TESR 9

TEST 1
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others :
A. reduce B. deforest C. receive D. separate
plastic B. provide C. picnic D. similar
3. A. environment B. bike C. pesticide D. provide
4. A. bill B. bulb C. plumber D. label
II. Choose the correct words or phrases in brackets to complete the sentences :
1. Which word has its underlined sound different from the rest? A. plumber B. tumble C. number D. cabbage
2. Which word has the main stress not the same as the others? A. treasure B. junkyard C. litter D. persuade
3. These vegetables are poisonous; they are _________
A. eatable B. edible C. inedible D. eaten
4. Lighting _________ for 30 percent of our electricity bill.
A. accounts B. makes C. puts D. does
5. Buy this kind of energy _________ bulb and you won`t spend as much money on electricity.
A. using B. saving C. producing D. consuming
6. _________ the pollution in that river is awfully bad, the water is not fit to drink.
A. Because of B. Since C. When D. Although
7. Don`t forget to turn _________ the lights when you leave the classroom.
A. on B. out C. off D. up
8. I`m trying to cut down _________ the amount of driving I do to save energy.
A. off B. to C. out of D. on
9. Children seem to learn more interesting things compared ________ when we were at school.
A. for B. up C. in D. with
10. _________ throw trash onto the water? - I think trash can pollute the water. A. Why don’t B. How about C. Why not D. How can we
11. Plastic bags are very hard to ……………, they will cause pollution.
A. to appear B. to disappear C. to dissolve D. to go away.
12. Every day trash is collected and taken to the …………….
A. yard B. ground C. garbage dump D. trash place
13.She speaks English very ………..You would think that it was her native language.
A. well B. good C. nice D. bad
14. If you ………….the meaning of a word, you may use a dictionary.
A. know B. don’t know C. knew D. didn’t know
15. ………….the water was very dirty, we decided not to go swimming.
A. So B. But C. And D. Because
16. I suggest …………….sheets with single printed page for drafting.
A. keep B. to keep C. keeping D. kept.
17.Lan studies every subject very hard. ……………., she won her school’s best student prize this year.
A. so B. but C. However D. Therefore
18. I’ve ………….my glasses everywhere but I can’t find them anywhere.
A. looked at B. looked after C, looked for D. looked into
19. A ………….faucet can waste a lot of water a month.
A. running B. dripping C. cutting D. dropping
20. Energy – saving bulbs should be used to ……….electricity.
A. buy B. waste C. save D. spend
III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets :
1. If the weather is fine, we (have)…………………………….. a party outside.
2. What will happen if the pollution (continue)……………………………?
3. I suggest (organize)……………….…………..a show to raise money.
4. Energy-saving bulbs should (use)……………………….....to save electricity.
5. A (drip)………………………….faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month. IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same :