SHOULD YOU BE A SCIENTIST ? TEST 1 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. heroic b. heroin c. heroine d. heroism 2. a. son b. sonic c. some d. sometime 3. a. injured b. injury c. injurious d. injure 4. a. rather b. hare c. father d. chance 5. a. hatred b. sacred c. warned d. decided II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6. It is necessary that you _____ here at 7 am tomorrow. a. will be being b. be c. would be d. would have been 7. Listen to what I am staying, _____ ? a. don’t you b. mind you c. do you d. will you 8. I took it back to the shop _____ I had bought it. a. where b. which c. that d. from that 9. I wish you _____ me a new one instead of having it _____ as you did. a. gave / to repair b. would give / to repair c. had given / repaired d. had given / to be repaired 10. You can rely _____ him. He always keeps his promise. a. with b. in c. for d. on 11. Our flight was delayed _____ the heavy fog. a. as result b. because c. on account d. due to 12. I don’t think he’s qualified _____ that job. a. in b. for c. to d. with 13. Eagles are protected by law, but they are _____ with extinction. UNIT 10 UNIT 10 a. threatened b. scared c. discouraged d. frightened 14. Excessive exercise may _____ a loss of appetite. a. effect b. result c. lead d. bring up 15. She has the window open _____ cold it is outside. a. moreover b. event c. however d. whatever III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16. At the time of its completion, Disneyland was _____ expensive than it had been expected. a. much b. very much c. very d. much more 17. My friend believes that research is a group’s effort and _____ do I. a. as b. the same c. so d. too 18. I wish I _____ there for my holiday last year. I didn’t enjoy it. a. wouldn’t go b. didn’t go c. hadn’t gone d. would rather go 19. If I had been thinking carefully I _____ that silly mistske. a. wouldn’t have made b. wouldn’t make c. didn’t make d. wouldn’t be making 20. Eat _____ bread and more fruit. a. much less b. much fewer c. many less d. many fewer 21. Hardly _____ asleep when the phone woke him up again. a. the doctor fell b. did the doctor fall c. had the doctor fallen d. the doctor has fallen 22. He was able to solve the mystery. He _____ . a. could if he wanted to b. succeed in solving it c. could but he didn’t want to d. didn’t succeed in solving it 23. He’s always trying _____ me. a. to avoid to meet b. to avoid meeting c. avoiding meeting d. avoiding to meet 24. They hardly do anything nowadays, _____ ? a. don’t they b. aren’t they c. isn’t it d. do they 25. He asked me _____ to her party the day before. a. whether I come b. if I would come c. if I had come d. whether I came IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English 26. I have been having headaches so often later that I think I ought to see a doctor. a b c d 27. When given a choice between a microwave and an exercise machine, Helen said she could a b c rather have the former. d 28. The young girl often wondered where at the estuary did the river form little rivulets. a b c d 29. The writer Thomas Easley says I wanted to be a writer and that he still has the urge to be one. a b c d 30. The salesman’s introduction was enough interesting to get me curious about what he had to say a b c further. d 31. Scientific people cooperate with together no matter what their nationalities are. a b c d 32. He asked me whether that was a criteria to value imported goods. a b c d 33. He is angry about having not been invited to her birthday party. a b c d 34. This is the only place which we can obtain scientific information. A b c d 35. I think science is fun and it offers people the pleasure of clear and completely understanding. a b c d V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces In the invent that you (36) _____ settle upon science (37) _____ a profession, I would recommend that you get (38) _____ thorough an education as possible. I do not say that a Ph.D. is a (39) _____ to advancement, but it does have great (40) _____ . If you do not choose science for your profession, I would urge that you at least (41) _____ science appreciation courses (42) _____ school. In this scientific (43) _____ ,all of us should have some grasp (44) _____ the developments that (45) _____ shaping our lives. 36. a. do b. make c. form d. were 37. a. as b. the same c. for d. like 38. a. much b. far c. as d. more 39. a. quality b. prereqyisite c. miraculous d. curiosity 40. a. valuable b. worth c. valueless d. value 41. a. study b. get c. take d. consider 42. a. at b. for c. on d. of 43. a. age b. day c. problem d. research 44. a. in b. of c. for d. with 45. a. is b. were c. be d. are VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it HOW INSTRUMENTS AID THE SCIENTIST Instruments are means of extending man’s senses. What man could not see in the sky with the naked eyes, he could see with the telescope. The microscope enables man to see minute organisms that have been invisible. The radio helps him hear sounds across vast distance. Instruments tell man what conditions are like at the bottom of the ocean, among stars in outer space, or within the firing champer of an internal combustion engine. Instruments for these and other purposes extend man’s measurements of the physical and biological worlds. 46. What instruments helps man see things in the sky ? a. combustion engine b. the telescope c. the microscope d. the radio 47. The microscope enables man _____ . a. to see things in the sky b. to make more accurate measurements c. to hear sounds d. to see minute organisms that are not visible 48. The radio helps man _____ . a. to hear distant sounds b. to see minute organism c. to see invisible things d. to make more accurate measurements 49. What don’t instruments do ? a. They tell about conditions of the ocean. b. They give time duration. c. They could see with their naked eyes. d. They give size. 50. How can instruments help man’s senses ? a. They make his eyes wider. b. They make his senses last longer. c. They extend his senses. d. They give weight. ------------------------------ TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others 1. a. that b. mother c. this d. think 2. a. complete b. command c. common d. community 3. a. pure b. sure c. tour d. poor 4. a. loud b. mouth c. Southern d. boundary 5. a. locate b. orator c. patriotic d. poverty II. Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6. Only when you grow up _____ the truth. a. you will know b. will you know c. you know d. do you know 7. I can’t find my passport. I _____ it at home. a. must leave b. must have left c. can leave d. should have left 8. After _____ by a policeman, he was sent back to England. a. been picked up b. picking up c. be picked up d. being picker up 9. If she _____ you here, she would be very surprised. a. were seeing b. had seen c. would see d. were to see 10. You have to be _____ your stupidity. a. ashamed of b. ashamed for c. ashamed to d. ashamed about 11. Tracy wanted to be financially independent _____ her family. a. on b. from c. of d. with 12. It took them six hours to put the fire _____ . a. out b. off c. over d. aside 13. There were only three _____ for the job. a. employers b. applicants c. beggars d. aspirants 14. They are going to _____ those old houses to build a new apartment building. a. dismiss b. move c. break d. demolish 15. After the explosion, cars and trucks were stopped and _____ . a. kept b. watched c. searched d. fined III. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence 16. If cauliflowers _____ from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. a. will not be protected b. are not protected c. were not protected d. are not being protected 17. Yesterday I felt a little ill and today I feel _____ . a. worst b. worse c. more ill d. most ill 18. We saw many soldiers and tanks _____ were moving to the front. a. which b. whom c. who d. that 19. _____ him a few Italian words ? The waiter. a. Who taught b. Who did teach c. What did he teach d. Whom did he teach 20. I wish I _____ my letter of application earlier. a. could write b. wrote c. had written d. should write 21. _____ , I’d have told you the answer. a. If you asked me b. Unless you asked me c. You had asked me d. Had you asked me 22. _____ ? She’s about 45 kilos. a. How much weight is she b. How heavy is she c. How much is her weight d. How many kilos is her weight 23. He got an excellent grade in his examination _____ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard. a. in spite of b. because c. on account of d. although 24. Why did he wear a big hat ? To avoid _____ . a. anyone to recognize b. to be recognized c. recognizing d. being recognized 25. It takes five minutes _____ to the post office. a. walk b. walking c. walked d. to walk IV. Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English 26. Jane later laughs about having fell into the pond, athough she was very embarrassed about a b c it then. d 27. “The Odeon Cafe” is a good place for order seafood but not to order fast food. a b c d 28. The legendary Robin Hood used to steal from the rich people to give to all poor. a b c d 29. Frank and Anna Johnson had a daughter who were born in 1950, but who died a few years later. a b c d 30. Hunger is not an unavoidable phenomena as death and taxes. a b c d 31. If he was not an insurance agent, he would now be publishing peotry. a b c d 32. The mother asked her son what did he want for his birthday. a b c d 33. I wish rather that I were browsing in a library than doing chores around the house. a b c d 34. My friend told she would meet me at the library if she did not get delayed at work. a b c d 35. The Romantic poet Keats died by tuberculosis at a very young age. a b c d V. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces Can dolphins talk ? (36) _____ they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They (37)_____ their feelings with sounds. Dolphins (38) _____ in a group. We call a group of fish a “school”. They don’t study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a (39) _____ . Dolphins talk (40) _____ the other dolphins in the school. They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds (41) _____ they are very, very (42) _____ . Scientists make (43) _____ of the sounds and study them. There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they (44) _____ somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them. They say that dolphins (45)_____ good luck. Many people believe this. 36. a. However b. Maybe c. Although d. Despite 37. a. indicate b. perform c. outline d. show 38. a. travel b. tour c. exit d. dive 39. a. gathering b. meeting c. school d. class 40. a. for b. in c. to d. on 41. a. but b. so c. and d. because 42. a. high b. distinct c. sharp d. thin 43. a. hearings b. tapes c. sighttings d. copies 44. a. help b. take c. save d. keep 45. a. enjoy b. bring c. have d. contain VI. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it October 5, 1957 will be forever remembered because on that day Moscow announced that the World’s first artificial satellite had been made in the Soviet Union. The successful launching by the Soviet Union of the artificial satellite proves man’s ability to fly into space. This leap forward will go down in history as a unique scientific and technical achievement in human progress. It proves that man will fly to where he has dreamed of. The space breakthrough has opened up a new era: the space era. 46. The word “announced” means _____ . a. regulated monetary policies b. appeared on stage c. make known publicly d. escaped 47. The first artificial satellite was made in _____ . a. American b. German c. England d. the Soviet Union 48. This successful launching proves _____ . a. artificial satellite had been made b. man’s ability to fly into space c. the day in 1957 will be forever remembered d. the dreams all come true 49. What do we call this era ? a. the space era b. the golden era c. the mass production era d. the computer era 50. The main theme of this text is _____ . a. the announcement of Moscow b. The leap forward c. A new era d. The first successful launching of the artificial satellite . last longer. c. They extend his senses. d. They give weight. -- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - - TEST 2 I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from. lead d. bring up 15. She has the window open _____ cold it is outside. a. moreover b. event c. however d. whatever III. Find the one choice that best completes