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TEST 1
I. Pick out the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. a. door b. floor c. cool d. chore
2. a. decide b. mile c. kind d. sitting
3. a. mystery b. sky c. type d. apply
4. a. climb b. bound c. abroad d. blind
5. a. pools b. trucks c. umbrellas d. workers
II. Choose the correct words or phrases
6. By the end of next month, we _______ our English course.
a. have completed b. will be completed
c. will have completed d. completed
7. If you had worked harder, you _______.
a. will not be sacked b. are not sacked
c. will not have been sacked d. would not have been sacked
8. It was _______ we could not go out.
a. such cold that b. so cold that c. very so cold d. too cold that
9. Nobody can prevent us from _______ good things.
a. do b. doing c. did d. done
10. Mr. Pike _______ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year.
a. is teaching b. was teaching c. has been teaching d. had been teaching
11. You should be responsible _______ what you have done.
a. of b. for c. with d. on
12. No longer _______ clean the floor. I have just bought a vacuum cleaner.
a. do I have to b. I do have to c. I have to d. have I to do
13. People do exercise _______.
a. keeping fit b. making fit c. to keep fit d. to make them fix
14. I never forget _______ I went to school.
a. the time first which b. what the first time c. that the time d. the first time when
15. Mary enjoys _______ crossword puzzles when she has free time.
a. making b. doing c. taking d. getting
III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the brackets
16. If you want to get _______ in life, you should work harder. (achieve)
17. The roads in our town are being _______. (wide)
18. Thank you for your clear _______. I can understand the lesson thoroughly. (explain)
19. The boring film made Tom fall _______. (sleep)
20. _______ the boy got lost on the way home. (Luck)
21. The _______ of the traffic prevented him from sleeping last night. (noisy)
22, The _______ of nature is at risk. (beautify)
23. Both the US and Russia continue their _______ of the moon. (explore)
24. Vietnam is an _______ country. (agriculture)
25. _______ is one of the biggest businesses in the world. (Advertise)
IV. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word
The search (26) _______ alternative sources of energy has led in various directions. Many communi- ties are burning garbage (27) _______other biological waste products to produce electricity. Converting waste products to gases or oil (28) _______ also an efficient way to dispose of waste.
Experimental work is being done to derive synthetic fuels (29) _______ coal, oil, shale and coal tars. However that process (30) _______ proved to be expensive. Other experiments that are underway to harness power with giant windmills are also (31) _______ tested.
Some experts expect utility companies to receive hydroelectric power (32) _______ from streams and rivers. Fifty years (33) _______ hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another potential sources of energy. Scientists are studying ways to convert the energy of ocean currents, tides and waves (34) _______ electricity. Experiments are also underway to make use (35) _______ temperature differences in ocean water to produce energy.
V. Read the passage carefully and then choose the correct answers.
Nowadays many products are nearly identical to one another in quality and price. If products are almost the same, what makes consumers buy one brand instead of another? Although we may not like to admit it, commercials on television and advertisements in newspapers and manaziges probably influence us much more than we think they do.
Advertising informs consumers about new products availalble on the market. It gives us information about everything. However; there is one problem with this. The "information" is actually very often misinformation. It tells us the products benefits but hide their disadvantages. Advertising not only leads us