Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences.. Read the above passage again and choose the correct ans
TEST YOURSELF TEST I Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined A tight B typical C revive D describe A sand B paddy C tribal D travel A calls B groups C hobbies D organizations A sight B seat C sugar D seaside A ache B chaos C charity D archaeology II Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets Henry wants to be a great in the future (science) The technology can be used to produce educationalprogrammes (interact) Sending text messages is a form of exchanging information by text (type) They said that his product was not a new (invent) Marie Curie was famous for radium and polonium (discover) Netiquette is the set of rules of proper among people usingthe Internet (behave) One of the popular forms of today is probably videoconferences (communicate) The results of the were not very good (experimental) She recognized my voice (instant) 10 The forecast said that there is a of storm today (possible) III Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences I usually get up a.m A at B in C on D by That’s why I like coming back here holiday A by B for C in D on C next D in C under D behind C opposite D between The water the river has been polluted A under B at The sun is disappearing the mountains A between B in front My house is to the school A in front B next She became a famous actress the age of 18 A in B on C at D to People often put a pad the cup of coffee to keep clean A between B next to C under D opposite They live a small house the hill A in - on B behind - in C in - above We will stay a hotel that is the sea D on - under A at - opposite B at - in front C on - between D within - opposite 10 She bought these souvenirs a shop of the hotel A in - next to B from - in front C next to - in front of D opposite - between IV Change the following sentences into the reported speech She said, “Nam doesn’t like skateboarding.” He told me, “I can’t live without you.” “Does Jack usually wear a black jacket to school?” Mai asked me “Will you learn to drive with me?” Peter asked Mary “What are you doing this weekend?” He asked Nick My father asked me, “Why you want to be a lawyer?” “When did she go to Singapore?” Nam asked Lisa She asked her mother, “May I go out with Robert?” Mike asked me, “Were you and your friends climbing rock at p.m yesterday?” 10 Lucy’s mother said to me, “Lucy will work in a bank in Chicago next month.” V Number the sentences in order to make a complete dialogue A Of course, go ahead B Yes As I was saying, if we improve sales, we can afford to open new branches C Thanks I think we should open new branches no matter what Weshould be opening new stores whether or not our sales improve D If we continue to improve our sales in Europe, we will be able to open new branches elsewhere E (not yet a part of the conversation): I couldn't help but overhear you talking about opening new branches Do you mind if I add something? VI Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D The planets in (1) solar system can be broadly (2) into two groups: the terrestrial planets (those that are similar to Earth) and the Jovian planets (those that are similar to Jupiter) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the terrestrial (3) ; these planets exhibit similarcharacteristics (4) Earth in terms (5) size, mass,density, composition, and atmosphere; these are the planets that are closest to the Sun and are smaller rocky planets with thin atmospheres The Jovian planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - differ markedly (6) the terrestrial planets; they are (7) farther from the Sun than the terrestrial planets, and they (8) giant balls of gasesand liquids The asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter divides the (9) planets from the terrestrial planets Only Pluto, the mostrecently discovered planet, does not really fit into either (10) ofplanets A we B us C our D ours A classify B classified C classifying D to classify A balls B stars C orbits D planets A to B as C like D same A of B on C with D about A with B away C from D to A consider B considerable C considerate D considerably A is B are C was D were A Jovian B terrestrial C solar D giant 10 A style B team C group D characteristic VI Read the above passage again and choose the correct answer to complete the sentences There are groups of planets in our solarsystem A one B two C three D four C Uranus D Mercury C Saturn D Neptune The terrestrial planets are similar to A Earth B Jupiter Jupiter, are the Jovian planets A Saturn, Mars, and Neptune B Pluto, Uranus, and Neptune C Saturn, Uranus, and Venus D Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune is one of the planets closest to theSun A Pluto B Venus The Jovian planets are A giant balls of food and liquids B giant balls of gases and rocks C little balls of gases and liquids D huge balls of gases and liquids Pluto is A the first discovered planet B the earliest discovered planet C the planet that was discovered after other planets D the planet that was discovered before