ÔN THI 13

PRACTICE TEST 13
I- Make the correct choice :
Burning garbage will give off ____ odour.
a. unpleasant b. invaluable c. unimportant d. unnecessary
Oxygen is an ____ gas.
a. tasty b. odourless c. salty d. sweet
Garbage ____ causes pollution.
a. proposal b. emission c. removal d. disposal
The provision of food for hungry people is very important.
a. protection b. prevention c. supply d. cutting
He lost the game because of his ____.
a. care b. carelessness c. carefulness d. careless
A ____ is any substance that helps enrich the soil.
a. fertilizer b. garbage c. waste d. swamp
7. Our school library is open ____ all students.
a.with b.of c.for d.to
8.Is he serious ____ learning to be a pilot?
a.about b.at c.with d.for
9.Don’t give up. Be confident ____ your ability.
a.off b.as c.with d.of
10.The house was crowded ____ students.
a.over b.with c.of d.for
11.They were safe ____ attack.
a.for b.from c.against d.at
12. She is accustomed ____ rising early.
a.with b.to c.at d.about
13. I can carry only two of these four boxes. Please carry _____.
a. another b. the other c. the others d. others
14. You ought to do some work ____ sitting there reading the paper.
a. in spite of b. instead of c. in view of d. irrespective of
Pollution spoils our environment (15) _____ many ways. The air we breathe, for instance, is constantly (16) _____ by smoke and by chemicals such as carbon monoxide in the exhaut fumes of cars and other kinds of motor vehicles.
For wildlife, however, there (17) _____ even greater dangers in the pollution of water of rivers or seas. A good illustration of this is oil released from the tankers (18) _____ sea. It kills all kinds of sea animals, including birds (19) _____ feathers become covered with oil so they cannot fly, as well as fish and other forms of marine life. Other causes of water (20) ____ include power stations, (21) _____ release warm water into rivers. This kills the fish and plants which live there. These are only (22) _____ examples, there are many more.
15. a. by b. on c. with d. in
16. a. polluted b. dirty c. purified d. cleaned
17. a. is b. are c. come d. become
18. a. at b. in c. on d. by
19. a. that b. which c. whose d. who
20. a. pollution b. purity c. shortage d. project
21. a. they b.that c.which d.where
22. a. litlle b.a few c.a little d.few
II. Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
1.He was not allowed to come into because he was late.
A B C D
2 I chose Mike for the job because of you recommended him.
A B C D
3. Our train was late because the thick fog.
A B C D
4. Because of his deeply love for her, he can’t live without her.
A B C D
5. Everyone loves her because she behaves good.
A B C D
6. I wish he is here now.
A B C D
III- Read the following passage and decide whether the sentence
One of the most serious problems threatening human life is the dirtying and poisoning of air and water. It is the pollution of our environment.
Air pollution occurs when wastes are poured into the atmosphere and the air becomes contaminated and unpleasant to breathe. We depend for life on the air we breathe. As the air becomes more and more polluted, hazards to health increase. Today we have industrial air pollutants from factories and mills and engine-exhaust fumes. That’s why some large cities have to ban cars from the city centre to wipe out smoke and limit the emission of poisonous gases and dangerous chemicals from industrial smoke stacks in order to clean the air in our living environment as much as possible.
1. One of the following is a serious problem threatening human life except_____.
a. dirty air b. the poisoning of water
b