EXERCISE ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 12

EXERCISE ENGLISH 8 - Unit 12
I. Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks.
1. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days ___ Venice.
a. at b. on c. in d. to
2. They are good friends. They ______ each other for a long time.
a. know b. have known c. knew d. were knowing
3. How about_____to Thai Binh Market?
a. going b. to go c. went d. gone
4. "What __________ in New York?" - "It`s very cold and humid."
a. the weather like b. does the weather like c. the weather is like d. is the weather like
5. "_________ to come and have dinner with us?" -"I`d love tobut I`m busy."
a. Do you want b. Would you mind c. Would you like d. Could you please
6. Can you tell me where __________?
a. she does b. does she c. she is d. is she
7. I was reading._____ my sisters were playing with their dolls.
a. when b. while c. at which d. at time
8. Ann _____ me wave to her. She ____ in the other direction.
a. see/ is looking b. was seeing/ looked c. doesn`t see/ looks d. didn`t see/ was looking
9. Jack ___ his homework between 8 pm and 9 pm yesterday.
a. did b. was doing c. made d. was making
10. ______is an area of land between hills or mountains.
a. Valley b. Beach c. Bay d. Island
11. Tom burnt his hand when he ___ the dinner.
a. cooked b. was cooking c. has cooked d. cooks
12. They have put a horrible statue right in the middle __ their front yard.
a. on b. in c. of d. to
13. “I can`t read this.” “You ___ about my handwriting.”
a. always complain b. has always complained c. always complained d. are always complaining
14. A cup of tea sounds ___.
a. perfect b. perfectly c. perfection d. perfectionist
15. It`s a picture____a country village.
a. on b. of c. about d. for
16. It was a hot and ___ Sunday afternoon.
a. wet b. humid c. rainy d. snowy

II. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple :
Jack (wait) ………………for me when I (arrive) …………………….. .
‘What (you / do) …………………….this time yesterday?’ ‘I was asleep.’
‘(you / go) ………………………….out last night?’ ‘ No, I was too tired.’
‘ Was Linda at the party last night?’ ‘ Yes, she (wear) ………………… a really nice dress.’
How fast (you / drive) …………………when the accident (happen) ……………………?
Kahn (take) ………………… a photograph of me while I (not / look? …………………… .
We were in a difficult position. We (not / know) ………………what to do.
I haven’t seen David for ages. When I last (see) …………………..him, he (try) ………………to find a job in Paris.
I (walk) …………………along the street when suddenly I (hear) ……………………footsteps behind me. Somebody (follow) ……………………….me. I was frightened and I (start) …………………..to run.
When I was young, I (want) ………………….to be a bus driver.
I (wake) …………………….up at 6 o’clok this morning.
While her boyfriend was in the army, Rose (write) ……………..to him once a week.
Phong (study) ……………………..computer for two years, but he doesn’t study it now.
‘ What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?’(‘I (prepare) ………………….my math lessons.’
It still (rain) ………………….when you came in?
While I (stay) …………………..in this town, they (repair) ………………….the bridge.
We looked out of the window. Some children (play) ………………..in the yard.
You ( not know) ………………….much about the regulation at that time, you (do) …………?
When Huy was a boy, he often (go) ……………………….fishing with his father.
Daisy (look) ………………………..at the flowers when the thief (come) …………………up behind her and (snatch)…………………….her handbag.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the