Bộ 5 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2021 Trường THCS Hoàng Diệu

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HỌC SINH GIỎI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS HOÀNG DIỆU

Question : I Phonetics  (10 points)

Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

  1 . A. guitarist                       B. passenger          C. generous   D. village

  2. A. other                             B. long                              C. possible    D. constancy

  3. A. happy       B. hat                    C. honest                          D. house         

  4. A. daughter                     B. laughter                       C. taught                               D. caught

  5. A. shower                        B. allow                               C. below                            D. plough

Question II: (20 points)  Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets .

1) Paul really didn’t mind (1.surprise) ....................... by the party to celebrate this fortieth birthday.

2) Anne hoped ( 2.invite) ............................. to join the private club.

3 . She was sure that she (3. slip ) …… out of the house unnoticed while the others (4. dance ) ……

4. When he (5.go ) ……..  to see them last night , They (6. play ) …….. card .  They (7. say) ……. they (8 . play) …….. since 6 p.m

5. Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m . He (interview) job applicants at that time.

6. While he (10. fish) ……, someone (11. come)…to my house and (12. leave)…… this notes.

7 . when the students (13. hear ) …… the bell , they (14.stand )……… up and (15.leave ) ……..

8 .I am going to retire soon .By the first of July I ( 16 . work) ……..  here for 25 years.

9. This is the first time she (17 . see) ……….. such handsome boy.

10 . The Ajax Shoes Company (18 . employ) …….. 25 new men next month

11 . If I ( 19 . eat ) …………. breakfast this morning , I ( 20.be not ) ……….  hungry now 

III . Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D and correct  again

 1 . I’m sure he is incapable in running a mile in four minutes.

        A                             B             C                   D

2 .  Good friendship should be basing on mutual understanding.

       A                                         B        C                      D

3 .  I’m delighted hearing that you have made much progress in your study.

                 A                B                            C                                 D

4 . They voluntarily spent their vacations to teach illiterate people to read & write.

              A                                       B              C                     D

5 .  You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.

                            A               B           C            D

Question: IV (10 points) Choose the word or phrase ( A,B,C,D ) which best complete each sentence

 1. A good way to go to foreign countries is ________air.

A.by                      B.in                      C.on                          D. with

2. All her family came to the airport to _____ her off her trip to Australia.

A.call                       B.get                 C. see                     D. take

3. Help !

 A.Just a minute          B. Moment               C. I come at once                D.Wait on

4. Tell me_______ there is anything special that you would like to do.

A. which                     B. if                    C. that                          D. so

5. She asked___________ whether she really wanted to take the exam.

A.anyone else                      B. each other                 C. herself                 D.one

6. When she answers the phone, she often _________ in a funny accent, which annoys me.

A.repeats                      B. says               C. speaks                     D.tells

7. I am going to ___________all my clothes and decide which to keep and which to give away.

A. get on                      B. go through                 C. hand in                   D.look up

8. I must find out _________ the train leave.

A. if                     B. when                     C . as                    D. that

9. Is there a place ____________ we can eat cheaply near here?

A. that               B. there                         C.where                      D. which

10. He pointed to number 6 and said" That is the house she lives........"

A. there                     B. where                   C. in                      D. in it

11. Smoking is a bad .....................

A. practice             B. habit                   C. custom                             D. usage

12.  The librarian asked us .................so much noise

 A. not make        B. don’t make           C. not making                    D. not to make

13. No sooner.................the house than it started raining

A.we left             B. had we left                C. we had left                   D. did we leave

14. He has his lunch at the office, ....................?

A. had he           B. did he                         C. hadn’t he                       D. doesn’t he

15. Some film stars .............be difficult to work with

A. say                B. say to                          C. are said                          D. are said to

Question : V (10 points) Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

1. More work has been done to eradicate illiteracy in our country.

 A. put up with           B. get rid of   C. take control of      D. cut down on

2. In tonight’s quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.

A. losers        B. judges        C. competitors          D. winners

3. The whole family usually tries to get together at Christmas.

A. contact      B. gather        C. relate         D. communicate

4. Peter is busy mowing the lawn so he can not answer the phone.

A. cutting the lawn with a knife     B. cutting the lawn with a pair of scissors

C. cutting the lawn with a sickle    D. cutting the lawn with a machine

5. Each nation has many people who voluntarily take care of others.

A. look after  B. take part in           C. organize         D. clean up

6. Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas.

