English 8 - Revision for Placement Test

Do you mind __________ ? I’m feeling pretty tired.

• driving

• drives

• drove

• driven

I’m trying _________ Chinese though it’s very difficult.

• learn

• to learn

• learning

• learnt

Do you mind __________ ? I’m feeling pretty tired.

• driving

• drives

• drove

• driven

A new beautiful building ___________ in our town next year.

• will build

• will built

• will be building

• will be built

_____________ his poverty, he still wants to help homeless people.

• Although

• Despite

• Nevertheless

• In spite

Many Internet addicts are teenagers who are hooked _______ computer games.

• to

• off

• on

• about

Teenagers often prefer travelling with their friends _______ travelling with their parents.

• from

• than

• to

• as

How much time do you spend _______ leisure activities?

• on

• in

• for

• with

Your child needs _______ some weight. Tell him _______ less junk food and more exercise

• a. to lose - eat

• b. to lose - to eat

• c. losing - to eat

• d. losing - eat

Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.

The Internet is very ______________, it takes up a lot of our time. (addict)