EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 1

EXERCISE A Listen and choose the best answer.

1. a. Use that can opener over there.

b. We’re not going to see it.
c. Go straight ahead for three blocks.
d. You can’t get there from here.

2. It’s .
a. landing
b. running
c. freezing
d. growing

3. I want water.
a. snowy
b. cold
c. warm
d. wet

4. She wants .
a. flowers and vegetables
b. a big meal for her family
c. some new shoes
d. a table and chairs

5. It’s .
a. spring
b. summer
c. winter
d. autumn

6. The fell.
a. student
b. temperature
c. ice
d. plane

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the words. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 5. 1 2 3
2. 1 2 3 6. 1 2 3
3. 1 2 3 7. 1 2 3
4. 1 2 3 8. 1 2 3

EXERCISE C Read the sentences. Choose the best answer.

1. Lt Stone went to Capt Jones’s office. The captain was on the phone. The
lieutenant waited outside. When the captain finished, the lieutenant went in.

a. Lt Stone was going to leave in a week.

b. Lt Stone wanted to talk to Capt Jones.
c. Capt Jones wasn’t there.

2. There is ice on the ground. Airplanes can’t take off or land.

a. The weather is warm and sunny.

b. The temperature is above 50ºF.
c. The temperature is below 32ºF.

EXERCISE D Choose the correct answer and write it on the line.

1. Today’s weather is bad, but yesterday’s was .

worse/worst.

2. This highway is bad. It’s the highway in Texas.

worse/worst

3. The road in town is slow, but it is than the crowded highway.

better/best

4. Which do you think is , hot weather or cold weather?

better/best

5. Some people think the warm weather in California is the

weather in the US. better/best

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 EXERCISE E Rewrite the sentences. Use BE going to.

Number 1 is an example.

1. John will pay for our dinner.

John is going to pay for our dinner.

2. I think Bill will leave at ten o’clock.

3. Julia says she won’t go to Chicago in June.

4. The soccer game will start at 8:00 p.m.

5. The weather report says it won’t snow in New York tomorrow.

EXERCISE F Write questions. Use the question word in ( ) and BE going to.

1.
We’ll have dinner at The Black Cat restaurant. (where)

2.
My brothers will travel north to Dallas next Saturday. (where)

3.
Jane and John will leave for their vacation tomorrow. (when)

4.
The test pilot will fly the new plane. (who)

5.
Sgt Jones will give us directions to the picnic. (who)

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 EXERCISE G Look at the map and choose the correct directions.

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1. You are at the dining hall. It’s on the corner of Jefferson Street and 3rd Street.
You want to go to the dispensary. Choose the correct directions.
a. Go west two blocks on Jefferson. Turn right on 1st Street and
go straight ahead for two blocks. It’s on your left.
b. Go one block west on Jefferson. Turn right and go one block
north to Eisenhower. Cross Eisenhower. It’s on your right.
2. You are at the dining hall. It’s on the corner of Jefferson Street and 3rd Street.
You want to go to the Post Office. Choose the correct directions.
a. Go west on Jefferson to 2nd Street. Go north on 2nd Street for
one block. Turn right at the corner and go straight ahead for
one block. Turn right again. It’s on your left.
b. Go west on Jefferson. Turn right onto 1st Street. Go
1½ blocks north. It’s next to Base Ops on your right.

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 EXERCISE H Choose the best answer for each sentence.
1. North, south, east, and west are .
a. opposites
b. directions
c. degrees
d. temperatures

2. A of 32º F is the same as 0º C.

a. comma
b. direction
c. thermometer
d. temperature

3. Some show both Fahrenheit and Celsius.

a. thermometers
b. blocks
c. corners
d. exclamations

4. Today, the temperature is below 20º F. I can see on the ground.

a. glass
b. snow
c. water
d. degrees

5. People like to go to the park because they can see .

a. soldiers and barracks
b. books and libraries
c. grass and trees
d. vehicles and garages

6. A thermometer shows the temperature in .

a. miles
b. blocks
c. degrees
d. years

7. Walk for two blocks to Jones Street.

a. straight
b. some
c. curved
d. opposite

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 8. It’s very dry this summer. need water to grow.
a. Buildings
b. Dishes
c. Shoes
d. Plants

9. I want to take this road.

a. It is the shortest.
b. It’s the cheapest.
c. It doesn’t work.
d. It’s nice to sit on.

10. come to my house tomorrow night?

a. Are you going to
b. To you are going
c. Are you going
d. You to are going

11. You can walk to the post office. Walk straight ahead for 4 .
a. inches
b. blocks
c. degrees
d. freeways

12. Our plane takes off from San Antonio at 2:00 and in Chicago at 4:30.
a. follows
b. takes
c. lands
d. falls

13. I need to go to the library. Can you give me ?

a. miles
b. degrees
c. directions
d. roads

14. Take this highway for 10 miles. Get off at the to Jefferson Street.
a. block
b. park
c. mile
d. exit

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 2
EXERCISE A Listen and choose the best answer.