A. suburb       B. central       C. far away    D. natural

7 .  The transition from school to work does not happen smoothly to everyone.

A. without difficulties         B. full of troubles     C. with problems    D. plenty of challenges

8 . Some high school students take part in helping the handicapped.

  A. play a role of           B. take a place of          C. participate in              D. are a part of

9 . The Manager had some letters to sign.

 A. that he had to sign                       C. so that he signed 

B. for signing            D. which are for signing

10 . He got quite a lot of nice presents from his family, and one of them was a beautiful big drum.

A. books        B. sweets       C. gifts           D. things

Question : VI (10 points) Give the correct form of the word in the bracket.

Example: he said “ Good morning” in a most friendly way. ( friend)

1. One of the most important qualities of friendship is -------------                                      SELF

2. One of the most important qualities for true friendship is ………….                 constant

3. Many children in mountainous areas have ---------- in learning to read and write          difficult

4. Has any -----been  made about the English competition ?                                               announce

5 . My sister regularly writes --------------for newspapers                                             poet

6. We must limit population -----------because our resources are limited                 grow

7. Although her visit was -----------------,we made her welcome just the same         expect

8. Children get a great deal of -----------------------when Tet comes                            excite

9. The countryside looks very---------------------now                                                             colour

10. -----------------, many houses have to be demolished to make ways for the road             luck

Question VII : Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.

                                                  Making arrangements with Paul

         A few days ago Paul phoned me and asked me whether I(1).......looking after his dog when he(2)....... away. I (3)......... that I didn't really like dog, but he said that he (4)......all his other friends, and that I (5)......... his only hope. He invited me round to his house (6)........... to meet the dog, and he told me that he would cook dinner for me. An hour later he phoned again and said that he (7) .......after all, so I (8)..... meeting the following day for lunch. The next morning he cancelled this oppointment and, after he told me sorry . He said that he would bring  the dog to my house at 6.00. " I don't know exactly where it is  , " he said. " Could you tell me how (9).....there?" I quickly said I (10).........out and put the phone down. Luckily I haven’t heard from him since .

1. A would mind                  B want                                  C. like                       D. will help

2. A has gone                       B. went                                 C. would go              D. will help

3. A told him                       B. said to him                      C. asked him             D. replied him

4. A asks                              B. would ask                        C. will ask                   D. had already

5.A am                                 B.will be                              C. had been                 D. asked

6. A his evening                   B. that evening                    C. the evening            D. in the evening

7. A had to go out                B. went out                           C. goes out               D. has to go out

8. A had suggested              B would suggest                  C. suggested              D. suggest

9. A do I get                          B. I get                               C. I will get                    D. I am getting

10. A went                            B. go                                   C. will go                        D. was going
VIII : Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question.

                Conservation is the sensible use and protection of natural resources including plants, animals, mineral deposits , soils , clean water, clean air, and fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas to ensure an adequate supply for future generation.

    Natural resources are grouped into two categories, renewable and nonrenewable. A renewable resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. The goal of renewable resource conservation is to ensure that such resources are not consumed faster than are replaced

     Nonrenewable resources are those in limited supply that cannot be replaced or can be replaced only over extremely long periods of time. Nonrenewable resources include fosasil fuels and mineral deposits, such as iron ore and gold ore. Conservation activities for nonrenewable resources focus on maintaining an adequate supply of these resources well into the future.

1. What is the purpose of conservation mentioned in the passage ?

A. To make use of natural resources

B. To  ensure an adequate supply of natural resources for future generations.

C. To maintain an adequate supply of water for future

D. To replace renewable resources.

2. The word inexhaustible is similar in meaning to

A. unlimited                           B. bottomless

C. boundless                           D. never- ending

3. Natural vegetation is an example of

A. nonrenewable resources                        

B. the resource to feed fish populations

C. the resource that may be replaced by natural processes        

D. inexhaustible resources

4. Conservationists work to ensure that

A. fish are consumed faster than fossil fuels             

B. people consume resources more economically

C. nonrenewable resources are consumed faster        

D. renewable resources are replaced

5. Gold ore is mentioned as

A. a kind of mineral                                   B. a renewable resource

C. an example of fossil fuel                       D. an adequate supply for future

Question: IX (10points) Rewrite each sentence, starting as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

Example: I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

Answer: It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.              