other planets VII Reorder the words and phrases to make complete sentences communicate / We / by / with / can / social networks / friends / asked / had / missed / He / me / if /I / flight / my / the / day / previous / scientific / new / A lot of / discoveries / are / made / these days / being / can’t / You / use / this / impure / water / in / the / it / because / is / experiment / whether / a / book / reading / She / asked /I / was / about / me / science fiction / had / signed / gave / Mr Long / said / him / that / previous / he / the / that /I / the / day papers / TEST I Find the word which has a different stress position from the others A alien B guarantee C chemical D interview A connective B society C eruption D Japanese A television B environment C economy D evacuate A company B bachelor C battery D biology A clarification B exploration C differential D radiography II Choose the correct words to complete the sentences The galaxy is the system of that includes our sun and itsplanets A lens B planets C stars D computers People might be living on Mars or in 50 years’ time A Earth B Venus C Galaxy D Solar system message is convenient because you don’t have to type text A Text B Voice C Image D thought Light bulb is one of the most important of the past hundredyears A inventions B transmissions C explorations D developments They use face recognition to people A identify B attack C make D invent We are discussing on in the solar system A sodiers B aliens C robots D planets Social is a website through which users can communicatewith each other A media B network C communication D community Many people add to their text messages to expess theirfeelings A emojis B pictures C videos D sound A is made when the caller wants to talk to many people inthe group A telepathy B holography C group call D smart phone 10 When you look at the computer screen for too long, your may get tired A face B hair C hands D eyes III Circle the correct option in brackets They are my friends, not (your / yours) She has some clothes shops This is one of (her / hers) shops This guitar is not mine It is (he / his) Is that red car (their / theirs)? (We / Ours) live in a flat near the city center Those bikes over there are (our / ours) Ammy is a classmate of (my / mine) Mr Long is a colleague of (hers / their) (You / Yours) shouldn’t make noise here 10 Mary gave (me / mine) a very beautiful scarf IV Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each following sentence It is impossible to count all the stars on the Milky Way A B C D Where will people be livingwithin 100 years’ time? A B C D One of mine friends enjoysskiing at the weekends A B C D I don’t have any iPods This iPod is her A BC D She said that she wasn’t interested in sports before A B C D He asked me whether I can solve difficult problems A B C D Mary said that she was having a science test tomorrow A B C D She said to me that she wouldn’t live here A B C D He wanted to know which had invented the music player A B C D 10 Would Robot teachers teach children at home in the future? A B C D V Choose the correct answer to complete the dialogues Jane: Are you sure I have passed the French exam? Hoa: I’ve just heard it from ourteacher A I’m sorry to hear that B I’m absolutely sure C I’m not certain D Wow, that’s great! Sara: So, these are the themes we will be concentrating on for thisprogram Linda: but can you provide mewith more information about the program? A Great news for you B I can’t believe it C Sorry for interrupting D I’m sorry to have to say this, Rim: It was such a frightening experience Brain: I’m so lucky to be a live A Yes, indeed B Congratulations! C I regret to interrupt you D I’m glad to hear that Peter: Have they found a cure against this lethal virus? Anthony: But people say so A Oh, my god! B I don’t know for sure C I think we should meet at o’clock D May I interrupt for a second? VI Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D Over the last centuries, our world has been lucky enough to see many important inventions, which have brought many positive changes to human life One of those (1) is “Telephone”, which was invented byAlexander Graham Bell (2) 1876 It is a device that convertssound and electrical (3) into audible relays and is used forcommunication by (4) a microphone and speakers The positive influence of (5) can be seen in the ease ofcommunication and carrying on with our daily activities 24 hours a day and 365 days a year without any (6) It has led to the (7) of city centres, office buildings and the concept of an urban worker society It has (8) led to the creation of many jobs by changing thepace of business Besides, the telephone has provided security and helped in emergencies However, probably the most positive (9) has comein the form of a whole host of new inventions, like the smartphone and the internet, with which, we can now not only talk but also (10) eachother on video at the same time A movements B inventions C interactions D improvements A in B on C at D by A waves B days C stars D gases A used B use C usage D using A speakers B telephone C microphone D society A interrupt B