Tài liệu bồi dưỡng học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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1. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 Question 1: Choose a word that the way of spelling underlined sound is different from another. 1. A- thank B- than C- month D- youth 2. A- advantage B- adventure C- advertise D- addtion 3. A- main B- complain C- curtain D- entertain 4. A- good B- noon C- soon D- food 5. A- sing B- morning C- long D- angry d. if II. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition 1. Please come my wedding party Sunday. 2. My husband wants to give drinking wine but he can't. 3. Oliver Twist is a book Charles Dickens. 4. Jane's worried her exam. 10. What's television tonight ? 5. Can I speak you for a moment ? 11.He drove the garage and down the street 7.She died May 28th the age of 64. 8.We are listening music the moment . 9.Are you interested playing cards your free time ? III.Rewrite the sentences with the 10. She will complete the work only she is paid extra. She will not 1. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day. The lions . 2. We got lost because we didn't have a map. If we 3. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday. I would rather 4. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it. It was 5. That was a silly thing to say. What 6. We've run out of tea There . 7. I last saw him when I was a student. I haven't 8. Susan was too excited to sleep. Susan was 9. Robert has not had a job for two years Robert has been 10. She will complete the work only she is paid extra. She will not IV. : Fill each blank with correct form of the word given in capital letters. 1. He was . when he did the test badly. HOPE 2. We started our trip on a beautiful morning. SUN 3. I enjoyed the book very much, because it was so READ 4. What time do you start work ? USE 5. I really don’t think he has the . to do this job. ABLE 6. He was very . of the work he had done. PRIDE 7. Thank you for a very evening. ENJOY
2. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 8. Their . has lasted a lifetime. FRIEND 9. He cycled and had an accident. CARE 10. She has one of the biggest in Britain. COLLECT Question 5: Fill in each blank with one suitable word. 1. Quiet please! The headmaster would like to a few words. 2. You are late; we’ve been waiting for you eight o’clock. 3. he is wrong, almost everyone admires him. 4. I don’t think I’ve lent you this book before, I ? 5. Many people find . difficult to give up smoking. 6. I don’t know to call him, Mister or Doctor. 7. We must find him, he is. 8. If I had today ., I would go to the seaside. 9. Practice perfect. 10. The book I am talking about is that . on the second shelf. VI/ Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1. She asked the boy ( go) out. 2. The newspaper (come) ? - Yes. Hoa is reading it 3. I wish it (not rain) today. 4. Please close all the windows – It (rain). 5. He (work) in this library since last Summer. 6. They (stay) up late untill their father comes back. 7. If I stayed up late, I (go) to school late. 8. He suggested (collect) all the tins. 9. If he (come), don’t tell him I am here. 10. This house (build) in the 18th century. V II/ Change the following sentences into active or passive. 1. No one likes him . 2. He had all the windows painted green by me. 3. You don’t need to cut your hair now. 4. She has been made to work hard by him 5. Did he do his homework at his school yesterday? 1. They saw that boy go out 2. Betty has just sent Mary many post cards 3. People call him popsinger 4. why didn’t they turn on the lights?
3. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 5. Where do people speak English? 6. someone will tell him that news 7. people saw him steal your car 8. The teacher is watching them work VIII/ There is one mistake in each following sentence . Find and correct it. 1. Of the two box, this one is the bigger. 2. The faster we finish, the soon we can leave. 3. The food in my country is tastier than the United States. 4. I want to buy a pair of shoes the same style like these I’m wearing. 5. It was very kind of you for help me. 6. I was made work hard by my teacher. 7. She said she saw him the day before. 8. This is the woman who I often meet on the way to my school. 9. How are you?- I’m good. 10. You hadn’t better eat too much meat. IX. Give the correct form of the bolded words in brackets. 1. Bien Hoa is an ___ city in the south of VietNam. ( industry ) 2. She felt alone and ___. ( friend ) 3. English and French are Canada’s ___ language. ( office ) 4. He wants to make a good ___ on everyone he meets.( impress ) 5. I had my trouser ___ because it is too short. ( long ) 6. How serious is her ___ ? ( ill ) 7. ___ is a source of income for radio, TV and newspapers. ( advertise ) 8. My sister wears nice and new clothes. She looks very ___. (fashion ) 9. There used to be a big tree at the ___ to this village. ( enter ) 10. Jeans made in China are sometimes ___ cheap. ( surprise) X. Read this passage carefully then answer the questions below. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is a city of contrasts. It is an exciting, crowded, modern city and at the same time, a city that is full of history. The streets of Bangkok are usually noisy and crowded with people. Some are selling food, other selling clothing, cassette tapes, flowers, or souvenirs. Visitors love the river markets, the beautiful temples and architecture, and the nightlife. They also enjoy the food, the shopping, and the friendly Thai people. Everyone seems to smile there. Most of the year, Bangkok is hotter than any other capital city in Asia, but from December to February, the weather is cooler and much more comfortable. Actually, it is an interesting city to visit at any time of the year. The shopping is excellent, and the price is cheaper than in many other large cities in south-east Asia. There is always plenty to do in Bangkok any time of the day or night from watching Thai dancing or boxing to taking a boat trip on the river or trying some of the delicious and spicy food. And if you get tired of the city and the traffic, there are beautiful beaches only two hours away by bus. 1. Where is Bangkok?
4. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 2. How are the streets of Bangkok? . 3. What is the weather like in Bangkok in January? . 4. Can visitors come to visit Bangkok all the year round? . 5. How long does it take visitors from Bangkok to the beaches by bus? XI. Give the corect form of the verbs (3ms) 1. Would you mind me use your phone? (let) 2. Do you mind if I the window? (close) 3. Would you like me . Some tea? (make) 4. I wish all of classmates the next exam (pass) 5. He wishes he that programme last night (not watch) 6. They get a new house . (repair) 7. I don’t recognise her because she a lot. (change) 8. When Mr Minh (look) out, she (see) the children . (play) near the pool. 9. Are they used to . up late? (stay) 10. A: What time is it ? B: It’s ten o’clock. It’s time he News (watch). XII/ Correct the mistake in each following sentence (3 ms) : a) He used to climbing mountains with his father in summer. b) Did you mother used to cook dinner for your family? c) You should be friendliness to your neighbors.- d) In Malaysia education is free and compulsory with children between the ages of 6 and 16.- e) Come and join us if you think these activity is good for you and your family.- f) How long do you and your classmates known each other? g) Mary is alike Tom in different ways at school as well as at home. h) Medical facilities are more easily accessible on the countryside- i) TV is bringing not only informations but also entertainment- j) The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in.- XIII/ Supply the correct word form (3 ms) : a) He is a famous stamp . (collect). b) He has a fine stamp (collect).
5. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 c) They me to join their family to Hue last year . ( invitation). d) It is an . Journey ( interest). e) He is in playing soccer ( interest). f) It was an day. ( enjoy). g) She sings very . ( beautiful). h) The accident happens because of driving (care). i) You should for an hour. ( relaxation). j) There is a . lot near my house (park) XIv. Đọc đoạn văn sau. Điền vào chỗ trống bằng những từ sau newspaper radio T.V website program magazines emails information chats news There are four people in my family. Each of us has a different hobby. My dad likes reading _(1)_ he can get the latest _(2) _ every morning. However my mom enjoys watching _(3 )_ and reading _(4)_ . Mom often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike my mom and dad, my brother only loves exploring _(5 )_ about airplanes. He spends most of his freetime getting _(6) _ about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes _(7) _ or _(8)_ with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am really interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM _(9) _ I also like music _(10) _ on T.V on sundays. What about you ? What is your hobby XVMAKE COMPLETE SENTENCES USING 1.when/my father/be/young/used /play tennis/ 2.a lot of/you/ money/now/have/ifwhat/you/do/? 3.not be/wish/my coming examination/I/difficult/. 4.you/ever/see/traffic jam/? 5.the new railway station/build/here/next month/ 7.Everest/high/mountain/world/. 36.he/wish/make/trip/world/next year/. 8.it/nice/you/lend/me/novel/.
6. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 9.what/kinds/sports/you/interested/? 10.I/go/party/if/she/invite/. 11.I/be/used/get up/early/learn/English/ . XVI. Choose a word that has different stress pattern: 1. person enough picture people 2. rainfall children religion different . 3. extreme generous lonely clothing 4. friendly extra along orphanage 5. method quiet major electric 6. produce towel advent flower . 7. interactive experience commercial linguistics 8. temperature acquaintance distinguish describe 9. generous humorous precious mysterious 10.reputation description suggestion pollution XVII. : Choose the right word or phrase in the brackets and fill in the blank to complete the sentences. 1. My village is about 120 kilometers ( in / at / to / for ) the west of HCMC. 2. I would rather she ( did / do / will do / to do ) the work again. 3. We ( came / arrived / went / reached ) the nearest village before sunset. 4. If only I ( were / am / can be / would be ) in the countryside right now. 5. He can’t earn money ( unless / until / if / without ) he has no job. 6.Do you ( want / object / mind / disapprove ) my turning the television on XVIII: Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition. 1. I paid $500 this book. 2. Mr. Hai told me a long story .his adventures. 8. Ba suffers .headaches. 3. He is of royal blood. 9. An accident has happened .that family. 4. He wrote a foundtain pen. 10. She treated me to cake, ice-cream and tea. 5. That man was accused .stealing a bike. 6. He wasted little time social formalities. 7. I will give you a new hat in place of the one that I damaged. XIX. Comebine sentences with "Too" 1. Tom is short. He can't touch the ceiling
7. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 2. Alice is very young. She can't stay home alone. 3. It is very late. We can't go to the movie. 4. It's very cold.We can't go swimming today. 5. Peter is very tired. He can't study. XX. Combine sentences with "so that", "such that 1. The food was hot . It burned my tongue 2. He is fat. Everybody calls him stuffy. 3. You speak very fast. I can't catch up with your words. 4. I had many friends. I never felt lonely. . 5. they worked very quickly. There was no time for talking 6. The film was very interesting. We went to see it twice. 7. She had a sore throat. She could hardly speak. 8. The children make a noise. We could hardly hear ourselves speak. 9. We had had a tiring day. we went straight to bed. 10. He was a fool. Noone took any notice of him 11. The room was in a mess. It took two hour to tidy . Question xx I: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced diffrently from the others 1. A. depend B. enjoy C. separate D. return 2. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel 3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary 4. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby 5. A. arrived B. mentioned C. ended D. loved XXII - Put the correct form of the words: 1. Joanne wants to become a ___ in the future. (science) 2. Many rural areas in Viet Nam have been ___ in the last few years. (urban) 3. The book was so ___ that we didn’t want to read it. (interest) 4. There are a lot of ___ in the competition. (contest) 5. Linda’s ___ made the party less exciting. (absent) 6. He didn’t win the championship, so he felt very ___ . (hope)
8. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 7. Because of his ___, they failed the exam. (lazy) 8. Vinamilk company has served customers a lot of ___ recently. (produce) 9. Tet holiday is one of the most important ___ for Vietnamese people. (celebrate) 10. Laura loves all of Vietnamese dishes, ___ Nem. (special) II. 10 điểm: 1 điểm cho một từ đúng 1. enough 2. religion 3. extreme 4. along 5. electric 6. produce 7. interactive 8. temperature 9. mysterious 10. reputation Question 5: ( 10 points) 1. say 2. since 3. Although ( Though) 4. have5. it 6. what7. wherever 8. off 9. makes 10. one Question 6: ( 5 points) TEST Name: I: Fill in the gap with one suitable preposition. 8. I paid $500 this book. 9. Mr. Hai told me a long story .his adventures. 8. Ba suffers .headaches. 10. He is royal blood. 9. An accident has happened .that family. 11. He wrote a foundtain pen. 10. She treated me cake, ice-cream and tea. 12. That man was accused .stealing a bike. 13. He wasted little time social formalities. 14. I will give you a new hat place of the one that I damaged. II. Comebine sentences with "Too" 6. Tom is short. He can't touch the ceiling 7. Alice is very young. She can't stay home alone. 8. It is very late. We can't go to the movie. 9. It's very cold.We can't go swimming today. 10. Peter is very tired. He can't study. III. Combine sentences with "so that", "such that - So That 1. The food was hot . It burned my tongue
9. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 2. He is fat. Everybody calls him stuffy. 3. You speak very fast. I can't catch up with your words. 4. I had many friends. I never felt lonely. 5. they worked very quickly. There was no time for talking 6. The film was very interesting. We went to see it twice. 1. She had a sore throat. She could hardly speak. 2. The children make a noise. We could hardly hear ourselves speak. 3. We had had a tiring day. we went straight to bed. 4. He was a fool. Noone took any notice of him 10.The room was in a mess. It took two hour to tidy IV: Choose the word that has the underlined parts pronounced diffrently from the others 1. A. depend B. enjoy C. separate D. return 2. A. nature B. national C. narrow D. channel 3. A. invite B. river C. shrine D. primary 4. A. problem B. love C. box D. hobby 5. A. arrived B. mentioned C. ended D. loved V. : Choose the right word or phrase in the brackets and fill in the blank to complete the sentences. 1. My village is about 120 kilometers ( in / at / to / for ) the west of HCMC. 2. I would rather she ( did / do / will do / to do ) the work again. 3. We ( came / arrived / went / reached ) the nearest village before sunset. 4. If only I ( were / am / can be / would be ) in the countryside right now. 5. He can’t earn money ( unless / until / if / without ) he has no job. 6.Do you ( want / object / mind / disapprove ) my turning the television on VI/ Correct the mistake in each following sentence (3 ms) : a) He used to climbing mountains with his father in summer. b) Did you mother used to cook dinner for your family? c) You should be friendliness to your neighbors.-
10. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 d) In Malaysia education is free and compulsory with children between the ages of 6 and 16.- e) Come and join us if you think these activity is good for you and your family.- f) How long do you and your classmates known each other? g) Mary is alike Tom in different ways at school as well as at home. h) Medical facilities are more easily accessible on the countryside- i) TV is bringing not only informations but also entertainment- j) The countryside is too quite for me to live and work in.- VII/ Supply the correct word form (3 ms) : a) He is a famous stamp . (collect). b) He has a fine stamp (collect). c) They me to join their family to Hue last year . ( invitation). d) It is an . Journey ( interest). e) He is in playing soccer ( interest). f) It was an day. ( enjoy). g) She sings very . ( beautiful). h) The accident happens because of driving (care). i) You should for an hour. ( relaxation). j) There is a . lot near my house (park) VIII. Đọc đoạn văn sau. Điền vào chỗ trống bằng những từ sau newspaper radio T.V website program magazines emails information chats news There are four people in my family. Each of us has a different hobby. My dad likes reading _(1)_ he can get the latest _(2)_ every morning. However my mom enjoys watching _(3)_ and reading _(4)_. Mom often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. Unlike my mom and dad, my brother only loves exploring _(5)_ about airplanes. He spends most of his freetime getting _(6)_ about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes _(7)_ or _(8)_ with his friends about his hobby.
11. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 For me, I am really interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM _(9)_ I also like music _(10)_ on T.V on sundays. What about you ? What is your hobby IX. Choose a word that has different stress pattern: 1. person enough picture people 2. rainfall children religion different . 3. extreme generous lonely clothing 4. friendly extra along orphanage 5. method quiet major electric 6. produce towel advent flower . 7. interactive experience commercial linguistics 8. temperature acquaintance distinguish describe 9. generous humorous precious mysterious 10.reputation description suggestion pollution X. Give the corect form of the verbs (3ms) 1. Would you mind me use your phone? (let) 2. Do you mind if I the window? (close) 3. Would you like me . Some tea? (make) 4. I wish all of classmates the next exam (pass) 5. He wishes he that programme last night (not watch) 6. They get a new house . (repair) 7. I don’t recognise her because she a lot. (change) 8. When Mr Minh (look) out, she (see) the children . (play) near the pool. 9. Are they used to . up late? (stay) 10. A: What time is it ? B: It’s ten o’clock. It’s time he News (watch). X II/ Change the following sentences into active or passive. 1. No one likes him 2. He had all the windows painted green by me. 3. You don’t need to cut your hair now. 4. She has been made to work hard by him 5. Did he do his homework at his school yesterday? 9. They saw that boy go out 10. Betty has just sent Mary many post cards 11. People call him popsinger 12. why didn’t they turn on the lights? 13. Where do people speak English? 14. someone will tell him that news 15. people saw him steal your car 16. The teacher is watching them work XIII. Fill in the gap with a suitable preposition 6. Please come my wedding party Sunday. 7. My husband wants to give drinking wine but he can't. 8. Oliver Twist is a book Charles Dickens.
12. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 9. Jane's worried her exam. 10. What's television tonight ? 10. Can I speak you for a moment ? 11.He drove the garage and down the street 7.She died May 28th the age of 64. TEST Name . I. Turn into passive voice 1. He uses milk for making butter and cheese. 2. She makes progress every day in the world of science. 3. The author will write this novel in June. 4. Nobody will solve this hard problem. 5. Her mother will take her to hospital next week. 6. Someone will clean the room. 7. They had to cut down that tree. 8. Someone should tell Sally what happened. 9. They’re going to build a new hospital. 10.We can solve the problem. 11.They make these artificial flowers of silk. . 12.He has spelt this word wrongly . 13.How do people learn English? 14.Who looked after the children when you were away? 15.They used to drink beer for breakfast in England years ago II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets . 1. I‘ve decided (stop) smoking. 2. I (visit) Singapore two years ago. 3. Look at those black clouds. It (rain). 4. We are tired of (work) for low salary. 5. This is the second time you (break) a cup. 6. (you/do) the homework yet? 7. Mai is in her room. She (play) the guitar. 8. The teacher said that we should ( not make ) noise in class. 9. Water ( cover) most of the Earth’s surface. 10. The gate ( lock) at 6.30 p.m everyday. III. Write the correct form of the words given in capital letters to complete the following sentences. 1. Their children have quite characters. DIFFERENCE 2. My brother bought a new rod yesterday. FISH 3. Mr. Jane runs his business very SUCCESS
13. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of . ENTERTAIN 5. The scouts do the work. VOLUNTEER 6. Is there anything on TV tonight? INTEREST 7. What is the correct of this word? PRONOUNCE 8. My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ORPHAN 9. Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more COMFORT 10. In electronics, we learn to repair appliances. HOUSE IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find out and correct it. 1. He has waited there for a quarter past six. (1) 2. Surface mail is many cheaper than air mail. (2) 3. They do their best to keeping the family happy. (3) . 4. The armchair is in the living room, among the television and sofa. (4) . 5. Tourists usually have a bus to the countryside. (5) V. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. She eats more chocolate than I. >I . 2. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework >Vinh is . 3. Keeping the environment clean is very important. >It’s . 4. No one helped Lan to do the homework >Lan 5. It’s three years since I last spoke to her >I haven’t 6. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to >Tam used . 7. How long is it since you used the car?. >When 8. We started living here 15 years ago >We have 9. Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner?. >How . 10. Nam is very strong, he can do heavy work >Nam is strong VI. Read the passage and answer the questions. It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year,” said the teacher,“They are spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In spring, it is warm and every thing begins to grow. In summer ,It is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In autumn, there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In winter, It is cold and it often rains. Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking, Tom,”he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of apples?” “Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.” 1. Where did the lesson take place? 2. What was the lesson about? .
14. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 3. What did the teacher ask Tom to do? . 4. What did the teacher asked the class to do? . 5. Did the teacher say “Stop talking, Tom,”? Question VII: Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.(15 pts) 1. exported / many / last year / rice / how / to/ Japan / tons / were / of / ? 2. trees / planting / on / the boys / the hill / group / are / the / in / volunteer / . 3. rain / heavy / from / prevented / the / playing / us / soccer. 4. if / he / me / some / asked / I / money / could / then / lend / him / 5. design / to send / friends / someone / greetings / Englishman / a card / Christmas / to / an / his / had /. 6. Le Lai Street / are/ living / they / in / at / An Giang / their / with /children / 186. 7. uncle / spent / most / their /of /the /violin / practicing / his time / in / room /music /the/. 8. which / us / tells / sentence / that / more / than / is / she / her / beautiful / sister /? 9. his / friends / old / unlike / he / is / impolite / very /. 10. going / fatherland / month / Kenny / his / is / family / next / visit / with / his / to /. 11. colleagues / go / he / to / to / weekend / and / don’t / have / at / work / the / his /. 12. there / she / near / wanted / a / here / was / museum / know / to / if /. 13. hold / going / their / are / they / tomorrow / party / house / at / to / a /. 14. going / aren’t / are / boys / the / the / they / canteen / to / school /? 15. for / you’ll / meeting / late / be / the / if / bed / to / soon / don’t / you / go Question 1: Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.(15 pts) 1. How many tons of rice were exported to Japan last year? 2. The boys in the volunteer group are planting trees on the hill. 3. The heavy rain prevented us from playing soccer. 4. If I asked him some money, he could lend me then. 5. An Englishman had someone design a card to send Christmas greetings to his friends. 6. They are living with their children at 186 Le Lai Street in An Giang. 7. Their uncle spent most of his time practicing the violin in the music room. 8. Which sentence tells us that she is more beautiful than her sister? 9. Unlike his old friends, he is very impolite. 10. Kenny is going to visit his fatherland with his family next month.
15. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 11. He and his colleagues don’t have to go to work at the weekend. 12. She wanted to know if there was a museum near here. 13. They are going to hold a party at their house tomorrow. 14. The boys are (aren’t)going to the school canteen, aren’t (are)they? 15. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be late for the meeting. VIII. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: 1. A. worked B. naked C. looked D. attacked 2. A. engineer B. excited C. experiment D. exhibition 3. A. teammate B. speaker C. bean D. overhead 4. A. furious B. purpose C. surf D. turn 5. A. deny B. deposit C. benefit D. respond 6. A. Christmas B. character C. school D. church 7. A. traveled B. surprised C. worked D. climbed 8. A. tour B. pour C. your D. course 9. A. towel B. down C. window D. flower 10. A. cook B. food C. too D. pool IX Fill in the blanks with suitable word celebration, custom, gather, gifts, midnight, particularly, symbolize, ring, bring, display In Scotland, the biggest (56) of the year is “Hogmanay”. “Hogmanay” is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve. On 31st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework (57) at the castle and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people .(58) in the streets , coffees and bars. Then at 12 o’clock, church bells .(59) all over the city. After midnight people go “first footing” . This is a Scottish (60) that dates back hundreds of years. “First footing” is visiting your neighbours after (61) on New Year’s Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot step first, to (62) good luck. Traditionally, the visitors bring three .(63) : a piece of coal, a piece of “short bread” ( a Scottish biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts .(64) warmth, food and happiness. If the first person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is .(65) lucky. I . 56. celebration 57. display 58. gather 59. ring 60. custom 61. midnight 62. bring 63. gifts 64. symbolize 65. particularly X Choose the correct word or phrase underlined to complete each of the following sentences. 1. My mother is (enough/ too/ so/ very) tired to cook tonight 2. They haven’t seen each other (since/ for/ at/ in ) Christmas. 3. Alexander Graham Bell invented the (washing machine/ computer/ television set/ telephone). 4. Mr Hoang is used (eat/ to eat/ to eating/ ate) no thing before going to work 5. Tim saw his friends while he (cross/ was crossing/ is crossing/ crossed) the street. 6. He asked me (if I have/ whether I have/ if I had/ whether I have had) a driving licence . 7. Cool the burn immediately (so as/ so that/ in order to/ because) to minimize tissue damage.
16. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 8. She promises she (is/ be/ has been/ will be) back in about ten minutes. 9. This project (is carried out/ will carried out / carries out/ will be carried out) next month. 10. I saw him (watering/ water/ is watering/ to water) the flowers in the garden XI. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning 1. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge. >She studies English so as . 2. May I borrow your ruler?->Would you mind 3. We spent five hours getting to London.->It took us . 4. Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow.->I am going 5. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday->.I was 6. We’d prefer you not to smoke.->We’d rather . XII. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank. 1. Mrs Vui always prides . .her cooking .9.It is safe to keep medicine . .locked cupboards. 2. Lipton tea is different Dilmah tea. 10.How . going to Vinh Market this afternoon ? 3. Mr John is very interested the history of Viet Nam. 4. When my parents arrived home, I was waiting .a phone call. 5. Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes her. It was very cold. 6. Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go 7. Would you mind if I had a look your luggage ? 8. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and the water 11. She isn’t here ___ the moment. 16. Jane fell ___ her bike and hit head on the road 12. Warm clothes protect us ___ bad weather. 178. What do you often do ___ weekends. 13. We haven’t seen him ___ last month. 18. He had an accident and was taken ___ hospital. 14. We regarded him ___ a famous doctor 19. You’re better ask ___ the information desk. 15. He borrowed $ 100 ___ his father 20. “ Hamlet” is written ___ Shakespeare. XIII. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) which has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 1. A. comprise B. depend C. design D. novel 2. A. tropical B. collection C. tendency D. charity
17. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 3. A. friendliness B. occasion C. pagoda D. deposit 4. A. importing B. specific C. impolite D. important 5. A. federation B. unpolluted C. disappearing D. profitable XIV- Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets 1- Would you mind if I (smoke) ? 2- I don't enjoy (laugh) at by other people. 3- He (live) in this city since 2000. 5- The children (play) when It started to rain. 4- Most of the NOKIA mobile phones (sell) in this shop are imported from China. XV- Correct the mistake in the sentences. 1- They didn't let me to go. 2- She failed her examination like her friend did. 3- I buy a new house if I have enough money. 4- He has learnt Chinese enough to study in China. 5- Nobody have used this house for a long time. 6- His garden isn't as large than mine. 7- We haven't talked to your sister since a long time. 8- There are much than eighty stores in the mall XVI- Write complete sentences with the words given. 1- How long / it / take you / get / school ? 2- He / not interested / buy / new / house 3- It / difficult / start / look / Job / his age 4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day 5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867 XVII. Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. How many times you (be) to London this year?  ___ 2. The two girls (play) chess over there are my  ___ classmates. 3. We must take an umbrella. It (rain).  ___ 4. The guests (arrive) while I (still / cook).  ___
18. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 5. The rice-cooking festival (hold) every two years.  ___ 6. I often (climb) trees when I was a little girl.  ___ 7. Two miles (be) enough for her to go jogging every  ___ morning. 8. I’m very bored. My mother always (complain) about her  ___ housework. 9. Fred would like (admit) to the college.  ___ XVIII.Choose the best words or phrases to complete the sentences below 1.Television very popular since the 1950s. A.is B.was C.has been D.have been 2.- "Who sings best in your school?" - "Minh " A.sings B.is C.has D.does 3.Please ask them in this area. A.don't smoke B.not smoking C.not to smoke D.to not smoke 4.Let's go to the museum, ? A.will you B.shall we C.do we D.don't you 5.He though much of his childhood he lived with his family in the country. A.that B.where C.when D.which 6.It is the largest ship I A.Has seen B.saw C.have ever seen D.seen 7.Students are looking forward to on holiday. A.go B.going C,went D.have gone 8.His grandfather died the age of 90. A.in B.of C.on D.at XIX.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the word in bracket. 1.He drives very carefully. He is a very driver. (CARE) 2.My brother and Trung like movie very much. (ACT) 3.Although he tried his best to do it, he was (SUCCESS) 4.This stadium looks larger. It has been (LARGE) 5.Lan fell off the bike, but her were not serious. (INJURE) 6.You must read the following precaution carefully. (SAFE) 7.We watch the news everyday because it's very (INFORM) 8.He's always telling lies. He's a (LIE) 9.Nowadays, scouting is popular (WORLD) 10.Nam likes helping the other, he's a person. (HELP) XX. Translate into Vietnamese. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes
19. Tài liệu bồi dưỡng HS giỏi Tiếng Anh – lớp 8 politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place7 A. 1895 B . 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognise worthwhile contributions to humanity. B. To resolve political differences. C. To honour the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money. 3. In which area have Americans received the most awards? A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science 4. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Awards vary in monetary value. B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention. C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners. D. A few individuals have won two awards. 5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 D. 10