ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 4 OUR PAST (TEST 4).doc

UNIT 4: OUR PAST

TEST 4

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. graze b. past c. tale d. name
2. a. folder b. cover c. mobile d. wardrobe
3. a. drug b. cupboard c. sure d. destruction
4. a. brought b. course c. sound d. ought
5. a. school b. chore c. kitchen d. choose
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Mark_____ long hair when he was a teenager.
a. has b. have c. had d. was having
7. Many people wear new clothes____Easter Sunday too.
a. in b.at c.on d. when
8. I found it on a_____ table.
a. near b. nearly c. nearby d. nearside
9. The bus service is free in the evenings and______ weekends.
a. in b. at c. on d. b & c
10. There _____ so much violence.
a. wasn’t use to b. weren’t use to being
c. used not to be d. used not to being
11. He decided_____ what would happen.
a. to stay and see b. staying and seeing
c. to stay and seeing d. staying and see
12. Flowers and candies are popular gifts ______ Valentine’s Day.
a. in b. at c. on d. when
13. I went to every bookshop, but______ of them had the book I wanted.
a. none b. no c. some d. anything
14. I did some stupid things when I was young and______ .
a. fool b. foolish c. foolishly d. foolery
15. Ann_____ downstairs and hurt her back.
a. fall b. fell c. fallen d. felt
III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. Late at Christmas Eve, Santa comes down the chimney and puts presents
A B C D
under the tree.
17. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
A B C D
18. She ate all the chocolates - there are no in the box.
A B C D
19. The company is losting money all the time.
A B C D
20. He was terribly exciting about his holiday.
A B C D
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
(21)_____ a beautiful princess had a golden ball. Unfortunately, one day she (22) _____ her ball into the water. She was unhappy and started (23)_____ . Suddenly a green frog appeared and offered to help her if she let him live with her in the palace. The (24) _____ agreed.
(25) — the frog gave her the ball. She took the ball and forgot all about the frog.
The frog was angry and (26)______ his story to the King. The King asked his daughter to take the frog to her room and look (27) ______ him carefully. The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed. The frog asked her to kiss him, so she did. (28)______ , the frog turned into a handsome prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. And they lived happily ever after.
21. a. One b. Once c. Two d. Twice
22. a. drops b. droped c. dropped d. is dropping
23. a. cry b. crying c. to cry d. b&c
24. a. girl b. princess c. frog d. a&b
25. a. So b. But c. However d.For example
26. a. asked b. told c. said d. spoke
27. a. for