Languange Focus- The Second Term

LANGUAGE FOCUS – THE FIRST TERM GRADE 8
I. Choose the word with the different pronunciation
1. a. hold b. favor c. over d. enroll
2. a. lunar b. hut c. under d. upset
3. a. guide b. build c. community d. student
4. a. fund b. sure c. much d. such
5. a. scout b. shout c. outdoor d. youth
6. a. flowers b. leaves c. plants d. trees
7. a. planned b. planted c. registered d. raised
8. a. ancient b. special c. delicious d. participate
9. a. tidy b. written c. prize d. final
10. a. correct b. contest c. century d. custom
II. Odd one out
1. She told me ..... you that present. (giving / to give / gave / given)
2. Jane is ..... beautiful than her sister. (as / like / the most / more)
3. London is ..... capital city in Europe. (large / larger / most large / the largest)
4. When I was a little girl, I used to ..... my father’s advice. (listen / listen to / listening / listened)
5. Do you need any help?
(No, I don’t need / Thanks, I don’t need / Yes, that’s very kind of you / Yes, I need)
6. Do you know that ..... began in England in 1907? (scout / scouter / scouting / scouted)
7. I don’t know how ..... this game. (play / played / to play / playing)
8. I take part ..... most of the youth activities of my school. (on / in / to / for)
9. We’re looking forward to ..... you earlier. (see / seeing / saw / be seeing)
10.I ..... Cuba in 1990. (visit / visited / have visited / was visiting)
11...... you ever ..... to America yet?
(Have ... been / Were ... being / Were ... been / Are ... been)
12. Finally, we decided ..... to the cinema. A. going B. go C. to go D. gone
13. Thank you ..... inviting me to the rice-cooking festival. (for / at / to / of)
14. Ba ..... his homework.
(finished already / already finished / have already finished / has already finished)
15. I think playing in the rain is ..... (danger / endanger / dangerous / dangerously)
16. Where is Mai? - She’s out. She said she ..... back soon. (shall / would be / was / is)
17. What time ..... ? About an hour ago.
(he phones / he phoned / did he phone / has he phoned)
18. My Dad ..... for this company since 2001.
(work / works / worked / has worked)
19. Kate hates ..... to classical music. (listens / listened / listen / listening)
III. Give the correct verb form:
My brother usually (go) .......... to work eary to avoid traffic jams.
They (move) .......... to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 and (live) .......... there since then.
Helen (feel) .......... very well yesterday but today she (feel) .......... sick again.
What are you doing to night ? – I (go) .......... the circus.
Do you ever go (swim) .......... in the sea?
They suggested (have) .......... dinner in an India restaurant.
Would you like (go) .......... out for a drink with me?
Would you mind (close) .......... the window?
Lan wants (become) .......... a teacher.
I didn’t feel like (go) .......... out last night, so I stayed at home.
This film is the best one I ever (see) ..........
She always (remember) .......... the names of the people that she meets.
What .......... you (do) .......... now? – I (learn) .......... English.
I (not see) .......... him since he (leave) .......... this school.
I usually read the newspaper while I (wait) for the bus.
IV. Make the question for the underlined words:
They have just bought some musical intstruments.
................................................................................................................................................
The boys are going to the circus. ....................................................................................
The children went to the zoo by bus. ..............................................................................
I often go out for a walk after dinner. .............................................................................
The match started