Phßng Gi¸o dôc Kú thi tuyÓn häc sinh giái N¨m häc M«n thi : TiÕng Anh líp 8 Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Tæng ®iÓm : 70 ) Question 1.Read these words belw and underline the odd word.Write your answers in the box. (7pts). 1. A. English B. Mathematics C. subject D. Literature 2. A. aunt B. relative C. uncle D. nephew 3. A. education B. examination C. teaching D. learning 4. A. simple tense B. sentence C. object D. grammar 5. A. water B. air C. hair D. river 6. A. green B. brown C. yellow D. color 7. A. classroom B. class C. hall D. staffroom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Question 2. Match the phrase in column A with those in column B to make up meaningful sentences.Write your answers in the box. (8 points) A B 1. This year Mr Brown works harder 2. Though we worked very hard, 3. Since he has talent, 4. As the weather was wonderful, 5. We didn’t do the exercise as well 6. Lan didn’t do the exercise as well 7. John went out 8. He was such a happy boy a. that he smiled to everybody. b. because the weather was bad. c. as he should. d. although the weather was bad. e. we took a walk round the lake. f. than he did last year. g. we couldn’t finish our work. h. everybody admires him. 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- Question 3. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best word in brackets.Write your answers in the box . (10 pts). 1. Mrs Psyche Kennett has been living in Viet Nam _____________ five years. A. for B. since C. in D. on 2. We would go camping __________ the weather were fine. A. although B. if C. unless D. but 3. He won’t pass the exam _____________ he works hard. A. if B. or C. whether D. unless 4. Playing football is one way _________ spending free time in England. A. of B. at C. on D. to 5. My father often goes fishing ___________ Sundays. A. with B. at C. on D. in 6. Fresh air is _________ great use to our health. A. in B. of C. at D. about 7. He was born _____________ 1988. A. on B. for C. in D. since 8. They were the children ___________ won the match yesterday. A. whom B. which C. who D. whose 9. Nobody has ____________ done this before. A. any B. not C. never D. ever 10. He spent his ____________ life in the countryside. A. complete B. total C. whole D. all 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 4.Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.Write your answers in the box.(10 points) a. He (do)__1___________ his homework everyday. b. Tomorrow,if it (not / rain)__2__________________ , we ( go )__3__________________ camping . c. My family (live)__4________________ here since 1975. d.When their father (get)__5_________ home from work yesterday, they (prepare)__6____________their meal . e. Miss Dove was a teacher of geograhpy at a school in a small town in America . She was very strict and the pupils (be)__7________afraid of her .If a pupil put a pencil or a piece of paper in his mouth,Miss Dove (tell)__8________ him (go)_9___________ out and (wash)__10___________ his mouth with soap and water. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 5. Read the passage and complete the statements below. (7 points) Minh was born in Bac Giang in 1987. His father’s name is Van and his mother’s name is Hoa. His sister mai and his brother Nam are both table-tennis players. They all started playing table-tennis when they were very young. Mai now lives in Beijing. Minh lives with his parents in Hanoi. When he was in bac Giang, he became the national champion. He was only 12 . His brother won the Silver Medal at the same time. He also likes listening to pop music. He lies the “Catrio”, Boysband’ and “Boney M” . He likes playing vodeo games when he travels. He has a nice dog. The dog’s name is Lucky because he got it when he became the table-tennis champion. 1. Minh now lives in 2. When he was twelve, he became the national champion in 3. His sister now lives in 4. When he travels he likes 5. His favourite music bands are 6. He had the dog when he was years old . 7. His brother won the silver medal in the year Question 6. Fill each blank with one suitable word.Write your answers in the box. (10 points) . Oxford Oxford is ninety kilometres from London – about an (1)_______by car, bus or train – and only sixty – four kilometres from Heathrow Airport. The River Thames runs through Oxford, and the River Cherwell joins it there .The Thames then (2)__________ south –east towards London. The land is low. But there (3)____hills to the west. Much of (4)__________ city is old and very beautiful. More than 110,000 people have (5)___________ homes in Oxford. But in some months of the year there are a lot more people in the (6)___________ ; thousands of students come form the other towns for parts of the years. The city is (7)__________important centre for work,shopping and nightlife.But people from (8)_____over the world,and from different parts of Britain ,come to Oxford (9)____________ see the fine buildings ,the museums, and the parks and gardens. Oxford is a very interesting city, and many visitors (10)______ in love with it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 7. Make sentences with these sets of words . (8 points) 1. What / language / speak / Australia ?  2. What / people / Ho Chi Minh city / like ?  3. We / all / look forward / go / trip / abroad.  4. Since / leave / school / Charles / live / alone .  5. It / kind / you / help / me / studies .  6. He / not good / maths .  7. He / polite / everybody .  8. I / not / think / her English / good / enough / this job .  Question 8. This is Lan s letter inviting Alex to her birthday party (10 points)’ Dear Alex, I’m having a birthday party onWednesday ,15 January. It’s in my house, from 6 PM to 9 PM. A lot of friends from our school are going to come .I hope we will have a good time. And you will enjoy your favourite “Banh Beo Hue” ! I hope you can come. Please let me know. Lan. You are Alex .You want to go to Lan s birthday party .You ll be busy going to your swimming class,but’ ’ can be at the party at about 7.30. And you ll bring her a present . Write a reply.’ Dear Lan, Love, Alex. === The end === . great use to our health. A. in B. of C. at D. about 7. He was born _____________ 1 988 . A. on B. for C. in D. since 8. They were the children ___________ won the match yesterday. A. whom B. which. Phßng Gi¸o dôc Kú thi tuyÓn häc sinh giái N¨m häc M«n thi : TiÕng Anh líp 8 Thêi gian: 150 phót ( Tæng ®iÓm : 70 ) Question 1.Read these words belw and underline the. paper in his mouth,Miss Dove (tell)_ _8_ _______ him (go)_9___________ out and (wash)__10___________ his mouth with soap and water. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Question 5. Read the passage