MID-SECOND TERM EXAM 9_04

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
A. need B. meet C. it D. meat
A. after B. late C. half D. hard
A. look B. but C. love D. cut
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. public B. occasion C. player D. problem
A. effect B. beauty C. listen D. brother
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Dioxins are dangerous chemicals ____________ they can cause cancer and birth defects.
A. but B. then C. because D. and
He was absent from class yesterday, _______ he had to asked his friend what they learned.
A. therefore B. but C. since D. however
Hanh can’t go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to _________ her baby.
A. look out B. look up C. look for D. look after
You should have a ________ check your car regularly.
A. driver B. mechanic C. worker D. designer
Her father ____________ smoking years ago.
A. gave up B. gave off C. gave away D. gave out
The room is so dark. Please ____________ the light.
A. turn off B. turn on C. turn over D. turn into
In order to __________ with his studies, he worked through the summer.
A. take on B. catch on C. catch up D. take up
He lighted the candle ____________ he might read the note.
A. so that B. as long as C. because D. and
It is suggested that John ____________ harder.
A. work B. to work C. will work D. works
We can reduce gas by ____________ by bike or public trasport.
A. travel B. to travel C. traveling D. traveled
Do you like going out __________ staying in when you are free?
A. but B. or C. because D. and
We can save natural resources by using ____________ energy.
A. sun B. solar C. moon D. lunar
In order to save money, we should use public transport __________ motorbikes.
A. instead of B. except C. besides D. along with
Our parents are very __________ that we are working harder.
A. please B. pleased C. pleasant D. pleasure
__________ the old man has never traveled by plane before, he is not nervous or afraid.
A. Thus B. Therefore C. Although D. Because
The wind last night was so strong that it blew the roof of the house __________.
A. apart B. about C. down D. off
We went to TSN airport to _________ off a friend leaving for Paris.
A. see B. tell C. say D. join
Energy-saving bulbs should ________ to save electricity.
A. use B. be use C. be used D. used
If you want to save money, you should ________ the amount of water your family uses.
A. increase B. reduce C. adapt D. repair
The holiday was short; ____________ we enjoyed it very much.
A. so B. because C. however D. moreover
Find the wrong underlined part (A, B, C or D) in the following sentences.
Minh seldom pays his bills on time , his brother does, too.
A B C D
Lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electric bill.
A B C D
How about making posters on energy saving and hang them around our school?
A B C D
I thinkwe should not check the pipes in her house to find the cracks.
A B C D
The solar energy that gets to the Earth provide enough power for the world’s population.
A B C D
Choose the best option to fill in each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage.
There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil (31)______. In less than a hundred years we will probably end all the present (32)______of oil and gas. The world’s coal, mines should last longer but, once used, these cannot be (33)______. It is important, therefore, that we