45 MINUTE- TEST Name: ……………………… Class:……………………… I. LISTENING: Listen to the passage and tick T (true) or F (false) to the following statements : (2,5 pts) 1. Industry and transport mainly cause pollution. 2. There is a lot of public transport in the city. 3. Poisons in the waste build up over the years. 4. “Acid rain” cannot fall far away from the country which produces it. 5. Cleaning the waste gases before releasing them into the atmosphere are expensive. II. READING : Read the passage and write answers to the questions that follow. (2,5 pts) Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust from automobiles causes large percentage of air pollution. But the automobiles provide transportation to millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Government can pass and enforce laws to stop, or cut down certain polluting activities. 1. Why is the pollution complicated? 2. What causes large percentage of air pollution? 3. Do the automobiles provide transportation to millions of people? 4. What do factories give to a large number of people? 5. Who can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution? III. LANGUAGE FOCUS : Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2,5 p) 1. Can you ( turn off/ turn on/ turn down/ turn up) the light? It's too dark to do homework. 2. She suggested ( save/ to save/ saving/ saved) money for the poor people in our neighborhood. 3. If he ( is/ was/ were/ will be) a student, he will get a discount. 4. She is very tired; ( more over/ so/ and/ however) , she has to finish her homework. 5. My sister sings very ( beauty/ beautiful/ beautifully/ beautify) 6. I suggest you ( must/can/should/have to) practise speaking English every day. 7. Solar energy doesn’t cause ( polluted/ polluting/ pollution/ to polute) 8. I have to ( at/ for/ after/ in) my bag but I can’t find it anywhere. 9. I think we should use shower ( because of/ inspite of/ in case of/ instead of) bath to save water. 10. A ( running/ dripping/ dropping/ cutting) faucet can waste a lot of water a month. IV. WRITING : Use the suggested words to write a SPEECH (2.5p) * Afternoon/ boys and girls/ name/ Lan. * This afternoon/ I/ tell/ you/ how/ keep/ our school clean * Many students/ throw/ trash/ in/ schoolyard. * We/ can/ stop it by: + not/ eat/ in the school. + put/ the waste baskets around the schoolyard. + fine/ heavily anyone throwing trash. * we follow/ simple rules,/ our school/ be cleaner and more beautiful POINT . cut down certain polluting activities. 1. Why is the pollution complicated? 2. What causes large percentage of air pollution? 3. Do the automobiles provide transportation to millions of people?. pollution. 2. There is a lot of public transport in the city. 3. Poisons in the waste build up over the years. 4. “Acid rain” cannot fall far away from the country which produces it. 5. Cleaning. problem is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust from automobiles causes large percentage of air