Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng anh Lớp 8

I/ Supply the appropriate form of the words in the brackets ( 2 points)
1/ It is quite.. to find your house, Nghia. (DIFFICULT)
2/ The project will be.  next month. ( COMPLETE)
3/ I want everyone to listen... , please.(CARE)
4/ He is a good student. He always behaves ... . (GOOD)
II. Read and answer the questions: ( 4 points)
Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others studies by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on television, in the office or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language.
Learning other language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn English? It is not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language and Mathand English. (In England or America or Australia many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and Math and other language, perhaps French or German or Spanish) 
Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
	Answer the questions:
Where do the students learn English?
..
Is it easy to answer the question “Why do all these people learn English?
Why do teenagers learn English?
..
According to you, why do you learn English?
III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses.( 2,5 points )
1. When Mr. Minh (look)..out, she (see) that the children (play)......................... the swings.
2. These skirts need (iron)...
3. I only (use)....... this pen once since the day I had it (mend)..
4. Most people prefer (spend) ..money to (earn)... it.
5. I (meet) .him twice this week but I (not / speak) ...to him.
IV. Turn the following sentences into passive voice.( 2,5 points )
1. Nobody has used this room for ages.	
.............................................................................
2. People said that they bought this shop last year.	
 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. I had him repair my bicycle yesterday.	.............................................................................
4. They saw her come in. 	..............................................................................
5. She hates people staring at her.	...............................................................................
V. Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it.( 5 points )
1. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?	
 àLet.
2. “ Can I borrow your computer, Joe?” asked Peter.	
 à Peter asked if.
3. She started working as a secretary five years ago.	
 à She has.
4. She knows a lot more about it than I do.	
 à I don’t know..
5. My English friend finds driving on the left difficult.	
 à My English friend isn’t
6. I had a cat once , but now I don’t have it any more.	
 à I used ..
7. The front yard isn’t too small to play soccer in 	
 à The front yard isn’t .
8. The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough.
 à The sea was too...
9. “ Don’t come back after ten o’clock ”. said my mother.
 à My mother asked
10. The mechanic serviced my car last week.	
 à I had ..
VI. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.( 2 points )
Michael Jackson was (1).in San Francisco, California, in 1876. He took a high place in American literature at the (2)...of the twentieth (3).......... .At that time, the library shelves and bookshops of America were already (4)of book by famous (5)....but Michael’s stories were new (6).his heroes were not like the ones in the book of(7)....writers and the (8)he painted were not the same as their pictures.
VII. Use given words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.( 2 points )
1. She/ tell/ not/ close/ window.	...........................................................................................
2. Nga/ used/ swim/ this river/ but/ I/ not/ any more.	..........................................................................................
3. This coffee/ too hot/ me/ drink.	...........................................................................................
4. if/ I/ be/ you/ I/ not buy/ that/ bicycle.	..........................................................................................
5. How long/ she/ learn/ English/ ?	...........................................................................................
6. Hoa/ the/ tall/ girl/ class.	...................................................................................................
7. You / not / want / sell / house last year ?
 ....
8. It / difficult / prevent / people / park here.
... 
I/ ( 2 điểm) Viết đúng mỗi dạng của từ in hoa cho 0,5 điểm 
1/ difficult 2/ completed 3/ carefully 4/ well 
II ( 4 điểm ) Mỗi đáp án đúng 0,5 điểm
Some learn at school, others studies by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in film, on television, in the office or among their friends.
Yes, it is.
Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because of their books are in English at the college or university.
I learn English because it is one of my subjects at school...
II ( 2,5 điểm) cho mỗi động từ đúng 0,25 điểm
 1. looked , saw.were playing	
 2. ironing	
 3. have only used. .mended
 4. spending . .earning
 5. have met ........ haven’t spoken
IV( 2, 5 điểm ) cho mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm 
 1. The room hasn’t been used for ages.
 2. They were said to buy this shop last year / It was said (that) they bought thi
 3. I had my bicycle repaired yesterday.
 4. She was seen to come in.
 5. She hates being stared at.
V ( 5 điểm) cho mỗi câu đúng 0,5 điểm
 1. Let’s go to the cinema tonight 
 2. Peter asked if he could borrow Joe’s computer/ Joe could lend him her computer.
 3. She has worked/ has been working as a secretary for five years.
 4. I don’t know as much about it as she does.
 5. My English friend isn’t used/ accustomed to driving on the left.
 6. I used to have a cat 
 7. The front yard isn’t large enough to play soccer in 
 8. The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming.
 9. My mother asked me not to come back after ten o’clock .
10. I had my car serviced last week.
VI (2 điểm ) cho mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm
 1. born	 	2. beginning 	3. century	4. full	 
 5. writers/authors	6. ones 	7. other	8. pictures
VII ( 2 điểm) cho mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm
 1. She tells me not to close the window.
 2. Nga used to swim in this river but I don’t any more.
 3. This coffee is too hot for me to drink.
 4. If I were you, I would not buy that bicycle.
 5. How long has she learnt English?
 6. Hoa is the tallest girl in my class.
 7. Didn’t you want to sell the house last year ?
 8. It is difficult to prevent people from parking here.