ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN HSG- LỚP 8

ĐỀ SỐ 1
SECTION I: PHONETICS
Part1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. campus B. lunar C. Buddhism D. ruler
2. A. raised /z/ B. coughed /t/ C. closed /z/ D. ploughed
3. A. although B. enough C. cough D. laugh
4. A. hour B. honor C. honesty D. history
5. A. types B. writes C. misses D. likes
Part 2. Choose one word that has main stress is different from the other.
6. A. directory B. assistant C. tradition D. demonstrate
7. A. arrange B. countless C. conduct D. device
8. A. socket B. scissors C. safety D. include
SECTION II: LEXICO- GRAMMAR
Part1. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
9. I had my younger brother……..the newspaper to me while I was abroad.
A. send B. sent C. to send D. sending
10. …………..on a small salary when one has a large family is not easy.
A. Having lived B. Having to live C. Have to live D. To have to live
11. Remember to come at eight, ………..you?
A. won’t B. don’t C. aren’t D. haven’t
12. When I was a boy, we had no…………..in the village.
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electrify
13. The number of the cars……………risen. – a number + N pl + V
A. is B. are C. have D. has
14. I slept badly last night. The noise of the traffic kept me……………..
A. awake B. wake C. waken D. awaken
15. We hire our bicycle……………………
A. by hours B. by an hour C. by the hour D. for hours
16. The room was full of people and……………were speaking.
A. neither of them B. none of them C. each of them D. all of them
17. It……………..as we drove slowly along the road.
A. was snowing B. snowed C. had snowed D. is snowing
18. Mr Pike …………..history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching
19. It’s not easy to learn a foreign language all by………………
A. itself B. oneself C. himself D. herself
20. He used to…………. his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make
Part 2 . Identify the error in the following sentences.
21. Our new television came with a ninety – days warranty on all electrical components.
A B C D
22. It is difficult to get used to sleep in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.
A B C D
23. The two islands comprises an area of more than 300 000 sq km.
A B C D
24. The populate of this country has doubled for the last two decades.
A B C D
25. The plane was delayed for more than one hour because the bad weather.
A B C D
26. We can make vegetable matter to compost and fertilize our field.
A B C D
27. The gorilla is much in dangerof extinction as the giant tortoise is.
 A B C D
28. The city has been destroyed completely after terrorists had bombed it.
A B C D
29. Not having read the book before, he didn’t remember who was the author.
A B C D
30. Last night we ate fresh fish with corn and rice in dinner.
A B C C

21. ninety – days ninety – day

22. to sleep sleeping
23. comprises comprise
24. populate population
25. because because of
26. to into
27. much as / as much
28. has been destroyed was destroyed
29. was the author the author was
30. in for

Part 3. Give the correct form of the word given in brackets.

31. It is very……………………..to live in a damp room. (HEALTH)
32. He promised to come but he is very………………… (RELY)
33. There are some buses to …………………..destinations (SOUTH)
34. Ants and bees are described as………………insects. (INDUSTRY)
35.These clothes are attractive but entirely………………………… ( PRACTICE)
36. All my efforts ended in……………………. (FAIL)
37. He cycled……………….and had an accident. (CARE)
38. Don’t worry. I’ll try to finish this work………………. (SUCCEED)
39. Do you have a …………………costume in your country? (NATION)
40. Teacher should do something to……………….children to read. (COURAGE)
31. unhealthy 32. unreliable 33.southern 34. industrious = 35. unpratical =
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36. failure 37. carelessly 38. successfully 39. national 40. encourage

Part 4. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete sentences.

41. My mother is very keen………..growing flowers.
42.She can deal ………….any situation.
43. Nam isn’t here at the moment. He’ll be back………….a few minutes.
44.They named their daughter…………..their favorite singer.
45. Sales of jeans went …………….and the storekeepers got a lot of money.
41. on 42. with 43. in 44. after 45. up

