Khảo sát HSG lớp 8

by **Admin** Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:23 am

KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC SINH GIỎI

LỚP 8

PAPER 1: READING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A: Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. Circle the letter A,B,C or D against the number of each item 1-10 for the word or phrase you choose (15ms)

She is afraid of _______ the test

to fail
failed
failing
fail

I was tired _____ watching the children playing

with
of
in
at

Tim is ______ I am

so old as
as old as
older as
as older as

If you were me, what ______ ?

will you do
did you do
would you do
are you going to do

My brother can’t play tomorrow, and ______

neither can I
either can I
neither I can
I can’t too

There _____ no rain here since last month

is
has been
did
was

She spoke much more fluently than I _____

was
am
did
will be

Mr. Sminth said he would come, but he ______ yet

did not come
had not come
does not come
has not come

She’s been a teacher _____ 1992

in
for
ever
since

What _____ at nine o’clock last night ?

did you do
you did
you were doing
were you doing

He went _________ everyday as a boy

to boat
boating
playing boat
to play a boat

My sister had a baby daughter yesterday and she is my first ______

nephew
cousin
niece
relation

When you come to stay, ______ some warm clothes. It’s cold here

bring
carry
Take
Look for

“you’re late”, he said “I think the bus _____ already”

went
was going
has gone
goes

That man is _____ deaf to hear what we say

so
too
enough
not

SECTION B: Choose the words to fill in the blank of the following sentence: (15ms)

Here you are – here it is – after – before – although – made of – made in – how – by what – so many – so much – making – the same – could I – I’d like – is – interesting – interested – because – at – on – should – shouldn’t – didn’t have

“Could you pass the salt, please” – “Certainly, ……………….”
“……… do you go to work?” – “By bus”
This bracelet is ………….. silver
Try to avoid ………….. him angry
………….. the evening meal, they went straight to bed
you should look after your teeth and not eat ……………. Sweets
…………….. I was born in Angland, I grew up mostly in Australia
“Are you leaving?” – “yes, bit I wish …………… to go”
“My school bag’s …………….. as your’
“Hello …………… to speak to Prof. Raymond Bake, please”
We ………….. brush our teeth at least twice a day
This book has a very ……………….. introduction
I fell asleep …………… the film was so boring
In the past, people got married ………….. quite an early age.
To be a good teacher ………….. always what I want to

PAPER 2: USE OF ENGLISH
SECTION A: Complete the text by putting one of the verbs into each space. Choose the most suitable tense and form. Use each verb once only. (15ms)

Be – call – come – decide – find – go – happen – keep – know – miss – need – phone – take – tell – understand

Is was good to see you at the weekend. This is just a quick letter to tell you what ……… after you ……….. home on Saturday. Ron and I finally ………….. ti buy a motobike and we ……… one advertised in the local paper. We …………… a way of getting to college, because at the moment we ………….the bus every morning, and you ………. What the buses are like. We usually ……….. the first half an hour of lectures, and our tutor ………… complaining. We ………… about the bike, and the owner ……….. away on business, but hix sister ………… us to go round and see it this week. He is ………… back on Saturday.
Could you come with us? You probably …………… more about bikes than we do, so you can give us some advice. We …………. At your place on Saturday morning at about 10.00
See you then,
Denise

SECTION B: Rewrite the sentences using the given words (10ms)

The café has a lot of tables

=>There

If John doesn’t change his way, he will end up in prison

=> Unless

The English exercise was so difficult that t couldn’t do it

=> The English exercise was too

A French engineer designed this bridge

=> This bridge

I can’t swim as far as Jane

=> Jane can

It was such an awful meal that we complained to the waiter

=>The meal

They have built the supermarket for 2 years now

=> The supermarket

They walked to the beach in 2 hours

=> It took them

Pat is the tallest in the class

No one

She started working as a secretary five years ago

=> She has

SECTION C: Guided sentence building (10ms)
Use the following sets of words and phrases to write completes sentences

weather / be / so bad / we can not / go out

=>

children / watch / television / room / at the moment

=>

I / not see / doctor / last Sunday

=>

We / enjoy / listen / pop music

=>

this tea / hot / me / drink

=>

you / ever / be / London ?

=>

If / I / be / you / I / not buy / that car

=>

my father / drive / carefully / than / my brother

=>

how long / it take her / get / office / every day ?

=>

he / learn / English / two years

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