TEST 33 I.PRONUNCIATION: 1. a. access b. American c. possession d. property 2. a. sentences b. houses c. topics d. oranges 3. a. looked b. united c. missed d. stopped 4. a. primitive b. particular c. continuous d. connected 5. a. amount b. metal c. dependence d. opinion II.TENSES: Choose the best word or phrase: When I_____6_______ at the station, Mary______7______ for me. She_______8_____ a blue dress and______9_______ very pretty as soon as she______10_____ me, she______11_____ and_____12______ something, but I couldn’t hear what she said because everybody_____13_____ such a noise. 6. a. arrive b. arrived c. was arriving d. had arrived 7. a. was waiting b. waited c. had waited d. is waiting 8. a. wore b. wears c. was wearing d. will wear 9. a. looks b. is looking c. had looked d. looked 10. a. sees b. saw c. had seen d. have seen 11. a. had waved b. has waved c. waves d. waved 12. a. shouted b. had shouted c. was shouting d. would shout 13. a. had made b. has made c. was making d. made III.VOCABULARY, STRUCTURE, EXPRESSION: Choose the best word or phrase: 14. I’ve been using this machine_______ twelve years. a. in b. for c. since d. from 15. The man______ opinion I respect most is my father. a. who b. whom c. whose d. which 16. The door was________ heavy that the child couldn’t push it open. a. so b. too c. such d. enough 17. If we____ busy, we could have gone to the meeting. a. weren’t b. hadn’t been c. wouldn’t have been d. are 18. _______his old age, he worked very hard. a. Although b. Because of c. In spite of d. Though 19. We always remember the beautiful Sunday morning___________ we met each other. a. when b. why c. where d. that 20. He quickly became accustomed______ the local food. a. of b. for c. with d. to 21. The child is very quick______ arithmetic. a. at b. from c. about d. in 22. We have to delay this course because there are_____ students. a. many b. few c. much d. most 23. It’s not____________ to learn a foreign language in a week. a. expectantly b. expecting c. expected d. expectant 24. The climate here is hot but_________ a. tolerable b. tolerated c. tolerant d. tolerably 25. I’m sorry. I cannot remember_______ you last week. a. meet b. meeting c. to meet d. met 26. It’s no use advising him. He never allows anybody___________ advice. a. giving b. gave c. give d. to give 27. To prepare for the job you should have ____________ of English and French. a. reason b. employment c. knowledge d. tendency 28. How_____ students in this school remember the former principal? a. long b. many c. much d. far 29.My father as well as his friends_____ in the living room now. a. is b. are c. was d. were 30. Susan had her brother___________ her homework. a. to do b. do c. done d. doing IV. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct: 31. Faraday’s father was not rich enough to sending him to school. A B C D 32. Unless you work harder, you will be sack because of your laziness. A B C D 33. The police is looking for the bank robbers who stole a large sum of money from the bank. A B C D 34. My father John, that went to the same school as me, has just written a best_ selling novel. A B C D 35. Peter was said being the cleverest in his class when he was at school. A B C D V. TRANSFORMATION: Choose the best answer 36. I don’t find it difficult to get up early in the morning. a. I used to get up early in the morning. b. I hate getting up early in the morning. c. I’m used to getting up early in the morning. d. It’s difficult for me to get up early in the morning. 68 37. “When did you leave school?” the interviewer asked me. a. The interviewer told me to leave school. b. The interviewer asked me when I had left school. c. The interviewer said that he had left school. d. The interviewer asked why I had left school. 38. It’s more dangerous to ride a motorbike than to drive a car. a. Riding a motorbike is more dangerous than driving a car. b. Driving a car is more dangerous than riding a motorbike. c. Riding a motorbike is as dangerous as driving a car. d. Driving a car is the most dangerous. 39. I wasn’t invited to the party last Sunday. a. I wish I were invited to the party last Sunday. b. I wish I had been invited to the party last Sunday. c. I wish I could go to the party last Sunday. d. I wish they invited me to the party last Sunday. 40. They were serving lunch when we arrived. a. Lunch is being served when we arrived. b. Lunch would be served when we arrived. c. Lunch was being served when we arrived. d. Lunch was served when we arrived. VI. READING: Nowadays we have many conveniences in our society which have been brought about through science and technology. However, these same advancements in science and technology have caused some dangerous problems. These problems will not go away easily because people do not want to give up the convenience of a modern life- style. The most critical problems are pollution. Machinery, domestic devices and means of transport make human life more comfortable, but they have dangerous emissions. The problems created by pollution are growing daily. Because people do not want to change their life style, we must invent a way to neutralize the pollutants we are putting into our environment. People need to be educated to stop damaging the earth. Furthermore, governments must take action to prevent individuals and companies from harming the environment action to prevent individuals and companies from harming the environment . 41. Science and technology have brought _______. a. not only conveniences but also pollution. b. not only conveniences but also clean air c. only problems d. only life-styles 42. We cannot solve the problems pollution because ___________. a. everybody is ready to cooperate with the government b. everybody is interested in science and technology c. everybody does not know anything about pollution d. everybody does not want to give up the conveniences of a modern life-style 43. Machinery, domestic devices and means of transport________. a. make our life more comfortable b. cause pollution c. supply us with clean air d. a and b are correct 44. The problems created by pollution_________. a. can be solved in some day b. can be easily solved c. are growing every day d. are unknown 45. Government must take action to____________. a. prevent everybody from harming the environment b. prevent companies from producing machinery c. pay attention to education d. damage the earth. VII. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable words or phrase. Shortly after her marriage, Liz and her husband went to Tanzania, ______46___ he had a job as a teacher. Liz hoped that she would be able ______47___ after a while. However, on the first day, she was asked to teach at the local school ____48____ her valuable university experience. She found the job difficult because she had not taught ______49____, and the children were unused to discipline. When she looked back, Liz thought that she did not teach particularly well. She did not know ___50___ about the subjects she was teaching. 46. a. when b. what c. where d. that 47. a. teach b. to teach c. taught d. teaching 48. a. because of b. because c. though d. if 49. a. after b. soon c. above d. before 50. a. many b. much c. few d. some . TEST 33 I.PRONUNCIATION: 1. a. access b. American c. possession d. property 2. a. sentences b science and technology c. everybody does not know anything about pollution d. everybody does not want to give up the conveniences of a modern life-style 43. Machinery, domestic devices and means. made III.VOCABULARY, STRUCTURE, EXPRESSION: Choose the best word or phrase: 14. I’ve been using this machine_______ twelve years. a. in b. for c. since d. from 15. The man______ opinion I respect