ENGLISH 8 – CLASS 8A
PRACTICE TEST 3
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LANGUAGE
Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Question 1 A. examinee B. electronic C. scientific D. preparation
Question 2 A. classic B. dramatic C. athletic D. artistic
Question 3 A. scientific B. athletic C. artistic D. historic
Question 4 A. grammatical B. medical C. national D. classical
Question 5 A. political B. chemical C. physical D. logical
Give the correct form of words in brackets
Question 1 Scientists say that exhaust fumes are _______ our city. (poison)
Question 2 Trees can’t grow here because the soil is too _______. (pollute)
Question 3 That fierce storm left behind badly _______ buildings. (damage)
Question 4 What’s a _______? It’s a substance that contaminates something. (pollute)
Question 5 Buckingham Palace is a major tourist _________. (attract)
Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
Question 1 A person who _______ the bagpipes is called the piper
A. plays B. performs C. entertains
Question 2 Don’t drink that water. It’s _______.
A. damages B. dumped C. contaminated
Question 3 If you ________ the president, what would you do to help the environment?
A. are B. had been C. were
Question 4 Eating too much sugar can _______ to health problem.
A. cause B. lead C. make
Question 5 The heavy rain has caused _______ in many parts of the country.
A. storms B. floods C. drought
LISTENING
Listening 1.
Exercise 1: LISTENING GAP FILL
I hate pollution. It _________ angry. I think pollution is greed. People ____________ the environment so they ___________________ to make lots of money. Big companies are the worst. They ___________________ polluting. They have the money to say they are “green”. Pollution affects us all. We are all less healthy because of companies ___________________ or our rivers. Everybody needs to think about how we can _______________ of pollution we create. Not using the ____________ walk is one way. Turning off lights we don’t need is another. Barack Obama says he’s going ___________________ help the Earth. I really hope he does because if pollution gets any worse, we’ll be in seriously big trouble.
Exercise 2: UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
I hate pollution. makes It angry really me. I think pollution is greed. People don’t care about the environment they the just so pollute air to make lots of money. Big companies are the worst. They pretend they’re not polluting. to they have money say They the are “green”. Pollution affects us all. We are all less companies pollute healthy of that the because air or our rivers. Everybody needs to think about how we can create reduce the amount of pollution we. Not using the we when car way one is walk can. Turning off lights we don’t need is another. Barack Obama says he’s going to help his the best Earth to do. I really hope he does pollution if because worse any gets, we’ll be in seriously big trouble.
Listening 2.
Exercise 1: LISTENING GAP FILL
I don’t know about you, but I _________________ natural disasters now than before. _________ the news there’s some kind of disaster. There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico _______________ Africa. I’m sure global warming is creating more natural disasters. I’m lucky. Where I live, we ______________ natural disasters. I’ve never experienced anything ________________ TV. Japan has many natural disasters. They have earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, volcanoes, __________________. They are lucky they have the money ___________. There are countries in Africa that aren’t rich. When a natural disaster hits them, _____________.
Exercise 2: UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
about don’t you know I, but I think there are more natural disasters now than before. I Every turn time on the news disaster kind there’s of some. There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico Africa in droughts and. I’m warming global sure more creating is natural disasters. I’m lucky. Where I live, don’t natural really we have disasters. I’ve never experienced anything like the things on TV. Japan has many natural disasters. They have earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, volcanoes, all kinds of things. They are money deal they the to lucky have with them. There are countries in Africa that aren’t rich. When them disaster a hits natural, everyone suffers terribly.
READING
Reading 1. Read the paragraph below and fill each blank with a suitable word from the boxes