1- Underline the correct answer: unit 8
1) We waited excitedly for the plane's................. We wanted to see our parents.
a) departure b) arrival c) burial d)attendant
2) We don't like people who................................. rumors.
a) speak b) speed c) spread d) space
3) A ...................... is a large group of people who live near together and have the same
language and traditions.
a) tribe b) nation c) folk d) students
4) In the past, a soldier's......................... were a sword and a spear.
a) armours b) shields c) weapons d) knife
5) There are many ........................ about kings and princes.
a) legends b)ballads c) messages d) words
6) The experienced man acted............... when he was asked to solve the problem.
a) worriedly b) angrily c) wisely d) nervously
7-The tribes have been living in ...................... for a long time.
a) piece b) pace c) peace d) pass
2- All people who live in a country or a part of the world are called a ............... .
a) nation b) group c) tribe d) school
3- When you learn to ................ , canoeing is fun.
a) toddle b) hurdle c) paddle d) saddle
4-The most important person in a group is called a ........................ .
a) chief b) prince c) master d) referee
5- You must always tell the ......................... .
a) truth b) lies c) speech d) objects
In the past soldiers who went to fight were called ................. .
a) worriers b) chiefs c) princes d) masters
2- The ....................of the monster made all the children run away. They didn't like it.
a) ugliness b) sadness c) happiness d) fairness
3- You must be .....................when you pick up the chick.
a) gentle b) rough c) rude d) cruel
4- An.......................... is a stick with one sharp end used to kill animals.
a) bow b) arrow c) string d) straw
5- A ..................is a long curved piece of wood with string that is used for shooting arrows.
a) bow b) paw c) claw d) straw
6- Mum can't forget her ....................of snakes.
a) love b) horror c) happiness d) adore
My aunt has a ..........................vase on her table. We all hate it.
a) hideous b) lovely c) cute d) nice
2- The tribes................ all the weapons to end the war.
a) carried b) buried c) hurried d) worried
3- The school uses a combination of ………. and modern methods for teaching English.
a) traditional b) national c) irrational d) social
4- The ....................... people of Peru are called the Incas .
a) native b) gentle c) coward d) scared
5- The worriers have put their weapons.......... because they are at peace now .
a) side b) aside c) beside d)said
6- Most women ..............with the dealers so that they can reduce the price.
a) speak b) talk c) tell d) argue
7) ................... has Joe been watching TV?
a) How long b) When c) Who d) What
8) She has been cleaning the floor .......................two hours.
a) when b) since c) for d) yet
9) They have been living in our street................................. 2004.
a) for b) when c)since d) already
10- The children.............. English for four years. They are doing good progress.
a)have been learning b) have learnt c) learnt d)had learnt
How long ................computer games?
a) he has been playing b)has he been playing c) he played d)played he
8- They have been eating sandwiches....................3o'clock.
a) when b) since c) for d) during
9- She has been walking....................... an hour .
a) ago b) for c) since d) last
10- .....................has your father been working as a teacher?
a) When b) How c) How long d) how often
I don't like snakes. - ..................... do I.
a) So b) Either c) Neither d) Too
8- I enjoy the "Harry Potter" films. - ...................... do I.
a) As b)So c) Neither d) Too
9- He's been playing the guitar for ..................... .
a) thirty minutes b) 9 o'clock c) ten minutes ago d) yesterday
10- The ................... shoes are brown. They are all the same colour.
a) boys b) boy's c) boys' d) boy
story” Chapter 7”
Complete the following sentences:
1. Mr. and Mrs. Perks and some other people from the village came to visit Peter when his
foot hurt.
2. So that Peter didn't feel bored during his illness Roberta went to the station and asked Mr.
Perks for some magazines for her brother Peter.
3. Mr. Perks was good to Roberta and he brought her a box of plants and planted them for
her.
4. When Roberta read the newspaper headline, she knew that her father was in prison.
5. Roberta's father was in Prison because he was accused of spying .
6. One of the newspapers Roberta got for Peter had her father’s name written under the
headline.
7. Mother knew that Roberta's father was a good man as a jealous person put some papers in
his desk to put him in trouble.
Read and answer the questions:
1- " Dig them all up and burn them "
a) Who said this and to whom? Mr. Perks ( the porter ) to Roberta
b) What did the underlined pronoun " them " refer to ?
The rose bushes that she planted in her patch of the garden
a) Why did the speaker want the listener to burn them?
Because they shriveled and went brown . Mr. Perks would bring her new plants from his
garden.
2-"We'll , I'm using it now ."
a) Who said this and to whom? Peter to Roberta.
b) What does the underlined " it" refer to? The rake.
c) What happened between the speaker and the listener?
They both quarreled about the rake and Peter stepped on the teeth of the rake and hurt his
foot.
3-"Your father is a good man.”
a) Who said this and to whom? Mother to Roberta.
b) Why did the speaker say these words?
Because she did not want Roberta to believe that her father was a spy or a guilty man.
c) How did the listener know that her father was in prison?
She read that in a newspaper that she got for Peter.
4- " So now I know the secret "
a) Who said this and to whom? Roberta to herself
b) What was the secret?
Her father was accused of spying. He had to stay in the prison for five years.
c) What did the speaker decide to do to help her father ?
She sent a letter to the old gentleman and asked him to find the guilty man and help her
father out of prison.
5-" I wish I had something to read , I've read all our books about 50 times "
a) Who said this and to whom? Peter to Roberta.
b) Why did the speaker get bored?
He was laying on a sofa for a week as his foot was bandaged. He couldn't walk, so he wanted
something new to read.
c) What was the listener idea to make the speaker didn't feel bored?
Roberta went to the station and asked Mr. Perks for some magazines which people left on
trains for her brother to read.