Title G8 15-minute test Unit 8.docx ✅

School: ___________________________ Class: ___________________________ Full name: ___________________________ Score 15-minute test (Unit 8) PHONETICS Choose the best option (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. A. special B. respect C. honest D. centre /ˈspeʃ.əl/ /rɪˈspekt/ /ˈɒn.ɪst/ /ˈsen.tər/ 2. A. space B. stall C. waste D. station  /speɪs/ /stɔːl/  /weɪst/ /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the word whose main stress syllable differs from that of the other three in each of the following questions. 3. A. market B. produce C. item D. bargain /ˈmɑː.kɪt/ /prəˈduːs/  /ˈaɪ.təm/ /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ 4. A. assistant B. customer C. convenience D. excitement /əˈsɪs.tənt/ /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ /kənˈviː.ni.əns/ /ɪkˈsɑɪt·mənt/ VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, C, or D. 5. My friend is a(n) _____. She spends too much time and money shopping. A. addict B. shopaholic C. shopper D. customer 6. I love shopping at the open-air market because I can _____ for a lower price. A. bargain B. browse C. paid D. attract 7. A(n) _____ is a large indoor shopping place with fixed prices for all the items offered. A. discount shop B. local market C. supermarket D. speciality shop 8. Shopping centres allow customers to _____ on clothes and shoes, which makes them feel more comfortable when they shop. A. browse B. touch C. order D. try 9. Look! These authentic sports shoes are _____. They are 50% off. A. sale B. on sale C. off sale D. up sale 10. I'm calling to _____ a complaint about the cans of fish I bought yesterday. A. make B. have C. take D. get 11. Some people go to shopping centres just to _____ with friends or browse. A. visit B. discuss C. buy D. hang out
12. My mother and I _____ to the shopping centre tomorrow. A. go B. will go C. are going D. am going 13. The convenience store near my house _____ at 6 o'clock and _____ at 11 o'clock. A. open / close B. will open / will close C. opens / closes D. opened / closed 14. Don't worry! The announcement says that the train _____ till 12:00. We still have time to drink something. A. will leave B. won't leave C. don't leave D. doesn't leave 15. My mother _____ shops online, just once or twice a year. A. usually B. rarely C. often D. never 16. I _____ go to the supermarket because it's near my house. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. hardly Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 17. One attract of an open-air market is that it is different from place to place. A. attract B. an C. is D. from 18. The new shopping centre that we see in the advertisement will open on Sunday next week. A. The B. that C. in D. will open Mark the letter A, B, C, or D in the answer sheet to indicate the best sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases given. 19. you / usually / go / shop / a / convenience store / ? A. Do you go usually shopping at a convenience store? B. Do usually you go to shop at a convenience store? C. Do you usually go shopping at a convenience store? D. Do you usually go to shop at a convenience store? 20. According/ timetable / we / have / Home Economics/ next semester /. A. According to the timetable, we will have Home Economics next semester. B. According to the timetable, we may have Home Economics next semester. C. According to the timetable, we are having Home Economics next semester. D. According to the timetable, we have Home Economics next semester.