231 Test 41 Pronunciation 1. a. rough b. tough c. cough d. though > d 2. a. ghost b. hostage c. lost d. frosty > a 3. a. busy b. thus c. must d. bus > a 4. a. work b. torn c. torch d. worn > a 5. a. stop b. mode c. hot d. drop > b 6. a. warm b. thought c. got d. saw > c Find the mistakes 7. Insurance rates are not the same for different people because they are not likely have the same risk. a. because b. they c. have d. the same risk c 8. Many people with spinal cord injuries can, with the help of computer implants, recovering some of their mobility. a. injuries b. help c. recovering d. their c 9. Although thousands of grizzly bears used to roaming the Western Plains of the United States, today only a few thousand exist. a. Although b. used to roaming c. only a few thousand d. exist b 10. Although fraternal twins are born at the same time, they do not tend resembling each other any more than do other siblings. a. are born b. resembling c. each other d. than b 11. Some astronomers contend that in ancient times, the Big Horn Medicine Wheel, an arrangement of stones in Wyoming, must have serve as sighting points for observations of the sun. a. contend b. in Wyoming c. have serve d. sighting c Grammar and Vocabulary 12. Stables as well as a garden attached to the house. a. do b. does c. is d. are d 13. I don't think the food is very good, but it is a. tolerance b. tolerate c. tolerable d. tolerably 232 c 14. Disk is the of the two workers. a. more careful b. most careful c. carefulest d. carefuler a 15. The competition makes the price of goods a. most cheap and cheap b. cheaper and cheaper c. more cheap and more cheap d. cheaper and more cheaper b 16. George has no intention of the city now. a. to leave b. leaving c. left d. being left b 17. John resented losing the paper. a. George b. George's c. George' d. the George's b 18. There are people who can't help when they see someone on a banana skin. a. laughing / to slip b. to laugh / slip c. to laugh / to slip d. laughing / slip d 19. Active: After class, one of the students always erases the chalkboard. (Change into passive sentence) a. After class, the chalkboard always is erased by one of the students. b. After class, the chalkboard was always erased by one of the students. c. After class, the chalkboard is always erased by one of the students. d. After class, the chalkboard is always erased with one of the students. c 20. Direct speech: She wanted to know, "How long will it take me to get there?" (Change into indirect speech) a. She wanted to know how long would it take her to get there. b. She wanted to know how long it would take her to get there. c. She wanted to know how long it will take her to get there. d. She wanted to know how long it would take me to get there. b 21. The teacher's advice is profitable the students. a. to b. with c. for d. about a 22. Active: People say that the price of gold is going up. (Change into passive sentence) a. They are said that the price of gold is going up. b. People are said that the price of gold is going up. c. It was said that the price of gold is going up. d. It is said that the price of gold is going up. d 23. Direct speech: She asked him, "Do you like your job?" (Change into indirect speech) a. She told to him if he liked his job. b. She asked him if he likes his job. c. She asked him if he liked his job. d. She asked him if she liked her job. 233 c 24. the narrow streets in that city, many people drive cars. a. Despite b. Even though c. Instead of d. Because of a 25. Mary does her homework Tom. a. more careful than b. the most carefully c. as careful as d. more carefully than d 26. I advise them out such a dangerous plan. a. stop thinking of carrying b. to stop thinking of carrying c. to stop to think of carrying d. to stop thinking of carry b 27. his love for teaching, David would continue his teaching career. a. Despite b. Even though c. Instead of d. Because of d 28. My head seems to be fire now. a. on b. in c. upon d. under a 29. is the safeguarding and preservation of natural resources. a. Pollution b. Environment c. Conservation d. Conversation c 30. Conservation is also concerned the reclaiming of land. a. to b. with c. about d. of b 31. In the past, most people believe that the world's resources could never be a. enjoyed b. used c. used up d. destroyed c 32. The farmer can their land by deserts, swamps. a. reclaim / irrigating / draining b. protect / irrigating / draining c. irrigating / draining / reclaim d. irrigating / protect / draining a 33. Farmers can enrich the soil by adding fertilizers. a. make b. help c. do d. work 234 b 34. They can prevent erosion by ploughing along the of a hill. a. tours b. borders c. ways d. contours d 35. Trees and shrubs are also needed to preserve land because their roots the soil and water. a. retain / bind b. bind / retain c. catch / keep d. keep / catch b 36. Car exhaust fumes continue to the air. a. pollute b. pollution c. destroy d. protect a 37. To conserve minerals, we must cut waste and the metal in discarded products. a. recycle b. use c. throw d. throw away a 38. He at Tan Son Nhat airport recently. a. has arrived b. will arrive c. arrives d. arrived a 39. She English since she six. a. had studied / has been b. has studied / is c. had studied / was d. has studied / was d 40. Because the atmosphere is absent the moon, nothing can exist there. a. at b. on c. from d. in c 41. Some people think that it would be hard work to conserve resources. a. nature b. naturalize c. natural d. naturally c 42. That factory is producing pollution. a. more and more b. better and better c. less and less d. more and less a 43. You a cold if you don't keep your feet dry. a. would catch b. will catch c. catches d. caught 235 b 44. Motorcycle is a. motor b. motorbike c. bike d. cyclist b 45. Person who rides a bicycle is called a. motorist b. motorcyclist c. driver d. cyclist d 46. Most modern coins are based face value. a. through b. to c. on d. without c 47. Clean air provides us a healthy supply of oxygen. a. with b. for c. about d. in a 48. The combination of fog with smoke or exhaust fumes from motor vehicles is called a. fog b. fume c. smog d. smoge c 49. Vehicles also account air pollution in the cities. a. to b. with c. for d. on c 50. The eruption of is one of the causes of air pollution. a. the earth b. volcanic c. volcano d. fire mountains c . advise them out such a dangerous plan. a. stop thinking of carrying b. to stop thinking of carrying c. to stop to think of carrying d. to stop thinking of carry b 27. his love for teaching,. was d 40. Because the atmosphere is absent the moon, nothing can exist there. a. at b. on c. from d. in c 41. Some people think that it would be hard work to conserve resources as well as a garden attached to the house. a. do b. does c. is d. are d 13. I don't think the food is very good, but it is a. tolerance b. tolerate c. tolerable d. tolerably