Trường THCS Tam Đa
Tổ Ban Chung
Đề thi kiểm tra chất lượng học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
Năm học 2010 - 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian 90 phút

I. Listen the passage and fill each blank with a missing word. Then answer the questions (4pts)
My village is about 50 kilometers (1)………………… the Tuyen Quang Town center. It is a very beautiful and (2)……………place where people (3)…………………flowers and vegetables only. It is very famous for its pretty rose and picturesque(4)………….The air is quite(5)………………;however, the smell of the roses makes people(6)……………..cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of (7)………………. .Tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the (8)……………..much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can (9)……………………………..along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the (10)....................................
* Answer the questions
1.What do people do for living? …………………………………………………………………………………………...........
2. What does the village look like in spring? …………………………………………………………………………………………...........
3. What can people do at night? …………………………………………………………………………………………….......
II/ LANGUAGE FOCUS :
Part 1. Choose and circle the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes each sentence: (4pts)
The weather is warm enough for us ________________
A. going out B. to going out C. go out D. to go out
Bell started ________________ with ways of transmitting speech.
A. experiment B. experimenting C. to experimenting D. experimented
She is too _______________ to speak and laugh in front of other people.
A. shy B. active C. humor D. interested
He finally _______________ the decision to go abroad.
A. came up B. came C. came with D. came up with
The women sang the song _______________
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautifully
There is ____________________________ on TV tonight.
A. an action movie interesting B. a action movie interesting
C. a interesting action movie D. an interesting action movie
Tell me ___________________________________
A. why do you like coffee and bread? B. why you like coffee and bread.
C. why do you like coffee and bread. D. why you like coffee and bread?
What is Mary doing, mom? – She is looking at __________ in the mirror.
A. her B. hers C. she herself D. herself
I can’t remember ____________________ when I was young.
A. what life was like B. how life was like
C. what life was D. how life was
He was a Scotsman although he later ________________ Canada.
A. moved B. emigrated to C. lived to D. born in
Mary used to do all the chores ______________________ still ten years old.
A. when she is B. because she is
C. when she was D. because she was
She is speaking __________ because she is having a sore throat.
A. soft B. softly C. well D. fast
Could you ___________ me a favor? – How can I help?
A. give B. make C. do D. bring
How long ______________________ here? – Since last year.
A. do you live B. did you live C. have you live D. have you lived
The rope is ___________________ the snake.
A. as long as B. long than C. so long as D. is much longer
Can I speak to Mary, please? – Please ________________.
A. wait the phone B. hold on C. stay there a minute D. keep the phone
TV is bringing not only information ______________ entertainment.
A. and also B. and C. but also D. also but
Let’s go home now. It’s _______________ and darker.
A. darker B. was darker C. gets darker D. getting darker
My mother believes that my brother is ______________ than me.
A. well B. better C. best D. good
I don’t want much sugar in my coffee. Just _________ please.
A. a little B. little C. few D. a few
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