®Ò thi olympic n¨m häc 2008 – 2009
M«n: TiÕng Anh 8
Thêi gian: 60’
I. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
1. It’s interesting to ( have/ do/ make/ go) friends with people from other countries.
2. She will be here ( in/ on/ for/ at) two hours.
3. The doctor asked the patients ( go/ go to/ going/ to go) to the bed on time.
4. How long ( are you/ do you/ have you been/ were you) a teacher? For three years now.
5. Nam is very ( fond/ keen/ interested/ excited) of Lan.
6. I hope you are now working ( very hard/ extreme hard/ very hardly/ extremely hardly) for your examination.
7. That desk ( is repaired/ has been repaired/ was repaired/ has repaired) several times this year.
8. No one can make me ( change/ changed/ changing/ to change) my plan.
9. Would you mind if I ( sat/ sit/ sitting/ to sit) here?
10. He worked ( more careful/ very carefully/ carefullier/ more carefully) than his brother.
II. Give the correct form of the verb in branket.
1. They never ( talk) to each other since the children ( leave) home.
2. This is the third time you ( be) here. What exactly you ( come) for now?
3. He always hates ( answer) the phone and very often lets it (ring).
4. When I ( come) to see them, they ( play) volleyball.
5. When he (be) in Hue, he (write) me a letter every week.
III. Rewrite the following sentences, begin as shown and keep the meaning unchanged.
1. “ I am going on holiday tomorrow”, said the boy.
-> The boy said …………………………………………………….
2. No one in the club sings better than Hoa
-> Hoa sings………………………………………………………
3. The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it.
-> The coffee is too …………………………………………………
4. They will send you a bill at the end of the month.
-> A bill ……………………………………………………………..
5. “Do you live near your family,Tam?” he asked.
-> He asked ………………………………………………………..
6. It’s interesting to take part in the young pioneers club.
-> We are interested ………………………………………………….
7. “ You should study harder to please your parents, Hung”, said Aunt Hoa.
-> Aunt Hoa advised ……………………………………………………
8. They have n’t seen each other for 2 years.
-> The last time …………………………………………………………..
9. Let’s go to the movies tonight.
-> Would you like ……………………………………………………………..
10. May I borrow your book?
-> Would you mind ………………………………………………………….?
IV. Fill in each gap with one suitable word
One of the (1) …… beautiful part of Britain is the Lake District. The Lake District is situated in the north-west of England. (2) …… consists of high hills, mountains and, (3) …… course, lakes. There are sixteen (4)…… in all. The largest one (5) ….. Lake Windermere.
Every year more than fourteen million people (6) ……. Britain and abroard visit the Lake District. They (7) …….there to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery. Some go to walk in the mountains. (8) ……. sail boats on the lakes or simply sit admiring the magnificents views. Unfortunately, the region is becoming the victim of its own success in attracting (9)…… . There are also (10) …… people coming to the Lake District. They threaten to destroy the peace and quiet which many are searching for there.
V. Read the two passages and answer the questions that follow.
Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru. Construction of the city started in 1450. The city covers about 13 square kilometers. For centeries, the city was buried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911. Today, Macchu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all of South America.
The Great Wall of China is the longest manmade structure ever built. Much of what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming Dynasty in the late 1400s,although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. The wall is about 11 meters high. The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers.
Questions :
1. When was Macchu Picchu built?
2. When was it discovered?
3. What is the longest manmade structure ever built?
4. When was the wall first built?
5. How long is it?
VI. Use the words given to write a thank-you note to Nam,one of your friends. Make any changes if necessary.
Dear Nam,
Thank you/ English dictionary/ you/ send me/ 14th birthday
I / receive/ two days/ before/ birthday
It/ useful/ help a lot/ my studies
I /be/ happy/ tell you/ I / be/ free/ next week
You /like/ come over/ my place/ the weekend
I would love to see you then.
Yours truly,
nguon VI OLET