1. I think he is .
a. difficult
b. terrific
c. healthy
d. hungry

2. It will be .
a. beautiful
b. healthy
c. exciting
d. heavy

3. It was very .
a. interesting
b. difficult
c. boring
d. large

4. The problems were very .

a. interesting
b. exciting
c. difficult
d. terrific

5. My mother is .
a. exciting
b. healthy
c. important
d. difficult

6. The city is .
a. beautiful
b. boring
c. in the west
d. interesting

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 EXERCISE B Listen to the instructions and draw what you hear.

EXERCISE C Listen and follow directions on the map.

Then tell where you are.

Washington Ave. N
3rd Street
2nd Street
1st Street

Post
s P y BX
om
P Office sar
o en
sr
as sp
Cl Base Ops Di Rx Commissary

Eisenhower Ave.
P ACE
Learning $$ Bank
Library Swimming
Center Pool
P

Jefferson Ave.

P Dining Bookstore
Hall Barracks Barracks
QS Quick Stop

Adams Ave.

I’m at ___________________________________________________.

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 EXERCISE D Complete the dialogs with words from the gray box.

mine yours ours

his hers theirs

1. Peter: How’s your food?

Steve: Terrific! How’s ?

Peter: Mine’s okay.

2. Lt Blue: Good morning, Sir. Lt West and I sent our papers by e-mail. Did

you get them?

Maj Lee: I got yours, but I didn’t get . Please ask her to send it

again.

3. Tom: This gray house is ours. The Andersons live in that white one

on the other side of the street.

Ned: I knew this house was yours, but I thought was the

yellow one.

4. Ken: Well, Bob, here’s your car, but where’s ?

Bob: There’s yours, near the barracks.

5. Alice: Sam likes his new teacher, but Jan and I don’t like .

Steve: Oh, I thought all of you had the same teacher. Are you in

different classes?

6. James: Is John going to Dallas with us in our car?

Steve: No, he’s driving .

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 EXERCISE E Finish the sentences. Use the pattern verb + to + verb.
Number 1 is an example.

1. After lunch, I’ll begin to look for new gym clothes. .

2. Don’t forget .

3. Can you learn ?

4. I want .

5. Remember .

6. Lt Lewis likes .

7. When can we start ?

8. I’ll try .

9. The class needs .

10. I like .

EXERCISE F Read the sentences. Choose the best answer.

1. The baseball game started late. They didn’t to play before 8:30 p.m.
a. begin
b. remember
c. forget
d. rent

2. Sgt Johnson doesn’t buy a new car, but he wants to get that beautiful
red one.
a. need
b. to need
c. need to
d. to need to

3. Sam said, “Tom, I’m leaving the office now. Please don’t to turn off the
lights when you leave.”
a. try
b. forget
c. remember
d. want

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 EXERCISE G Read and select the true statement.
1. Sally drank some water.
a. She was hungry.
b. She was thirsty.
c. She was angry.
d. She was tired.

2. Greg eats an apple every day.

a. He needs a doctor.
b. He likes all fruit.
c. He buys a lot of apples.
d. He needs more money.

3. Terry lives in the barracks.

a. He bought a new house.
b. He’s in the military.
c. He eats a lot of food.
d. He has a lot of money.

4. Mary called a travel agent and made a reservation.

a. She’s going to a restaurant.
b. She can’t pay for a trip now.
c. She works for a travel agent.
d. She’s going to take a trip.

EXERCISE H Write the topic and select the main idea of the paragraph.

Capt White wanted to buy some new furniture for her house. Capt White’s
husband wanted to get new furniture, too, but they didn’t have a lot of money.
They went to the furniture store together. They saw a sofa and two tables they
liked. They talked to the clerk and asked, “Can we pay a little each month for
the furniture?” The clerk said, “Sure, no problem!” Now they have some new
furniture in their living room.
The topic is ______________________________________________________
The main idea is:
a. A furniture clerk helped Capt White and his wife.
b. The Whites decided not to get new furniture.
c. The Whites got new furniture now and will pay for it later.

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 EXERCISE I Complete the dialogs with words from the gray box.

Use each word only one time.

try want begin need

1. Mike: Do you know how to play tennis?

Ken: No, I to learn.

2. Sally: Jim, your shirt is very dirty.

Jim: I know. I to put on a clean one.

3. Alan: Don’t forget to bring your pictures to class.

John: I’ll to remember to bring them tomorrow.

4. Tom: When are you going to study for the quiz?

Jim: I’ll to study after dinner tonight.