1. He’s very thin, that’s why he feels the cold so  much.

If he ....................................................................................... 

2 He was crossing the road . I caught sight of him

 I noticed ..............................................................................

3. If the plane hadn’t been diverted, they would have arrived early.

Had ....................................................................................... 

4. She hadn’t known me until my mother told her.

Not Until ....................................................................................... 

5 .  Tom wasn’t interested in mathematics.

Tom wishes ....................................................................................... 

6 . You think Tom should write to his parents . He hasn’t writen to them for years                                          

It’s time .......................................................................................       .

7. They made the children do this                                                 

The children. .............................................................................................

8. “ You stole my dictionary !” said William.                                        

William accused.....................................................................       .

9. Despite knowing the area well , I got lost 

Although .............................................................................................

10.. “Don’t touch the gates, Madam” said the lift operator

The lift operator warned. .....................................................................          

Question : X (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.

                                                 THE POST OFFICE

Over the past ( o )  years, Vietnam has quickly (1) ……… its telephone system.Vietnam ranks second only to China for (2)………… in the number of telephone subscribers. It is among the 30 countries in the world that have more than two million telephone (3)………….

In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones (4) …….. Vietnam. At present, we have more than six million subscribers.

In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone (5)…….. and changing numbers from six to seven digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as well as five to six digits in other (6)……….

Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth in (7) ………... demand. Since 2000, Vietnam has reduced the price of several (8)………. , especially in the monthly (9) ……… for fixed and mobile telephones.

         In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas. At present, 93 percent of (10)…….. across Vietnam have telephone services. A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been set up across the country.                       Eg ( 0 . few )

ĐÁP ÁN

Question : I Phonetics  (10 points)

1.  A. guitarist     , 2.A. other  ,      3.C. honest  ,     4.B. laughter   ,    5. C below

Question II: (20 points)

1) being surprised                       2) to be invited

3. slipped                                     4. were dancing

5. went                                         6. were playing

7. said                                          8 . had been playing 

9. will be interviewing             10. was  fishing

11. came                                      12. left

13. heard                                      14.stood

15. left                                          16 . will have been working

17 . has seen                                18 . is going to employ / is employing

 19 . had eaten                              20.wouldn’t be  

 III . Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D and correct  again

1 . B  incapable in - > incapable of

2 . B  be basing      -> be base      

3 . B  hearing         - > to  hear

4 .  B  to teach            -> teaching

5 . C  about            - > on

Question: IV (10 points)

 Choose the word or phrase( A, B, C, D) which best compete each sentence
1. a                  6.c                             11b

2. c                  7. b                              12d

3. c                  8. b                            13b

4. b                  9. c                            14d

5. c                  10.c                             15d  

Question: V(10 points) Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

1.B. get rid of           

2. C. competitors     

3. B. gather   

4.D. cutting the lawn with a machine

5. A. look after        

6. C. far away           

7 .A. without difficulties

8 . C. participate in                   

9 .A. that he had to sign                  

10 . C. gifts

Question VI: (10 points)

1- unselfishness                               6- growth    

2- constancy                                     7- unexpected

3- difficulty                                       8- excitement 

4- announcement                              9- colourful

5- poems                                            10- Unluckily

Question VII: (10 points): Decide which answer which best fits the space

1. A would mind              2. C. would go              

3. D. replied him              4. D. had already

5. C had been                   6. B. that evening           

7. A had to go out            8. C. suggested             

9. B. I get                         10. B. go                      

VIII : (5 points

1B  To  ensure an adequate supply of natural resources for future generations.

