TEST 30

TEST 30

I- Phonetics (p)

a) Choose the word that has the bold part pronounced differently (p)
1- A-bargain B-fragile C-general D-luggage
2- A-station B-kation C-nation D-notion
3- A-horrible B-botany C-bother D-component
4- A-bank B-safe C-value D-cash
5- A-invitation B-sight C-sign D-island

b) Choose the word that has different stress pattern (p)
1- A-terrific B-Pacific C-Arabic D-mechanic
2- A-significant B-convenient C-fashionable D-traditional
3- A-validity B-tremendous C-flexible D-commercial
4- A-transmission B-curator C-equity D-especial

II- Choose the best answers (p)

1- The new scretary in the sales department is a fast typist but her letters are full of spelling _________
A-faults B-mistakes C-errors D-tricks
2- She is a kind of woman who does not care much of work but generally ________ only with colleagues for meals, movies or late nights at a club
A-discusses B-supposes C-attention D-socializes
3- Let me read it for you, _________?
A-will I B-won’t I C-will you D-won’t you
4- Malaria is a disease _________ by anopheles
A-transmit B-transmitting C-is transmitted D-transmitted
5- ________ has she behaved like that before
A-never B-only by C-when D-for

III- Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given (p)

If you use much electricity, your bill will be high
The _____________________________________________________________
He appears to have been waiting for a long time
It _______________________________________________________________
He owed his success to his father
It was ___________________________________________________________
He tried hard so that he would win the first prize
With ____________________________________________________________
I should imagine that there are about 70 students
At a glance, ______________________________________________________
Mr. Nam drives more carelessly than Mr. Ba
Mr. Nam is _______________________________________________________
Their wedding was held in a very lovely church
The church _______________________________________________________
Viet Nam is in the South East Asia. It exports rice
Viet Nam ________________________________________________________
Traveling in a spaceship sounds interesting to me
I wish ___________________________________________________________
The earthquake made them rebuild many houses
Many houses _________________________________________ the earthquake

IV- Read the passage then answer the questions (p)

Last summer, Peter and his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm on which Peter’s uncle, Tom worked
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Uncle Tom and some workers met them at the bus stop and took them to their farm. On the way, Uncle Tom showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, plowing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time
In the afternoon, they went to the cattle farm. Horses, sheep, and cows were raised here, and cows were milked once a day. Uncle Tom also spoke about different things and about life in town and in the country. After having some tea and cakes they said goodbye and went home
1- How did Peter and his classmates go to Uncle Tom’s farm?
___________________________________________________________________________
2- What can a tractor do?
___________________________________________________________________________
3- What is the biggest machine in the yard called?
___________________________________________________________________________
4- What is typical of that machine?
___________________________________________________________________________
5- Which kinds of cattle are raised there?
___________________________________________________________________________

V- Give the correct form of the words in brackets (p)

The cost of the (carry) ________________ must be paid by the buyer
(Tour) _______________ is an important source of income for this beautiful city
The explosion made a heavy (destroy) ___________________ to the village
The day was so cold that we stayed (door) ____________________
They are lucky to be (live) ___________________ after the accident
We can only use (atom) ___________________ energy for peaceful purposes

VI- Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) of the best word to use in each blank (p)

There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy resources, particularly about those involving fossil ___ (1) ___. In less than a hundred years we shall probably ___ (2) ___ all the present ___ (3) ___ of oil and gas. The world’s coal ___ (4) ___ should last longer but, once