Phòng GD & ĐT H. Trực Ninh ĐỀ THI CHỌN HSG MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Trường THCS Trực Tĩnh Năm học: 2013 - 2014
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SECTION I: PHONETICS
Question 1. Listen and circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the story. You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chicken laid (1) _______ eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he (2) _______ to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his (3) _______, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife ran to him and they both (4) _______ the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and more gold eggs, Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. (5) _______ he finished all, the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind (6) _______ the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
1, A. many B. a lot of C. lots of D. a few
2, A. want B. went C. ought D. had
3, A. wife B. son C. daughter D. mother
4, A. laughed B. laughed at C. looked D. looked at
5, A. After B. Before C. Where D. When
6, A. for B. of C. at D. with
Question 2: Listen then fill in the blank true (T) or false (F). You are allowed to listen three times. One minute for you to complete it each time.(1,5 pts)
1, _______ The patient look well.
2, _______ His eyes are open.
3, _______ A nurse is probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance.
4, _______ The chart consists of about 38 letters.
5, _______ A doctor is weighing a baby.
6, _______ The crutches are leaning against the wall.
SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Question 1: Choose the best answers (2pts)
1. Would you mind my ....................................?
a. smoking b. smoke c. smokes d. smoked
2. I ........................to see you at the meeting. Why didn’t you come?
a. waited b. expected c. thought d. looked
3. All of us were ......................that he came first. He hasn’t been working hard so far.
a. surprising b. to surprise c. to be surprised d. surprised
4. Where is Janet? – She’s out. She said she ......................... back soon.
a. is b. will be c. would be d. came
5. Several people were hurt in the accident but only one ..................to the hospital.
a. has taken b. was taken c. was taking d. are taking
6. The policeman explained to us ...................to get to the airport.
a. how b. how can we c. how we can d. how can
7. I telephoned the station to make ......................of the time of the train.
a. true b. real c. right d. sure
8. The college got some money by selling one of its ...................old pictures.
a. helpful b. usual c. valuable d. useful
9. –“ Pass me that pen, please!” – “.........................”
a. Here you are b. No, it isn’t c. It doesn’t matter d. Yes, please
10. He ....................... in the cafe when she came in.
a. sat b. has sat c. has been sitting d. was sitting

Question 2: Supply the correct forms of the word in parentheses. (2pts)
1. Some of the (village)......................................have lived here all their lives.
2. The room still has many of its (origin)...................................features.
3. He doesn’t know the (mean)....................................... of the word.
4. They tried their best to avoid (get)................................into traffic jams at rush hours.
5.