ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG ANH 8 12/4

Part I - Choose the word A, B, C or D whose underlined part is pronounced

differently from the others in the group
1. A. deliver B. device C. service D. transmit
2. A. accept B. happy C. apple D. ant
3. A. control B. petrol C. revolve D. roll
4. A. force B. short C. cornner D. coral
5. A. television B. leisure C. pleasure D. sure
6. A. reply B. supply C. envy D. deny
7. A. plow B. cow C. how D. flow
8. A. student B. study C. studio D. stupid
9. A. says B. lays C. stays D. plays
10 A. cigarette B. ceiling C. city D. cat
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Part II- Choose the answer A, B, C or D which best fits the space in each of the
following sentences.
1. Tom can wait for somebody for a long time without complaining. - He is very
_________
A. polite B. patient C. impatient D. impolite
2. Tam always works hard. He studies ten hours every day. He’s a _________ student.
A. lazy B. hard-working C. careful D. unusual
3. This led to the ________ of the telephone
A. invention B. discovery C. experiment D. example
4. The telephone is a (n) ________ that hepls you communicate over a long distance.
A. box B. thing C. device D. instrument
5. One match can __________ a fire.
A. make B. start C. cause D. all are correct
6.Get me a ___________ . I want to cook this piece of meat.
A. rice cooker B. frying pan C. saucepan D. jar
7. The farmer said that he had something called _________ but he left it at home.
A. wise B. intelligent C. interesting D. wisdom
8. There was the news that the prince would ________ his wife from the village.
A. choose B. select C. pick up D. both A and B
9. So they ___________ a piece of paper on which new words with their meaning and use
are written every where in the house to learn it any time.
A. post B. get C. stick D. put
10. Some people learn a foreign language easily. Others have trouble learning a new
language. Trouble means: ________
A. reasons B. matter C. difficulty D. causes
11. We can help save natural __________ by recyling used glass, paper and cans.
A. sources B. energy C. resources D. materials
12. Although scouting is mainly for boys, there are organizations _________ the BSA
which girls can join
A. the same B. similar to C. alike D. look like
13. The store owners have been ___________ about the new mall for month.
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A. anxious B. happy C. excited D. concerned
14. It is very different from the _________ shopping area.
A. older B. being C. present D. now
15. Did you _________ your pocket book ?
A. lose B. lost C. loose D. loosen
16. ________ not to make mistakes, type slowly and carefully
A. So as B. In order C. So that D. Both A and B
17. ________ last year we haven’t been allowed to park here.
A. For B. Since C. By D. From
18. I _________ you a lift to work tomorrow if you like.
A. will give B. give C. am going to give D. am giving
19. All letters _______ today should arrive tomorrow.
A. posted B. post C. to post D. posting
20. When I arrived, there was a big red car _________ outside the house.
A. park B. parked C. parking D. parks
21. Would you mind if I ___________ on the radio.
A. turn B. turning C. turned D. to turn
22. Could you hepl me _____________ this door, please?
A. push B. pushing C. pushed D. for pushing
23. A plane __________ 38 passengers crashed into the sea yesterday.
A. carry B. carried C. carries D. carrying
24. When I was walking home, there was a man __________ me.
A. following B. followed C. follow D. to follow
25. Why don’t you __________ your hat? – It’s sunny today.
A. put on B. put out C. take off D. take on

Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. 17. 18. 19 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Part III- Use the word given in capitals at the of each line to form a word that fits in
the space in the same line.
KIDS WATCH MORE TV
A study into children’s television (0) viewing habits reveals that children VIEW
whose parents have a high level of (1) _________ tend to watch less EDUCATE
television than children from less educated family. (2) _________ . The BACK
report also suggests that a high rate of TV watching among children in SUBURB
poorer (3) __________ areas and in the provinces, compared to those POOR
living in large urban centres, is often due to (4) _________ and a lack of ENTERTAIN
other kinds of (5) _____________ in the area. Disco, cinama, theater and ACTIVE
sports (6) ________________ offer children in urban centres a wider FEW
range of pastimes, which leads to far (7) _____________________ hours COMMERCE
being spent in front of the box. (8) _____________________, comedies FAVOUR
and adaventure films are children’s (9) ____________ programmes, VIOLENCE
while twenty percent of children said they preferred (10) ___________
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films and thrillers.
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Part IV- Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb chosen from the box.
come / cook (2) / cut (2) / give (2) / go / laugh / live /
work (2)
Two years after Tom and Elizabeth married, now they _________ (1) in a small flat
in a big city. They are young and happy. Tom ___________ (2) in a bank and Elizabeth
___________ (3) in a office. They __________ (4) to work everyday, and ___________
(5) home together. Elizabeth always ________ (6) dinner and when they have meat, Tom
always ___________ (7) it up when they sit down to eat.
One day, when her husband __________ (8) the meat, Elizabeth complained to him,
“ When we were first married, Tom, you always ________ (9) me the bigger piece of meat
when you cut it, and you kept the smaller one for yourself. But now, you always ________
(10) me the smaller piece and keeping the bigger one for yourself. Don’t you love me
anymore?”
Her husband ______ (11) and answered, “Oh, no. It’s because you ________ (12)
better now!”
Your answers:
1. 5. 9.
2. 6. 10.
3. 7. 11.
4. 8. 12
Part V- Read the passage carefully then choose the best answer A, B or C for each
question.
SPRING GARDEN
Many people in the suburb in the U.S. has a small vegetable and flower garden at
home. Each house has a yard. The front yard is usuallly a lawn and may have flower beds.
Part of the back yard is often used for a vegetable garden.
In parts of the country where there is snow during the winter, the season for planting
a garden begins in the months of May or June. Popular vegetables for cultivation in home
gardens are radishes, peas, beans, cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, corn, potatoes, lettuce and
carrots.
The government encourages home gardening by publishing pamphlets of
information about the planting and care of gardens. These can be obtained from the local
authorities free of charge.
1. What is there in front of the house ?
A. a lawn B. a vegetable garden C. a garage
2. Where are vegetables planted ?
A. inside the house B. in a green house C. in the back yard
3. Which of the months below is not the time for planting?
A. January B. May C. June
4. What can be found in a home garden?
A. rice B. tomatoes C. sugarcane
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 5. What can we get free from the government?
A. advice for gardening B. some plant seeds C. a piece of land for
gardening
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Part VI- Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or
D to complete each of the blanks.
Advice For Travellers
Advice for travellers who may fall ill while abroad. Most British people go abroad
on holiday to visit family, or on short business trip. People are _________ (1) to find out
how to get urgent treatment before leaving the UK. They have to (2) _________ a form
which explain what they (3) __________ do if they fall ill or (4) __________ an accident,
and what arrangements exist in (5) ___________ country for medical treatment. The
regulations are fairly simple but (6) ________ people do not have this information, they
may (7) __________ that private medical care is extremely expensive. It is not unusual for
people to discover that they do not have (8) ________ money with them to (9) ________
the total costs and (10) _________ such circumstances an already difficult situation
becomes even more complicated.
1. A. advised B. suggested C. said D. spoken
2. A. put B. bring C. fill D. get
3. A. ought B. will C. should D. may
4. A. have B. get C. happen D. take
5. A. their B. each C. one D. this
6. A. because B. whether C. as D. if
7. A. look B. want C. find D. know
8. A. enough B. little C. few D. full
9. A. pay B. give C. spend D. have
10. A. on B. in C. at D. up
Your answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PART VII- Complete each space in the following passage with a suitable form of the
word from the box

Contents / business / enclosed / package / correspond

Letter / counter / sign / postage / overseas
This morning, I went to the post office to take care of some (1) __________ . First, I
bought a sheet of (2) ___________ stamps to mail some letters that were sitting on my
desk. Then, I wanted to send a (3) ____________ to a business associate with some fragile
items, so I packaged everything in bubble wrap and (4) ___________ a letter describling
the contents. The man at the (5) _____________ weighed the box, and I had to fill out a
form indicating the (6) ________________ of the box and its value. Finally, I sent a
certified (7) ____________ to a colleague, and he will have to (8) ____________ for it
when it arrives. Certified letters are used to prove that the other person received it. I also
have a number of international friends with whom I (9) ____________ regularly. Postage

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for (10) __________ mail costs more than local postage rates, but you can always cut
down on postage by sending a postcard instead of a regular letter.

Part VIII- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. You mustn’t change the given words in any way.
1. It’s a long time since we became close friends.
 We have…………………………………………………..................................................
………………
2. No one is more intelligent than her in our school.
 She……………………………………………………...................................................
…………………
3. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
 He prefers……………………………..............................................
……………………………………..
4. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese,” my brother told me
 My brother told ………………………………............................................
…………………..………....
5. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.
 People……………………….........................................................
………………………………………
6. They will show the time machine to the public when they finish it.
 The time machine ………………………………………………………….……..
………………….…..
7. These plants can’t possibly grow in such poor ground.
 It is
impossible ................................................................................................................................
..........
8. He worked hard so that he could build a small house.
 He
worked .....................................................................................................................................
............
9. The examiner will read the passage three times.
 The passage
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. “Why aren’t you taking the exams?” said Paul.
 Paul asked me
…………………………………………………………………………………………..

Part IX- Write sentences using the cues given.

1. Nga / want / go / holiday / this summer.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
2. She / want / go abroad
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
3. She /decide / go / China

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………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
4. She / star / save / money / her trip
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
5. She /decide/ not / spend / money / her clothes
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
6. She / hope / save / about 3 million VND
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
7. She / ask / brother / lend / her / the rest
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….
8. She / also / try / work / evening / earn / more

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