TEST FOR UNIT 12 new

ENGLISH 8
TEST FOR UNIT 12

I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
a. arrive sight island prison
b. who what where which
c. head beach weather heavy
d. mount cloud tour house
e. why try dry gym

II. Make an accent mark over the stressed syllable of these words.
Australian, vacation, wonderful, accommodation, departure, gallery, university, exciting, president, souvenir, hospitable.

III. Choose the most suitable word to complete the sentences.
1. When we were in Italy, we spent a few days ………………… Venice.
a. at b. on c. in d. to
2. They are good friends. They ………………… each other for a long time.
a. know b. knew c. have known d. were knowing
3. How about ………………… to Thai Binh Market?
a. going b. to go c. went d. gone
4. “What ………………… in New York?” – “It’s cold and humid”.
a. the weather like b. does the weather like c. the weather is like d. is the weather like
5. “…………………to come to have dinner with us?” – “I’d love to but I’m busy”.
a. Do you want b. Would you mind c. Would you like d. Could you please
6. Can you tell me where …………………?
a. she does b. does she c. she is d. is she
7. I was reading ………………… my sisters were playing with their dolls.
a. when b. while c. at which d. at time
8. Ann ………………… me wave to her. She ………………… in the other direction.
a. see/is looking b. was seeing/looked c. doesn’t see/looks d. didn’t see/was looking
IV. Complete this postcard with the most suitable words from the box.

local around stayed vacation rented studied fresh learn in was


Dear Karen,
Hi, there! My (1) ……………………… was great! I visited my friends (2) ……………………… Puerto Rico. I (3) ……………………… at a nice hotel near a beautiful beach. We (4) ……………………… a car and traveled (5) ……………………… the island.
I tried to (6) ……………………… windsurfing, but it (7) ……………………… so difficult. I enjoyed the food and really liked the (8) ……………………… fruit. I talked to a lot of (9) ……………………… people there. I’m really glad I (10) ……………………… Spanish in high school. See you soon!
Love,
Kien


V. Put in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Reporter: Mike and Harriet, tell me what you saw.
Harriet: Well, when we (drive) (1) ……………………… home last night, we (see) (2) ……………………… a strange object in the sky.
Mike: While we (come) (3) ……………………… down the hill into town, it just suddenly (appear) (4) ……………………… in front of us. We (stop) (5) ……………………… the car and (get) (6) ……………………… out.
Harriet: It (be) (7) ……………………… a clear night. The stars (twinkle) (8) ……………………… in the sky.
Mike: It was a spaceship. It (seem) (9) ……………………… quite big. It (have) (10) some strange writing on the side. And a light (flash) (11) ……………………… on the top.
Harriet: While we (watch) (12) ……………………… it, it suddenly (fly) (13) ……………………… away and (disappear) (14) ……………………….

VI. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions.
1. You must come ……………………… for dinner one night.
2. We’ll only be ……………………… town for three days.
3. What’s the weather ………………………?
4. I’ll pick you ……………………… at the hotel ……………………… 7 o’clock.
5. They went swimming ……………………… Waikiki Beach as soon as they arrived ……………………… the Hawaiian island ……………………… Oahu.
6. If we don’t finish the report today, we can go ……………………… with it tomorrow.
7. She complained ……………………… me ……………………… his rudeness.
8. This doll is made ……………………… China.