SECTION THREE: READING

Part1. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. ( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
We move into our new house ( 46)… on … a warm September day. It is not really a new house; it was a
hundred and four years ( 47)…… old ………, but it was new to us. The house had running ( 48)… water
…….., gas and electricity, but for ( 49)…… some …….reasons there was no electric light in the kitchen. We
had not noticed this shortage ( 50)… when …….. we had first looked over the house. It was something quite
unexpected: a house with electricity but ( 51 )… not/ without …….a kitchen light. It was especially puzzling
because our ( 52)… kitchen ….was a large room, perhaps (53)… the …largest in the house. I telephoned for
an ( 54)… electrician …… He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $85 for (55)… doing/ completing …
the job.
46. on 47. old 48. water 49. some 50. when
51. not/ without 52. kitchen 53. the 54. electrician 55. doing/ completing

Part2. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
Asia is the biggest (56)…………in the world. From east to west, it (57)…………almost half way around the
globe, from north to south it spreads from the frozen Arcticto the sweltering, tropical heat of Southeast Asia.
All 17 of the world’s mountains over 8,000 m (26,246 ft) can (58)……in Asia, as well as the largest and (59)
………lakes-the Caspian Sea and the Lake Baikal.The world’s first civilizations (60)………here, many of the
most important inventions were made here, and all the world’s major religions began here. Much of Asian (61)
……….uninhabited, yet its 48 countries are (62)…………to 3,672,342,000 people- more than half the world’s
population. The (63)………of oil in countries such as Saudi Arabia has made some people very rich, while
many of those (64)……live on the Indian subcontinent live in rural areas and are (65)……poor.

56. A. place B. country C. continent D. area

57. A. widens B. stretches C. lengthens D. reaches
58. A. be examined B. be found C. be seen D. be watched
59. A. the shortest B. the deepest C. the hugest D. the vastest
60. A. started B. was started C. start D. starting
61. A. is B. are C. were D. have been
62. A. land B. house C. countryside D. home
63. A. discovery B. invention C. development D. search
64. A. which B. people C. who D. whom
65. A. extremely B. greatly C. quietly D. deeply
56. C 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. A 61. A 62. D 63. A 64. C 65. A

Part 3. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions that follow.
A team of Russian scientists has challenged the theory that the woolly mammoths became extinct 10,000 years
ago at the end of the Ice Age. The scientists have reported that the beasts may have survived until 2000 B.C.
on an island off the coast of Siberia, where researchers uncovered 29 fossilized woolly mammoth teeth
ranging in age from 4,000 to 7,000 years. The question to be asked now is, how did these prehistoric
pachyderms survive in their island environment? One possibility is that they adapted to their confined
surroundings by decreasing their bulk. This theory is based on their smaller tooth size, which has led scientists
to believe that they were only 6 feet tall at the shoulder compared with 10 feet of their full-sized counterpart.
But would this be enough to enable them to survive thousands of years beyond that of other mammoths?
Researchers are still working to uncover the reasons for this isolated group's belated disappearance.
66: With which topic is this passage mainly concerned?
A. Some scientists have challenged a theory.
B. Some small teeth have been discovered.
C. Some mammoths lived longer than others.
D. Some pachyderms survived on an island.
67: According to the passage, some researchers suggest that mammoths became extinct
A. about 2,000 years ago B. about 4,000 years ago
C. about 7,000 years ago D. about 10,000 years ago
68: The word "woolly" as used in line 1 refers to the animal's
A. body size B. feet size C. hair D. teeth
69 The author uses the word "counterpart" in line 7 to refer to
A. mammoths with more feet B. mammoths in an earlier time
C. mammoths with smaller teeth D. larger mammoths on the island
70: According to the scientists, the woolly mammoths may have managed to survive because they
A. shed their hair B. grew smaller teeth C. became herbivores D. decreased in size
71: According to the passage, the reason for the disappearance of the mammoths on the island is
A. that the temperature changed B. is not yet known
C. that they were isolated D. that larger mammoths killed them
72: Which of the following terms from the passage is NOT used to refer to the mammoths?
A. beasts B. pachyderms C. bulk D. group
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66-C 67-B 68-C 69-B 70-D 71-B 72-C

