Grade 8

UNIT 15: COMPUTERS

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
1. Dr. Miker________lunch yet, so he is really hungry.
A. doesnt have
B. didnt have
C. hasnt had
D. isnt having
2. I cant get this screw to________the wall.
A. go off
B. come out of
C. come from
D. come off
3. ________begin with a few facts.
A. Let is
B. Let has
C. Let us
D. Let was
4. You cant watch the television because its broken.
A. in pieces
B. not working
C. unplugged
D. unnecessary
5. ________a song called Close to the edge?
A. Have you ever heard
B. Do you ever heard
C. Did you ever heard
D. Are you ever hearing
6. I checked the phone card and made sure it was correctly________.
A. plug in
B. plugged in
C. plugged on
D. plug
7. I agreed________my mother about most things.
A. to
B. with
C. together
D.
8. ________a pet when you were young?
A. Do you have
B. Did you have
C. Have you had
D. Was you having
9. Freshmen in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
A. First-year students B. Final-year students C. The cleverest students D. Newcomers
10. The policy has caused thousands of families________suffering.
A. necessary
B. unnecessary
C. necessarily
D. unnecessarily
11. Tom has________had lunch, so he isnt very hungry.
A. already
B. yet
C. still
D. since
12. Marie________at the age of 86, in 1964.
A. dies
B. has died
C. died
D. was died
13. The little girls tooth came________when she bit into the apple.
A. out
B. off
C. of
D. on
14. He has no idea how to manage people.
A. doesnt know at all B. doesnt care about
C. doesnt think about
D. doesnt take care of
15. Ann no longer works here.
A. no more works
B. doesnt still work
C. doesnt work any more D. still works
16. Peop1e were warned to stay________the streets.
A. out
B. of
C. off
D. on
17. Our baby ________to talk yet.
A. doesnt start
B. didnt start
C. hasnt started
D. isnt starting
18. ________is the part of a country with hills and mountains.
A. Highland
B. Reef
C. Valley
D. Bay
19. Please ________the TV before you go to bed.
A. plug
B. unplug
C. turn out
D. come out of
20. He took the early flight________ London.
A. for
B. towards
C. to
D. come
Read the following passage and answer each of the questions below.
Daniel has always enjoyed using computers. He started using them at school, but hes had his own
computer at home for about two years. Hes been using it to write his compositions. This year, Daniel
did very well in his school exams, and as a reward, his parents offered to buy him a modem. A modem
allows his computer to talk over the telephone to other computers. Daniel has been using his modem
for a few weeks now. Hes been sending messages to people around the world. Hes even been playing
computer games with kids in America.
21. Who has always enjoyed using computers?
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22. Where did he start using them?

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23. What has he been using it for?

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24. What did his parents offer to buy him?

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25. What has he been playing with kids in America?

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Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions.
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have
personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is interesting to more people
every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as
computer products, flowers, food, T-shirts, and posters. And new online shopping services appear every
day. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
26. What is the passage written about?
A. Computer shopping
B. Personal computer
C. The future
D. Shoppers all over the world
27. What does the word their in line 3 refer to?
A. people
B. shoppers
C. households
D. personal computer
28. Shoppers can buy by computer.
A. many different products
B. anything
C. flowers
D. a&c
29. What does the word appear in line 6 mean?
A. become available for the first time
B. be bought
C. be sold
D. arrive somewhere
30. Which of the following is not true?
A. About 37% of American households have a computer.
B. Today, many people are interested in shopping on-line.
C. Shopping on-line means shopping by computer.
D. Nowadays, people can buy anything, anytime, anywhere in the world by computer.
Write the sentences with for or since, use the verbs in the present perfect.
31. I/own/this computer/three years.
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32. They/visit/the Silicon Valley/last November.

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33. Nam/be/happy/he had the computer.

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34. We/learn/computer science/a month.

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35. She/work/at our school//the year 2000.

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36. I/use/those programs/two year.

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37. The printer/stop working/this morning.

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38. They/ know/the name of the company/a long time.

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39. He/read/the book/9 oclock.

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40. This computer/is/the best one/I/ever use.

