ĐỀ LUYỆN HSG ANH 8 SÔ 1
SECTION I: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others in each group. (5 points)
1. A. addition B. nation C. attention D. question
2. A. grew B. threw C. knew D. flew
3. A. leaf B. knife C. café D. of
4. A. kids B. roofs C. banks D. hats
5. A. looked B. moved C. gained D. prepared
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (2 points)
1. A. congratulate B. celebrate C. compulsory D. communicate
2. A. enjoyment B. pagoda C. collection D. business
SECTION II: VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence.(20 points)
1. - Nga: “ ________ Birthday!” - Lan: “Thank you.”
A. Happy B. Happiness C. Happily D. Happyly
2. - Bill: “ ________ languages can you speak?” - Helen: “Two, English and Vietnamese.”
A. How much B. How old C. How far D. How many
3. He suggested ________ for a walk in the park.
A. to go B. went C. going D. go
4. If you want to get good grades, you ________ study hard.
A. can B. must C. may D. will
5. I want to save money to _______ a new bicycle.
A. buy B. sell C. waste D. do
6. Students shouldn’t _______ too much time playing computer games.
A. bring B. help C. give D. spend
7. We feel _______ that all of you will get good marks in this test.
A. bored B. hopeful C. sorry D. disappointed
8. He never stopped______________ until his last minute of life.
A. to work B. to be working C. working D. to have worked
9. I hurried____________I wouldn’t be late for class.
A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless
10. If people _________energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
A. save B. will save C. saving D. would save
11.The children laughed _________when they are watching a comic.
A. happily B. happy C. happiness D. unhappy
12. Buy me a dozen of eggs on the way back, __________?
A. will you B. may you C. do you D. can you
13. I am going to have my car_________by the end of the day.
A. repair B. repaired C. to repair D. repairing
14. All his companies had been successful and was known to be_________rich.
A. absolutely B. completely C. extremely D. seriously
15. If I _________you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow.
A.am B. could be C. were D. would be
16. You have never been to Nha Trang, _________. ?