PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI
DUY XUYÊN NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút
I. Choose the best answer.(10 pts)
1. Alice . . . . . . be a supporter than a player.
A. likes B. prefer C. would rather D. had better
2. Lan is . . . . . . beautiful . . . . . . . . clever.
A. so/that B. too/to C. enough/to D. not only/but also
3. You . . . . . . .not read those magazines.
A. likes B. prefer C. rather D. had better
4. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city.
A. the best B. more C. the most D. most
5. English and French . . . . . . in many countries all over the world.
A. speak B. spoken C. is spoken D. are spoken
6. They visit a lot of monuments . . . . . . the one-pillar pagoda.
A. in B. besides C. between D. among
7. Butter is made . .. . milk, this knife is made . . . . steel. They are made . . . . Vietnam.
A. from/of/in B. of/in/from C. in/from/of D. of/from/in
8. Mr. Green took his children to the national theatre . . . . . . . . . a play.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
9. The car needs………………….- It’s too old.
A. to paint B. paint C. painting D. paints
10. He needs . . . . . . . a rest.
A. to have B. has C. having D. have

II. Rearrange the sentences to make a dialogue. (10 pts)
Tam? Where are you?
Thanks, Mom. May I see the report?
I believe you can do it, Tam.
Your form teacher has just given me your report card.
I know, Mom. I’ll try my best to improve it.
Is it a good report, Mom?
Here you are. It’s excellent, except one thing.
Mrs. Lan said you should study hard on English.
Why not? You did very well. I’m very proud of you.
10. I’m here, in the living room. What’s the matter, Mom?
11. What’s that?
III. Put each sentence in the box into each gap. (6 pts)
I have eaten dog meat though.
Yes, but I have traveled almost around Viet Nam
Two days ago but I didn’t like it very much.
Thank you. Wow! The city is very quiet and lovely.
No, I haven’t. What are they like?
Yes, I have. I’ve been there twice. It’s really wonderful.

Nam: Welcome to our city! Let me carry the suitcase for you.
John: (1)………………………………………………………
Nam: Is this your first visit to Hue?
John: (2)……………………………………………………….
Nam: Wow! It sounds interesting. Have you been to Ha Long Bay yet?
John: (3)………………………………………………………
Nam: Have you eaten Cha Nem yet?
John: (4)………………………………………………………
Nam: They are spring rolls filled with meat and sea food.
John: (5)………………………………………………………
Nam: Really? When did you do that?
John: (6)……………………………………………………….

IV. Match a half in A with a half in B to make sentences. (10 pts)
A
B

Susan was happy
Julia was unhappy
Mike feels free
Lily is not afraid
Are you ready
You should be proud
It’s interesting
He was very sad
They were so nervous
10. It’s not easy
A. to be a member of this organization.
B. that she won a scholarship.
C. to leave now.
D. to see the film called “Cinderella”
E. that they didn’t wait for the exam result.
F. to answer the question in the interview.
G. to touch a snake.
H. because she wasn’t invited to the party.
I. to understand them.
J. to hear the news