đề khảo sát học sinh giỏi năm học 2005 – 2006
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 - Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút
(đề này gồm 3 trang - thí sinh kiểm tra số trang trước khi làm bài)
I. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper.

a.
story
b.
tractor
c.
police
d.
fireman


a.
interest
b.
remember
c.
commercial
d.
resemble


a.
convenient
b.
semester
c.
exercise
d.
attendance


a.
vegetable
b.
adequate
c.
volleyball
d.
detective


a.
homework
b.
relieve
c.
lesson
d.
tennis

II. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C or D) ONE best answer to complete each sentence. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on your answer paper.

I’ve never seen such an interesting …………..
A. performing B. performer C. performance D. performed


People go to a ………….to look at the famous works of art.
A. stadium B. gallery C. theatre D. fair


You look so…………What’s the matter?
A. sadden B. sadder C. sadly D. sad


You had a headache yesterday.......................?
A. haven’t you B. don’t you C. didn’t you D. hadn’t you


When getting on the bed, we had better take …………..your shoes.
A. on B. off C. out D. of


Our town will have a new…………….very soon.
A. appearance B. look C. picture D. scene


I still feel like a cigarette although I ………….smoking twenty years ago.
A. give in B. gave over C. gave up D. gave away


It’s at least a month since……………….John.
A. I last seen B. I have last seen C. I last see D. I last saw


When Ann is seriously ill, she should go to …………...
A. hospital B. the hospital C. a hospital D. hospitality


This is the very first time I …………..ever……………her.
A. had ….met B. have……met C. was ….meeting D. will meet


I like my sister’s house. It is a ………………
A. new beautiful house B. beautiful house new
C. beautiful new house D. new house beautiful


Cool the burns immediately so as to …………..tissue damage.
A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize


Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ……………….
A. either B. too C. neither D. so


“What …………………?” – “She is very nice.”
A. did Sandra like B. is Sandra like C. does Sandra like D. was Sandra like


The new shopping mall is quite …………..the present shopping area.
A. different from B. the same C. like to D. similar

III. 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 on your answer paper.

I had to have a …………….examination before they gave the job. MEDICINE


“What is the …………………of this swimming pool?” asked Daniel. DEEP


Every year we celebrate our …………………Day. DEPEND


…………...from the countryside make up a large part of the city population. MIGRATE


Daisy was taken to the …………..room in an ambulance. EMERGE


Be ……….to cover the sockets for the safety of the children. CARE


Cover the wound with a handkerchief and try to stop the…………….. BLOOD


Please call the ………….if the tan doesn’t work. ELECTRIC


I can think of ………..reasons for not attending the meeting. COUNT


He doesn’t drive as ………………..as he did last year. DANGER

IV. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with only ONE word. Write your answers on your answer paper.
Many years (31)…………. there lived a king who was very rich and powerful, but he always (32)……. ill and unhappy. One day his doctor said (33)……him. “There is only (34)……. thing that will make you well and happy. You must wear the shoes of a man who (35)……….never unhappy”.
The king asked hundreds (36)………..men (37)…………they were always happy. They all said they were sometimes happy and sometimes (38)…….. . At last he (39) ……………a poor fisherman who said he was happy every day from morning till night. “Give me your shoes quickly”, the king said.
The fisherman laughed; “I am sorry” he answered. “I never had a (40)………of shoes in my life.
V. Read the following passage, then answer questions 41-45. After each question there are four options marked A,B,C or D. Chose the correct answer by writing its corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer paper.
A twenty-year stolen bicycle
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. In the letter he was asked to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more. At the station he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle was found.
Five days ago, the policeman told him that his bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train. Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was amused too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fourteen.


Ted was worried because……………………
A. he received a letter. B. he went to police station yesterday.
C. the police would catch him. D. he didn’t know why the police wanted him.


The policeman who talked to Ted was……………………………………
A. pleasant B. surprised C. worried D. small


Why was Ted very surprised when he heard the news?
A. because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago.
B. because his bicycle was found when he was 15.
C. because he thought he would never find the bicycle.
D. because the bicycle was sent to him by train.


When was Ted’s bicycle found?
A. Last Tuesday. B. Five days ago C. twenty years ago D. Yesterday


Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The police asked Ted to go to their station.
B. The police told Ted the good news five days ago.
C. Ted is no longer anxious.
D. Ted is 35 years old now.

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Write your answers on your answer paper.
This exercise is very difficult. I can’t do it.
( This exercise is not…………………………………………………………………….….?
“Can you come to barbecue on Saturday, Jim?” asked Mike.
( Mike asked…………………………………………………….…….……………………
“Would you like to go to the cinema with me?” Nam said to Hai.
( Nam invited …………………………………….………….……………..………………
I have arranged to fly to Paris this weekend.
( This weekend I am ……….…………………….…………………………………………
On arrival at the post office, he will post his letters.
( When he …….……………………………….………………………..………………….
I must study hard because I want to get a lot of good marks.
( In order…………………………………………………………….……..……………….
Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why…………………………………………………………………………………………..
It isn’t necessary to stay up too late.
You don’t …………………………………………………………………………………….
Our summer vacation lasts three months.
We have ………………………………………………………………………………………
You remembered to post the letter, didn’t you?
You didn’t …………………………………………………………………………………….
VII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentence. Write your answers on your answer paper.
mother / proud/ him / isn’t ?
If / see / I / give / him / this gift.
this floor / not strong / us/ dance on.
I / advise / him / not tell / anyone/ his trouble.
My brother / prefer / play tennis/ watch it.

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đáp án
- Tổng 80 điểm-quy ra thang điểm 10.
- Từ câu I đến câu IV mỗi câu đúng cho 1 điểm.
- Từ câu V đến câu VII mỗi câu đúng cho 2 điểm.

Câu I.
C
A
C
D
B
Câu II.
C
B
D
C
B
B
C
D
A
B
C
C
A
B
A
Câu III.
medical
depth
independence
immigrants
emergency
careful
bleeding
electrician
countless
dangerously
Câu IV.
ago
felt
to
one
is
of
if
unhappy
met
pair
Câu V.
D
A
C
B
B
Câu VI.
This exercise is not easy enough for me to do.
Mike asked if Jim could come to barbecue on Saturday.
Nam invited Hai to go to the cinema with him.
This weekend I am going to fly to Paris.
When he arrives at the post office, he will post his letter.
In order to get a lot of good marks, I must study hard.
Why don’t we go abroad for our holiday this year.
You don’t need/have to stay up too late.
We have a three-month summer vacation.
You didn’t forget to post this letter, did you?
Câu VII.
His mother is (very) proud of him, isn’t she?
If I see him, I will/shall give him this gift.
This floor is not strong enough for us to dance on.
I advised him not to tell anyone about his trouble.
My brother prefers playing tennis to watching it.