This　paper　describes　shaking　table　tests　of　three　eight-story　building　models:　all　are　masonry　structures　in　the　upper　stories,　with　or　without　frame-shear　walls　of　one-or　two-stories　at　the　bottom.　The　test　results　of　damage　characteristics　and　seismic　responses　are　provided　and　compared.　Then,　nonlinear　response　analyses　are　conducted　to　examine　the　reliability　of　the　dynamic　analysis.　Finally,　many　nonlinear　response　analyses　are　performed　and　it　is　concluded　that　for　relatively　hard　sites　under　a　certain　lateral　stiffness　ratio　(i.e.,　the　ratio　of　the　stiffness　of　the　lowest　upper　masonry　story　to　that　of　the　frame-shear　wall　story),　the　masonry　structure　with　one-story　frame-shear　wall　at　the　bottom　performs　better　than　a　structure　built　entirely　of　masonry,　and　a　masonry　structure　with　frame-shear　wall　of　two　stories　performs　better　than　with　one-story　frame-shear　wall.　In　relatively　soft　soil　conditions,　all　three　structures　have　similar　performane.　In　addition,　some　suggestions　that　could　be　helpful　for　design　of　masonry　structures　with　ground　story　of　frame-shear　wall　structure　in　seismic　intensity　region　VII,　such　as　the　appropriate　lateral　stiffness　ratio,　shear　force　increase　factor　of　the　frame-shear　wall　story,　and　permissible　maximum　height　of　the　building,　are　proposed.