E8 – UNIT 8 TEST 1

Name: …………..
II. Rewrite the sentences with the adverb of frequency in the brackets.
1. A sale price isn’t the best price. (always)
2. I buy stuff unless it has free shipping. (rarely)
3. A real bargain should leave you with regrets. (never)
4. I go to the local market to buy home-grown vegetables. (occasionally)
5. He purchases equipment online from a factory. (frequently)
III. The present simple or the future simple.
1. The train ______________ (arrive) at 07.15 am.
2. I ______________ (not tell) anyone what happened today.
3. ______________ the shipper ______________ (help) you with the boxes?
4. I ______________ (see) if I can help you to solve this problem.
5. The next semester ______________ (begin) on Friday.
6. I think that Daniel ______________ (win) the next competition.
7. He ______________ (have) his entrance exam next week.
8. Don’t worry. I ______________ (not forget) to pay you back the money.
9. What time ______________ their flight ______________ (leave)?
10. The meeting is in the teacher’s room. It ______________ (start) at 11:00.
V. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. Customers spend rarely much time comparing one candy bar to another.
2. The weatherman says that there will be heavy rains on weekend.
3. Delivery usually is within three working days of your order being placed.
4. We don’t have to hurry up because the train isn’t leaving until 3 p.m.
5. The winter sales can sometimes will be a good time to buy summer items at a big
discount.
6. Online retailers often have more exclusive sales and discounts as in physical stores.
7. I will probably move into a new school toward the end of this year, but I am sure.
8. My sister is a keen and dedicated bargain hunter and rarely pay full price for
anything.
9. Sellers sometimes raise their prices before a sales period to make it looks like a great
deal.
10. The flash sale ends in five minutes and I will have three items in the cart to
purchase.
Exercise 12. Read the text and tick True (T) or False (F).
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. It is very different
from the present shopping area. All the shops are under one roof. There will be air-
conditioners, movie theaters, restaurants and children's play areas. That will be very
convenient, especially during the hot and humid summer months. Customers will shop
in comfort and won’t notice the weather.
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes. The
owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business.
Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops,
but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper
prices. The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a
few months. They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the
situation.
1. The mall was opened yesterday.
2. The mall will be inconvenient during the hot and humid summer months.
3. Everyone in the neighborhood is pleased about the new mall.
4. It will be more comfortable to shop in the mall than in the present shopping area.
5. Some of the stores on Tran Phu Street may have to close.
Exercise 14. Read the text and decide the best fills each gap.
A corner shop or a convenience shop is a British tradition. It is a small (1)
___________ shop. We can find a comer shop at the end of a local street in many
neighbourhoods in towns and cities across the UK. The comer shop sells all kinds of
household goods and simple food and drinks like snacks, groceries, coffee, soft drinks.
It (2) ___________ sells newspapers, magazines, and cigarettes.
Convenience stores are originally from America. They are like the British comer
shops. The only (3) ___________ is that convenience stores are often open 24 hours.
Probably the most well-known convenience store is 7-Eleven. You can find a
convenience store at any residential (4) ___________, a filling station, a railway
station, or alongside a busy road.
Today, there are convenience stores all over the world. Each country has its own (5)
___________ of convenience stores as well as the global brand 7-Eleven. Both corner
shops and convenience stores (6) ___________ things at higher prices than the
supermarket, but they are much more convenient.
1. A. retail B. mass C. wholesale D. convenient
2. A. generally B. finally C. also D. too
3. A. good B. difference C. benefit D. thing
4. A. land B. houses C. community D. area
5. A. brand B. design C. demand D. description
6. A. are B. ask C. sell D. offer
II. Rewrite
1. Jane’s hairstyle is not as modern as Anna’s hairstyle.  Anna’s hairstyle ………
2. This mall has many fashion stores.  There…………………………….
3. The flight to London lasts seven hours.  It takes………………..
4. The tourists had to change their plan of the excursion because the weather was bad.
 Due to……………………..
5. The shoes were too expensive, so I didn’t buy them.  I didn’t….
6. It’s not a good idea to buy new clothes very often.  You shouldn’t………
7. What is the price of this type of dress in your place?  How……………
8. I won’t change my phone although it is rather outdated.  My phone is…………