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TRƯỜNG THCS TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO
ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC 2008-2009
Thời gian : 90 phút ( Không kể thời gian giao đề )
A.VOCABULARY :
Question 1-10: Choose the best word or phrase that best complete each sentence below
1. I received a letter ……….my friend
a. to b. on c. in d. from
2. He is a hard- working student who always ………good grade
a. received b. got c. gets d. getting
3. Bell demonstrated his ………..to the public at countless exhibitions
a. to invent b. invention c. inventing d. invented
4 .Different language …………learn words …….different ways
a. learns-in b. learn-in c. learns –of d. learners-on
5. She gave me your……
a. report card b. to report card c. reported card d. reporting card
6. The Eiffel Tower was designed ……..the French civil engineer Alexander Gustave
Eiffel ……..the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
a. by-for b. by –in c. by-on d. by –into
7. You are a tourist on …… in HCM City
a. Journey b. traveling c. vacation d .trip
8 .Would you mind if I……..a photo
a. to take b .take c .taken d. took
9 . They have to make………..then children do not play with matches
a. ensure b. sure c. sure d.. ensuring
10. TV……… information and entertainment
a. to take b. gives c .brings d .makes
1……… 2……… 3……….. 4……….. 5……….
6……… 7………. 8……….. 9……….. 10………
GRAMMAR AND STUCTURES

24. The……..area of the city is not very attractive (industry)
25 .His performance in Hamlet was most………… ( impress)
21……………….. 22………………… 23……………….
24………………… 25
C. TENSE : Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following
passages
a. Mrs Quyen (26.be)…….a short story writer . Several books of short stories (27write
)………She (28.win)……..several rewards for her books .A few years ago , she
(29.receive)……..the prize for the most promising author of the year . At the moment , a
detective story (30.write)………. by her .
26…………. 27……………… 28………………
29…………. 30……………….
31. Nowadays , many historical places (destroy)………seriously
32. My mother (not visit )……..us since she (move )…….to the new town
33. It (get )………hotter and hotter in June
34. There ‘s some behind us . I think we (follow)………….
35.Last month when we ( visit ) ………..him, he (do)……..an experiment on the
upstairs
31…………………. 32…………………….
33………………… 34……………………. 35…… … , …………
D. PHONETIC : 1. Odd one out
36 .a. great b. hate c. heat d. afraid
37. a. sure b. sight c. sale d. soil
38. a. exchange b. brochure c. challenge d. charity
39. a. ordered b. published c. impressed d. escaped
40. a. courses b. classes c. watches d. temples
36…….. 37……….. 38……… .39………….. 40……………
2 .STRESSED : Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern
41. a. celebration b. federation c. imagination d. inspiration
42. a. Japan b. Australia c. Britain d. Canada

61. If/ Susan/ eat/ much/ chocolate / she/ would/ be/ overweight
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62. We /extreme /tired/ after/ trip/ so/ sleep/ bus/ way/ home.
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63. Lan / Viet/ if/ could/ lend /ruler.
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64. Living room/ paint/ at the moment.
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65. Tet / be/important/ festival/ which/ occur/late January/ early February.
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ANSWER KEYS:
1. d 2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6.b
7. c 8. d 9. b 10.c
11.b 12.d 13.d 14.d 15. b 16.A .d B. a
17.c 18. b. 19. d 20. a
21. peaceful 22. harmful 23.preservation 24.
industrial 25.impressive
26 .is 27. have been written 28. has won 29. received 30 is being
written
31. are being destroyed 32. has not visited – moved 33. is getting
34.are being followed 35. visited- was doing
36. c 37. a 38. b 39. a 40. d 41 . c 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. d
46.in 47. journey 48. advance 49. and 50.on 51.buses 52.
buy 53. end 54. same 55. last
56. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times
57. Let your name be written here
58. It is thought that computer games are harmful
59. The fog prevented us from driving fast
60. She wishes she could speak English fluently
61. If Susan didn’t eat too much chocolate , she wouldn’t be overweight