Phòng giáo dục Vũ Thư Đề khảo sát HSG – Lần thứ 2 năm học 2007-2008
Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút

Ex 1: Pick out the word that has the underlined letters(s) pronounced differently from the others
A. house B. faces C. horses D. places
A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon
A. stretcher B. chemistry C. Christmas D. character
A. safe B. nature C. mall D. face
A. worked B. studied C. traveled D. lived
A. missed B. kissed C. raised D. liked
A. size B. sure C. serve D. sound
A. food B. foot C. good D. book
A. resources B. beaches C. lakes D. oranges
A. youth B. thank C. thirsty D. there
Ex2: Supply the correct form of the verb
Lan ( 1 – have) to go to New York last week, but she almost ( 2 – miss) the plane. She ( 3 – stand) in the check in the desk when she suddenly ( 4 – realize) that she ( 5 – leave) her passport at home. Fortunately, she ( 6 – not/live) very far from the airport so she (7 – have) time to go home to get the passport. She (8 – get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
My brother (9 – decide) that he ( 10 – buy) a new motorbike next year
Ex 3: Supply the correct form of the word
Would you like to go to the English ____ contest? speak
Which is the _____ river in your country? long
Our teacher always _____ us to work hard. courage
The boy Scouts of America is a young ____. organize
By cycling, we can save _____ resources. nature
My father is _____ than yours. thin
Is there anything _____ on TV tonight? interest
His parents are very _____ of him. pride
My mother is a _____ of English. teach
There are _____ ways of learning the new words. differ
Ex 4: Rewrite these sentences
My house is smaller than yours. (Your house ...............
They will change the date of the meeting. (The date ...................
Somebody repaired his car yesterday. (He had......................
He failed the exam because of his laziness. (Because he................
I last saw Hung six months ago. (I haven’t....................
“ I don’t have enough money for a drink” she said. (She said.....................
“Where do you come from?” I said to Lan. (I asked......................
“ Have you finish your homework?” the teacher said to me. (The teacher asked.....
It is said that he is 100 years old. (He is ........................
It was such a boring film that we left before the end. (The film ...................
Ex 5: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer:
In order to stay healthy it is important to have a balanced diet. We should eat enough three main groups of food. These groups are protein, carbohydrate (bột đường) , and fat
Proteins are very important for building our body. They help to build new cells as old ones die. Meat and mill products are major sources of protein. We can also get protein from fish, eggs and beans.
Carbohydrate and fat are important to enable us to store energy. Carbohydrate are found in sugar and in cereals. Fat can be found in vegetable oil, in butter and in nuts.
Our body also need minerals, such as iron and calcium and vitamins. Fish, vegetables and mill contain most of the minerals we need. Vitamins are found in fresh vegetables and fruit.
Proteins ____ A. can be found in fruit C. make human die
B. help our body to build new cells D. produce meat and mill
We can get protein from _____ A. only meat C. sugar, meat and beans
B. new cells D. meat, mill, fish, eggs and beans
Carbohydrate _____ A. creates new cells C. enables us to store energy
B. supply protein D. can be found in vegetable oil
Where can we get fat? A. In cereals C. In sugar
B. In butter D. In fruit
Which sentence is not true?
Carbohydrate enables us to store energy
Fish, vegetables and mill contain most of the minerals we need
Minerals are very necessary for our body
Our body doesn’t need vitamins
Ex 6: Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces:
Dear Lan,
I’ve just returned __1__ a four-day trip to Da Lat. It’s my parents’ reward for my good __2__ in the last school year. The trip was very __3__ and I’m eager __4__ you about it.
My parents and I stayed in a small hotel __5__ Xuan Huong lake. Walking around the lake and enjoying the __ 6__ cool air, we felt very comfortable. Da Lat has many interesting __ 7 __ such as Cam Ly fall, Bao Dai palace and Cu hill. The answer was rather cold __8__ and the early morning, but it was cool during the day. The food was excellent there and we enjoyed a lot of vegetables and fruits. Returning from Da Lat, we all felt very __9__.
Did you go anywhere during this summer holiday? Write to me __10__ you have time. It would be nice to hear about what you have been doing.
Love.
Mai
A. from B. by C. for D. of
A. effect B. work
C. result D. consequence
A. interested B. interest
C. to interest D. interesting
A. tell B. telling
C. to tell D. told
A. near B. next to
C. by D. all are correct
A. fresh B. salty C. polluted D. dirty
A. sites B. places
C. areas D. spaces
A. in night B. on night
C. at night D. by night
A. health B. healthily
C. healthily D healthy
A. where B. when
C. what D. which

VII. Find the one choice that best completes the sentences:
We must be there ___ 7.30 and 10.30.
A. after B. before C. at D. between
Banks in the USA often ___ at 9.00
A. opening B. open C. opens D. is opening
My little brother enjoys ___ pictures very much.
A drew B. draw C. to draw D. drawing
The step – mother was very ___ the little poor.
A. cruel B. cruel to C cruel with D. cruel of
His parents are always proud ___ him .
A. with B. of C. about D. on
When I was a child, I ___ follow my mum to the market.
A. usually B. like C. used to D. get used to
Nam can’t reach the top shelf. He isn’t ___ to reach it.
A. too tall B. very tall C. tall enough D. enough tall
He always ___ for a walk in the evening.
A. going B. goes C. to go D. go
Many learners do not try to learn all the new words they ___
A. go across B. come across C. come cross D. go cross
She asked her children ___
A. stopping to play B. stop to play C. to stop playing D. stop playing
We don’t need help. We’ll do it ___
A. myself B. ourselves C. ourself D themselves
Did you go there ___foot or ___ car?
A.on/by B. on/on C. by/by D. by/on
She said to him “ Can you work on Sunday?”
A. She wanted him work on Sunday B. She told him work on Sunday
C. She asked him to work on Sunday D. She invited him to work on Sunday
___ the right side of the room, there is a window. A. by B. on C. in D. at
Ba often makes people laugh with his funny stories. They like his sense of ___
A. humor B. telling C. talking D. working
However he had problems with Spanish ___, because some of Spanish sounds are really hard
A. spelling B. pronunciation C. grammar D. vocabulary
She advises me ___ late.
A. not be B. not to be C. not being D. not
She ___ the dustbin twice a day then
A. threw B. emptied C. cleaned D. fell
“May I help you?” ~ ________
A. Yes. That’s very kind of you B. I’m afraid I’m busy now
C. How can I help you? D. What can I do for you?
Mr. Hao should ___ the roof
A. repaired B. repair C. repairing D. to repair
If you need any ___ information, please contact our head office.
A. far B. further C. father D. furthest
My brother ___ in this car factory since 1999.
A. has worked B. works C. had worked D. worked
I ___ her since she was a child
A. have known B. knew C. know D. had known
Life in the ___ is definitely change for the best. The living conditions in the country are getting better.
A. urban B. rural C. district D. provinces
Are there any foreign language centers in this ___
A. place B. site C. area D. space

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