Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
Phòng giáo dục
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đề thi khảo sát học sinh giỏi lớp 8
Năm học: 2013 2014
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
Đề bài
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. looked B. watched C. stopped D. carried
2. A. bath B. father C. theater D. health
3. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
4. A. children B. charity C. charm D. champagne
5. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
6. A. whole B. when C. where D. while
7. A. socket B. notice C. enroll D. mobile.
8. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition.
9. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
10.A. overhead B. teammate C. speaker D. bean.
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
1. Someone tickets are free.
A. said me B. said me that C. told me D. told to me
2. When she lived in the countryside, she .in the river.
A. was swimming B. used to swim C. has swum D. is used to swimming
3. Saigon more than three hundred years ago.
A. was built B. has been built C. was building D. built
4. It is nearly ten years .I saw her.
A. when B. since C. for D. while
5. Would you mind if I a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
6. Last week I my children to the biggest zoo in town.

A. the stricter B. the strictest C. strict D. stricter
20. Who is going to the phone ?………………
A. reply B. respond C. answer D. pick
III. Build sentences based on the words given:
1. There / used / be / Church / near / post office / my town.
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2. While / I / open / letter /, phone / ring
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3. I / be / very pleased / see / Tom / again / after / long time.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. You / look / thinner . You / lose / weight ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. You / think / you / make / radio / work again ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. I/ buy/ book/ 5 days ago.
.……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. A man/ said/girl/ there/ cafe/ nearby.
.……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. When/ I/ see/ Nancy/ yesterday/ she/ drive/ car.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They / know / each other / 3 months.
.……………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Nam's teacher / teach / him / he / come / here / 2000.
……………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences :
1. Mary spent hours ( repair ) her bike.
2. They advised him ( not/ cross ) the street against the red lights.
3. He and his sister (not/ meet) my friends since last Christmas
4. She (work) here since she left school ?
5. Everyone ( read) this novel, let us ( discuss) it.

A B C D
8.What about play tennis in stead of going to the cinema ?
A B C D
9. Don’t turn on the TV, please. I am so tired to watch it .
A B C D
10. They turn in the radio to listen to some news.
A B C D
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VII. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first:
1. “ Can you lend me some money? “ Henry said to Susan.
Henry
2. Both of the chairs are uncomfortable
Neither of .……………………………………………………
3. They will have to change the date of the meeting again.
The date
4. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.
It …………………………………………………………
5. They’ ve lived here for six years .
They moved………………………………………………………
6. I’ve never read a more romantic story.
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IX. Read the following passage then answer the questions below:
Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are
teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by
hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard
to learn English.
Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls
learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for
their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English
at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in
English.
1. According to the writer. English is learn by
A. young children B. adults C. teenagers D. all are correct
2. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to
A. country B. young children C.English D. question
3. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
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A. at home B. at school C. in evening classes D. in the office
4. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it D. Because its not difficult to learn.
5. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Children like reading English newspapers B. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school. D. Some books are written in English.
The end
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2. C will - would
3. D on March - in March
6. A collect - collection
7. D in the radio - on the radio
8. B play tennis - playing tennis
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Grade 8 THE SERIES OF EXAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS
4. B gathering - gather
5. B hear - hearing
9. C so - too
10. A turn in - turn on
Câu VII : ( 20 điểm) . Mỗi câu đúng cho 2 điểm
1. Henry asked me if I could lend him some money
2. Neither of the chairs are comfortable
3. The date of the meeting will have to be changed again
4. It took Peter three hours to repaint his house.
5. They moved here six years ago.
6. Its the most romantic novel I have ever read.
7. Barbara is the hardest worker/ Barbara works the hardest
8. Its two years I havent met him.
9. Richard is a good cook
10. The film ends dramatically
Câu VIII : (10 điểm) . Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.A
6.C 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. A
Câu IX : (5 điểm) . Mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm
1. D 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
- Tổng toàn bài 100 điểm : 10 = 10 điểm
- Câu 7 : Nếu học sinh có cách làm khác đúng , thì vẫn cho điểm tối đa.
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