Practice Test grade 8 26.2.

2023
I. (10pts) Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
1. . …………..on a small salary when one has a large family is not easy.
A. Having lived B. Having to live C. Have to live D. To have to live
2. When I was a boy, we had no…………..in the village.
A. electric B. electrical C. electricity D. electrify
3. The number of the cars……………risen.
A. is B. are C.have D. has
4. I slept badly last night. The noise of the traffic kept me……………..
A. awake B. wake C. waken D. awaken
5. We hire our bicycle……………………
A. by hours B. by an hour C. by the hour D. for hours
6. The room was full of people and……………were speaking.
A. neither of them B. none of them C. each of them D. all of them
7. It……………..as we drove slowly along the road.
A. was snowing B. snowed C. had snowed D. is snowing
8. Mr Pike …………..history for 35 years, and is retiring soon.
A. teaches B. is teaching C. taught D. has been teaching
9. It’s not easy to learn a foreign language all by………………
A. itself B. oneself C. himself D. herself
10. He used to…………. his living by delivering vegetables to city hotels
A. earn B. gain C. get D. make

II. (5pts) Provide the correct form of the words in capital letters to complete the sentences.
1. He promised to come but he is very (RELY)
2. There are some buses to destinations (SOUTH)
3.These clothes are attractive but entirely ( PRACTICE)
4. All my efforts ended in (FAIL)
5. Teacher should do something to children to read. (COURAGE)

III. (5pts) Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.
1. The two islands comprises an area of more than 300 000 sq km.
A B C D
2. The populate of this country has doubled for the last two decades.
A B C D
3. We can make vegetable matter to compost and fertilize our fields.
A B C D
4. The city has been destroyed completely after terrorists had bombed it.
A B C D
5. Not having read the book before, he didn’t remember who was the author.
A B C D

C. Reading.

I. (5pts) What does the sign say? Choose the correct explanation A, B or C.
1. a. We can train you to work there.
b. We are not open today because of staff
c. The shop is run by trained staff.
d. The shop will open at 9.30 today.
 2. a. This car park is for patients only.
b. Patients can only park here with permission.
c. This car park is for ambulances only.
d. Patients can only use this car park in emergencies.

2.
3. a. This list could be signed by people wanting to go on the
trip.
b. Check this list for information if you are going on the trip.
c. If you find your name on this list, you can go on the trip.
d. This list shows who has been chosen to go on the trip.

4. a. This ticket office will close on 16 September.

b. This ticket office will be closed for one day.
c. The new ticket office is now open.
d. There will be two tickets offices after 17 September.

5. a. Bring your computer here for repairs.

b. We will not mend computer bought from other shops.
c. We charge to repair computers not bought here.
d. Computers bought here never need repairing.

