PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC CHÂUTHÀNH
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Đề thi chính thức
(Gồm 4 trang)
KỲ THI CHỌN HSG LỚP 8 VÒNG HUYỆN-N8
NĂM HỌC 2010- 2011

Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Lớp: 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)



ĐỀ

I/ LANGUAGE FOCUS :
Part 1. Choose and circle the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence: (4pts)
The weather is warm enough for us ________________
A. going out B. to going out C. go out D. to go out
Bell started ________________ with ways of transmitting speech.
A. experiment B. experimenting C. to experimenting D. experimented
She is too _______________ to speak and laugh in front of other people.
A. shy B. active C. humor D. interested
He finally _______________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up B. came C. came with D. came up with
The women sang the song _______________
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautifuly
There is ____________________________ on TV tonight.
A. an action movie interesting B. a action movie interesting
C. a interesting action movie D. an interesting action movie
Tell me ___________________________________
A. why do you like coffee and bread?
B. why you like coffee and bread.
C. why do you like coffee and bread.
D. why you like coffee and bread?
What is Mary doing, mom? – She is looking at __________ in the mirror.
A. her B. hers C. she herself D. herself
I can’t remember ____________________ when I was young.
A. what life was like B. how life was like
C. what life was D. how life was
He was a Scotsman although he later ________________ Canada.
A. moved B. emigrated to C. lived to D. born in
Mary used to do all the chores ______________________ still ten years old.
A. when she is B. because she is
C. when she was D. because she was
She is speaking __________ because she is having a sore throat.
A. soft B. softly C. well D. fast
Could you ___________ me a favor? – How can I help?
A. give B. make C. do D. bring
How long ______________________ here? – Since last year.
A. do you live B. did you live
C. have you live D. have you lived
The rope is ___________________ the snake.
A. as long as B. long than C. so long as D. is much longer
Can I speak to Mary, please? – Please ________________.
A. wait the phone B. hold on C. stay there a minute D. keep the phone
TV is bringing not only information ______________ entertainment.
A. and also B. and C. but also D. also but
Let’s go home now. It’s _______________ and darker.
A. darker B. was darker C. gets darker D. getting darker
My mother believes that my brother is ______________ than me.
A. well B. better C. best D. good
I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just _________ please.
A. a little B. little C. few D. a few
Part 2. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one: (2pts)
The tickets can be bought on line.
She is so short that she can not reach the top of the wardrobe.
Peter and Mark are excellent soccer players.
Tom said to Jane: “Can you help me with my pronunciation?”
She is a good English speaker.
It isn’t safe to climb high mountains alone in the winter.
Tom started learning English in 1990.
He last met my sister last summer.
Hue is not as big as Ho Chi Minh City.
How long have you studied medicine?
Part 3. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (2pts)
Sugar is not an _________ food because we need it to live. HEALTH
The nurse wanted to know Nga’s ________ and weight.