SECTION FOUR: WRITING

Part1. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capital and so that the meaning stays the
same:
71. I haven’t decided whether to move or not yet. ( MADE)
……………………………………………………………………………………..
72. Study hard or you can’t pass the exam. ( IF )
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
73. Although the team played well, they lost. ( IN SPITE OF)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
74.It was a two – hour flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city. ( FLY)
………………………………………………………………………………..
75. It is not a habit of mine to sleeping in the afternoon. ( SLEEPING)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
71. I haven’t made up my mind/ made decision on whether to move or not yet.
72. If you don’t study hard, you can’t pass the exam
73. In spite of playing well, they lost.
74. It took two hours to fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
75. I am not in the habit of / used to/ sleeping in the afternoon.
Part 2. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning:
76. Mary hasn’t made any long trip for five years.
 The last………………………………………………………………….
77. A lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals because of the cold climate.
 Because………………………………………………………………………
78. I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
 I’d rather……………………………………………………………………………
79. I’ll only help you if you promise to try harder.
 Unless…………………………………………………………………………………
80. It is quite pointless to complain.
 There is no………………………………………..
81. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
 So as………………………………………………………………………………
82. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter.
 I have…………………………………………………….
83. My father finds maps hard to follow.
 My father has…………………………………………………..
84. ‘ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary’ said John.
 John advised…………………………………………………………………..
85. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.
 He hates………………………………………………………………………..
76. The last time Mary made a long trip was 5 years ago.
77. Because the climate is very cold, a lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals.
78. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
79. Unless you promise to try harder, I won’t help you.
80. There is no point in complaining.
81. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
82. I have no intention to reply/ of replying to that rude letter.
83. My father has difficulty in following the maps.
84. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money. 85. He hates being asked about his past.
Part3. 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)

keep up call for join in picking on picking on

come up against
86. I’ll send someone to __ call for ___ the parcel on Thursday.
87. You’ll have to work hard to _ keep up ____ with the rest of the class.
88. Jean didn’t expect to _ come up against ____ such difficulties.
89. It’s not fair. You’re always __ picking on ___ me.
90. Terry sang the first verse and then everyone __ joined in ___

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ĐỀ ÔN LUYỆN HSG- LỚP 8 (OCTOBER-2020)
ĐỀ SỐ 10
A. PHONETICS.
I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. ( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt)
1.A. campus 2. B. coughed 3. A.although 4. D. history 5. C. misses
II. Choose one word that has main stress is different from the other. ( 3 x 0,2 = 0,6pt)
6. D. demonstrate 7. B. countless 8. D. include
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: ( 12 x 0,2 = 2,4 pts)
9. A 10. B 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. A
send Having to live won’t electricity has awake
15. C 16. D 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A
by the hour all of them was snowing Has been teaching oneself earn
II. Identify the error in the following sentences. ( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0pts)
21. B 22. A 23. B 24. A 25. C
26. B 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. C
III. Give the correct form of the word given in brackets. ( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
31. unhealthy 32. unreliable 33.southern 34. industrious 35. unpratical
36. failure 37. carelessly 38. successfully 39. national 40. encourage
IV. Supply each space with a suitable preposition to complete sentences. ( 0,2 x 5 = 1,0pt)
41. on 42. with 43. in 44. after 45. up
C. READING
I. Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word. ( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
46. on 47. old 48. water 49. some 50. when
51. not/ without 52. kitchen 53. the 54. electrician 55. doing/ completing

II. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage. (10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
56. C 57. B 58. B 59. B 60. A 61. A 62. D 63. A 64. C 65. A
III. Read the passage and choose the best answers to the questions that follow.

66-C 67-B 68-C 69-B 70-D 71-B 72-C

C. WRITING
I. Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capital and so that the meaning stays the same:
( 5 x 0,2 = 1,0pt).
71. I haven’t made up my mind whether to move or not yet.
72. If you don’t study hard, you can’t pass the exam
73. In spite of playing well, they lost.
74. It took two hours to fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city.
75. I am not in the habit of sleeping in the afternoon.
II. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning: ( 10 x 0,2 = 2,0 pts)
76. The last time Mary made a long trip was 5 years ago.
77. Because the climate is very cold, a lot of children and old people have to go to hospitals.
78. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
79. Unless you promise to try harder, I won’t help you.
80. There is no point in complaining.
81. So as not to disturb the children, we left quietly.
82. I have no intention to reply/ of replying to that rude letter.
83. My father has difficulty in following the maps.
84. John advised Mary not to lend that man any more money.
85. He hates being asked about his past.