§Ò thi häc sinh giái huyÖn
n¨m häc 2009 - 2010
M«n Anh líp 8
Thêi gian: 120 phót
A. Phonetic
I. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. Chemical B. precaution C. electric D. destruction
2. A. participate B. behavior C. necessary D. traditional
3. A. humor B. include C. countless D. message
4. A. injection B. departure C. volcano D. heritage
5. A. compete B. design C. compile D. campus
II. Choose a word in each line that has different strees pattern
1. A. maghificent B. exciting C. price D. oceanic
2. A. sugar B. jungle C. luggage D. Sunbathe
3. A. handicaped B. Education C. drawing D. fund
4. A. lived B. organized C. established D. concosned
5. A. hotel B. postcard C. cold D. shore
B. Grammar and vocabulary
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Do you know who penicillin?
a. discovered c. did discover
b. was discovered d. discoveries
2. Last night TV when the phone rang.
a. watching c. have watched
b. was watching d. was watched
3. Liz is very in the water – fetching contest.
a. interest b. interesrts c. Interested d. Interesting
4. He told me that he
a. had already the film seen c. had seen already the film
b. the film had already seen d. had seen the film already

b. to the Job d. to do the Job
18. I decided that I must work harder
a. the following year c. the year before
b. the previous year d. last year
19. Which do I press to turn the radio on?
a. button b. roll c. roller d. plug
20. They the forest and getting into trouble
a. are always burning c. has always burned
b. always burned d. A + c are correct
II. Use the correct form of the words in the brackets to complete sentences.
1. in VN has brought a lot of big changes (INDUSTRY)
2. It is to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
3. The in his province is very dramatic (LAND)
4. I live in a smallvillage and its are very beautiful (SURROUND)
5. There are a lot of festivals in VN (TRADITION)
6. It’s difficult to find at busy time in this town (ACCOMMODATE)
7. , dark clouds appearred and it begin to rain (FORTUNATE)
8. Ha Long Bay was by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
(RECOGNITION)
9. There are more and more people concerning about pollution
(ENVIRONMENT)
10. This knife is it can’t aet cut anything (USE)
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs
correcting.
1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarchip at university.
2. If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink.
3. I come from a city locating in the southern part of the country.
4. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child?
5. Would you mind to open the window for me?
6. She asked me to use a towel to cover the wound and hold it tightly

b. was born in Scotland in 1888 d. all are correct.
2. One of Baird’s first inventions was
a. eletrically-haeted sock b. air-filled c. television d. a + b
3. Baird was interested in the idea of pictures by radio at the age of
a. 26 b. 35 c. 38 d. 40
4. Baird’s ‘television’ was introduced to the world in
a. 1923 b. 1926 c. 1928 d. 1929
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. Baird’s first inventionc were not very successful.
b. The first ‘television’was not clear.
c. People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’.
d. Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office.
D. Writing.
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
one.
1. We haven’t seen each other for over two years.
=> The last time ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “We are decorating our Christmas tree”, Hoa said.
=> Hoa said…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. “I’ll give you my phone number so that you can call me” Jane said to me.
=> Jane told ……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Many people in the world speak English.
=> English …………………………………………………………………………………………
5. She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.
=> She’s looking ………………………………………………………………………………………
6. He clinbed the tree because he wanted to get a better view.
=> He climbed the tree so as………………………………………………………………………
7. I have decided to help him rense his lessons.
=> I am…………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. You backpack is not the same as mine.

3. education
4. establised
5. shore.
B. (I)
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 B
10 A
11 B
12 D
13 D
14 A
15 B
16 A
17 D
18 A
19 A
20 A
(II).
1. Industrialization
2. Un healthy
3. Landcape
4. Surroundings
5. Traditional

2. Hoa said they were decorating their Christmas tree.
3. Jane told.
4. English is spoken by many people in the world.
5. Shes looking forward to seeing her grandparents.
6. He climbed the tree so as to get a better view.
7. I am going to help him revise his lessons.
8. My backpack is different from yours
9. Lan is the youngest in the group.
10. The doctor advised Mr Roberts that he should take more exercise
or The doctor advised Mr Roberts to take more exercise.
(II). Dear Hoa
1. Dave and I are having the best holiday of our lives
2. We are in Bardados, one of the most lovely island in the Caribbean.
3. Although it is much smaller than Jamaica, there seems to be much more to do than
in Jamaica.
4. Moreover, the people here seem to be friendlives than those on the other islands
5. We are staying in the most modern hotel I have ever seen.
6. It is large and cool, and many people think it is the best hotel on the island.
7. It is more comfortable than any of the other hatels.
8. The nearest beach is less than a hundred meters away.
9. so we spend a lot of time swimming in the sea.
10. It is really good, and I wish you werw here.