Name: ____________________________ Class: _______ Date: _______________

MINI TEST – UNIT 8

(BECOMING INDEPENDENT)
A. PHONETIC:
Exercise 1: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (1 points)
1. A. develop B. result C. remember D. specific
2. A. thoughtful B. threaten C. therefore D. thin
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three
in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. (1 points)
3. A. laundry B. household C. create D. healthy
4. A. dependence B. achievement C. advantage D. diary
B. VOCABULARIES AND GRAMMARS:
Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions. (5,5 points)
5. Try to ______ of your time well.
A. move forward B. make sure C. get round D. make use
6. I’m not trying to ______ the habit of always having biscuits with my coffee.
A. get around B. make use C. get into D. carry out
7. After work, she ______ with a cup of coffee and the newspaper.
A. relied B. identified C. solved D. relaxed
8. The doctor says she’s making a good recovery, and she should be ______ and about in a few
days’ time.
A. on B. out C. with D. up
9. Paul is directly ______ for the management of the football competitions between schools in our
neighborhood.
A. decisive B. responsible C. reliable D. independent
10. Parents want to raise their child to be independent, and to help him make his own ______.
A. techniques B. information C. managements D. decisions
11. ______________ my neighbors who rescued me from the fire.
A. It is B. It was C. That is D. This is
12. ______________ gave me that picture book.
A. Mary B. It was Mary whom
C. It was Mary who D. It was Mary whose
13. ______________ my parents gave me the fish tank.
A. It was on my birthday when B. It was my birthday on that
C. It was my birthday that D. It was on my birthday that
14. He gains impressive achievements at the age of 20.
A. It is at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
B. It was at the age of 20 that he gains impressive achievements.
C. It is at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
D. It was at the age of 20 that he gained impressive achievements.
15. Most parents are willing to lend their ear to their children.
A. They are their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear to.
B. It is their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear to.
C. They are their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear.
D. It is their children that most parents are willing to lend their ear.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the following sentences after the examples, paying attention to the subject
of the sentence. (2,5 points)
Example: The man gave her the book.
 It was the man who gave her the book.
16. The children played football in the garden yesterday afternoon.
 It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. People speak English in many countries in the world.
 It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. I took these photographs in the countryside.
 It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. The smoke from the factory chimneys pollutes the air.
 It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. Money management helps children to learn how to invest later.
 It ………………………………………………………………………………………………
C. WRITING:
Some are of the opinion that studying alone brings more benefits to learners, whereas others share
the opposite standpoint. Write an article (150-180 words) about the pros and cons of self-study.

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