ÔN LUYỆN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8

ÔN LUYỆN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 8- ONLINELEARNING-2021-2022

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SECTION I: PHONETICS

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)

1.   A. action                      B. national                   C. partial                      D. question 

2.   A. tidal                        B. sight                        C. describe                  D. cinema

3.   A. connect                   B. comfort                   C. computer                 D. contest

4.   A. cough                     B. though                    C. rough                      D. tough

5.   A. pleased                   B. erased                     C. increased                 D. amused

II. Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from the others by circling A, B, C or D. (5 pts)

1.   A. medical                   B. restaurant                C. remember                D. government

2.   A. household               B. homework              C. garbage                   D. throughout

3.   A. electrical                 B. interesting               C. necessary                D. beautifully

4.   A. celebrate                 B. consider                  C. expression              D. criteria

5.   A. partner                    B. between                  C. visit                         D. program

SECTION II:  LEXICO-GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences by circling A, B, C or D. 

1. - Mary: “Is 11 o’clock alright?”         - Tom: “______.”

      A. Yes, that’s fine       B. No, I don’t want to go   C. Wait a minute       D. Sounds interesting

2. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ______ a harvest.

      A. finish                      B. destroy                    C. provide                   D. defeat

3. You should pay ______ to what the instruction is saying.

      A. attendance              B. intention                  C. convention              D. attention 

4. My friends usually enjoy my ______ of humor.

      A. sense                       B. kind                        C. means                     D. form 

5. - Mother: “Could you do me a favor?”             - Kate: “______.”

      A. No, thanks. I’m fine B. Yes, that’s kind of you C. Yes, sure              D. Yes, thank you

6. Practising ______ English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.

      A. speak                      B. speaking                 C. to speak                  D. for speaking

7. Soak some old newspapers in a ______ of water overnight.

      A. pair                         B. bunch                      C. bucket                     D. tube 

8. Mrs. Thanh: “______ you give the book to me, please?”           - Mai: “Of course.”         . 

      A. Will                        B. Shall                       C. Do                           D. Should

9. The winners are the first ones ______ a fire.

      A. make                       B. makes                     C. making                    D. to make

10. Children may drink or eat chemicals and drugs ______ they look like soft drinks and candy.

      A. until                        B. because                   C. although                 D. so that

11: Does Mr.Ba bring his farm……………. to the local market every day? 

     A. product                     B. productivity              C. production                D. produce 

12: It’s a good idea in theory, but it’s going to be hard to put it into …………………. 

     A. practice                    B. trial                           C. test                            D. examination 

13: A number of young teachers nowadays………themselves to teaching disadvantaged children. 

     A. Offer                        B. stick                          C. give                           D. devote 

14: Before you started cooking, you should gather together all the necessary………… 

     A. ingredients               B. substances                C. elements                   D. factors 

15: His business is growing so fast that he must take ………………… more workers. 

     A. up                             B. over                          C. on                             D. out 

II. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition. 

1. We should cover the burned area ________ a thick sterile dressing.

2. They fell ________ love ________ each other almost immediately and were married in a few weeks.

3. Next month I’m going to Scotland ________ a short holiday.

4. Their parents are very proud ________ their results.

5. What is the difference ________ “clean up” and “clean out”?

6. We are going to hold a discussion ________ recycling.

7. The boy fell ________ his bike and hit his head ________ the road.

8. Santa Claus is based ________ the description of Saint Nicholas.

9. _____ the time you get to the theater, the play will have finished

10.. He lost the race because he ran out_____ petrol on the last lap

III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in capital letters. (10 pts)

1. In 2013, the World Water Week will be held under the theme “Water ________________-Building Partnerships”. (COOPERATE) 

2. ______________________, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. (FORTUNE)

3. Laura is the most __________________________ person in our group. (BEAUTY) 

4. Many ______________________ of the older generation were there. (REPRESENT) 

5. She has cut herself, and it is ____________________ quite badly. (BLOOD)

6. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant _____________________. (SLEEP)

7. Bao is ________________________ kind and generous to everyone. (EXTREME) 

8. I’m pleased to hear that you had an ________________________ Christmas vacation. (ENJOY) 

9. This knife is _________________________ - it can cut everything. (USE) 

10. The Scouting Association is the largest _____________________ youth organization in the world. (VOLUNTEER) 

IV. Complete each sentence with a suitable form of one of the phrasal verbs in the box. Use each one once only. There are two extra ones that you do not need to use. (5pts)