PRACTICE UNIT 9 (G8)

Grade 8 UNIT 9: A FIRST-AID COURSE


Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. ambulance B. bandage C. damage D. patient
A. hit B. tight C. injection D. sting
A. forget B. present C. overheat D. emergency
A. faint B. aid C. pain D. wheelchair
A. watch B. school C. chart D. handkerchief
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
They moved to the big city_________well-paying jobs.
A. in order to get B. for getting C. in order not to get D. so that getting
_________is a type of bed used for carrying the sick or injured people.
A. Stretcher B. Ambulance C. Bandage D. Crutch
I think I_________home across the park.
A. walk B. will walk C. am walking D. walking
She_________tight to the handrail.
A. held B. caught C. kept D. touched
I forgot thanking them_________helping me.
A. about B. for C. of D. on
She covered her knees_________a handkerchief.
A. in B. under C. with D. of
The farmers look for other work_________get more money for their family.
A. so as to B. in order that C. so as not to D. so that
She has been _________for days after the accident.
A. conscious B. unconscious C. consciously D. unconsciously
Scale is an instrument for showing_________people or things are.
A. how heavy B. how tall c how old D. how high
I tried to cheer him_________, but he just kept staring out the window.
A. on B. up C. off D. out
I put the heater on_________the plants warm.
A. keep B. keeping C. to keep D. for keeping
Why not come over at the weekend? The children_________seeing you again.
A. enjoy B. will enjoy C. are enjoying D. is going to enjoy
That bag looks heavy. I_________you with it.
A. will help B. am going to help C. am helping D. help
Calm_________and tell me what happened.
A. out B. down C. in D. up
Sam was trying hard _________.
A. not to laugh B. to not laugh C. not laughing D. to not laughing
You _________forget what I told you. It’s very important.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. don’t have to D. can’t
Cool the burns immediately so as to _________tissue damage.
A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize
_________is a long stick that someone put under their arm to help them walk when they have hurt their
leg.
A. Crutch B. Wheelchair C. Stretcher D. Bandage
These medicines can_________your headache.
A. ease B. elevate C. revive D. affect
Don’t overheat the victim with blankets or coat.
A. make someone too hot B. make someone too cold
C. hurt someone D. destroy someone
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
He is going to get to work earlier in order impress the boss.
A B C D
They are planting trees by the roadside so that reduce the traffic noise.
A B C D
It’s a secret between us and I promise I don’t tell anybody.
A B C D
You don’t have to keep medicines where children can get them.
A B C D
The room got quietly when the professor came.
A B C D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an (31)_____. A woman was knocked down when she crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped (32)_____ their help. A police man arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an (33)_____. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to (34)_____the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it. and held it tightly. They