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H tên : ………………………………
Sinh ngày :…………………Lp 8……
HS trng THCS ……………………
K thi hc sinh gii lp 8, H.in Bàn, Qung Nam
Hi ng coi thi : THCS Phan Châu Trinh
Ngày thi : 07/ 4/ 2011
Môn Thi :
Anh vn
SBD Phòng thi
Giám th 1 ……………… ….
Giám th 2 ……………………
S mt mã ……….…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Giám kho 1 ……………………………
Giám kho 2 ……………………………
im bài thi …………………….
Bng ch : ………………………

S mt mã
Thi gian làm bài : 150 phút (Gm c phn nghe)

SECTION ONE: PHONETICS (2ms)

Question 1: Choose the word whose pronunciation is different from the others.
1. A teacher B pleasure C please D meet
2. A character B Christmas C children D school

8. We haven’t got ……….…… on holiday at the moment.
A money enough to go B enough money to go
C money enough for going D enough money for going
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9. I passed the exam and ……………. .
A so Paul did B so did Paul C neither did Paul D Paul did either
10. She advised me …………………. late.
A to not be B not being C not be D not to be
11. The movie was so …………………… that we couldn’t sleep last night.
A excite B exciting C excited D excitedly
12. It’s too cold outside. ….…………. . close the door, please?
A Do you B Would you mind C Can you D Why don’t you
13. My mother was ………………… last night, so we went out for dinner.
A tired enough to cook B too tired to cook C very tired to cook D tired for cooking
14. The new shopping mall is quite ………………the present shopping area.
A different from B the same C like to D similar
15. Which one is …………………, milk or orange juice?
A better B good C the best D well

1. …………………., people eat sticky rice cakes at Tet. (TRADITION)
2. What is the ………………… . of Thomas Edison? (NATION)
3. After taking an asprin, her headache …………………… (APPEAR)
4. If you need any help, you can ask Tom. He’s very ……………… (HELP)
5. By recycling we can save ………………… resources. (NATURE)

Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 Question 3. Put the verbs provided in the correct forms (2ms)
1. John ……………… (lose) his job last month.
2. We …………………….…(not hear) from her recently.
3. They were proud of …… (be) so successful.
4. My grandmother is always ………………(forget) her umbrella.
5. Would you mind ……………… (close) the windows?
6. The door bell rang while Tom ……………… (watch) television.
7. He said he …………………(visit) his grandmother the following day.
8. Eiffel Tower …………… (design) by Alexandre Gustave Eiffle in 1889.
9. If we try to recycle things, we ……………… (save) resources.
10. I ………… (use) live in this city when I was a student.

Your answers:
1…………….…… ……… ….…. 6…………………… ……………
2……………….……………….…. 7………………….……………….
3……………….……….…………. 8…………………….…………….
4… …… ……… .……………… 9…………….…… ………………
5……………… …………………. 10…………….……….…………
3. A lot of people do not visit a dentist until …………… .
A. they have toothache
B. they have holes in their teeth
C. they have brushed their teeth
D. their teeth grow properly
4. What may be most harmful to our teeth ?
A. raw vegetables B. fresh fruit C. sweet things D. red rice
5. The best title for the passage would be …………………. .
A. “How to keep our teeth healthy”
B. “How to make our teeth nicer”
C. “How to clean our teeth”
D. “How to keep our teeth ever white”
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Question 2. Arrange the following sentences to make a meaningful dialogue:(1m)
A. My cheque hasn’t arrived yet.
B. What can I do?
C. Can I borrow 10 pounds?
D. Well, I’m sorry , but I’m broke.
E. Why don’t you go to the bank?

Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 Question 3.
Complete the passage by filling ONE suitable word into each gap (2ms)


C. I remember to take to the city when I was young.
D. I didn’t remember to be take to the city when I was young.
3. I/prefer/read/books/watch TV.
A. I prefer reading books than watching TV.
B. I prefer read books than watch TV.
C. I prefer read books to watch TV.
D. I prefer reading books to watching TV.
4. question/difficult/none/classmates/answer.
A. The question is very difficult that none of my classmates can answer it.
B. The question is so difficult that none of my classmates can answer it.
C. The question is too difficult for none of my classmates can answer it.
D. The question is so difficult and none of my classmates can answer it.
5. Population/Ho Chi Minh City/twice/Hue City.
A. The population of Ho Chi Minh City is twice of Hue City.
B. The population of Ho Chi Minh City is as twice as big of Hue City .
C. The population of Ho Chi Minh City is as twice as big that of Hue City.
D. The population of Ho Chi Minh City is twice of that Hue City. Your answers:
1 2 3 4 5 Question 2. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one
(1m)
1. Mark is too young to ride his bike to school.
Mark isn’t .………………………………………… ………………………………….
2. They haven’t cleaned the streets this week.
The streets ……… …………………………………………………………………….
3. The lifeguard said, “ Don’t swim out too far, boys.”


1. is / than / kinds / other / air / of / travel / faster / any / transport /.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………

2. trees / put/ and/ the/ doors/ front / Christmas / decorated / the/ were / at/.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………

3. Pyramids/ is / of / the / one / Egypt / the / world / said/ of / wonders/ people / of / that / the /.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. I/ whether/ wanted/ visit / me/ to / London/ asked / Mary / .

…………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………

5. cold/ was / the / children / that / in / swim / so / not / it / could / the / water /.

… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Question 2:
Listen to airport announcements for the people below. Match each name with the corect announcement
(1.0 m). - Fiona Johnson
(1)

- Yau Chit Man
(2)

- Hisashi Uematsu
(3)

- Linda Kenedy
(4)

- Orri Bourassa
(5)

a.
go to Cathay Pacific check in counter
……….
b.