Đề thi ÔLIMPIC năm học 2010- 2011 của phòng giáo dục đào tạo Hơng Sơn.
Môn Tiếng anh Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
0. A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character
1. A. deaf B. beat C. lead D. teacher
2. A. youth B. thank C. thirsty D. there
3. A. played B. worked C. studied D. lived
4. A. heritage B. shortage C. teenage D. luggage
5. A. honest B. hour C. honor D. humor
II-Choose a word that differs from others.
Eg: A. Car B. plane C. bus D. truck
Answer: B. Plane
1. A. friendly B. softly C. safely D. quickly
2. A. ate B. seen C. done D. played
3. A. shock B. faint C. burn D. ease
4. A. cooker B. worker C. teacher D. rider
5. A. Great Wall B. Pyramids C. Taj Mahal D. Angkor Wat
III. Choose the best option.
1. Your house is old. It needs ( repainting / repaint / repainted / to repaint )
2. A view is something you (taste / see / hear / wear )
3. Nam gets up early so ( order / as / since / cause ) to revise his lessons.
4. The teacher suggested that the game ( be played / is played / was played / played )
5. It is a contest in which( participate / participants / participations / participators ) have to read two poems in
English.
6. My Uncle is the same ( high / age / tall / heavy ) as hers.
7. Most of the earths ( cover / air / atmosphere / surface ) is water.
8. He has ( fewer / less / little / much) work than his wife.
9. Scouting builds character and encourages good ( neighborhood / citizenship / nationhood / community) and
personal fitness.
10. Today, we went on an ( eight-hours / eight-hour / hour- eight / hours-eight) tour which included the Napa

A. never changes B. change as we move out position
C. always changes D. sometimes changes
3. On the Moon, there are………………………………. .
A. many kinds of landscapes B. light and dark areas
C. very few contrasts D. only low plains to be observe
4. One mistake early astronomers made was…………………………… .
A. to confuse the words Maria and terrace B. ignore the smooth dark area
C. to consider some areas to be seas D. to think that the upland regions were bright
VIII. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Man discovered…… (1) many thousands of years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a tree was
struck …… (2) lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for…….(3). However man probably made his first
fire by……… (4) tow sticks together.
Fire was very important to…… (5). He needed fire to keep himself warm at…… (6). He uesd fire to cook his
food. He used fire to frighten away enemies and wild……….(7). In some parts of the………(8) he used to
signal messages. Red Indians, fore example, used fire to make smoke signals. …… (9) some other countries
people lit fires to warn their friends…… (10) danger.
IX. Use given words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. How long / it / take you / get / school?
2. two girls / have / make / fire / rub / pieces / bamboo together.
3. I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come.
4. He / not / know / what / do / situation.
5. Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867.
6. One of / students / told / teacher / it / Christmas / following week.
…………………………….The end…………………………….