Test 6
I- Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
1- a. referee b. see c. goalkeeper d. cheer
2- a. garbage b. mass c. trash d. flat
3- a. popular b. population c. forest d. melody
4- a. seat b. seaside c. search d. seaport
5- a. random b. machine c. ramo d. rap
6- a. environment b. website c. widely d. live
7- a. dump b. thumb c. bulb d. full
8- a. mass b. trash c. car d. hat
9- a. prevent b. press c. prepare d. prescript
10- a. polar b. pollute c. polite d. political
II- Pick out the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others :
1- A. cover B. reduce C. prevent D. pollute
2- A. minimize B. pesticide C. dynamite D. pollution
3- A. disappointed B. environment C. unpolluted D. regulation
4- A. provide B. persuade C. sewage D. recycle
5- A. garbage B. reason C. receive D. publish
III- Pick out the word that is of different topic from the others :
1- A. last B. first C. second D. folk
2- A. bird B. birth C. chicken D. cow
3- A. recycle B.fence C. reuse D. produce
4- A. fly B. sewage C. garbage D. waste
5- A. rock B. sand C. row D. stone
IV- Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1- Despite the light rain, the baseball game was not ............................................................ (cancel)
2- Lan and Hung are still planning to get married despite their ...................................... (disagree)
3- In spite of their quarrel, they are very ............................................. friends. (well)
4- “Time” is ...................................................... from “Newsweek” in several ways. (differ)
5- We must learn about keeping the environment ............................................................... (pollute)
6- We’ll live a happier and ..................................... life if we keep our environment clean. (health)
7- Environmental ....................................................... is everybody’s responsibility. (protect)
8- Don’t pump .................................................. into seas and rivers or it will pollute them. (sew)
9- Use public transport or we won’t .......................................................... pollution. (minimum)
10- What is responsible for the ............................................... problems in your city ? (environment)
V- Complete these sentences, using IF with the suggesred words in the parentheses :
1- I’ll have enough money for the tickets ..........................................................................................(pay)
2- I’ll stay for another six months ........................................................................................ (work permit)
3- I’ll go to the university next October .......................................................................................... (pass)
4- I’ll marry him ............................................................................................................ (parents / accept)
5- The forest will be recovered ........................................................................................... (plant / trees)
6- Our environment will not be polluted .......................................... (obey / environment protection law)
7- The earth will be better ........................................................................................................... (protect)
8- We’ll be in time ............................................................................................................................ (lift)
9- I’ll stay a fortnight ............................................................................................................ (cheap room)
10- He will get many more good marks ................................................................................... (study hard)
VI- Find out and correct the mistakes :
1- We are going to the concert, and so do they. ...................................................
2- He likes to travel, and so is she. ...................................................
3- I will call you when I will return from my country. ...................................................
4- Hang borrowed the money so she could finish her education. ...................................................
5- I didn’t understood what did he say. ...................................................
6- Do you know how much do they cost ? ...................................................
7- Could you please tell me where is the post office ? ...................................................
8- There is not reason to worry. ...................................................
9- Bill told me that he has none friends ...................................................
10- One of my friends are in the stadium. ...................................................
VII- Fill in the blank space with BECAUSE, BECAUSE OF, SINCE or AS :
1- She didn’t buy it ...................................................................................................................... the price.
2- The quality of ground water has been degraded in some place ............................ its over exploitation.
3- He is tired .......................................................................................................... he has drunk too much.
4- They decided to stay at home ............................................................................... the weather was bad.
5- I have played football .................................................................................................................... 1980.
6- It was difficult to see the road clearly ............................................................................. it was raining.
7- This coat is .......................................................................................................... expensive as that one.
8- He left home two weeks ago and we haven’t heard from him ...............................................................
9- Much ............................................................................................... I like you, I couldn’t live with you.
10- ......................................................................................................... you weren’t there I left a message.
