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TRƯỜNG THCS KIM ĐỒNG ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
TỔ NGOẠI NGỮ Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
(Chú ý: Đề thi này gồm 3 trang và TS
làm bài ngay trên đề thi)
SECTION 1: LISTENING (4 points)
Listen to the weather reports. Then fill in the missing information.
City Weather
Temperature (
0
C)
Low High
1. Sydney
2. Tokyo
3. London
4. Bangkok
5. New York
6. Paris
dry _________
________ _________
humid _________
________ dry___
________ _________
________ dry____
_______
15___
-3___
_______
_______
_______

11. Italy...............France in tomorrow’s final.
a. has played b. played c. is playing d. play
12. These medicines can...............your headache.
a. ease b. elevate c. revive d. affect
Kiểm tra học sinh giỏi- Môn tiếng Anh lớp 8 – Năm học 08-09
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13. She covered her knees...................a blanket.
a. in b. under c. of d. with
14. Would you mind...................the window?
a. to close b. closing c. about closing d. closed
15. How much is the car..................in Japan?
a. makes b. making c. to make d. made
16. Will you pick me...................after the party?
a. on b. over c. up d. through
Part 2: Complete the following sentences with the new word formed from the
ones in CAPITAL at the end of each sentence. (1.5 pts)
Example: She has cut herself and it’s __bleeding _quite badly. (BLOOD)
1. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more ________________. (COMFORT)
2. The child should be punished of his bad _________________. (BEHAVE)
3. Mr. Minh has made an ________________to see us at 3 o’clock. (ARRANGE)
4. Bell_________________ demonstrated his invention. (SUCCESS)
5. __________________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain. (FORTUNATE)
6. Every day, there are two ______________ from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh city. (FLY)
SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (5.5 pts)
Part 1: Choose the words from the box to fill in the gaps. (4 pts)
When you are driving (0) _ abroad __ you should (1) _____________ sure that
you have all documents with you. These (2)_______________ your passport, your
driving (3) ______________ and insurance papers. It (4) _______________ very
inconvenient if you (5) ______________ any of these or if you cannot find

Example: 0. My school has two thousand students.
0. are There are two thousands students in my school.
1. May I turn on the television?
mind Do you _________________________________ the television?
2. Would you mind not using the office phone?
use I’d ____________________________________ the office phone.
3. “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs. Thanh said to the students.
asked Mrs. Thanh_____________________________ throw things away.
4. Does your country export coffee to Europe?
exported Is _______________________________ by your country?
5. I suggest going to the movies now.
that I ______________________________to the movies now.
Part 2: Use the following words and phrases. Make all the necessary changes and
additions to write complete and meaningful sentences. (2.5 pts)
Example: Last week/ we/ go/ camping/ classmates
Last week we went camping with our classmates.
1. I/ not/ see/ him/ since/ we/ leave/ school
______________________________________________________
2. This / be/ first time/ Tim/ see/ rice paddies
______________________________________________________
3. compost/ make/ from household and garden waste
______________________________________________________
4. he/ tell/ me/ that/ he/ borrow/ book/ school library
______________________________________________________
5. would/ you/ mind/ if / I / sit/ here?
______________________________________________________
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__ 7___
__ 32__
__15__
__16__
SECTION 2: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (5.5 points)
Part 1: (4 marks) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
1B 2B 3D 4A 5C 6A 7A 8D
9B 10D 11C 12A 13D 14B 15D 16C
Part 2: (1.5 pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
1. comfortable 4. successfully
2. behavior 5. unfortunately
3. arrangement 6. flights (thiếu “s” không cho điểm)
SECTION 3: READING COMPREHENSION (5.5 pts)
Part 1: (4pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)

1. make 5. miss 9. example 13. lights
2. include 6. them 10. countries 14. limits
3. license 7. sure 11. obey 15. under
4. is 8. where 12. lot 16. travel
Part 2: (1.5pts) (0.25 mark for each correct answer)
___3__ Tourist: I have heard of Hoi An. Is it an interesting place?
___6__ Guide: Why don’t you go to Ha Noi? You can find many historical sites
there.
___1__ Tourist: What can I see in Central Viet Nam?
___4__ Guide: Yes. It’s an old town with many Japanese and Chinese cultural
features.
___5__ Tourist: What other places should I go to?
___2__ Guide: You can enjoy many coastal towns with beautiful beaches. Besides,
you can go to Hue and visit the mausoleum of the Nguyen Kings.
Kiểm tra học sinh giỏi- Môn tiếng Anh lớp 8 – Năm học 08-09