Name Class:8th TEST I.

Read the folowing text and answer the questions: London Eye

A recent but already very popular tourist attraction is the London Eye, a giant observation wheel located in the ubilee !ardens on the "outh #an$. %he &'( )eter *++'ft, tall structure was built as part of London-s )illenniu) celebrations. %he structure was designed by the architectural tea) of .avid /ar$s and ulia #arfield, husband and wife. %hey sub)itted their idea for a large observation wheel as part of a co)petition to design a land)ar$ for the new )illenniu). &.0hat is this text about1 2.0hat is London Eye1 '.3ow tall is the structure1 +.0ho designed the London Eye1 (.0here is located the London Eye1 (45,657+5p II.0rite the verbs in the Past Simple or Present Perfect. "ince co)puters were first introduced to the public in the early &865-s, technology * change, 9999 a great deal. %he first co)puters *be,999 si)ple )achines designed for basic tas$s. %hey *have, not,99. )uch )e)ory and they *be, not,9999 very powerful. Early co)puters were often quite expensive and custo)ers often * pay,99 thousands of dollars for )achines which actually *do, 99999..very little. :4;,(57'5p III. /atch the phrases to for) )eaningful sentences. &.I a, so)eti)es eat in school 2."ha$ira b, usually li$e co)puters '."tudents c, li$e tennis +.<oung people d, usually li$e shopping (.!irls e, sings very well (45,257&5p I=. /a$e the present continuous > positive, negative or question: &, *we ? go to the cine)a later, 2, *they ? learn new things,1 ', *they ? not ? bring a ca$e, +, *the dog ? not ? play with a ball, (, *Lucy and "teve ? play the piano, (45,257&5p