yesterday, she (watch) TV.

8. He (live) ......... in Hue for 2 years then he (move).......... to Ha Noi in 2007.

IV. Put in the gaps with the correct prepositions

1. Anne has been in hospital ......................Monday.

2. My mother is very keen ...........................growing roses.

3. John is extremely fond ............................... music.

4. His father is very proud .................. him.

5. The post office is not far ..........................my house.

6. How many members participated ...........................the rice cooking contest?

7. The children are really looking forward ......................Tet holiday.

8. Santa Claus is based ............................the description of Saint Nicolas.

9. You should learn........ heart all the new words.

10. I'll pick you .....................at the hotel at 9 o'clock.

V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals.

VI. Fill in  each blank with one suitable word.

              Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) ................. how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ...................... important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ............... practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4) ................know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ......................to fly an aeroplane. A (6) .............. can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ............... without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ................ . The same is true of (9) ............... the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about  it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10)..................... first?

VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000.

Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes.

1.  When did the first award ceremony take place7

 A.  1895            B . 1901            C.  1962           D. 1968

2.  Why was the Nobel prize established?

A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity.

B. To resolve political differences.

C. To honour the inventor of dynamite.

D. To spend money.

3.  In which area have Americans received the most awards?

 A. Literature    B. Peace          C. Economics  D. Science

4.  Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Awards vary in monetary value.

B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention.

C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D. A few individuals have won two awards.

5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed?

  A. 2                 B. 5                 C. 6 D. 10

VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank. 

Mr and Mrs Gray live in a big city, and they ...(1)....a son. His name is Peter, and he doesn’t like...(2)..... One day Mrs Gray said...(3)....her husband, “Living in the city all the time isn’t good...(4)....Peter”. So last summer they found a small house in the  country and took Peter...(5)....for a vacation.

 When they arrived...(6).... the house, Mrs Gray said to Peter,”We are going to stay...(7).... for two weeks.”

 The boy ran ...(8)....the house and looked in all the rooms, and he ran back to ...(9)....mother and said to her, “ I haven’t found the bathtub, Mom. Where is it?”

 “ This is a...(10)....small house, Peter,” his mother said. “ This is going to be a very nice vacation.”

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.

1.It’s three years since I last spoke to her. -> I .......................................................................

2.  “You shouldn’t spend your weekend in the city” ->She advised me........................................................

3.They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it. ->The time machine ....................

4.He failed the exams because of his laziness -> Because he ......................................................

5.It was his dinner time when I came to his house. ->He was........................................................................

6. The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it. ->The water wasn’t ....................................

7. People should stop experiments on animals. -> Experiments....................................................................

8. It is six-hour drive from London to Edinburgh. ->It takes.......................................................

9. My brother stopped smoking cigarettes now. ->My brother used..............................................

10. “Does your sister have a computer now?” Lan asked Nam. ->  Lan asked Nam...........................

§¸p ¸n K× THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI M«n : TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8

NĂM HỌC: 2010 – 2011

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced. (2 points)

II. Choose the word that best completes each sentence. (2 points)

1. B. such a                  

2. A. look               

3. C. was sleeping - rang 

4. D. written 

5. C. being asked 

6. B. never  

7. A. ease          

8. C. rice-exporting          

9. D. interested  

10. C. whether 

III. Give the correct verb form. (2 points)

1. Have you done...?

2. to see

3. sat

4. didn’t go

5. driving

6. are taught

7. came – was watching

8. lived - moved

IV. Put in the gaps with the correct prepositions (2 points)

1. since

2. on

3. of

4. of

5. from

6. in

7. to

8. on

9. by

10. up

V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (2 points)

1. differences
2. explanation
3. activities
4. sunny
5. uncomfortable
6. tasty
7. competitors
8. unkind
9. arrangement
10. originally

VI. Fill in  each blank with one suitable word. (2 points)

VII. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer: (1 points)

1.B  2.A 3.D 4.B  5.C

VIII. Read the following passage and then choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank.  (2 points)

1.a 2.c 3.d 4.c 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.b

IX. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it. (2 points)

1. I haven’t spoken to her for three years.

2. She advised me not to spend my weekend in the city.

3. The time machine will be shown to the public when it is finished

4. Because he was lazy, he failed the exams.

5. He was having his dinner when I came to his house.

6. The water wasn’t warm enough for the children to swim (in).

7. Experiments on animals should be stopped.

8. It takes six hours to drive from London to Edinburgh.

9. My brother used to smoke cigarettes.

10. Lan asked Nam if/ whether his sister had a computer then (or not).