 2 D. never- ending

  3 C. the resource that may be replaced by natural processes

  4 B. people consume resources more economically

 5 A. a kind of mineral

Question : IX (10 points)

1. If he were not very thin , He wouldn’t feel cold 

2.  I noticed him crossing the road

3.  Had the plane not been diverted, they would have arrived early.

4.  Not Until my mother told her, had she known me

5 .Tom wishes Tom had been interested in mathematics.

6 It’s time Tom wrote to his parents . He hasn’t writen to them for years                                          

7. The children were made to do this

8.  William accusedme of srealing his dictionary      .

9. Although I knew the area well , I got lost 

10.  The lift operator warned Madam not to touch the gate            

Question : X (10 points) Fill in the gap with one suitable word to complete the paragraph.

1- developed                                      6- provinces   

2- growth                                           7- customer

3- subscribers.                                  8- services 

4- across                                            9- fees

5- network                                         10- communes

Part A :  PHONETICS

I/ Choose  and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest of the group.

1. A. places                    B. faces                      C. horses                    D. houses

2. A. brochure               B. character               C. Christmas             D. Chemistry

II/ Choose  and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.

3. A. mausoleum           B. characterize         C. categorize             D. dictionary

4.  A. convenient           B. communicate       C. imprison               D. integral

5.  A. decision                B. management         C. assistant                D. redundant

Part B :  LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

6. Before________  evidence you must swear___________ the truth.

 A. giving/ to speak                           B. giving/ to be spoken

C. to give/ to speak                          D. giving/ speaking

7. Some students set confused_________ having to suffer long and hard years before they attain any level of success.

A. with                       B. in                            C. about                     D. of

8. With the availability of the Internet, we are able to get________ to much more information than people of yesteryears.

A. excess                   B. access                    C. assess                    D. incest

9. If you put your trust________ me, I’ll not let you_________

A. in / on                    B. on / off                  C. in / down               D. to/down

10. ....................... leaves  last should turn off the lights.

A. The person                       B. Who                       C. Anyone                 D. Whoever

II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form

11-12. We are going (have) our house (repaint) next month.

13-14.  After (stop) by the police, the man admitted (steal) the car but denied driving at 100 miles an hour.

15.  During the trip, try to avoid (bite) by mosquitoes.

16. “Can I help you?” - “No, thanks. I (just look)!”

17. “Do you like the frog’s legs?” _ (Never, try) them, I don’t really know.

18. Can you tell me when the train for Ho Chi Minh City (leave)? - At 8 every morning.

19.  I’ve decided what to do about my financial problems. I (sell) my car and buy a bike.

20.  Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which ( know) as the “Ring of Fire”.

III. The following passage contains 10 errors. Find and correct them

It is a custom in Britain and in most European country to celebrate a person's birhday. Members of the family and close friends are supposed being present at the party. If they couldn't come they may send a gift by post. At the birthday party, the person which gives birthday party opens all the gifts in front of all the people present and thank him for the gifts. The mother usually made a birthday cake, or if she can't, she may order one from a cake-shop. A number of candles are placing on top of the cake and would be lighted when the party starts. The number of the candles is also the old of that person. After the light is off they all sing a song "Haappy birthday to you..." Then they play any games or sing or dance together.	21
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Ex : 0: country -> countries

III. Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters.

31. The villages in the mountains are quite_________ during winter.             (ACCESS)

32. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely______.                    (BLAME)

33. How do you like my latest________ for my stamp collection?                 (ACQUIRE)

34. The minister gave_______ answers to the interviewer’s questions.          (EVADE)

35. The two prisoners are to be__________ next month.                                  (TRIAL)

36. The government’s________approach has brought criticism.                      (COMPROMISE)

37. You look rather_________ . Are you worried about something?   (OCCUPY)

38. Some of the photographers said they saw man- like .............. get out of the saucers.                                                                                                      CREAT

39. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been ________ for years.       (ACT)

40. Saving energy means reducing _______ bills.                                  (HOUSE)

ĐÁP ÁN

Part A : PHONETICS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in the same line. ( 3pts )

1. D                 2. A

II/ Choose  and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the group.