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Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

41. He last came here two months ago.
He hasnt____________________________________________________________________________
42. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
I havent ____________________________________________________________________________
43. Its three years since I saw Nam.
I havent ____________________________________________________________________________
44. The last time I saw her was in 2006.
I havent ____________________________________________________________________________
45. He began to play tennis when he was 6.
He has _____________________________________________________________________________
46. She bought that house in 1994.
She has _____________________________________________________________________________
47. She began to play the piano 5 years ago
She has ____________________________________________________________________________
48. Nam bought this bike last year.
This bike has_________________________________________________________________________
49. She was not seen three days ago.
Nobody has__________________________________________________________________________
50. When did you last see Ann?
How long___________________________________________________________________________
Put the verb in the correct tense and complete where necessary with SINCE or FOR.
1. I (type) ________________seven this morning.
2. I (be) ________________off work________almost a week.
3. How long you (wait) ________________?
4. How long you (be) ________________off work?
5. How long you (type) ________________?
6. He (live) ________________ in that hotel________the beginning of August.
7. She (study) ________________ English________five years.
8. How long she (study) ________________ English?
9. I (work) ________________ for the company________1988.
10. Inflation (rise) ________________interest rates (lower) ________________ by the government.
11. He (be) ________________ teetotal________his illness.
12. That church (stand) ________________centuries.
13. The sun (shine) ________________last week.
14. I (sit) ________________in front of this computer screen_______ages and it is driving me crazy.
15. I not (take) any holidays________________the beginning of last year.
16. What you (do) ________________I (see) ________________ you last?
17. We (be) ________________on holiday________the past month.
18. I (try) _______________ to complete reading War and Peace ever ________I was fifteen years old.
19. How long ________________you (be) ________________ here?
20 When ________you (be) ________ here?
Supply the correct tense, Present Perfect or Simple Past, of the verbs in parentheses.
1. When we last saw her, she (be) ________________ in good health.
2. He (do) ________________a lot of work recently?
3. Mrs. Pike (be) ________________ with her company for twenty years now.
4. As soon as she (save) ________________one hundred million dongs, she will retire from work.
5. When she was a little girl, every weekend (seem)________________ ideal.
6. Dr Johns patients condition (improve)________________considerably since yesterday morning.
7. I shall wait until they (finish)________________ repairing their car.
8. His uncle (serve) ________________in the army from 1975 to 1985.
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9. Mickey (study) ________________computer for six months last year.

10. We________ ever (ask) ________________ourselves what really makes life beautiful?
Combine the sentences or phrases in column A with those in column B into sentences.
A
B
KEYS
1. Where are you living?
A. Yes, I do.
12. Do you remember meeting him?
B. It is very cold.
23. Whats his height?
C. My brother does. 34. How long will you stay with us?
D. In Ben Tre.
45. How much do they weigh now?
E. 172cm
56. How far is it from here to your office?
F. Yes, he does.
67. How does Trinh often go to work?
G. 56 kilos.
78. What is the weather like there now?
H. By bus.
89. Does Phong run fast?
I. For three weeks.
910. Who usually helps you to do the exercise? J. Its about 2 miles. 10Comptele the sentences with ago, yesterday, now, just, already, recently, since, for, yet,
tomorrow.
1. Where are you living ________________?
2. Weve lived here ________________1994.
3. ________________will be fine and dry according to the weather fore-coast.
4. Where were you ________________ morning?
5. Im going away ________________a few days.
6. When you arrived he had only ________________ left.
7. She was here just a minute ________________.
8. Until________________they were living in York.
9. We got there early but Mike had ________________left.
10. I havent received a letter from him ________________.
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The firm has (computer) ________________ its records.
2. Buy three and make a (save)________________ of 55p.
3. Scientists have established a (connect) _______________between cholesterol levels and heart
disease.
4. She couldnt hide her (amuse) ________________ at the way he was dancing.
5. He is the official (challenge)________________ for the world championship title.
6. They have had several (agree) ________________ with their neighbours.
7. After a few minutes our eyes got used to the (dark) ________________.
8. There are no (restrict) ________________on the amount of money you can withdraw.
9. These documents are not (access) ________________to the public.
10. Our immediate (require)________________ is extra staff.
Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.
1. It was warm, so we (take)________________ off our coats.
2. The play wasnt very good. He (enjoy)________________it a lot.
3. We knew Susan was very busy, so we (disturb)________________ her.
4. Mary was very tired, so she (go) ________________to bed early.
5. The chair was not comfortable at all. I (sit) ________________ on it very comfortably.
6. Sarah wasnt hunry, so she (eat) ________________ anything.
7. They went to Donalds house but he (be) ________________at home.
8. It was really a funny situation but no one (laugh)________________.
9. The window was open and a bird (fly)________________into my room.
10. That hotel wasnt very expensive. It (cost) ________________ very much.

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