Grade 8

UNIT 16: INVENTIONS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. behave
B. paper
C. taste
D. chocolate
2. A. refine
B. invent
C. facsimile
D. vanilla
3. A. button
B. crush
C. pulp
D. papyrus
4. A. touch
B. thousand
C. about
D. round
5. A. process
B. appliance
C. official
D. place
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.
6. The rice crop______ after February every year.
A. is harvesting
B. are harvesting
C. is harvested
D. are harvested
7. We had dinner_____did the washing-up.
A. and then
B. and after
C. and finally
D. and lately
8. We delayed our trip due to the bad weather.
A. because
B. because of
C. therefore
D. however
9. The______machine has a lot of rollers.
A. paper-making
B. rnaking-paper
C. paper-make
D. paper-made
10. Tell him_____ outside the office, please.
A. wait
B. to wait
C. waiting
D. waits
11. At one time, coffee_____as a medicine.
A. used
B. was used to
C. was used
D. uses
12. _____is a machine that washes dishes.
A. Washing machine B. Dishwasher
C. Microwave
D. Hairdryer
13. Jack doesnt know how_____the toaster. [toaster: electrical device for toasting slices of bread]
A. fix
B. to fix
C. fixing
D. for fixing
14. This food tastes very______.
A. delicious
B. wonder
C. diliciously
D. wonderfully
15. She reheated the soup in the _____.
A. microwave
B. hairdrier
C. microphone
D. conveyor belt
16. The facsimile _____ by Alexander Bain in 1843.
A. is invented
B. was invented
C. invented
D. has been invented
17. First fry the onions______, add the potatoes.
A. than
B. then
C. after
D. before
18. He______a prize in the competition last week.
A. win
B. won
C. was won
D. has win
19. Who ______the company?
A. goes
B. walks
C. jogs
D. runs
20. ______ is an instrument for making sounds louder.
A. Loudspeaker
B. Recorder
C. Facsimile
D. Radio
21. The doctor told me _____ more fresh fruit.
A. eat
B. to eat
C. eating
D. ate
22. Can you repair my bike?
A. fix
B. use
C. adjust
D. a&b
23. Coffee was known in Europe_______Arabian wine.
A. as
B. like
C. was
D.
24. The information ______.
A. stores
B. stored
C. is stored
D. are stored
25. I saw a _____ flying overhead.
A. train
B. helicopter
C. conveyor belt
D. coach
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Grade 8

UNIT 16: INVENTIONS

Choose the underlined part that needs correction.

26. The rice grains is husked in the mill to produce brown rice.
A
B
C
D
27. Dont forget to turn out the lights before leaving the building.
A
B
C
D
28. Follow I and I will show you the way.
A
B
C
D
29. The coffee berries fermented in water for make a strong tasting liquid.
A
B
C
D
30. Ann wanted to know where in order to get a map of the city.
A
B
C
D
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
An American called Thomas Alva Edison was the first man (31)______sound. In 1878, he invented a
machine (32)______a phonograph. The phonograph was a bit like a record player, but it used metal
cylinders instead of discs. Flat discs (records) appeared ten years (33)______.
Tape recorders first appeared (34)______the 1930s, but they were large and expensive. Then, in 1963,
the Philips Company developed the first cassette. Cassettes are still very popular all (35)______the world.
31. A. record
B. to record
C. recording
D. for recording
32. A. called
B. was called
C. calling
D. was calling
33. A. late
B. lately
C. later
D. latest
34. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. since
35. A. on
B. in
C. over
D.
Read the following passage and choose the best answers to each of the questions below.
Coca Cola is enjoyed all over the world. 1. 6 billion gallons are sold every year, in over one hundred
and sixty countries. The drink was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in Atlanta, on 8 May 1886, but it was
given the name Coca-Cola by his partner, Frank Robinson. In the first year, only nine drinks a day were
sold. The business was bought by a man called Asa Candler in 1888, and the first factory was opened in
Dallas, Texas, in 1895. Coca-cola is still made there. Billions of bottles and cans have been produced since
1895. Diet Coke has been made since 1982, and over the years many clever advertisements have been used
to sell the product. It is certain that Coca-Cola will continue to be drunk far into the twenty- first century.
36. The one who invented Coca Cola was______.
A. Dr John Pemberton B. Frank Robinson
C. Asa Candler
D. Dallas
37. What does the word it in line 2 refer to?
A. the world
B. gallon
C. country.
D. the drink
38. The first Coca Cola company was open______.
A. in 1886
B. in 1888
C. in 1895
D. since 1895
39. Nowadays, Coca Cola is sold______.
A. all over the world
B. in more than 160 countries
C. everywhere
D. all are correct
40. Which of the following is not true?
A. Every year, 1. 6 billion gallons of Coca Cola are sold.
B. Coca-Cola is still produced in Dallas.
C. Nowadays, people dont want to buy Coca-Cola any more.
D. At first, people didnt like Coca-Cola very much.

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