Phòng GD & ĐT Thuan Thanh
Trường THCS Nguyet Duc
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KỲ THI Khảo sát HSG -Đề 1
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian : 150 phút


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
6. A. sugar B. sorry C. seaside D. summer
7. A. page B. village C. luggage D. heritage
8. A. seat B. great C. please D. beach
9. A. hotel B. photo C. move D. pagoda
10. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood
II- 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.
1. David’s school ………….. is very bad this term.
A. report B. period C. day D. semester
2. Learners don’t only learn the meaning ................. the spelling and pronunciation of new words.
A. too B. as well as C. also D. but also
3. He told us to use our dictionaries to ……every word we didn’t understand.
A. look out B. look for C. look at D. look up
4. Hoa is reading short stories …………. Jack London.
A. of B. from C. by D. with
5. John ………….. Susan to go out with him but her parents didn’t let her out.
A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped
6. This book is ……………. that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time.
A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D.too interesting
7. “Let it be” is a famous song ……………. . It is one of the best works by this band.
A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles
C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles
8. Surely David’s not going to drive, .......................... he?
A. does B. isn’t C. is D. will
9. She was ………….. of watching television.
A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased
10. My mother ………….. me that I should wake up earlier.
A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to
11. Our teacher asked us ……………. in class.
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
12. We take part …………. most youth activities of our school.
A. of B. on C. in D. at
13. You should …………… your lesson before the examination.
A. read B. look C. revise D. study
14. Hung is …………… do the crossword puzzles.
A. intelligent enough to B. intelligent enough
C. enough intelligent D. enough intelligent to
15. Would you mind if I ............. your car ?
A. drove B. to drive C. drive D. driving
16. His father is very proud ……………… him.
A. of B. with C. on D. about
17. Yesterday I came …………. your brother when I was going to school.
A. of B. to C. about D. across
18. Students should work …………. to make their parents happy.
A. hard B. hardly C.