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Name:.................................................... Class: 8...........
English test
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. seat B. great C. seaside D. beach
2. A. sights B. flights C. village D. tribes
3. A. heritage B. cottage C. luggage D. cage
4. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decied
II. Complete the following sentences with an approprite forms/ tenses of the verbs in parentheses
1. I (send) ______________ a letter to my penpal in America last week.
2. I (not agree) ______________ with people who say space exploration is a waste of money.
What you (think) ______________?
3. Your son (get)______________ taller and taller, Mrs. Mai.
4. Hung(not visit)___________ his grandparents since he (go) ______________ to university.
5. You(be)______________ to Paris before?
-Yes. I (spend)______________ my holiday there last summer.
6. Is this the second times you ( beg) ______________ me for money, the beggar?
7. His brother (graduate) ______________ universities overseas three years ago?
8. The children ever (go) ______________ to the zoo?
9. I ( to like ) ______________ ( to eat ) ______________ apples.
10. Three novels and five stories ( to write ) ______________ since then.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. ............you post this letter for me, please?
A. Will B. Do C. Are D. Won’t
2. She promises she......................back in about half an hour.
A. is B. be C. has been D. will be
3. ...................you mind if I smoke ?
A. Could B.Don’t C. Do D. would
4. I was reading......................my sisters were playing with her dolls.
A. when B. while C. at which D. at time
5. She asked me.....................a driving licence.
A. if I have B. whether I have C. if I had D. whether I have had
6. The boy was .......................by the dog.
A. bite B. bited C. bit D. bitten
7.
A. send B. sending C. sent D. sended
8. "Would you like to go to the movies tonight?"
" I`m sorry I can`t. I.................my homework this evening."
A. am doing B. do C. will do D. doing
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions.
New York city is located in the southestern part of New york State just east of New Jersey. The city was found by the Dutch in 1624.At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York. with the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is devided in to five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building , Wall Street, and Broadway theatre district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.
1. Where is the new York City?
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2. Why was New York origginally called New Amsterdam?
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3. When was it found?
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4. What is its population?
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5. How many parts are there in the city?
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6. How big is it?
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V. Use the word given and other words to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1. You don `t think carefully enough before you decide. (ought)
You ______________ more carefully before you decide.
2. When I was a child we lived in Bristol. (used)
We __________________________________________ when I was a child.
3. He`s too weak to carry this box. (enough)
He isn`t __________________________________________.
4. When I was younger, this book was one of my favourites. (favourite)
This book used ____________________________of mine when I was younger.
5. As soon as I have any more news, I`ll phone you . (moment)
I`ll give ____________________________ I have any more news .
6. During dinner, the phone rang.
While I __________________________________________.
7. How long is it since you last saw Jane? (see)
When ________________________________________________________
8. “ She