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Đề thi học sinh năng khiếu môn tiếng anh lớp 8
Năm học 2009-2010
( Thời gian 120 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)

Questions
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in group?
1. A. honey B. hour C. houri D. humour
2. A. challenging B. fetch C. brochure D. chocolate
3. A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough
4. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
5. A. native B. nature C. naked D. natural
6. A. melted B. recycled C. refilled D. reused
7. A. great B. bean C. beach D. reach
8. A.planet B. electrical C. grocery D. sockets
9. A. come B. roll C. comb D. grow
10. A. busy B. must C. thus D. bus
II. Circle the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence?
1. I’d rather you………… the meal.
A. cooked B. cooks C. cook D. cooking
2. They have never come ………… such a beautiful village before.
A. off B. along C.at D. across
3. A(n) ………… can take the patient to the hospital quickly.
A. emergency B. bleeding C. wound D. ambulance
4. Can you tell me what …………. to your family lastnight?
A. has happened B. have happened C. happened D. did happen
5. He said that he…………. me at 4.30 that afternoon.
A. would meet B. met C. will meet D. meets
6. I promise I ………. video games any time.
A. will play B. would play C. won’t play D. could play
7. Leave early ………. you won’t miss the bus.
A. in order B. so C. so that D . in order to
8. Trung asked Minh …………. He lived in Quang Nam province.
A. where B. what C. how D. whether
9. The old car ………… in China is my uncle’s.
A. make B. made C. making D. makes
10. Life in the cities is changing for the ……………
A. better B. best C. good D. well
11. Minh is………….. beautiful and intelligent.
A. too B. both C. and D. not only

12. He has a very quiet and ……………. life in that big, empty house.
A. by himself B. alone C. only D. lonely
13. The knife is……………. It can’t cut anything.
A. useful B. useless C. use D. to use
14. Our flight to Singapore has been delayed .We ………as well stay here an extra day.
A. should B. could C. must D. ought
15. After a month. Hoa got used to ……… in her new school.
A. study B. studying C. studied D. is studying
16. She went to the market without…………anything.
A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
17. The man ………. in the accident was taken to the hospital.
A. injured B. injuring C. to injure D. injure
18. Last year, I was…………… to be invited to HaNoi.
A. too lucky B. less lucky C. more fortunate D. fortunate enough
19. Oh no! Mycamera isn’t here . It………. stolen.
A. is being B. has been C. have D. did
20. The window is going to……… by him.
A. to paint B. to be paint C. be painted D. is painted
III. Choose