EXERCISE J Match the two halves of the sentences.

1. These flowers a. are interesting.

2. These newspapers b. is very important.

3. John eats good food c. to stay healthy.

4. Yesterday’s movie d. are beautiful.

5. The general e. was exciting.

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 3
EXERCISE A Listen and circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 4 6. 1 2 3 4

2. 1 2 3 4 7. 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 8. 1 2 3 4

4. 1 2 3 4 9. 1 2 3 4

5. 1 2 3 4 10. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE B Solve the math problem. Write the final answer in the box.

Here are three numbers: 25, 22, and 33.

a. add the numbers b. divide the total by 4

c. add the answers in a. and b. d. divide the answer in half

The answer is

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 EXERCISE C Complete the sentences with less, least, more or most.

1. Joe likes to keep his money. He buys the expensive clothes in

the store.

2. Jan has lots of money. She buys the expensive clothes in the
store.

3. Ted likes to grow flowers. He has the beautiful flowers on the

block.

4. Tina doesn’t like to grow flowers. She has beautiful flowers

than Ted.

5. Lt Andrews asked his class, “Which do you think is exciting, a

sports car or a family car?”

6. Lt Andrews asked his class, “Which do you think is the

exciting, a sports car, a motorcycle, or a truck?”

7. I can’t do this problem. It’s difficult than any of the others.

8. This problem is easy. It’s difficult than all of the others.

9. The customer asked, “I don’t have much money. Which one of these two books is
expensive than the other?”

10. The customer asked, “I don’t have much money. Which one of these three books
is the expensive?”

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 EXERCISE D Complete the dialogs with words in the gray box.

deposit slot conversation

operator distance
factory pay phone expensive

1. Lt Ellis: I had an interesting with Maj Ray on the phone

today.
Lt Cobb: Is that right? What did you talk about?

2. Susie: When is it least to make a long distance call?

Willy: Weekdays after 10:00 p.m. and on weekends.

3. Sgt Wills: Where does your brother work?

Sgt Poe: He works in a . They make trucks there.

4. Mary: Can you help me, please? I want to make a long

call.
Ralph: Do you know the number?

Mary: No, I don’t.

Ralph: Then you’ll have to call the .

5. Maggie: Excuse me. Can you show me how to use this ?

Warren: First, listen for the dial tone. Then, the coins

in the and dial.

Maggie: Thanks for your help.

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 EXERCISE E Choose the best answer.

1. Steven wanted to make a phone call. He looked for a .

a. pay phone
b. factory
c. local call
d. person

2. Janice was in Dallas, Texas, and she needed to call her mother in Los Angeles,
California.
a. She made a local call.
b. She made a long distance call.
c. She heard the bell.
d. She’s a nice person.

3. The man put a quarter in the and dialed the number.

a. change
b. coin
c. slot
d. page

4. Do you think it will rain?

a. I don’t know. It will.
b. I don’t know. It may.
c. I don’t know. It must.
d. I don’t know. It rang.

5. Ms. Owens didn’t know the phone number. She had to ask the .
a. operator
b. pay phone
c. phone book
d. area code

6. call is the least expensive.

a. An international
b. A long distance
c. A local
d. A phone

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 7. You need for a pay phone.
a. bells
b. pages
c. coins
d. lines

8. Marvin finished his conversation and .

a. found
b. called up
c. hung up
d. rang

9. Excuse me. I need to make a call on this pay phone, but I don’t have any coins.
Do you have for this dollar?
a. change
b. phone
c. operator
d. slot

10. The sky is dark with clouds and the wind is blowing hard. I think .
a. the stars are out tonight
b. the night is very long
c. winter is the best season
d. it might rain

11. We talked for hours.

a. We had a long conversation.
b. We ate a late dinner.
c. We don’t have a phone.
d. We went dancing.

12. I can’t buy that car. It costs a lot of money. The car is .
a. cheap
b. expensive
c. busy
d. local

13. Ellen didn’t take Bert’s call because she .

a. didn’t know his number
b. needed a pay phone
c. was too busy
d. didn’t have coins

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14. My son doesn’t have much money. He has five dollars.
a. less
b. just
c. free
d. count

15. Who is that in the red sweater?

a. page
b. person
c. phone
d. public

16. With do you usually eat dinner?

a. who
b. her
c. him
d. whom

17. Richard likes all his instructors, but he likes Mr. Miller .
a. the most
b. more
c. more than
d. than

18. How much did you for your new watch?

a. make
b. may
c. pay
d. call

19. Please do the homework on 9 and 10.

a. phones
b. slots
c. coins
d. pages

20. Hello. Is Mrs. Smith there?

a. Just a minute. I’ll see.
b. This is the operator.
c. I need to make a call.
d. There’s no public phone here.

