Advanced practise excersies for grade 8

PRACRICE EXERCISE 2
Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the word in block capitals:
EXCITED The news caused great …………………… among her friends.
DRAW Your pencil……………….are so beautiful that I cannot keep my eyes off it.
PHOTOGRAPH ……………………….is an extremely popular hobby.
HUMOUR You are one of the most ………………………friends I’ve ever met.
DELIVER This letter was lost on …………………
BREAK Her father soon died of a …………….heart.
ACT Look! She is Anne Hathaway, the famous…………………..in the movie “ princess diary”.
FAIL The success or ………………..of the plan depends on you.
FRIEND Their……………….didn’t take long. They broke up after 2 years being close to each other.
HOME They are building houses for the …………………………..

Re write the sentences without changing its meaning:
He always drives carefully. He doesn’t want to cause accidents.
(He………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I prefer going out for a meal to staying at home.
(I’d rather……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I invited my friend to have a cup of coffee.
(I asked my friend if…………………………………………………………………………………………….
“ You should visit your parents more often.” Mrs. Hoa said.
(Mrs. Hoa………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
My aunt worked for this company in Ho Chi Minh City but doesn’t any more.
(………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
“Please turn down the music for me”, said my mother.
(My mother asked ..……………………………………………………………………………………………....
Nhung will be fifteen next week.
(It’s Nhung’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
It is not the habit of mine to sleep in the afternoon.
(I am not……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Their dog was so fierce that nobody would visit them.
(They had…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Would you mind not smoking in here?
(I’d rather ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each space:
Text 1:
Jack Pask and his ………………Dora were worried about their son Danny. The boy stayed out too long, not coming home……………………very late at night. This bad habit ………………. made the parents very anxious. So one day Jack said to Mrs………….”I’m going to teach our son a…………………. He’s got………………………….business being out till late after midnight.” The next evening Danny left the house……………………..usual. “I’m going to a disco,” he ………………….to his mother. “ There is no need to wait up……………..me. “ After Danny went out for an hour, Mr. Pask …………………home and Mrs. Pask told everything to him. He …………………very angry, and he decided………………come to the Disco to take him home.
Text 2:
One morning last summer Jessie ……………………sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. They were sausage sandwiches. There were one small sausage …………………….over, so Jessie gave………… to Henry, her little dog. Henry ate it up. Half an hour………………., the dog ……………ill. He kept ……………………..shaking his head, and rubbing it……………his foot. Jessie thought,” he’s ill. He must have eaten……………………..that is poisonous. Maybe that………………………was bad.” Then she remembered her husband’s…………………………” She ran to the telephone and …………………….him at his office in town.

Choose a word in a bracket to complete each sentence:
At this time of the year, I’m so busy ( to do/ doing) a lot of projects.
I’d rather you ( stayed/ stay) in bed for a while, you are irritating me.
I’d like ( to visit/ visit) my grandma this afternoon, ( will/ are you going to) come with me?.
Laura ( has worked/ works) in this factory since she was eighteen.
Bean (has played/ played) badminton with me the whole afternoon. Now, I feel so tired, I just want to have a snap.
This morning I ( have drunk/ drank) 3 cups of coffee, but I ( am/ was) still feel sleepy now, I can’t focus on my work.
Water ( covers/ is covered) 75% of the Earth surface.
I wish I ( can/could) have an ice- cream now. It’s so hot.
I haven`t decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second-hand one. But I ( am thinking about it/ think about it).
What’s the matter? Why ( are you looking/ do you look) at me like that?
Don’t be so impatient! I ( will just come/ am just coming).

Reading comprehension:
ANGKOR WAT
Visit Angkor Wat
Siem Reap is a small town near the world famous temple of Angkor Wat. The town is charming and worth exploring, with some fine examples of Khmer and French colonial architecture set among the more modern developments. Nowadays, visitors are flocking in, using it as a base for visits to the nearby temples.
A Carved City
From the 9th to the 14th centuries, when Europe was still struggling out of the Dark Ages, the Cambodian Empire of Angkor covered most of