Bồi dưỡng Học sinh giỏi Tiếng Anh 8 có đáp án mới nhất

PART I TENSE
I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in the gaps.
1. Look! He ______________ in the non-smoking area. A. is smoke B. smoke C. smokes D. is smoking
2. Our cousins ______________ playing in the garden. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. are enjoy D. are enjoying
3. I am not very hungry. I ______________ breakfast. A. just have B. just had C. have just had D. had just had
4. It’s Halloween tonight, so we ______________ costumes to the party. A. were wearing B. will be wearing C. wear D. have worn
5. It’s Kent’s birthday party tomorrow evening. I ______________ him some pancakes. A. baked B. have baked C. will be baking D. will bake
6. She retired when she was fifty, but she ______________ hard all her life. A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works
7. Jimmy ______________ out on Saturday night. A. was usually going B. is usually going C. goes usually D. usually goes
8. The president ______________ home in a helicopter yesterday. A. had arrived B. arrived C. was arriving D. has arrived
9. Ms. Susan ______________ her parents every Sunday night. A. phoned B. is phoning C. phones D. will phoned
10. If we go this way, it ______________ us two hours for the trip. A. saves B. saved C. is saving D. will save
11. Bobby ______________ very hungry ad ate in small quantities. A. did not feel B. does not feel C. had not felt D. has not felt
12. Look! That dog ______________ to make a hole. A. has tried B. will try C. tries D. is trying
13. What time ______________ your train ______________ tomorrow? A. does – leave B. is – leaving C. will – be leaving D. will- leave
14. There is no chance that she ______________ her mind. A. had changed B. will change C. has changed D. is changing
15. I ______________ asleep while I ______________ the Internet. A. have fallen - was surfing B. had fallen - surfed C. wall falling - surfed D. fell – was surfing
16. When we arrived at the cinema, the film ______________. A. was starting B. already started C. had already started D. has already started
17. He ______________ his best songs before he was 21. A. had written B. wrote C. has written D. was writing
18. Can you drive? – No, but I ______________ at the moment. A. am learning B. learn C. will learn D. will be learning


19. Don’t pull so hard r the handle ______________ off. A. comes B. is coming C. will be coming D. will come
20. The headmaster rarely ______________ our class. A. was teaching B. teaches C. is teaching D. will teach
21. They ______________ for him when he ______________. A. have waited – arrived
B. were waiting – will arrive C. were waiting – arrived D. waited – arrived
22. The park looked awful after the party. People ______________ litter everywhere. A. had left B. left C. were leaving D. have left
23. It is believed that it ______________ good fortune in the coming year. A. is bringing B. will bring C. brings D. brought
24. I ______________ thirsty. Let’s get something to drink. A. was getting B. get C. am getting D. will get
25. They ______________ a hotel room at the moment they ______________ at the town.
A. are booking – are arriving B. have booked – arrive C. were booking – arrived D. booked – arrived
26. He ______________ three major championships in the last seven years. A. has won B. won C. wins D. will win
27. Daisy ______________ to read a good novel in her free time. A. loved B. love C. loves D. is loving
28. It is possible that in the near future we ______________ able to cure AIDS. A. will be B. are C. be D. were
29. I ______________ when the alarm clock ______________. A. was sleeping – goes off B. was sleeping – went off C. am sleeping – went off D. sleep – go off
30. His room was really dirty. He obviously ______________ it for days. A. has not cleaned B. did not clean C. had not cleaned D. does not clean
31. I ______________ a suit today because it ______________ a special day.
A. will wear – will be B. was wearing – was C. wear – is D. am wearing – is
32. There is concern that the giant panda ______________ extinct soon. A. will become B. becomes C. is becoming D. became
33. She ______________ her order for a pizza some minutes ago. A. cancels B. cancelled C. is cancelling D. had cancelled
34. I ______________ Anna at the party. She ______________ a new dress. A. had seen – were wearing B. has seen – is wearing C. saw – was wearing D. saw – wore
35. As a customer service clerk, she ______________ hundreds of emails. A. wrote B. will write C. is writing D. writes
36. ______________ the good news? Sue ______________ the final table tennis game! A. Have you heard – has won B. Did you hear – won C. Had you heard – won D. Do you hear – wins