3. A

4. D

5. B

Part B :  LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR

I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence

6. A                7. C                8. B             9. C                   10. D                             

II. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate form

11-12. To have _ repainted 13-14. Being stopped _ Stealing / having stolen 15. being bitten 16. am (just) looking

17. Never having tried 18. leaves      19. am going to sell  20. is known

III. Find and correct mistakes in the passage.

	Mistake	Correction		Mistake	Correction
21	being	to be	26	placing	placed
22	couldn't	can't	27	would	will
23	which	who / that	28	old	age
24	him	them	29	off	out
25	made	makes	30	any	some

IV. Put each word in brackets into an appropriate form.

31. inaccessible                                                 32. blameless                                                     33. acquisition        34. evasive   35. tried

36. uncompromising 37. preoccupied 38. creatures 39. inactive 40. household

Part C :           READING

I. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space.

41 C	42 A	43 C	44 D	45 D
46 C	47 A	48 A	49 B	50 B

 

II. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage.

51. A

52. B

53. D

54. B

55. B

III  Fill in the numbered blanks with one missing word

56. over 57. almost /about 58. made

59. popular 60. wearing

Part D : WRITING

I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. ( 10pts )

61. If it hadn’t been for Jane’s refusal to work overtime , she would have got promotion

62. As long as the audience can hear you, they will get the point of this scene.

63. Try as I might, i couldn’t lift the suitcase.

64. We needn’t have worried so much.

65. The cat can’t have opened the fridge.

66. The last person to leave might not have locked the door.

67. Don’t you wish you had learnt to swim?

68. Someone must have forgotten to lock the door.

69. I advised David not to smoke in the office.

70. The church where/ in which their wedding will be held is a lovely church.

Câu I. a. Chọn từ có cách phát âm ở phần gạch chân khác với các từ còn lại.

1. A. marry B. manage C. damage D. many

2. A. exactly B. exhaust C. extinct D. exist

3. A. thought B. through C. enough D. weightlifting

4. A. sentenced B. laughed C. stopped D. surprised

5. A. sword B. sweet C. swear D. swing

b. Chọn một từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào âm tiết khác với các từ còn lại

1. A. engineer B. newspaper C. cigarette D. magazine

2. A. valuable B. committee C. educated D. interesting

3. A. dictionary B. developed C. important D. successful

4. A. temperature B. telephone C. document D. together

5. A.happen B. study C. appear D. wonder

Câu II: Cho dạng đúng của các động từ trong ngoặc.

1. Nam is very happy (1- help) his grandfather with (2- plant) roses in the garden.

2. He says he detests (3- read) science fiction.

3. Listen to this! I think this news (4- surprise) you.

4. The statue (5- break) while it (6- move) to another room in the museum.

5. People used (7- make) fire by (8- rub) two sticks together.

6. It’s our fault to keep Alice (9- wait) so long. We (10- inform) her in advance.

Câu III: Chọn đáp án thích hợp nhất để hoàn thành câu sau.

1. The opposite of “reduce” is ……………………………..

A. decrease B. increase C. destroy D. damage

2. Nobody is absent today, ………………………………..?

A. is he B. is she C. are they D. aren’t they

3. The team ……. by an experienced rice cook won the rice – cooking contest.

A. led B. leads C. leading D. lead

4. The prefix re – in the word reuse means ………………

A. against B. for C. no D. again

5. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make …………

A. compost B. floorcoverings C. glassware D. pipes

ĐÁP ÁN

Câu I.

a.

1. D 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A

b.

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C

Câu II.

1. to help 2. planting 3. reading 4. will surprise

5. broke 6. was being moved 7. to make 8. rubbing

9. waiting 10. should have informed

Câu III.

1. B 3. A 5. A 7. B 9. B

2. C 4. D 6. B 8. A 10. B

Câu IV.

1. X 3. an 5. the 7. the

2. the 4. a 6. the 8. the

Câu V

1. rise: rising

2. kicking: kicked

3. to pick up: pick up

4. speak: speaking

5. from a single-family home: from that for a single-family home/ from solar heating for a single-family home.

6. less: fewer

7. it is very cruel: cruelness

8. training not only: not only training

9. were: was

10. the amount of: the number of

Câu VI.

(1). before (3). from (5). until/ till (7). after

(2). at (4). to/ till/ untill (6). to

Câu VII.

