I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
| 1. A. official | B. delicious | C. ocean | D. concern |
| 2. A. dangers | B. products | C. reserves | D. mountains |
II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
| 3. A. kingdom | B. flower | C. design | D. after |
| 4. A. arrangement | B. document | C. technical | D. architect |
III. Choose the word / phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.
5. Leave the keys out _______________ I remember to take them with me.
| A. so that | B. because | C. therefore | D. due to |
6. _______________ is chemical used for killing insects.
| A. Pollution | B. Dynamite | C. Pesticide | D. Deforestation |
7. Because plastic bags are very hard to _______________. They will cause pollution.
| A. dissolve | B. wrap | C. tear | D. collect |
8. I think we should _______________ lazy students from throwing trash.
| A. prevent | B. reduce | C. persuade | D. save |
9. You have to leave home early _______________ you’ll be late for work.
| A. that | B. so that | C. although | D. or else |
10. The last tsunami caused a lot of _______________ to the countries along the Pacific coast.
| A. eruption | B. disasters | C. destruction | D. damage |
11. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
| A. fell in | B. broke into | C. pulled down | D. put away |
12. The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands _______________.
| A. homely | B. homeland | C. homeless | D. homesick |
13. “Would you like to go on a trip to Sa Pa with me?” – “______________. I am working on my coming exam.”
| A. Sorry, I can’t | B. Sorry, thanks | C. Sorry, OK | D. Yes, please |
14. Workers like wearing jeans because they don’t _______________ easily.
| A. make off | B. wear off | C. wear out | D. make out. |
IV. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following picture or sign.
| 15. When we can see this sign, it means ____________________. | |
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A. You should not make this place tidy.
B. Putting unused things into the garbage dump is necessary. C. You shouldn’t throw your garbage here. D. Recycling is very important to protect the environment. |
| 16. On the way, you can see this sign and it warns that ____________________. | |
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A. We mustn’t ride our motorbikes here.
B. Motor bikes aren’t prohibited here. C. We can’t park here. D. No parking here. |
V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Earthquakes can be caused by volcanoes in certain cases. Nuclear explosions under the ground can create waves (17)__________ are very similar to natural seismic waves. The seismic energy (18)__________ in an atomic bomb is one hundred-thousandth that of the largest earthquake.
Earthquakes (19)__________ in all parts of the world. (20)__________ activity occurs along certain belts. 80% of all seismic energy is generated (21)__________ a belt that is found at the border of the Pacific Ocean. A great deal of volcanoes is also found there, and volcanoes (22)__________ many earthquakes. Japan, the Philippine Islands, New Guinea, and New Zealand are all parts of the Pacific belt.
| 17. A. who | B. that | C. whom | D. whose |
| 18. A. create | B. to create | C. creating | D. created |
| 19. A. take place | B. take in | C. take over | D. take off |
| 20. A. frequency | B. frequencies | C. frequent | D. frequently |
| 21. A. for | B. in | C. from | D. with |
| 22. A. set off | B. set on | C. set in | D. set up |
VI. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False.
We can develop alternative sources of energy, and unless we try we’ll never succeed. Instead of burning fossil fuels we should be concentrating on more economic uses of electricity, because electricity can be produced from any sources of energy.
If we didn’t waste so much energy, our resources would last longer. We can save more energy by conservation than we can produce for the same money. Unless we do research on solar energy, wind power, tidal power, hydroelectric plants… our fossil fuels will run out and we’ll all freeze or starve to death.
Many countries are spending much more time and money on research because the energy from the sun, the waves, and the winds last forever. We really won’t survive unless we start working on cleaner and safer sources of energy.
23. However we try, we’ll never succeed in developing alternative sources of energy.
| A. True | B. False |
24. Electricity can be produced only from burning fossil fuels.
| A. True | B. False |
25. We’ll all freeze or starve to death if we don’t try to develop alternative sources of energy.
| A. True | B. False |
26. The energy from the sun, the waves, and the winds last forever.
| A. True | B. False |
Read the passage again and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
27. What can electricity be produced from?
| A. Alternative sources of energy |
| B. Burning fossil fuel |
| C. Any sources of energy |
| D. Renewable energy |
28. What will happen if we do not try to develop alternative sources of energy?
| A. We will never be successful people. |
| B. We will all freeze or starve to death. |
| C. Our resources would last longer. |
| D. We can save money. |
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
| 29. Energy-saving bulbs help ______________ save money. (consume) |
| 30. There are a lot of technological ______________ designed to save energy. (innovate) |
| 31. He is one of the most enthusiastic ______________ here. (conserve) |
| 32. It is ______________ that he failed the final exam again. (disappoint) |
| 33. Without your ______________, he would never have been able to do it. (courage) |
| 34. Although some societies are ______________ undeveloped, their luggage’s are very complex. (technology) |
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
| 35. littering / If / will become / go on / we / seriously / the environment / polluted.
→ If ____________________________ |
| 36. We / using / solar energy / can / natural resources / by / save.
→ We ____________________________ |
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
| 37. Why don’t we join them on the trip to the mountain?
→ I suggest ____________________________ |
| 38. She started working as a secretary five years ago.
→ She has ____________________________ |
| 39. She buys new clothes, so she has no money.
→ If she ____________________________ |
| 40. It is not necessary for you to finish the test by Saturday.
→ You don’t ____________________________ |
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