PRACTICE UNIT 12 (G8)

Grade 8 UNIT 12 : A VACATION ABROAD


Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. abroad B. state C. lava D. husband
A. gallery B. over C. here D. liberty
A. include B. prison C. trip D. decide
A. head B. beach C. weather D. heavy
A. temperature B. exciting C. right D. tour
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
At 9 o’clock yesterday________ we on the beach.
A. are lying B. have lain C. lay D. were lying
The baby________his food onto the floor and making his mother angry.
A. always threw B. is always throwing C. has always thrown D. always throws
I would like________to Africa.
A. go B. to go C. going D. to going
It was kind ________you to help them.
A. of B. from C. for D. to
Are you going abroad this summer?
A. going overseas B. going on holiday C. going to another country D. A&C
________is a building or room where people can go to look at paintings.
A. Gallery B. Library C. University D. Gym
I brought back this cowboy hat as a ________of America.
A. gift B. present C. award D. souvenir
While Angela was cleaning her room, she ________her lost ear-ring.
A. is finding B. finds C. has found D. found
Why don’t you come ________for dinner?
A. about B. over C. up D. upon
Will you pick me ________after the party?
A. on B. over C. through D. up
Miss. Brown________us last week while our teacher was ill.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. was teaching D. has taught
You ________come and visit us again some time.
A. should B. must C. need D. could
I’m usually free in the evening.
A. tired B. relaxed C. not busy D. not at home
I picked up a copy of their summer travel________.
A. paper B. magazine C. book D. brochure
While the choir ________Christmas carols, we were making them some cocoa.
A. are singing B. were singing C. sang D. have sung
Would you like ________for a drink?
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
________is hot liquid rock that comes out of a volcano.
A. Limestone B. Marble C. Lava D. Ice
When I was a child, I ________my ball through the window.
A. was always kicking B. always was kicking
C. was kicking always D. kicked always
I was born in a small village ________Lantau Island.
A. on B. for C. in D. at
We went________a 10-day tour of central Africa.
A. to B. in C. for D. on
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
I was doing my homework and my dad was reading a car magazine after lunch yesterday.
A B C D
The farmer was riding to town while he fell off his horse.
A B C D
Would you like me helping you with your homework?
A B C D
I will keep a day freely next week for our meeting.
A B C D
She spent her free time to visit gallaries and museums last weekend.
A B C D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Hi. I’m back in the U. S. I was with Matilda on her concert tour of Africa. The best part was Eritrea. The Eritrean people were very friendly and (31)______. The streets weren’t (32)______, but the markets often were. The restaurants were great, but the service was often (33)______. Some hotels were modern and some weren’t, but even modern hotels weren’t air-conditioned. The weather was very hot and (34)______, but Matilda’s concerts were great, and my whole trip to Eritrea was a lot of (35)______.
A. kind B. lucky