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EVALUATION EXERCISES FOR BOOK 8 LESSON 4
EXERCISE A Listen. Circle the number of syllables you hear.

1. 1 2 3 4 6. 1 2 3 4

2. 1 2 3 4 7. 1 2 3 4

3. 1 2 3 4 8. 1 2 3 4

4. 1 2 3 4 9. 1 2 3 4

5. 1 2 3 4 10. 1 2 3 4

EXERCISE B Listen. Draw the time on the face of the clock.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

EXERCISE C Write the time. Use to, till, past, or after.

1. 1:30

2. 2:45

3. 7:15

4. 4:25

5. 11:50

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EXERCISE D Select the best answer.

1. Colonel Walker isn’t here. He’ll be back in 2 hours. Can you ?

a. hold the line
b. look for him
c. wait a minute
d. call back later

2. I’ll be back at half past five.

a. 6:30
b. 4:30
c. 5:30
d. 5:15

3. I’m calling about the apartment you have for rent. How many does it
have?
a. managers
b. bedrooms
c. bells
d. residences

4. Mrs. Larson, I’ll be back after lunch. Can you take messages for me now
2 o’clock?
a. until / to
b. till / from
c. from / until
d. to / till

5. Did you hear? Jim got a new job! He’s a big Chinese restaurant in San
Francisco.
a. managing
b. renting
c. exercising in
d. sitting in

6. Bill: Hello. Is Ms. Clinton there?

Tim: I’m sorry. She’s not here now.
Bill: Will you please ?
a. hold her call
b. wait for her call
c. give her a message
d. call me later

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 7. Sam is always late for work. His work begins at eight, but he usually arrives
there at about .
a. ten minutes till eight
b. a quarter to seven
c. a quarter after eight
d. seven-thirty

8. What an interesting animal! What animal is it?

a. kind of
b. kind a
c. kinds of
d. a kind

9. Please have dinner without me. I’m going to late tonight.

a. look for
b. wait for
c. hold on
d. be back

10. Wait a minute. Don’t go. I’ll help you .

a. the day after tomorrow
b. in just a moment
c. a quarter past three
d. until evening

11. Do I have to pay a before I can rent the apartment?

a. moment
b. message
c. deposit
d. dime

12. I work five thirty every day.

a. until
b. for
c. half past
d. minutes to

13. Mr. Walker is the of this factory.

a. minute
b. manager
c. message
d. moment

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14. I like this apartment. How much is the ?
a. manager
b. garden
c. rent
d. basement

15. I’m going to be late because I can’t find my car keys.

a. I’m calling about the apartment.
b. I’m holding the newspaper.
c. I’m looking for them now.
d. I’m waiting for lunch.

16. Mike: Would you like to leave a message?

Bill: Yes. Please Mr. Brown that I called.
a. call
b. say
c. till
d. tell

17. Sue: Where are the children?

Sam: They’re playing outside in the .
a. bedroom
b. basement
c. dining room
d. garden

18. Bob: Hi. Is Kathy there?

Tina: No, she isn’t here right now. Can I ?
a. take a message
b. wait a moment
c. tell her to go
d. call back later

19. Bob: This is Lt North. I’d like to speak with Lt West.

Rick: Sir, Lt West is taking a break. I’ll go get her. Can you ?
a. call her back
b. hold the line
c. leave a message
d. look for her

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20. Major Bell called you. His number is 555-6248.
a. He wants you to wait for him.
b. He wants you to hold the line.
c. He wants you to tell him later.
d. He wants you to call him back.

21. Mike: Do you want to see a movie with us?

Larry: I can’t. I’m an important phone call.
a. waiting for
b. looking for
c. telling
d. waiting

22. Nancy: Do you hear something?

Laura: Yes, it’s the .
a. kind
b. line
c. bell
d. quarter

23. Ray: Do you have to work tonight?

Tim: I’ll stay the colonel goes home!
a. until
b. from
c. to
d. then

24. Stacy: Does this house have a family room below the first floor?
Mark: No, it doesn’t have a .
a. basement
b. dining room
c. garden
d. roof

25. Rich: Do you need any help?

Nate: Yes, I need to open the car door. Will you this box for me?
a. look
b. hold
c. open
d. close

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 EXERCISE E Read the message. Then write sentences with tell.

Number 1 is an example.

A MESSAGE FOR YOU

 1. Tell Scott (that) Debbie called him

on November 4 at 2:15 p.m.

Date: November 4
Time: 2:15 p.m. 2.
For: Scott
From: Debbie
Phone: 410-332-9121 3.

X Called
4.
Called you back
Will call again
X Please call 5.

Message: I have a ticket on

Flight 1030. I’ll arrive at 9:00, 6.
November 16. Rent a car for me.

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