de thi Olympic T.A lop 8 nam 2008 - 2009

Phßng gi¸o dôc & ®µo t¹o

thÞ x· phóc yªn ®Ò thi olympic n¨m häc 2008-2009

M«n : TiÕng Anh 8

Thêi gian lµm bµi : 120 phót

I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

others identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D:

1. A. paper B. rather C. plane D. waste

2. A. fully B. handfull C. truly D. pull

3. A. bore B. more C. explore D. boss

4. A. forests B. sports C. cocks D. apples

5. A. give B. drive C. sit D. river

II. Circle the word that does not belong to the same group with the rest.

1. A. book B. newspaper C. magazine D. television

2. A. daily B. weekly C. quickly D. monthly

3. A. mile B. meter C. distance D. kilometer

4. A. urge B. stop C. advice D. encourage

5. A. beautiful B. interesting C. miraculous D. worried

III. Read the text then circle the best answer among A,B,C or D to complete

the text.

In the first part of the twentieth century, before a television set became

an important ..........(1).........of entertainment of most households , radio

program was different ............(2).............what it is now. Children rushed home

from school to listen to “ Story Hour ” . Someone was reading ......

(3)....exciting story or part of the story while the children ‘s imagination

provided visual images to fit the spoken ones. People listened to serials or

stories........(4)..........were broken into one- hour segments. Because each hour

ended with suspense , listeners had to .........(5).........at the same time the next

day to find out what would happen . Families gathered around the radio at

night to listen to important news or favorite programs . However, .........

(6).........there is the appearance of television, radio progamming has changed.

Radio stories have become a thing of the past.........(7)....... the fact that people

prefer both to watch .......(8).....to hear. Radio is now a medium that is used

more often in a car .........(9)..........in a home. Because music and news

are..........(10)...........types of programs to listen in a car, they are the most

common. Radio , in fact , has become the music medium. It provides music

for all tastes.

Notes :

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