TEST FOR ENGLISH STUDENTS GRADE 8

TEST FOR SA
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Ex1. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. If you need any help, just go to the ..................center. ( inform)
2. A lot of people beleive that well- paid jobs are ...................in the city.
( plenty)
3. Air ..................is a big problem in many countries. ( pollute)
4. You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her......................
( appear)
5. The Greens live on the ..............floor. (twelve)
6 People in this city are friendly and .................. ( hospitality)
7.He failed his exam because of his ...................................... ( care)
8. My brother can repair electric................................ ( apply)
9. Would you like to go to the English ................contest? ( speak)
10. No one know the exact ..............of the water in this river. (deep)
Ex2: Choose the correct answers.
1. I...........to go out when I was in the countryside.
A. not used
B. wasn’t used
C. didn’t use
D. wasn’t using
2. It’s nine months since I .................................Lipton tea.
A. drink B. drank C. drinking D. have drunk
3. Miss Nga will be leaving ..................Ho Chi Minh city on Sunday.

A. for
B. at C. from
D. in
4. My sister said that she ...............watching TV in her free time.
A. likes B . liked C. would like D. doesn’t like
5. It’s the best book I.......................read.
A. had ever
B. have ever
C. will ever
D. can ever
6. I am usually made ........................hard by my parents and teachers.


A. study
B. studying
C. to study
D studied
7. I wish I.....................to work so hard.
A. wouldn’t have B. don’t have C. didn’t have D. haven’t
8. Your village is .................smaller than mine
A. so B. much C. very D. more
9.I don’t enjoy ...............to do the washing up.
A. making
B. to make
C. being made
D. made.
10. Lan will have her room ........................next month.
A. paint
B. to paint
C. painting

D. painted
Ex3: Rewrite.
1. I haven’t done any gardening for three years.
The last time............................................................
2. He is the best player our team has ever had.
Our team has....................................................................
3. It isn’t necessary to fill in all those forms .
You....................................................................................................................
4. During dinner, we discussed what to do next.
While we...........................................................................................
5. He will miss the train if he doesn’t hurry up.
Unless.................................................................................
Ex4: Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.
His name is Robert Jordan. He(1 . be)---------- an engineer. He (2-be)
--------------an engineer for seven years. He now (3- work)-------------in a
factory in Sydney, Australia. He likes (4- Play).-------------baseball.. He (5go) -----------to play baseball twice a week at an amatuer baseball club in the
town. Last month he (6_ go)------------ to Hawaii for two weeks. He (7- stay)
-------------in a hotel by the sea and ( 8- swim) -------------a lot.
Ex5: Fill in the blanks.
Torquay is on of the (1)----------popular holiday resorts in Britain.
(2)---------------provides entertainment, sports of every kind, etc. You can(3)
---------at the hotels by the sea, or at cofortable but less expensive
(4)--------------houses.. There (5)---------- camping sites too. Torquay has
large sandy beaches (6)---------------you can buy refreshments and hire
(7)--------to sit on. There are large areas of grass land and miles of cliff paths
(8)------------walkers.
The end.