MaDe: 001 ENGLISH TEST for the 1 st term – No 2 Exercise 1: Reading comprehension: Read the passages below and choose the correct answer ( A or B , C, D ) Cities have always attracted people from the ( 1 ) ______. They offer wider ( 2 ) _______for employment . They also provide a wider range of goods and services – shops , school , hospitals and a generally more exciting environment than the ( 3 ) _____village . However, cities have also been the ( 4 ) ______of crime and poverty . But the attraction has always remained and the movement to large cities is now stronger than ( 5 ) ____. One result of industrialization has been vast ( 6 ) _____in urban population . By 1990 , 40% of the world population lived in cities , and in the developed countries the figure was generally ( 7 ) _____over half . This came ( 8 ) ______partly because mechanized farming methods need only a small part of the ( 9 ) _____ to supply the whole population . Another reason was the growth of industry which was located in the cities and employed huge numbers of people . As a ( 10 ) ____ , cities are becoming bigger and more crowded . 1. 1. A. suburbs B. country C. outskirts ( ngo¹i « ) D. countryside 2. 2. A. selection B. chance C. choice D. opportunity 3. 3. A. slept B. asleep C. sleepy D. sleeping 4. 4. A. scenery B. sight C. scene D. spot 5. 5. A. lately B. ever C. the past D. before 6. 6. A. rise B. growth C. increase D. development 7. 7. A. much B. well C. exceedingly D. more 8. 8. A. round B. about C. over D. off 9. 9. A. work power B. workers C. working force D. work force 10. 10. A. consequence B. aftermath C. result D. effect Exercise 2: THOP: 11. Which sentence ( A or B , C, D ) expresses the same idea as the given one ?: Please don t use the shower after the midnight’ A. Would you like to use the shower before midnight ? B. I don’t want you to use the shower . C. Would you mind not to use the shower ? D. Would you might not using the shower after midnight ? 12. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D : It can be dangerous to feed the animals _______. A. by hand B. to hand C. on hand D. in hand 1 MaDe: 001 13. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: Never staying up late at night is the first thing _____if you want to stay young and beautiful . A. remembered B. to remember C. remembering D. remember 14. Which sentence ( A or B , C, D ) expresses the same idea as the given one ?: Despite feeling cold we kept walking A. Although we felt cold , but we kept walking. B. However we felt cold , we kept walking C. However cold we felt , but we kept walking. D. Although we felt cold , we kept walking . 15. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The ______ systems were improved to restrict floods . A. running B. flowing C. drainage D. watering 16. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: Peter has spent ______time and money on stamp collecting A. a great deal of B. a few of C. a large number of D. many of 17. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting : (A) Property in the United States is (B) noticeably different((C) from that in other (D) country. A. A B. C C. B D. D 18. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group: A. natural B. human C. challenge D. manage 19. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The port is capable _____ handing 10 million tons of coal a year . A. of B. in C. on D. for 20. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting : (A) The article provides general(B) informations about animals and tells (C) why animals are important (D) to human beings A. A B. D C. C D. B 21. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The man looked familiar . I ____him somewhere before . A. seeB. have seen C. saw D. had seen 22. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The equipment in our office needs ________. A. modernizing . B. modern C. modernized D. modernization 23. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The street is very noisy , ____makes sleeping difficult . A. which B. that C. it D. what 24. Which sentence ( A or B , C, D ) expresses the same idea as the given one ?: The little boy said , two and two make four” ” A. The little boy said that two and two had made four. B. The little boy said that two and two make four. C. The little boy said that two and two made four . . D. The little boy said that two and two have made four. 25. Which sentence ( A or B , C, D ) expresses the same idea as the given one ?: I was astonished that she didn t pass her exam’ . 2 MaDe: 001 A. I was astonished that she did pass the exam . B. I was astonished that her exam is not over , C. That she failed the exam astonished me . D. She didn’t pass the exam , which astonished her 26. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D : “ Brunch” is combined from the two words _____. A. break and lunch B. break and bunch C. breakfast and bunch D. breakfast and lunch 27. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D : I remember _____ you about this before . A. told B. tell C. telling D. to tell 28. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D : Nobody was injured in the accident , ________? A. were they B. was there C. was he D. wasn’t it 29. