Đề thi chọn đội tuyển học sinh giỏi Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Đề số 10 - Năm học 2020-2021 - Trường THCS Liên Sơn

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KÌ THI KSCL CÁC ĐỘI TUYỂN HSG KHỐI THCS 2020-2021
ĐỀ SỐ 010
ĐỀ THI MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
(Thời gian 90 phút)
Họ và tên thí sinh: . SBD: 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words in each group. 
01. A. looked	B. watched	C. stopped	D. carried
02. A. study	B. success	C. surprise	D. sugar
03. A. danger	B. angry 	C. language	D. passage
04. A. runs	B. invites	C. laughs	D. envelopes
05. A. some	B. song	C. mother 	D. brother
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
06. Did you read . book I lent you last week.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. 0 (no article)
07. We never saw him again because soon afterwards he died in Singapore . blood- poisoning.
A. off	B. of	C. with	D. for
08. He never works, . he gains all the prizes.
A. furthermore 	B. whereas 	C. but 	D. accordingly
09. She has talked too ..
A. much	B. many	C. few	D. a great deal
10. This won’t take long, .? 
	A. will it 	B. won’t it 	C. won’t this 	D. will this
11. Did you win . important last year?
A. anything	B. nothing	C. nobody	D. anywhere
12. My house is . hers.
A. cheap than 	B. cheaper 	C. cheaper than 	D. more cheap than 
13. I wasn’t interested in the things . which they were talking.
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. about
14. The class discussion was short. ., we gained some new knowledge from it.
	A. However	B. Moreover	C. Although	D. Therefore
15. Our visit to Japan was delayed . my wife’s illness.
	A. because	B. because of	C. thanks to	D. though
16. I . her at the school gate yesterday.
	A. met	B. meet	C. had met	D. am meeting
17. When she lived in the countryside, she . in the river.
A. was swimming	B. used to swim	C. has swum	 	D. is used to swimming
18. Saigon . more than three hundred years ago.
A. was built	B. has been built	C. was building 	D. built
19. It is nearly ten years . I saw her.
A. when	B. since	C. for 	 	D. while
20. They . me if I could speak Japanese.
A. told	B. said	C. asked	 	D. talked
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
21. What is the correct (pronounce) of this word? 	 
22. There is room for further (improve) in your English. 	 
23. My grandmother can read (good) without glasses. 	 
24. She actively (participation) in social work. 	 
25. Last year we had an (enjoy) summer holiday. 	 
26. He was (pride) of his achievements in the field of politics. 	 
27. You’d better do some (revise) for the final exams. 	 
28. The (important) of the project made me tense. 	 
29. This grammar book is (suit) both for classroom use and for independent study. 	 
30. It’s a very simple question. You can (easy) answer it. 	 
IV. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses to complete the following sentences:
31. Mary spent hours (repair) her bike.
32. They advised him (not/ cross) the street against the red lights.
33. He and his sister (not/ meet) my friends since last Christmas
34. She (work) here since she left school?
35. Everyone (read) this novel, let us (discuss) it.
36. I (know) her for six years. 
37. When I met her, she (work) in a Law office.
38. They’d rather (walk) than go by car.
39. When the rain stops, we (go) for a picnic in the mountain.
40. They (walk) when the saw the accident.
V. Read the following passage then answer the questions below:
	Every year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English.
	Why do all these people learn English? It’s not difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
41. According to the writer. English is learn by________.
A. young children	B. adults	C. teenagers	D. all are correct
42. In the line 2 of the second part, the word “it” refers to________.
A. country	B. young children	C. English	D. question
43. Where do many boys and girls learn English?
A. at home	B. at school	C. in evening classes	D. in the office
44. Why do adults learn English?
A. Because they want to see movies in English	B. Because they need it for their job.
C. Because they are forced to learn it	D. Because it’s not difficult to learn.
45. What of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Children like reading English newspapers	B. People in many countries learn English
C. English is one subject in school.	D. Some books are written in English.
VI. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that remain the meaning of the original one. 
46. “Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim”, Miss Jackson said.
→ Miss Jackson asked ..
47. I learn English so that I can communicate with foreigners.	
→ I learn English so as 
48. “Don’t make so much noise”, my father said.	
→ My father told .
49. They are good teacher at Maths.	
→ They teach 
50. He actively participates in outdoor activities.	
→ He is .
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