Đề thi Olympic môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2011-2012 - Phòng GD và ĐT huyện Thanh Oai (Có đáp án)

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ĐỀ THI OLYMPIC LỚP 8 Năm học: 2011 – 2012 Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 120 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Chú ý: - Bộ đề thi này gồm có 05 trang, từ trang 01 đến trang 05. - Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào bộ đề thi này.

Điểm Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 1: Số phách

- Bằng số:…………….. ………………………………………... (Do Chủ tịch hội đồng chấm thi ghi) - Bằng chữ:…………… Họ tên, chữ ký của người chấm thi số 2: ………………………... ………………………………………... …………………..

I. PHONETICS: a. Choose one word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from tbe others by circling A, B, C, or D. (3 0,2=0,6 pt)

1. A. chemist B. achieve C. require D. believe 2. A. invented B. walked C. laughed D. developed 3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform

b. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others (3 0,2=0,6 pt)

4. A. award B. include C. struggle D. enroll 5. A. volunteer B. commercial C. traditional D.accessible 6. A. florist B. citizenship C. curly D. participate

II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:

a. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (19 0,2=3,8 pts)

7. I’m sorry. I’m not………….…….……to help you lift the table.

A. strong enough A. enough strong C. too strong D. enough strength 8. Don’t worry about Tom and me. We can look after………….…….……

A. myself B. himself C. ourselves D. themselves 9. He has been out of work ………….…….……a long time.

A. during B. for C. since D. through 10. I let my friend………….…….……my bicycle yesterday.

A. borrows B. borrowed C. borrow D. borrowing 11. She started learning English ten years ago.

A. She has not learnt English before. B. She has started learning English for ten years. C. She has learnt English for ten years. D. She has learnt English since ten years. 12. It took me a long time to get used………….…….……glasses.

A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore. 13. ."Don’t shout", I said to Jim.

A. I told Jim don't shout B. I told to Jim not to shout

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C. I told Jim not to shout D. I said to Jim don't shout. 14. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a………….…….……

A. washing machine B. dishwasher C. hair dryer D. steamer 15. Please ask them ………….…….……in this area.

A. don’t smoke B. not smoking C. to not smoke D. not to smoke 16. Tam ………….…….……last night when the telephone ………….…….……

A. slept-rang B. slept-wasringing C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing 17. John doesn’t play tennis. David doesn’t play tennis.

A. Both John and David doesn’t play tennis. B. Neither John nor David plays tennis. C. Not either John or David plays tennis. D. Not only John but also David play tennis 18. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?

A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take 19. A(n) ………….…….……can take a patient to hospital quickly.

A. emergency B. bleeding C. wound D. ambulance 20. It’s becoming ………….…….……to go out alone at night.

A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerousness 21. Computers are complicated machines, but ………….…….……thing is the human brain.

A. the most complex B. complex C. more complex D. as complex as 22. He ………….…….……five gold medals since the beginning of the sea Games.

A. wins B. won C. has won D. is winning 23. TV is bringing not only information ………….…….……entertainment.

A. and B. but also C. as D. although 24. Would you mind ………….…….……me your visa?

A. to show B. showed C. showing D. show 25. ………….…….……, we arrived at the airport in time to see him off.

A. Unluckily B. Luckily C. Luckier D. Lucky

b. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions: (7 0,2=1,4 pts) 26. What is the correct pronunciation …………………… this word? 27. You can never depend ………….…….……his arriving on time.

28. I think he can make a success ………….…….……music.

29. Mary is thinking about importing flowers ………….…….……China.

30. Na got up late this morning because her alarm clock didn’t go ………….…….……

31. Ha Long Bay is recognized ………….…….…… UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 32. I’m looking forward …