Practice 8 grade 9

I. Write:
1. 1897/ Jack London/ 21/ year/ old/ gold/ discover/ Alaska .............................................................................................................
2. He/ answer/ call/ adventure .............................................................................................................
3. He/ take/ part/ famous/ `gold rush` .............................................................................................................
4. experiences/ wild/ northern country/ provide/ material/ many/later/ stories/ novels .............................................................................................................
5. best-known/ novels/ include/ The Call of the Wild/ The Sea-Wolf .................................................................................................
II. Multiple choices:
1. What beautiful eyes _______!
A. does she have B. she has C. has she D. she doesn`t have
2. Make exercise a part of your daily _______.
A. regularity B. chore C. routine D. frequency
3. _______ the storm, the ship couldn`t reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for
4. He completely _______ with what I said.
A. accepted B. complained C. agreed D. argued
5. I finished my homework a few days ahead _______ the deadline.
A. of B. to C. by D. at
6. He hurried _______ he wouldn`t be late for class.
A. since B. as if C. unless D. so that
7. If she _______ rich, she would travel around the world.
A. would be B. is C. has been D. were
8. Mary was the last applicant _______.
A. to be interviewed B. to be interviewing C. to interview D. to have interviewed
9. Argentina _______ Mexico by one goal to nil in the match.
A. beat B. scored C. won D. knocked
10. There should be no discrimination on _______ of sex, race or religion.
A. fields B. places C. areas D. grounds
11. The cat was _______ to wait for the mouse to come out of its hole.
A. patient enough B. so patient C. enough patient D. too patient
12. I can`t find my purse anywhere; I must _______ it at the cinema.
A. leave B. have left C. be leaving D. have been leaving

III. Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the best option
1. English belongs ..... ( from / to/ on) those who use it.
2. Clean air provides us ..... ( for/ at/ with) a healthy supply of oxygen.
3. My brother is very interested ..... ( in / at / with) chess but he is not very good at it.
4. I don’t think he was present ...... ( about/ in/ at) the meeting yesterday.
5. Are you serious ...... ( for/ about/ with) learning to be an architect?
6. She has become very famous ...... (for/ at/ on) her novels.
7. My father often goes to church _____ (with/ at / on) Sundays.
8. Surfing is one way _____ (of / at/ on) spending free time in Australia.

I.
1. In 1897, when Jack was 21, gold was discovered in Alska.
2. He answered the call of adventure.
3. He took part in the famous "gold rush".
4. His experiences in the wild northern country provided him with material for many of his later stories and novels.
5. His best-known novels include/ included The Call of the wild and the Sea-wolf.
II.
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. A

6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. D

11. A
12. B




 III.

1. to
2. with
3. in
4. at

5. about
6. for
7. on
8. of