interrupting C interrupted D interruption A shrinkage B influence C reduction D development A and B but C also D only A influence B business C communication D emergencies 10 A see B speak C read D make VII Read the above passage again and tick True or False True False There have been lots of important inventions overthe last centuries Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephonein 1786 Telephones use a microphone and speakers forcommunication The invention of telephone has delayed the development of city centres The telephone has also provided security and helpedin emergencies The new inventions after telephone are smartphoneand internet VIII Write complete sentences using the given words and phrases Maggie / be / classmate / mine / from the USA / They / develop / many useful electric devices / over the decades / Thomas Edison / set up / small laboratory / when / he / be / ten years old / They announced that / flight to Korea / be / thirty minutes late / She wanted to know / what benefits / new inventions / bring / human life / You / not need / be / any special locations / like / post office or mail room / send messages / TEST I B C B C C II scientist interactive typing invention discovering behaviour communication experiment instantly 10 possibility III A D D D B C C A A 10 B IV She said that Nam didn’t like skateboarding He told me that he couldn’t live without me Mai asked me if/whether Jack usually wore a black jacket to school Peter asked Mary if/whether she would learn to drive with him He asked Nick what he was doing that weekend My father asked me why I wanted to be a lawyer Nam asked Lisa when she had gone to Singapore She asked her mother if/whether she might go out with Robert Mike asked me if/whether I and my friends had been climbing rock at p.m the previous day 10 Lucy’s mother said to me that she would work in a bank in Chicago the following month V D E A C B C B D A A C D B A 10 C A D B D VI VII B C VIII We can communicate with friends by social networks He asked me if I had missed my flight the previous day A lot of new scientific discoveries are being made these days You can’t use this water in the experiment because it is impure She asked me whether I was reading a book about science fiction Mr Long said that he had signed the papers that I gave him the previous day TEST I B D A D A C B B A A D B A C 10 D II III yours her ours mine his theirs hers We You 10 me IV D (on → in) C (within → in) A (mine → my) D (her → hers) B (wasn’t → hadn’t been) C (can → could) D (tomorrow → the following day) D (here → there) B (which → who) 10 A (Would → Will) V B C A B B A A D B D D C A 10 A VI VII True False True False True True VIII Maggie is a classmate of mine from the USA They have developed many useful electric devices over the decades Thomas Edison set up a small laboratory when he was ten years old They announced that the flight to Korea would be thirty minutes late She wanted to know what benefits new inventions had brought to human life You don’t need to be in any special locations like a post office or mail room to send a message TEST (UNIT 10-UNIT 12) Exercise Circle the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the following questions A metal A smell A those A down A plants A touch A lose A rear B scatter B press B clothes B throw B fields B foul B vote B bear C package C melt C shopping C nowadays C trees C account C control C gear D math D refill D envelope D how D newspapers D mount D social D year A please B peace C seat D spread 10 A overlooks B beliefs C towards D rights Exercise Circle the word that differs from the others in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions A debris B Arctic A accent B rubbish A permanent B volcano A earplug B erupt A excursion B evacuate A definition B electricity A dramatic B overhead A thermal B beneath A affect B billboard 10 A aquatic B behaviour Exercise Choose the best answers C perhaps C substance C spectacle C severe C contaminate C contaminate C illustrate C rabbish C visual C pollution D thermal D collapse D illustrate D unique D government D radiation D groundwater D earplug D substance D permanent Alexander Graham Bell was the _ of the telephone A developer B inventor C writer D write Sir Alexander Fleming was the _ of penicillin A creator B explore C founder D cooker He works as a software _, writing programmes for IBM A explorer B engineer C developer D Artist As a/an _, he works on reactions in laboratories A chemist B engineer C archeologist D teacher The environmental _ met to discuss ways to deal with sea pollution A doctors B conservationists C developers D nurses Jim’s mother asked, “What you want to eat for dinner, Jim?” Jim’s mother asked him _ A what he wants to eat for dinner B What he wanted to eat for dinner C what you wanted to eat for dinner D what wanted he to eat for dinner “Where are you going?” she asked me She asked me _ A where I am going B where was I going C where I was going D where are you going “Do you want me to call your mom?” said the waitress to the little boy The waitress asked the little boy A does he wanted her to call his mom