ENGLISH 8 – UNIT 9 (TEST 4)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. bandage b. damage c. teenager d. message
2. a. first b. victim c. facility d. notice
3. a. conscious b. shock c. promise d. hold
4. a. about b. drought c. wound d. house
5. a. pressure b. address c. dressing d. possible

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or plirase.
6. They are going to buy a map________get lost.
a. not so as to b. so as not to c. so not as to d. to not to
7. _____ is used to check one’s eyesight.
a. Eye-shade b. Eyeglass c. Eye piece d. Eye chart
8. ‘Dr Jackson isn’t in his office at the moment.’‘In that case, I ______ him at home.’
a. will phone b. am going to phone c. am phoning d. phone
9. ______ the door, please?
a. Will you shut b. Do you shut
c. Are you shutting d. Are you going to shut
10. Her mother forced her ______ in the bed all day yesterday.
a. lie b. lies c. to lie d. lying
11. The worst _____ areas are the Midlands and North-West.
a. affected b. affecting c. effected d. effecting
12. Thanks _____ me the money. I’ll pay you back on Friday.
a. for lending b. lending c. to lend d. about lending
13. _____ is a chair with wheels for somebody who cannot walk.
a. Stretcher b. Ambulance c. Wheelchair d. Crutch
14. She hid the present _____ the children wouldn’t find it.
a. in order to b. so that c. so as to d. for
15. Make sure that the needles are sterile.
a. free from bacteria b. slightly clean c. staight d. unused

III. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
16. This wall is to keeping people out of the garden.
A B C D
17. He took the job in order not to earn more money, but to live closer to live
A B C
closer to his sister.
D
18. I covered the floor by newspaper before I started painting.
A B C D
19. I’m very tired but I’m sure a cup of coffee will revival me.
A B C D
20. Could you give me your answer today, if possibly?
A B C D

IV. 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 (21)___. A woman was knocked down when she crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped (22)_____ their help. A police man arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an (23)____While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to (24)_____the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it. and held it (25)____They tried to talk to her in (26)_____to keep her (27)_____After about three minutes, the ambulance (28)____and the woman was taken to the hospital.

21. a. accident b. event c. ambulance d. emergency
22. a. offer b. offering c. to offering d. to offer
23. a. ambulance b. first-aid c. arrangement d. address
24. a. cut b. hold c. stop d. cover
25. a. tight b. tightly c. tightness d. tights
26. a. time b. as c. addition d. order
27. a. awake b. unconscious c