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1. True or false:
Cacti are only found in American deserts. ( key: true)
2. True or false:
The oil in the Trans Alaskan pipeline, which stretches from the Arctic
Ocean to Alaska, freezes in winter.
( key: false: the oil is heated to at least 45 degrees Centigrade to
stop it freezing.)
3.
True or false ?
Less sugar is eaten in Europe and the USA now than 200 years ago.
( Key: false. 20 times more sugar is eaten in Europe and the USA now.
4.
Choose the correct answer:
Where was the first nuclear power station opened in 1954 ?
A, In the USA
B, In the former USSR
C, In France
( key: b )
5. True or False ?
Coca-cola is only sold in the USA and Europe.
( Key: False, there are 170 countries in the world and coca-cola is sold in
about 157 countries of them.)
6.Choose the correct answer:
Silver is the commonest precious metal. What is half the silver mined
used for?
A, filling teeth
B, Coating photographic film.
C, making coins.
( key: b )
1:All electors will receive a card containing details of the __________
station they should go to to vote.
rolling
train
noting
polling
2: When you go to vote, the clerk will give you a __________ paper to vote on.
shallot
voting
ballot
bill
3: In their __________ the political parties state what their intentions for the
parliamentary session would be if they were to win the election.
folders
manifestoes
brochures
envelopes
4: Observers ensure that voters are not being influenced by anyone and that they are
able to __________ their votes freely.
past
passed
cast
last
5: To __________ for election, a candidate must first submit a nomination paper signed
by ten electors.
stand
bid
bet
sit
6: Since he did not support any of the candidates, he decided to __________.
refrain
delay
abstain
reject
1:Students in some classrooms sit at __________like the ones in this picture.
round tables
desks
rows
chairs
2: I've written some words on the ________________.
chalk
boardblack
blackboard
writer
3: On the walls of many classrooms are ___________ .
news boards
notice boards
poster
poster places
4: Today we are ______________an exam.
standing
sitting
under
over
5: I don't want you to work alone. I want you to work in___________.
together
pairs
two
group
6: If you know the answer, __________your hand.
waving
put
put up
raising
1: How do you say the following time? 3:30
it's half past three
it's thirty past three
it's three and thirty
it's three and a half
2: How do you say the following time? 16:00
it's sixteen hours
it's four o'clock
it's sixteen
All of the above answers are correct
3: How do you say the following time? 3:45
it's three forty five
it's quarter to four
it's quarter to
All of the above answers are correct
4: How do you say the following time? 6:02
it's just beyond six
it's just gone six
it's just over six
it's just further past six
5: How do you say the following time? 2:57
it's nearly three o'clock
it's just before three o'clock
it's just coming up to three o'clock
All of the answers are correct
6: In the army, they are very exact about time - how would a soldier express the following? 16:00
Four o'clock in the afternoon
Sixteen hundred hours
Four PM
About four
1: Which verb is not a type of walking?
March
Walk
Glance
Stroll
2: Which verb does not mean sit down?