1. greedy 3. dreamy 5. participants 7. passers - by 9. overslept

2. arranging 4. wonderfully 6. hospitality 8. widening 10. rehoused

Câu VIII.

1. They talked to their friends in another class a week ago.

2. We need two small tins and some string.

3. They cut the top and punched a hole in the bottom of each tin.

4. They put each end of the string through the hole and tied a big knot.

5. He was going to throw one of the tins to Bill.

6. No, he didn’t.

7. The string of the telephone was touching the window.

8. They watched and waited when Tom talked to Bill again.

9. He laughed and shouted because he heard Tom on the telephone.

10. Yes, it did.

Câu IX.

1. but 3. arrives 5. bag 7. warm 9. news

2. except 4. early 6. way 8. sunny 10. able

Câu X.

a.

1. That old house at the end of the road has been sold.

2. Chris asked Steve if he realized what the time was.

3. I’ve never seen such a strange film before.

4. In order to ease the paint, the nurse covers the burn with ice.

5. Your hair really must be cut, mustn’t it, Paddy?

b.

1. Thank you very much for your letter I received a few days ago. It was lovely to hear from you.

2. I am sorry I haven’t written for such a long time but I have been busy moving into my new flat.

3. Congratulations on passing your driving test.

4. Now all you have to do is to save up for the Toyota you always want.

5. As you know, I’ve just started a new job as the manager of the biggest video shop in town.

6. I was a bit nervous on my first day when I had to meet the staff./ when I met the staff.

7. But in the end everything turned out all right and I think we will get on well.

8. Any way, the main reason I’m writing is to invite you to the party I’m having on Saturday I hope you will come

9. I have got a spare bed so I can put you up for the night.

10. Please let me know if you can come so that I can give you all the details of how to get here.

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)

1. A. action        B. national     C. partial        D. question

2. A. tidal           B. sight           C. describe    D. cinema

3. A. connect     B. comfort     C. computer  D. contest

4. A. cough        B. though       C. rough         D. tough

5. A. pleased     B. erased        C. increased  D. amused

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)

1. A. medical     B. restaurant C. remember D. government

2. A. household B. homework C. garbage     D. throughout

3.A. electrical  B. interesting C. necessary  D. beautifully

4. A. celebrate   B. consider    C. expression            D. criteria

5. A. partner      B. between    C. visit           D. program

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. (10 pts)

1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

A. Yes, that’s fine                      B. No, I don’t want to go

C. Wait a minute                        D. Sounds interesting

2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.

A. finish         B. destroy      C. provide     D. defeat

3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.

A. attendance B. intention   C. convention           D. attention

4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.

A. sense         B. kind           C. means        D. form

5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?” - Kate: “______.”

A. No, thanks. I’m fine        B. Yes, that’s kind of you

C. Yes, sure              D. Yes, thank you

6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.

A. speak         B. speaking   C. to speak    D. for speaking

7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.

A. pair            B. bunch        C. bucket       D. tube

8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?”           - Mai: “Of course.”        .

 A. Will           B. Shall          C. Do D. Should

9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.

A. make         B. makes        C. making      D. to make

10. Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs ______ they look like soft drinks and candy.

 A. until           B. because     C. although    D. so that

ĐÁP ÁN

I. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

 1. D     2. D     3. B     4. B     5. C

II. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. C     2. D      3. A     4. A     5. B

III. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. A     2. B                 3. D     4. A     5. C

6. B     7. C                 8. A     9. D     10. B

IV. 5 pts: (Mỗi giới từ đúng 0.5 điểm)

1. with 2. in - with 3. for               4. of

5. between 6. about 7. off - on 8. on

V. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. Cooperation 2. Unfortunately 3. beautiful 4. representatives 5. bleeding

6. sleeplessness 7. extremely 8. enjoyable 9. useful 10. voluntary

VI. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm)

1. H     2.F     3. B     4. G     5. J     

6. D     7. C     8. E     9. I       10. A

VII. 10 pts: (Mỗi động từ  đúng 1 điểm)

1. have (you) been / have … been

2. playing         

3. is going to rain

4. arrived / was still cooking

5. is held

6. climbed

7. is

8. is always complaining

9. to be admitted

VIII. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm,  tìm được lỗi 0.5, sửa được lỗi 0.5)

