PHÒNG GIÁO HUYỆN THANH OAI
TRƯỜNG THCS BÍCH HÒA
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ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI
NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian: 150 phút



A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others words in each group by circling A, B, C or D. ( 5 x 0,2 =1 pt)
A. leaf B. of C. deaf D. wife
A. passage B. message C. voyage D. age
A. many B. open C. money D. ink
A. scissors B. wisdom C. transmit D. message
A. bold B. lamb C. burn D. bite
II. Select A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose stress position is different from the rest.
( 5 x 0,2 =1 pt)
A. collect B. advise C. practise D. prepare
A. improvement B. resident C. department D. environment
A. university B. documental C. historic D. electricity
A. graduation B. agricultural C. industrial D. recommend
.A. intelligent B. difficult C. interesting D. hospital

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
III. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentences. (20 x0,2 = 4)
I saw a thief take Bill’s wallet so I ran ……………..him, but I didn’t catch him.
A. into B. over C. after D. near
She invited …………….of young people to come to her party.
A. quite too many B. quite a lot C. so very many D. a very lot
I called on her yesterday; she ………………..a meal at the time.
A. cooked B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cook
Is there anything wrong…………….your car?
A. in B. about C. of D. with
Nothing ……….I do seems to please her.
A. which B. that C. who D. whom
They force us ……………..their invitation
A. accept B. accepted C. accepting D. to accept
You will become ill ……………..you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
When I woke up this morning, it ……………………
A. rains B. rained C. was raining D. had rained
She used to…………..her living by delivering vegetable to local hotels.
A. earn B. to earn C. earning D. earns
I tried……………the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching B. catch C. to catch D. catch up
Playing video games ………………popular among children nowadays.
A. is B. was C. had been D. all are correct
………..he cannot afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle.
A. because B. As C. Since D. All are correct
Everyone in the world ………….to lead a happy life.
A. wants B. want C. is wanting D. are wanting
We must give the pupils an opportunity to find ………..own solution to the problem.
A. his B. her C. one’s D. their
It was a long time ………….I lived here.
A. that B. since C. ago that D. ago
Those shoes look very tight. Do they really ………………you?
A. fit B. match C. go with D. measure
A large number of students in this school ………..English quite fluently.
A. speaks B. speak C. is speaking D. has spoken.
Ba could not speak Chinese and ……………could Lan.
A. either B. also C. neither D. so
He is the man ………….son I once taught.
A. who B. whom C. whoever