Thi HK2 - 4

Choose the word that has the different stress from the rest.
A. comfortable B. postcard C. architecture D. artificial
A. uncertainty B. activity C. organize D. gigantic
A. express B. panel C. wrestling D. danger
Choose the underlined part that is pronounced differently from that of others.
A. governments B. laws C. hundreds D. fuels
A. skill B. billiards C. biking D. weightlifting
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Many kinds of rare animals are on the verge of _______________.
A. disappearance B. death C. destruction D. extinction
Yuri Gagarin was really a well-known _______________ all over the world.
A. spacecraft B. spaceman C. pilot D. flight attendant
Despite the bad weather, he _______________ get to the airport in time.
A. could not B. might C. was able to D. couldn’t
He did well in _______________ mathematics and history.
A. neither B. or C. and D. both
The people _______________ for the bus in the rain are getting wet.
A. waiting B. to wait C. who waiting D. which waited
A _______________ is a place where you can buy stamps, send letters, etc.
A. station B. post office C. bookshop D. market
A _______________ is a vehicle that travels in space.
A. satellite B. spaceman C. spacecraft D. train
The fish _______________ for dinner was really delicious.
A. we had B. that we had it C. we had it D. had
The story to _______________ I listened yesterday was interesting.
A. that B. whom C. which D. who
The ancient Egyptians built stone _______________ as places to bury their kings.
A. monuments B. graves C. tombs D. pyramids
The singer was _______________ on the piano by her sister.
A. discarded B. accompanied C. performed D. played
Peter has left these socks on the bathroom floor, _______________?
A. didn’t Peter B. hasn’t Peter C. hasn’t he D. didn’t he
My grandmother, ________ was an extraordinary woman, lived to the age of a hundred and fifteen.
A. whom B. who C. which D. that
The book is about the girl _______________ runs away from home.
A. whom B. which C. whose D. who
I hate camping because I can’t _______an umbrella tent in the wind and can’t make a fire in the rain.
A. put up B. take over C. set off D. turn round
The Asian Games _______________ every four years.
A. takes place B. takes over C. takes part in D. takes off
There are some hobbies that I ________ in for a while besides reading books and collecting stamps.
A. occupy B. indulge C. fascinate D. accomplish
Scientists should be encouraged to develop ________ for the present sources of energy.
A. gases B. alternatives C. fuels D. power
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
It was at the shop which she bought a wonderful present for him on his birthday.
A B C D
Using bicycles in big cities is good because they are not only clean and easy to park.
A B C D
This school is only for children their first language is not English.
A B C D
John was the last man reached the top of the mountain in the contest held last year.
A B C D
On 15th October in 2003, China launched its first manned spacecraft into space, wasn’t it?
A B C D
Read and fill in the blanks with the best answer.
We need energy to live and work. Our major source of (29)_____is oil. Oil is one kind of fossil fuel. The amount of fossil fuels in the world is (30)_____. Therefore, we must save it and must find new sources of energy. Geothermal (31)_____and nuclear power are alternative sources of energy. They can give us electricity. Other alternative sources are the sun, waves (32)_____water. These sources are not only unlimited and available (33)_____clean and safe for the environment. People should develop and use them more and more in the future.
A. oil B. fuel C. heat D. energy
A. renewable B. unlimited