Name:……………… TEST 45’ 1 Class:…………………… Date:………………… I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. entered B. arrived C. applied D. translated 2. A. famine B. examine C. machine D. decline 3. A. cactus B. trees C. reserves D. species 4. A. cottage B. shortage C. garage D. advantage 5. A. separated B. travelled C. interpreted D. planted II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. 6. A. tortoise B. rabbit C. camel D. gazelle 7. A. economic B. pessimistic C. materialistic D. optimistic 8. A. honor B. contain C. replace D. provide III. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. 9. Dinosaurs became __________ millions of years go. A. disappear B. extinct C. lost D. endangered 10. Human beings are ___________ for the changes in the environment. A. account B. faulty C. blame D. responsible 11. We________________open the lion's cage. It is contrary to Zoo regulations. A. must B. mustn't C. needn't D. should 12. The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss. A. diversity B. generation C. reserve D. natural environment 13. Hunting for meat and burning forests for soil cause destruction to wildlife. A. damage B. contamination C. protection D. organization 14. It is _________ that I can’t put it down. A. such interesting book B. so interesting book C. too interesting book D. such an interesting book 15. You had your house repaired last month, ______________. A. hadn’t you? B. didn’t you? C. hadn’t it? D. isn’t you? 16. The class failed to respond ________ the teacher’s new methods. A. to B. with C. for D. at 17. Nowadays elephants are one of the __________ species in the world. They need protecting. A. enlightened B. expensive C. endangered D. enlarged 18. If you take a good book on your hand, you will find it hard _______________. A. to pick it upB. to put it down C. to read it D. to enjoy it 19. _________ is a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc. stops existing. A. conservation B. biodiversity C. habitat D. extinction 20. What’s the name of the man _________ car you borrowed? A. who B. which C. that D. whose 21. In the past people believed that women’s ___________ roles were as mothers and wives. A. nature B. natural C. naturism D. naturalist 22. I ___________ to the author if I thought he would publish the article. A. write B. am writing C. would writeD. had written 23. _________ Dad work hard all day, he always goes to bed late and gets up early. A. However B. Despite C. No, matter D. Although 24. The water will be further polluted unless some measures ___________. A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. had been taken 25. The president has a team of bodyguards __________ him. A. protecting B. having protected C. to protect D. will be protecting IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction 26. He begins (A) work at 7.30 and he (B) finishes it (C) at 11.30 (D) every day 27. (A) The (B) whale population of Vietnam is (C) more big than (D) that of Cuba 28. (A)The shrimp was only 2 dollars (B) a kilo this week, (C) however I (D) bought 3 kilos. 29. My neighbor, (A) whose two small children (B) made a lot of noise, (C) never (D) apologize to . 30. Tom’s (A) directions to his house (B) weren’t clear, (C) although Peter found Tom’s house (D) got lost. V. Choose the best option A,B,C or D to complete the passage. …… Other books are for reading slowly and carefully. If it is a book on a subject that you are interested in, you will want to ___31___. That does not mean reading it too slowly. When you pick up a book for the first time, check that it is not too difficult. Do not start a book ___32___ you can see from the first few pages that it is one you can easily read and understand. Some people think that as more and more people have television in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books to read. Why read when television can bring you all the information and stories ___33__ color, picture and action? But, in fact, television has not ___34___ reading. Today, more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and ___35____, and you can keep a book forever and read it many times. Books in the home are wonderful source of knowledge and pleasure. 31. A. "chew and digest it" B. "taste and digest it" C. "swallow and digest it" D. "swallow and taste it" 32. A. if B. unless C. although D. because 33. A. of B. in C. about D. with 34. A. killed B. enjoyed C. dipped into D. picked up 35. A. entertained B. to entertain C . entertainment D. entertaining VI. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the questions. A desert is a hot, dry, sandy place. A desert is also a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless. Nothing is soft. The sand and the rocks are hard, and many of the plants, such as the cactus, have hard needles instead of leaves. The size and location of the world's deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop. But within the last 100 years, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest desert makers are humans. In the 19 th century some people living in English colonies in Australia got rabbits from England. Today there are millions of rabbits in Australia, and they eat every plant they can find. The great desert that covers the centre of Australia is growing. Farming first began in the Tigris-Euphrates, but today the land there is a desert. In dry areas, people can plant crops on dry and poor land. When there are one or two very dry years, the plants die, and the land becomes desert. In developing countries, 90 percent of the people use wood for cooking and heat. They cut down trees for firewood. But trees are important. They cool the land under them and keep the sun off smaller plants. When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer. When the trees are gone, the smaller plants die, and the land becomes desert. Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert sand from spreading. Mauritania planted a similar wall around its capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plant trees. Other countries build long canals to bring water to the desert areas. 36. What central theme does the passage examine? A. It examines trees and plants, where they grow in the deserts B. It examines rabbits, how they live and what they eat. C. It examines deserts, what they are and how they are formed D. It examines some countries, how their plans to stop deserts 37. In the desert, everything is ___________. A. endless B. hard C. hot D. beautiful 38. ________ cause the change in the size and location of the world’s deserts. A. the sand and rocks B. the sun and the wind C. the nature and humans D. millions of rabbits. 39. What did some people living in English colonies get from England to Australia? A. cactus B. needles C. plants and trees D. rabbits 40. In what way do rabbits contribute to the growing of deserts in Australia? A. by eating every plant they can find B. by planting a green wall of trees C. by planting a similar wall around its capital D. by building long canals to bring water to the desert areas . gone, the smaller plants die, and the land becomes desert. Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria planted a green wall. land there is a desert. In dry areas, people can plant crops on dry and poor land. When there are one or two very dry years, the plants die, and the land