37. At last they were ready to announce their decision. They ______________ up their mind. A. are making B. made C. had made D. will make
38. They ______________ a bid exporter of motorcycles in just a few years’ time. A. are B. will be C. were D. have been
39. Ms. Mai is ill, so Ms. Loan ______________ her lessons today. A. is teaching B. was teaching C. will be teaching D. will teach
40. When he ______________ the bench, he ______________ a pain in his back. A. carried – was feeling B. was crying – was feeling C. carried – felt D. was carrying – felt
41. The electricity generator slowed down and ______________. A. stops B. has stopped C. stopped D. had stopped
42. We never ______________ to work by bus. It is too crowded. A. go B. went C. goes D. are going
43. When ______________ the film ______________? - It ______________ at 9 p.m. A. did – start – starts
B. has – started – started C. does – start - starts D. will start – started
44. Jenny ______________ an accident. She ______________ when she ______________ down.
A. has – is cycling – falls
B. has had – was cycling – fell
C. had had – cycled – fell
D. had – was crying – was falling
45. Hopefully, the tree ______________ some blossom next year. A. will produce B. produces C. will be producing D. is producing
46. The neighbors are so noisy! ______________ some blossom next year. A. will produce B. produces C. will be producing D. is producing
47. She ______________ in this company until she ______________ a better job. A. will work – find B. will be working – finds C. is working - finds D. has worked – found
48. We ______________ in this company until she ______________ a better job. A. didn’t go – rained
B. didn’t go – was raining C. hadn’t gone – rained
D. hasn’t gone – was raining
49. The librarian lent me the book I ______________. A. wanted B. want C. will want D. am wanting
50. These flowers ______________ lovely. What kinds of flowers are they? A. are smelling B. smells C. have smelled D. smell
51. Ms. Lan can’t come. She ______________ the scooter to the service at 5 p.m. A. was taking B. took C. is taking D. takes
52. We ______________ better next time, I’m sure. A. will do B. are doing C. do D. does
53. She ______________ the lesson because she ______________ interested in that subject. A. enjoys -wasn’t B. didn’t enjoy – isn’t C. enjoyed – wasn’t
D. didn’t enjoy – wasn’t
54. The students ______________ their project because they ______________ of time.


A. don’t finish – have run out of
B. didn’t finish – ran out
C. hadn’t finished – didn’t run out D. finished – ran out
55. Hurry up! The teacher ______________to begin the lesson. A. was waiting B. is waiting C. waits D. will wait
56. Her parents ______________ for her to go to Canada last summer. A. paid B. had paid C. have paid D. pay
57. The Mekong River ______________ into Vietnam through the Tien and Hau rivers. A. flow B. is flowing C. flows D. has flowed
58. Thierry ______________ to class yesterday because he ______________ ill. A. come – was B. came – was C. didn’t come – wasn’t D. didn’t come – was
59. What ______________ you ______________? – I ______________ my room. A. do - do - clean
B. will – do – will be cleaning C. did – do – cleaned D. didn’t come – was
60. We know nothing of what ______________ in future, but by the analogy pf past experience. A. is happening B. will happen C. happens D. happened
61. What ______________ you ______________ this time yesterday? – Oh, I ______________ a book. A. did – do – was reading B. did – do – read C. were – doing – read
D. were – doing – was reading
62. Chloe ______________ a vegetarian. She ______________ meat and fish. A. is not – eats B. is – eats C. is not – doesn’t eat D. is – is eating
63. My father ______________ Singapore the very moment I speak. A. visits B. is visiting C. will visit D. has visited
64. In the evenings, we ______________ around the fireplace and talked. A. were gathering B. had gathered C. have gathered D. gathered
65. When I’m in the countryside, I ______________ in country house, but now I ______________ in a villa. A. am staying – stay B. stayed – am staying C. stay – am staying D. stayed – stay
66. Hoa ______________ the train to Phan Rang because she ______________ at the station too late.
A. hadn’t caught – arrived
B. doesn’t catch – has arrived C. didn’t catch – arrived D. wont’ catch – arrives
67. We ___________ in the room when someone ______________ to the door and ______________ very loudly.
A. were hanging out – came – knocked
B. hung out – is coming – knocks
C. are hanging out – comes – knocks
D. hung out – came – knocked
68. Thank you very much for your help. I ______________ the favor someday. A. return B. am returning C. will return D. will be returning
69. We ______________ skin cells every time we ______________ our hands. A. lose – wash B. lost – washed C. are losing – wash D. will lose – are washing
70. I ______________ the bicycle at the moment, so you can use it. A. use B. don’t use C. am using D. am not using
71. After breakfast, they ______________ while I cleared up. A. had played B. played C. were playing D. have played