®Ò thi häc sinh giái tiÕng anh 8
Thời gian : 150 phút
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I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from
the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or
phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child
3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned
4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat
5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject
6. A. sugar B. sorry C. seaside D. summer
7. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage
8. A. seat B. great C. please D. beach
9. A. hotel B. photo C. move D. pagoda
10. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood
II- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best
answer to complete each of the following sentences. Identify your
answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer
paper.
1. David s school .. is very bad this term.’ …………
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
2. Learners don t only learn the meaning ................. the spelling and ’
pronunciation of new words.
A. too B. as well as C. also
D. but also
3. He told us to use our dictionaries to every word we didn t understand.…… ’
A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up
4. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London.…………
A. of B. from C. by D. with
5. John .. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn t let her out.………… ’

A. of B. with C. on D. about
17. Yesterday I came . your brother when I was going to school.…………
A. of B. to C. about D. across
18. Students should work . to make their parents happy.…………
A. hard B. hardly C. in hard way D.
more hardly
19. Keep all dangerous things out of children s . .’ …………
A. hands B. place C. reach D. head
20. When I was young, I used . on a farm.……………
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
III. The sentences below have four underlined words or phrases A, B , C or
D. Identify an error in each sentence.(15pts)
1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university
A B C D
2. The book writing by Jack London is very popular in the world
A B C D
3. What happens to the grass when it is sending to the library?
A B C D
4. Mumps are a very common disease which usually affects children.
A B C D
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases can prevent by early
immunization
A B C D
6. I’d like to tell you about several problems I have had from I came here.
A B C D
7. It’s hard to believe that the Millers have been married to each other since
60 years.
A B C D
8. He is working hardly to get a good education now because he hopes to get
a good job later.

and stay there ………………. one week.
VI- Supply the correct form of the word in Capital letters for each gap in
the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the
corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1. This coffee is too ................... to drink.
HEAT
2. I can t tell the between the twins. ’ ……………
DIFFER
3. A fairy appeared and changed Miss Tam s rags into beautiful………… ’
clothes. MAGIC
4. He drove and he had an accident.…………
CARE
5. I feel so ................. that I m going to bed. ’
SLEEP
6. Why was his lecture so .................... ?. BORE
7. How many ................. are there in a year in Vietnam ?.
CELEBRATE
8. ................. have warned the local people of the disaster.
SCIENCE
9. The shop ............................. showed me a lot of new models.
assist
10. We are waiting for the .............................. of our uncle s train. ’
arrive
VII- Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each
gap. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase
on your answer paper.
These days most people, especially young girls, like(1) .slim. Our……
grandparent s tastes were different(2) ours but nowadays(3) seems to’ …… ……
enjoy(4) .fat people. The only thing(5) is wrong with this is what a(6)…… ……
.said to me the other days: I don t mind (7) ..these foods if they will…… “ ’ ……

was a mess.
Then, one day Rene came home from work and got a big surprise. The
kitchen was clean. The children cleaned the kitchen !
The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing
their clothes. Rene told the children OK, I ll do the housework again. But you“ ’
have to help me.”
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they
all sit on the sofa and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house . .……………
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy C. dirty and untidy
D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children .. .…………………
A. to do the housework B. she couldn t do housework’
C. not to do housework D. she wouldn t do’
housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .………………
A. very clean B. a mess C. tidy D. rather dirty
4. Some days later, the house was clean again because . .……………………
A. she couldn t let it that way’ B. her children did housework.
C. her chidren didn t do housework.’ D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because . .…………………
A. her children help her. B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes. D. her chidren don t do it. ’