KỲ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI HUYỆN KHỐI 8
Năm học 2010-2011
Môn: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Họ và tên: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trường . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chữ ký GT 1 Chữ ký GT 2
SBD: . . . . . . . Số phách: . . . . . . . .
Điểm Chữ ký GK1 Chữ ký GK 2
Số phách: . . . . . .
I. Make a cross on the letter before the word or phrase that would best complete the
sentences provided (2,5ms)
1. Alice . . . . . . be a supporter than a player.
a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better
2. Lan is . . . . . . beautiful . . . . . . . . clever.
a. so/that b. too/to c. enough/to d.not only/but also
3. You . . . . . . .not read those magazines.
a. likes b. prefer c. would rather d. had better
4. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city.
a. the goodest b. more c. the most d. most
5. English and French . . . . . . in many countries all over the world.
a. speak b. spoken c. is spoken d. are spoken
6. They visit a lot of monuments . . . . . . the one-pillar pagoda.
a. beside b. besides c. between d. among
7. Butter is made . . . . . . milk, this knife is made . . . . . . . steel. They are made . . .
. . . . . Vietnam.
a. from/of/in b. of/in/from c. in/from/of d.of/from/in
8. Mr Green took his children to the national theatre . . . . . . . . . a play.
a. to b. for c. in d. with
9. He needs not . . . . . an eye examination.
a. to have b. has c. having d. have
10. He needs . . . . . . . a rest.

1. If I had a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I would retire at 40 (choose)
2. How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the street is ! (danger)
3. The Sword Lake is one of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . places in Hanoi. (history)
4. He devoted all his . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to writing. (live)
5. He often writes stories. He is a . . . . . . . . . . . . . (write)
6. These flowers look . . . . . . . . . . . . . (nature)
7. Please tell me about your birthday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (celebrate)
8. Rubber is elastic so we can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this string. (long)
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V. Use the correct verb form (2ms)
1. The house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on that hill is very old. (build)
2. Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Brazil. (export)
3. My friend was . . . . . . . . . . . . . when I came. (phone)
4. She’d rather . . . . . . . . . . . . . bananas than apples. (eat)
5. When were those potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? (plant)
6. Mr Green wanted his son . . . . . . . . . . . . . .an engineer. (be)
7. She had her daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . the football match on TV. (watch)
8. He told his daughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his shirt. (mend)
VI. Rewrite or combine the following sentences into a new one as directed (4ms)
1. He can get hay for cattle. He keeps grass. (Use by + present participle)
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2. When has he bought this book ? (Change into passive voice)
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3. Let’s get taxi. It’s a very long way. (Use “too or enough”)
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4. Could you speak (slowly), please ? (supply the correct form of adverb)
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VII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning. (4ms)
1. Without your help, the boy can’t do all these exercises.