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: Ancient people were so unknowledgeable r\that they believed in the _______ force to control their lives A. supernatural B. animal C. inside D. natural 30. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group A. immense B. protect C. pollute D. fertile 31. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: Remember _______ John a present . Today is his birthday . A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent 32. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: A volcano ____smoke, lava and ash A. blows B. vomits C. emits D. smells 33. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group: A. empty B. recycle C. dirty D. yearly 34. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The English _______ strong traditions . A. have much B. have many C. has many D. has much 35. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: The Earth ______360degrees every 24 hours . A. is rotating B. rotate C. rotates D. rotated 36. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D : ): Growing the same ______ year after year makes the soil poor . A. crop B. soilC. tree D. field 37. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D :Canada and the US are cooperating to _____the dirty lake along their borders . A. clean up B. tidy up C. put up D. wash up 38. Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group: A. conservation B. environment C. particular D. alternative 39. Which sentence ( A or B , C, D ) expresses the same idea as the given one ?: . I last heard this song ten years ago. 3 MaDe: 001 A. It is 10 years since I last heard this song . B. It is 10 years when I have heard this song C. It has been 10 years since I have heard this song D. It was 10 years since I have heard this song 40. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: Automobiles and garbage disposal _____ for air pollution in the city . A. make B. cause C. account D. keep 41. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting : I was (A) such nervous that I (B) didn t’ think I (C) would pass (D) the exam . A. D B. B C. A D. C 42. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: _____ poverty of people in the rural areas is not visible as that of people in the city . A. a B. an C. D. the 43. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group: A. element B. enrich C. preserve D. restrict 44. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D: I _____like going to pop concerts when I was a teenager . A. must B. would C. could D. used to 45. Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting : (A)There was (B) a very interesting news (C) on the radio this morning (D) about the earthquake in Italy. A. A B. B C. C D. D Exercise 3: Read the passages below and choose the correct answer ( A or B , C, D) Man and most animals need a constant supply of water to live . Farmers need water for their crops. Hydroelectric dams hold back needed water and provide power for homes and industries . Trees and grass , and other plant life play an important part in the natural circulation of water , and thus help conserve it . Without plants most of water would run off as soon as it falls , taking away valuable soil . Rapid runoff would cause frequent floods , and leave little water during dry seasons . Nature has many ways of conserving and controlling water . But man often upsets the water balance in his desire to grow more crops . He drains ponds , swamps , and wt lands . He plows under the natural soil , cut timber and dredges and strengthens streams .These changes reduce natural storage of water and speed runoff . Water can be held on the land by planting vegetation . Forests and grass should be planted where there are no natural growths . Dams built across rivers help hold back the water . Reservoirs ( hå chøa nh©n t¹o ) behind the dams store water during wet seasons for use in dry seasons . Dams help prevent floods by controlling the flow of water . 46. What is the consequence of having no plants on land ? A. frequent floods B. dry crops C. no water D. valuable soil 47. Which is one of the ways that men do to effect the water balance ? 4 MaDe: 001 A. shortening streams B. cutting down trees C. protecting ponds and swamps D. preserving water 48. What is the topic of the passage ? A. Controlling water B. Use of water C. Water conservation D. Water circulation 49. What is NOT a natural way of conserving and controlling water ? A. reservoirs B. swamps C. ponds D. streams 50. What do people use reservoirs for ? A. preventing floods B. growing plants C. storing water D. building damps 5 MaDe: 001 §¸p ¸n m· ®Ò: 1 Exercise : 1 1 D. 2 C. 3 C. 4 C. 5 B. 6 C. 7 B. 8 B. 9 D. 10 C. Exercise : 2 11 D. 12 A. 13 B. 14 D. 15 C. 16 A. 17 C. 18 B. 19 A. 20 B. 21 D. 22 A. 23 A. 24 C. 25 C. 26 D. 27 C. 28 A. 29 A. 30 D. 31 B. 32 C. 33 B. 34 B. 35 C. 36 A. 37 A. 38 A. 39 A. 40 C. 41 D. 42 C. 43 A. 44 D. 45 D. Exercise : 3 46 A. 47 B. 48 C. 49 A. 50 C. Xuatcham 001 DCCCBCBBDCDABDCACBABDAACCDCAADBCBBCAAAACDCADDABCAC 6 . among A, B, C or D: The equipment in our office needs ________. A. modernizing . B. modern C. modernized D. modernization 23. Choose the best answer among. passage ? A. Controlling water B. Use of water C. Water conservation D. Water circulation 49. What is NOT a natural way of conserving and controlling water