1. least -> less

2. delighting -> delighted

3. for -> to

4. badly -> bad

5. is wrapped -> wrapped / which is wrapped

IX. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. On               2. event / ceremony  3. donate                    4. raise           5. be   

6. including   7. and             8. clean                       9. an                10. to

X. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. C     2. B                 3. A     4. D     5. D

6. A     7. C                 8. C     9. C     10. B

XI. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. F      2. E                             3. D     4. A     5. B

XII. 10 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. Mrs. Tuyet advised Nga not to lend him any more money.

2. To everyone’s surprise, Geoff left the party early.

3. It was too late to do anything.

    (Or: It was too late for anything to be done.)

4. Can’t you offer a better price?

5. I used to go to church every Sunday.   

6. A letter was sent to my friend in London last week.

7. I haven’t seen him since I was a student.

8. She reminded me to bring my passports with me when I went abroad.

9. Would you mind not smoking in the ward?

10. Because he was lazy, he failed the exam.

XIII. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. I stayed up late last night so as to finish my homework.

2. The thick fog made it impossible for me to drive to work.

3. This is the first time Nick has been to Vietnam.

4. Mr. Lam doesn’t teach the same subject as Mr. Hai.

5. I don’t want to see him tomorrow.

XIV. 5 pts: (Mỗi câu đúng 1 điểm)

1. Instead of reusing plastic bags, we should / can use cloth bags.

2. Will you have a look at the house for me while I am on holiday?

3. We hope to give more green color to the town and earn some money for our group.

4. “Friends of the Earth” is an organization to protect our planet.

5. It was brave of him to jump into the river to save the child.

I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.

1.A. though               B. enough                  C. cough                    D. rough

2.A. chair                   B. cheap                     C. chorus                   D. child

3.A. missed               B. closed                    C. called                    D. planned

4.A. fat                       B. any                         C. gas                         D. hat

5.A physics               B. basic                      C. sailor                     D. subject

II- Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.

6.A. scissors              B. object                    C. wardrobe              D. transmit

7.A. comfortable      B. commercial          C. generous               D. demonstrate

8.A. experiment        B. assistant                C. sociable                D. equipment

9.A. advice                B. beauty                   C. picture                   D. postcard

10.A. theater             B. career                    C. cinema                  D. gallery

III- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.

11. David’s school ………….. is very bad this term.

A. report        B. period                    C. day                         D. semester

12. People go to a …………….. to look at the famous works of art.

A. stadium     B. gallery                   C. theater                   D. fair

13. I’d like to go ……………. very much.

A. camp         B. to camp                 C. a camp                   D. camping

14. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London.

A. of               B. from                       C. by                           D. with

15. John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.

A. insisted     B. suggested              C. invited                   D. helped

ĐÁP ÁN

I. (2,5 p)

1. A                 2. C                 3. A                 4. C                 5. A

II. (2,5 p)

6. B                 7. B                 8. C                 9. A                 10. B  

III. (10 p)

11. A	16. A	21. A	26. A
12. B	17. C	22. C	27. D
13. D	18. D	23. C	28. A
14. A	19. B	24. A	29. C
15. C	20. D	25. C	30. A

IV. (8 p)

31. hot                        32. difference 33. magician             34. carelessly

35. sleepy                  36. boring                  37. celebrations       38. scientists

V. (10 p)

39. B	40. A	41. C	42. C	43. B
44. A	45. C	46. C	47. A	48. A

VI. (5 p)

49. C               50. D               51. B               52. B               53. A

VII. (7 p)

54. The movie was  not good enough to me to see

55. He told us to shut the door but not to lock it

56. We are going to have our car repaired next week.

57. Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at work.

58. You’ve to see the headmaster.

59. Don’t forget to check your flight numbers.

60. The new was so bad that Helen burst into tears.

VIII. (5p)

61. Those buses are not going to the airport and neither are taxis.

62. Didn’t you want to sell the house last year ?

63. He stops smoking to save money

64. My brother doesn’t drive carefully as I do.

65. It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.

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