PRACTICE UNIT 15 (G8)

Grade 8 UNIT 15: COMPUTERS



Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. access B. adjust C. freshman D. disagree
A. computer B. printer C. entertain D. concern
A. shop B. post C. monitor D. positive
A. bought B. found C. without D. output
A. way B. without C. want D. wrong
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
Tom ________his flu shot, so he probably won’t get the flu this year.
A. already had got B. already has got C. has already gotten D. is already gotten
- ‘How long________Tom?’ -‘Since we were kids.’
A. have you know B. have you known C. did you know D. do you know
I have no idea where she is.
A. do not know B. don’t care about C. don’t think about D. don’t take care of
The information was restricted ________teachers.
A. for B. of C. on D. to
________durian when you lived in Malaysia?
A. Have you ever eat B. Did you ever eat C. Do you ever eat D. Was you going to eat
Could you turn the oven________if you’re going in the kitchen?
A. off B. in C. up D. over
________is a machine that prints words from a computer.
A. Printer B. Monitor screen C. Input tray D. Bulletin boards
They won’t let him________the country.
A. to leave B. leaves C. leave D. leaving
What’s wrong________the engine? It’s making an awful noise.
A. with B. to C. of D. about
At first, she doesn’t agree________early, but she changes her mind in the end.
A. to start B. starting C. start D. with starting
Dr. Meier has ________his interview, so he has left the TV.
A. already finished B. yet finished C. already finishing D. yet finishing
Don’t disturb Amy. She ________to sleep.
A. has just gone B. just went C. just go D. has just went
I’d like to visit Vietnam and Malaysia one day, ________you.
A. similar B. like C. the same as D. b & c
1 am not prepared to discuss________the matter any further.
A. about B. to C. on D. Ø
Ann no longer works here.
A. Ann no more works here. B. Ann doesn’t still work here.
C. Ann doesn’t work here any more. D. Ann still works here.
Don’t forget to ________all the lights before you go to bed.
A. turn off B. find out C. point out D. plug in
You can’t watch the television - it’s broken.
A. in pieces B. not working C. unplugged D. unnecessary
I forgot bring a pen. Can you lend me ________?
A. pen B. one C. it D. your
The book is short but ________.
A. entertained B. entertaining C. time-consuming D. time-consumed
________is the grounds and buildings of a university or college.
A. Campus B. Highlands C. Valley D. Bay

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
I have already cleaned the floor, but I still need dusting the furniture.
A B C D
I knew Tim when he was a child, but I didn’t see him for many years.
A B C D
There was something wrong to one of the tires.
A B C D
Study is no longer restricted on just one location.
A B C D
He had not idea how difficult the job was.
A B C D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Computers are very (31)______ but they can also cause problems. One kind of problem is with the computer’s memory. It is not perfect, so (32)______ computers lose important information. (33)______ problem is with the machinery. Computers are machines, and machines can break down. When computers break down, they