II. (10pts) Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space.
The problem of homelessness is an international one. In the capital cities of the world, the sight of people
begging on the stress is becoming increasingly (1)….. But all over the world, homeless people are taking the future
into their own (2)……By selling “street papers” they no longer to beg for a (3)……
The concept of the street paper is (4)…… It is sold by homeless and ex-homeless people who buy it at a (5)
……price of 30p and sell it to the public for 70p, keeping 40p for themselves. If they have no money, then they can get
the first ten copies on (6)……and pay for them later. Every paper seller receives training and is given a special
identity badge.
The paper itself (7)……articles of general and social interest, film and book reviews, cartoons and the (8)……
celebrity interview. Advertising and sales provide most of the income, and all profits go (9)……into helping homeless
people.
The Big Issue is the street people of the British homeless. It was set up in 1991, and since then it has helped
hundreds of people to get (10)……the street and back into society.
1. A. usual B. common C. rare D. routine
2. A. heads B. shoulders C. hands D. mouths
3. A. life B. living C. being D. pay
4. A. easy B. straight C. plain D. simple
5. A. stuck B. steady C. held D. fixed
6. A. credit B. cheque C. cash D. card
7. A. consists B. contains C. keeps D. gets
 8. A. sometimes B. often C. occasional D. seldom
9. A. back B. out C. through D. forward
10 A. out B. away C. off D. up
III. (10pts) Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D.
Million of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually considered unusual not to
use one. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are
means of communication – having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosion in mobile phone use around the world has made some health professionals worried.
Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of
mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about this issue. Mobile phone companies are
worried about the negative publicity of such ideas. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are
bad for your health.
On the other hand, medical studies have shown changes in the brain cells of some people who use
mobile phones. Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning
equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to retire at young age because of serious memory loss. He
couldn't remember even simple tasks. He would often forget the name of his own son. This man used to talk
on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years. His
family doctor blamed his mobile phone use, but his employer's doctor didn't agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful? The answer is radiation. High – tech
machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree
that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often.
Use your regular phone of you want to talk for a long time. Use your mobile phone only when you really
need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile
phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your
mobile phone too often.
1. According to the passage, cell phones are especially popular with young people because ______.
A. they are indispensable in everyday communication
B. they make them look more stylish
C. they keep the users alert all the time
D. they cannot be replaced by regular phones
2. The changes possible caused by the cell phones are mainly concerned with______.
A. the mobility of the mind and the body B. the smallest units of brain
C. the arteries of the brain D. the resident memory
3. The word "means" in the passage most closely means _______.
A. meanings B. expression C. method D. transmission
4. The word "potentially" in the passage most closely means _______.
A. obviously B. possibly C. certainly D. privately
5. "Negative publicity" in the passage most likely means _______.
A. information on the lethal effects of cell phones
B. widespread opinion about bad effects of cell phones
C. the negative public use of cell phones
D. poor ideas about the effects of cell phones
6. Doctors have tentatively concluded that cell phones may _______.
A. damage their users' emotions B. cause some mental malfunction
C. change their users' temperament D. change their users' social behavior
7. The man mentioned in the passage, who used his cell phone too often _______.
A. suffered serious loss of mental ability B. could no longer think lucidly
C. abandoned his family D. had a problem with memory
8. According to the passage, what makes mobile phones potentially harmful is ______.
A. their radiant light B. their power of attraction
C. their raiding power D. their invisible rays
9. According to the writer, people should _______.
A. only use mobile phones in urgent cases B. only use mobile phones in medical emergencies
C. keep off mobile phones regularly D. never used mobile phones in all cases
10.The most suitable title for the passage could be ______.
A. "The reasons why mobile phones are regular" B. "They way mobile phones work"
C. "Technological Innovation and their price" D. "Mobile phones – a must of our time"

IV. (5pts) Read the passage and check T/ F for each statement below.
An important part of world history is the story of communication. In prehistoric times, for example, people
did not have books. They did not know much about geography. People were limited. They knew only about
themselves and their environment (the land around their homes). Their knowledge of geographical things
like mountains and rivers was limited. They did not travel very far. Sometimes they knew about nearby
people and communicated with them. They sent messages in simple ways. Early signals for communication
included smoke from fires and the sounds of drums.
Then peole formed towns, and then cities, as safe places to live. Soon they began to develop other ways
to communicate, to spread information. People began to buy and sell things to one another. Because of their
business, they developed writing systems to keep records and to send messages. Life was changing for many
people. Business caused changes, and so did the invention of the printing press. Many more people learned
to read then.
Suddenly communication and knowledge improved greatly. People sent letters and news by horse and
carriage. Later the mail went by train and then by airplane. World communication was now a possibility.

1. Prehistory was 200 years ago, when we had history books. F

2. People live in their own environments. T
3. Mountains and rivers are geographical things. So is the ocean. F
4. Many more people learned to read before the invention of the printing press. F
5. We can refer from the text that An important part of world history is the story of communication. T
D. WRITING
I. (5pts) Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the given words.
1. Mary hasn’t made any long trip for five years.
 The last
2. It is quite pointless to complain.
 There is
3. We left quietly, so that we wouldn’t disturb the children.
 So as
4. I certainly don’t intend to reply to that rude letter.
 I have
5. My father finds maps hard to follow.
 My father has