VIII- Choose the best option in brackets to complete each of the following sentences :
1- We are all ....................................................... destroying the environment around us. (slow / slowly)
2- Wild plants and animals on the earth are ............................................. disappearing. (quick / quickly)
3- Farm workers have to work very .................................................... during the harvest. (hard / hardly)
4- Please don’t go too ...................................................................... the edge of the cliff. (near / nearly)
5- Mr.Black sounded really ........................... this morning. He had his car stolen. (unhappy / unhappily)
6- Frogs are found .......................................................... rare in this area. (comparative / comparatively)
7- The lakes in our town are polluted ............................................................................... . (bad / badly)
8- My uncle’s old car was ................... but his new one is very ................... (slow / slowly – fast / fastly)
9- What is for dinner ? It smells very ................................................................ . (delicious / deliciously)
10- Bob is sometimes a .................................. driver. I think he drives .................................. when he’s in
a hurry. (dangerous / dangerously)
IX- Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets :
1- If the weather is good next weekend, we (go) ......................................................... away somewhere.
2- Come on ! If we (hurry) ............................... , we (catch) ........................................................ the bus.
3- If there (be) .............................. too much litter on the streets, the environment will become polluted.
4- There (be) .............................................. big floods every year if the cutting down of trees continues.
5- If the sea level (rise) ................................................., there will be floods in many parts of the world.
6- They will be late for their meeting if they (not leave) .................................................................. now.
7- If you aren’t careful, you (drop) ........................................................................................... the plates.
8- If anyone (phone) ............................................................................................... me, tell them I’m out.
9- If he (not use) ............................................... much pesticide on vegetables, they will become edible.
10- If crops (not spray) ........................................ with pesticide, they will be destroyed by insects in soil.
X- Combine each pair of the sentences by using BECAUSE :
1- The weather was lovely, so we spent the whole day in the garden.
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2- My homework is long and difficult. I can’t finish it on time.
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3- He left school because of his hard life.
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4- She can’t work hard because of her age.
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5- I can’t buy this bike because of not having enough money.
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XI- Make a cross on the correct answer A, B, C, or D in the following sentences :
1- Air _______________ is often seen as a major environmental result of modern living.
A. pollution B. smoke C. fume D. sewage
2- These vegetables are poisonous; they are _____________________ .
A. eatable B. adible C. inedible D. eaten
3- ________________ are used to kill insects and weeds so as to help crops grow better.
A. Pesticides B. Dynamite C. Treasures D. Creatures
4- We can protect our environment save a lot of money by buying ___________________ products.
A. used B. recycled C. waste D. recycling
5- If we plant more trees along the streets, we ___________ the amount of pollution in the atmosphere.
A. reduce B. reduced C. will reduce D. would reduce
6- The baby laughed ____________________ when her mother told her a funny story,
A. happy B. happiness C. unhappy D. happily
7- Tuan spoke English ____________________, but he didn’t win first prize in the competition,
A. unwell B. good C. well D. bad
8- I failed my exam. I worked really hard for it. I’m so _________________________ .
A. disappointment B. disappoint C. disappointed D. disappointing
9- ___________________ the pollution in that river is awfully bad, the water is not fit to drink.
A. Because of B. Since C. When D. Although
10- We _________________ up our neighborhood when that conservationist arrived.
A. cleaned B. cleaning C. are cleaning D. were cleaning
11- While Hoa was picking up the broken plates, she ____________________ her finger.
A. cut B. was cut C. was cutting D. is cutting
12- I fell and hurt myself ___________________ I was playing tennis.
A. while B. during C. if D. because
13- Keep ______________ your mother for a valuable gold ring until she says yes.
A. asking B. to ask C. and ask D. ask
14- We are really looking forward _________________ you again.
A. to see B. seeing C. to seeing D. for seeing
15- This man __________________ 50,000 VND yesterday for cutting down the trees in the forest.
A. was fine B. has been fined C. fined D. was fined
XII- Complete the following sentences with the suggested words :
A/ Dear Mr. Smith,
1- I write / complain / dirt / smoke / come / your factory chimneys.
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2- Two days ago / I decide / do / my washing.
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3- I wash / sheeps / put / out / dry / it / be / nice sunny day / there / be / breeze.
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4- When I take washing in / I be / horrifted / discover / it / cover / dirty marks.
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5- I / assume / breeze / I mention / carry / dirty / chimneys.
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6- This be / not only / because / sheets / but because / we / two small children / who be make / breathe /
same air.
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7- Until this incident / I think / chimneys / be safe / clean.
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8- I already / write / local Member of Parliament / this matter.
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9- Furthermore / I must warn you / I write / local newspaper / tomorrow.
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10- I / look forward / receive / reply.
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Your sincerely,
Mrs. Jennifer Hunter