ENGLISH TEST 7

Read the following passage and answer the questions or choose the correct answer The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history combined

Test N7

I Choose the correct answer

1 I am tired to think about that problem at the moment

2 John’s father ordered not to stay out late again

3 They were for smuggling jewelry into the country

4 Nobody knows what the of the explosion was

5 She refused to eat meat under any

A circumstances B occasion C opportunity D reason

6 It was difficult to guess what her to the news would be

7 After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home

A finally B by the end C at the end D at last

8 Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually to its original splendor.

A repaired B renewed C restored D renovated

9 Visitors are to beware of pickpockets.

A commanded B informed C notified D advised

10 Do very young children really foreign travel?

A appreciate B benefit C delight D evaluate

II Give the correct forms of the words in brackets

1 You can’t export goods without an export ……… (PERMIT)

2 She was extremely ……… about the history of China (KNOWLEDGE)

3 You risk ……… your money when you put it into that business (LOSE)

4 It is important to keep ourselves healthy so that we can always be vibrant and … (ENERGY)

5 Frank told everyone that he worked for a large company, but the company is ……… (EXIST)

6 I ……… (HAVE) my house ……… (PAINT) That’s why there is all this mess

7 Mark did not go into the army ……… He went because it is the law that all young men must serve in the army (VOLUNTEER)

8 He ……… me not to go out alone at night (CAUTIOUS)

9 The ……… was so exciting and absorbing that she could not put the book down.(THRILL)

10 All the newspapers praised the ……… of the firemen.(BRAVE)

III Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 He suggested (call) a meeting and (let) the workers (decide) the matter themselves

2 After (spend) two days (argue) about where to go for their holidays, they decided to stay at home.

3 - Did you remember (lock) the car?

-No, I did not I had better (go) and (do) it now

4 Not until I (live) with him, I (realize) that he (cheat) me and that I (make) a terrible mistake (marry) him

5 I visit a new country every year By the time I (be) sixty I (visit) all the most interesting counties in the world

IV Rewrite the following sentences in the way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it

1 As soon as the ship arrived safely at the airport, the victims were taken to hospital

On ………

2 We will put out to sea if the weather is good

Provided ………

3 Do not blame me if the tin-opener’s broken

It is not ………

4 The train journey from London to Bristol takes two hours

It is a ………

5 Please check for damage before signing the delivery note

Do not ………

6 I have never read such a romantic story

This is ………

7 We couldn’t get nearer because of the police

The police ………

8 He lost his money simply because he wasn’t careful

If ………

9 He got down to writing the letter as soon as he returned from his walk

No sooner ………

10 It is believed that the man escaped in a stolen car

The man is ………

V Read the following passage and answer the questions or choose the correct answer

The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history combined World population totaled about 500 million in 1650 It doubled the period from 1650-1850 Today the population is more than five billion Estimates based on research by the United Nations indicate that it will more than double in the 25 years between 1975 and the year 2000, reaching 7 billion

by the turn of the century

No one knows the limits of population that the earth can support Thomas Malthus, an English economist, developed a theory that became widely accepted in the nineteen century He suggested that because world population tended to increase more rapidly than the food supply, a continual strain was exerted upon available resource Malthus cited wars, famines, epidemics, and other disasters as the usual limitations of population growth With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great strides in medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, with obvious results International organizations have recommended programmes to encourage general economic development in target areas along with a decrease in birth rates to effect a lasting solution

1 The title below that best express the ideas in this passage is

A Thomas Malthus Theory C Limiting Factors in Population Growth

B The United Nations’ Estimate D A Brief History of Population and Overpopulation

2 According to this passage, by the year 2000 the earth’s population should exceed the present figure by how much?

3 Who was Thomas Malthus?

B A doctor of medicine D A U.N representative

4 According to the passage, why has overpopulation been caused?

A Improved technology C Scarcity

5 What do most experts recommend in order to solve problems of overpopulation?

A Famine and epidemic

B Medical advance and improved agricultural methods

C Economic development and a decline in the birth rate

D Conversation of available resources

VI Fill in each numbered blank with a suitable word

Money

Money is something we all take for granted in our lives Some of us may wish we had more of it but we all recognize it when we see it, whether in the (1) of coins, notes or cheques It is difficult to imagine how people (2) without money In the earliest period of human history, people used to change goods directly They would exchange things they had plenty of for things that they were in (3) of For example, they might offer food for tools This (4) of exchange, which is known as “batter”, has many disadvantages Certain goods may be difficult to carry They may not last long, or may be impossible

to (5) into smaller units It can also be very difficult to know the (6) of something compared with other goods

According to historians, the first money, in the sense we understand it today, (7) of gold coins produced about 2500 years ago Gold, being a very precious metal, was a (8) material The introduction of gold coins was (9) to everyone and they were still being used at the beginning of the century, although they have now been (10) by paper money and coins made of ordinary metals

VII Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest

3 a furnishing b preparation c preposition d prerequisite

VIII Build a complete sentence with the given words

1 Parents / prefer / live / countryside / because / they / dislike /noise / traffic / city

2 I / use / public telephone / because / out of order

3 There / be / increase / road / accidents / in / last few years

4 begin / rain / when / manager / get / out of / office / morning

5 When / boy / twelve, / father / die / dangerous / disease

6 spend / most / his time / travel / the world / now / he / write / his experiences

7 I / write / Jim / last week / so far / I / received / no reply / my letter

8 If / earth / suddenly stop / spin,/ we / all / fly / it

9 Gagarin / first man / travel / space

10 This building / finish / by / end / 2005

IX Give the right preposition or adverbial particle

1 Some people are indifferent their surrounding

2 He said that he had left question 6 as they had not studied this topic in class

3 Ann is terribly sorry to let you this morning, but she is in bed with flu

4 You need capital before you can set on your own in any kind of business

5 The police went the case very thoroughly but finally said there was no suspicion of foul play

6 Although he was really a builder, he could turn his hand electrical and various other jobs as well

7 The name of the winners were given on the radio

8 The horse stopped suddenly and the rider fell He couldn’t get again without help and there was no one sight

Answer keys to test N7

6.have had- painted 7.voluntarily 8.cautions 9.thriller 10.bravery

4.lived-did… realize-had cheated-had made-marrying 5.am-shall have visited

IV 1 On safe arriving of the ship at the airport, the victims were taken to hospital.

2 Provided that the weather is good, we will put out to sea

3 It is not my fault if the tin-opener’s broken

4 It is a two-hour train journey from London to Bristol

5 Do not sign the delivery note without checking for damage

6 This is the most romantic story I have ever read

7 The police would not allow us to get nearer./ The police would not let us get nearer

8 If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have lost his money

9 No sooner had he returned from his walk than he got down to writing

10 The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car

6.worth 7.consisted 8.suitable 9.acceptable 10.repaced

VIII

1 My parents prefer to live in the countryside because they dislike the noise and traffic of the city

2 I have to use the public telephone because mine is out of order

3 There has been an increase in road accidents in the last few years

4 It began to rain when the manager got out of the office this morning

5 When the boy was twelve, his father died of a dangerous disease

6 He spent most of his time traveling around the world and now he is writing about his experiences

7 I wrote to Jim last week but so far I have received no reply to my letter

8 If the earth suddenly stopped spinning, we would all fly off it

9 Gagarin was the first man that traveled into space

10 This building will have been finished by the end of 2005

IX.

6 to 7 out 8 off, on, in

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