I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. laughed | B. missed | C. wasted | D. dropped |
| 2. A. leak | B. beach | C. leaf | D. great |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D)whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. account | B. conserve | C. install | D. faucet |
| 4. A. energy | B. natural | C. appliance | D. furniture |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Don’t disturb me. I’ve got ___________ work to do.
| A. a lot | B. a great deal | C. many | D. much |
6. The children have to come back before dark, ___________?
| A. haven’t they | B. have they | C. don’t they | D. do they |
7. If the product were not safe, we ____________ it.
| A. don’t sell | B. sold | C. would not sell | D. will sell |
8. The train from Madrid arrives ___________ noon.
| A. on | B. over | C. in | D. at |
9. We avoid ____________our environment.
| A. polluted | B. polluting | C. to pollute | D. pollute |
10. I used to play____________ but I hurt my knee and had to stop.
| A. rugby | B. athletics | C. jogging | D. gymnastics |
11. If people ___________ energy, there will be no shortage of electricity.
| A. destroy | B. waste | C. use | D. save |
12. “I can’t find my wallet, Tom” – “Don’t worry. I’ll help you to __________ it”
| A. look for | B. take care of | C. put on | D. turn off |
13. “Are you doing anything on Friday?” – “__________”
| A. I agree. | B. No problem. | C. Not really. | D. Why not? |
14. The Smiths will move to Paris, but we hope to ____________ with them.
| A. keep at touch | B. keep touch | C. keep in touch | D. keep on touch |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. Look at this sign. What does it say? | |
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A. Children left unattended will be sold to the circus.
B. Do not enter. Restricted area. Authorized personnel only. C. Do not bring flammable materials. Keep fire away. D. Do not breathe under water |
| 16. Look at this sign. What does it say? | |
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A. Only use this entrance in an emergency.
B. Do not park in front of this entrance. C. Always keep this door open. D. Permission is needed to park here. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
For good or bad, computers are now part of our daily life. Experts predict that before long all schools and businesses and most rich families in rich parts of the world will (17)__________ a computer of some kind. Among the general public, computers arouse strong feelings – people either love them (18)__________ hate them. The computer lovers talk about how useful computers can be in business, in education and in the home. Apart from all the games, you can do your accounts on them, learn languages from them, write letters on them and even (19)__________ your shopping with them. Computers, they say, bring leisure, as many jobs are done by computerized robots. The haters, on the other (20)__________, argue that computers bring not leisure but (21)__________. They worry, too, that those (22)__________ spend all the time talking to computers may forget how to talk to each other. Their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over all human activities.
| 17. A. own | B. do | C. learn | D. make |
| 18. A. so | B. but | C. and | D. or |
| 19. A. do | B. make | C. have | D. surf |
| 20. A. hand | B. way | C. side | D. word |
| 21. A. unemployed | B. employment | C. unemployment | D. employ |
| 22. A. that | B. whose | C. who | D. whom |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False
The Problem of Garbage
Every one of us produces garbage of one kind or another. Some of the garbage is thrown into the sea. Some is burnt or buried under the ground. Every year we need to find about 800,000 cubic meters of empty land just to bury the garbage. This is the same as filling one football stadium with garbage up to 20 meters high!
This garbage damages the environment. Although a lot of garbage is buried in the ground, some of it gets blown about in the wind. Also, when garbage is burnt, poisonous gases are given off into the air. The garbage thrown into the sea will pollute the water.
What can we do about these problems? Well, one very easy answer is to produce less garbage. We can recycle things made from glass and paper as well as tin cans. People can refuse to take the plastic bags from the shops and supermarkets by bringing with them their own bags or baskets when they go shopping.
The government should tell people about the dangers of the pollution caused by garbage. Education is perhaps the most important factor for keeping our environment healthy for the future.
23. Poisonous gases are given off when we burn rubbish.
| A. True | B. False |
24. We should use plastic bags whenever doing the shopping in supermarkets.
| A. True | B. False |
25. Educate people is probably the most important way to protect the environment.
| A. True | B. False |
26. The government is responsible in telling people about the threat of pollution caused by garbage.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
27. Which of these don’t we usually do with our garbage?
| A. Bury it in football stadium. | B. Throw it into the sea. |
| C. Burn it. | D. Bury it in the ground. |
28. Which of these can’t be recycled?
| A. Glass | B. Paper | C. Tin cans | D. Poisonous gases |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. My friend was very ________________ when he got the job. (surprise) |
| 30. It is still a bit ________________ to use the Internet in everyday life. (cost) |
| 31. Make sure that you ________________ the electricity before you start mending this light switch. (connect) |
| 32. His health was seriously affected because he suffered from constant ________________. (sleep) |
| 33. Parks are best places for us to go ________________. (picnic) |
| 34. Some friends arrived ________________ last night, so we all went out for dinner. (expect) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. full use of / We should try / we have already had / the facilities / to make.
→ We should try _____________________________________ |
| 36. in this country / are / and smoke / The main pollutants / Sulphur dioxide. //
→ The main pollutants _____________________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it
| 37. He hasn’t been back to his hometown for over 20 years now.
→ It is _____________________________________ |
| 38. My sister regrets not buying that book.
→ My sister wishes _____________________________________ |
| 39. Having nowhere else to go, I tried to sleep in the station waiting room.
→ As _____________________________________ |
| 40. The book was interesting to most children.
→ Most children _____________________________________ |
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