TEST 3

E8-(U9-11) Test 3
I. Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 points)
1. A. bandage B. damage C. teenager D. message
2. A. first B. victim C. facility D. notice
3. A. conscious B. shock C. promise D. hold
4. A. about B. drought C. wound D. house
5. A. pressure B. address C. dressing D. possible
6. A. teammate B. spread C. weather D. pleasure
7. A. separate B. pomegranate C. royal D. itinerary
8. A. ticket B. exciting C. crystal D. century
9. A. finished B. guessed C. compiled D. fetched
10. A. heritage B. prize C. liberty D. include
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. (2 points)
1. They moved to the city _____ well-paying jobs.
A. in order to get B. for getting C. in order not to get D. so that getting
2. ____ is a type of bed used for carrying the sick or injured people.
A. Stretcher B. Ambulance C. Bandage D. Crutch
3. I think I ____ home across the park.
A. walk B. will walk C. am walking D. walking
4. She _____ tight to the handrail.
A. held B. caught C. kept D. touched
5. I forgot to thank them _____ helping me.
A. about B. for C. of D. on
6. She covered her knees ______ a blanket.
A. in B. under C. with D. of
7. The farmers look for other work _____ get more money for their family.
A. so as to B. in order that C. so as not to D. so that
8. She was _____ for days after the accident.
A. conscious B. unconscious C. consciously D. unconsciously
9. Scale is an instrument for showing _____ people or things are.
A. how heavy B. how tall C. how old D. how high
10. I tried to cheer him_____, but he just kept staring out the window.
A. on B. up C. off D. out
III. Read the text and choose the best answer. (1.5 points)
Accidents in the home
   Many thousands of children have accidents in their homes. As a result some children died.
   The most common accidents are with fire and hot water. Small children often touch pots of boiling water on the stove. The pots fall over and the hot water falls on the children and burns them. Some children like to play with fire. They enjoy striking matches or throwing things on a fire to make it burn brightly. If a fire gets too big, it gets out of control. Then the house catches fire. It is very dangerous to play with matches. When a child strikes a match, the flame soon burns near his fingers. Then he drops the match on the floor. Many houses catches fire in this way.
   Some kinds of clothing burn very easily. Many children have been badly burned because they have stood near a fire and their clothing has suddenly caught fire.
   Although fire and hot water cause most accidents in their home, many children cut themselves with knives. Others get an electric shock.
   Some children are made very ill from taking their parents’ medicine. Many small children have to go to hospital every year because they thought a box of medicine was a box of sweets. There is only one good way to see to it that accidents do not happen in the home. Do not touch anything that is dangerous.
1. What causes most accidents?
A. Fire and matches B. Fire and hot water
C. Pots of boiling water and fat D. Big fires which get out of control
2. What do some children like doing?
A. Touching pots of boiling water B. Cooking on stoves
C.