Without conservation, all the resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil and water- would be damaged, wasted, or destroyed.. Conservation also involves [r]
(1)PRACTICE TEST 8 I- Make the correct choice:
1.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.suitable b.biscuit c.building d.guilty
2.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.dead b.bean c.meat d.seat
3.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
a.wool b.wood c.blood d.foot
4 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.accomplishment b.government c.practice d.vapour
5 Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others:
a.languages b.demanding c.develop d.tradition
6 I think it’s very _ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week
a reasonably b reasonable c unreasonable d unreasonably I’m bad _ mathematics
a.with b.about c.at d.in The dog belongs _ our neighbours
a.to b.of c.with d.about I would rather unemployed than in that factory
a to be / to work b be / work c being / work d being / working 10 Working in a bank isn’t the most exciting job in the world but _ least it pays the rent
a.on b.at c.of d.in 11 I’m very fond _ Chinese food
a.off b.with c.for d.of 12 The weather is awful that I don’t like going out this evening
a such b so c too d very
13 We went _ church
a into the b into c in d in the 14 No one knows exactly how many planets _ into being
a come b came c have come d had come 15 She used _ here but she doesn’t work here now
a worked b to working c to work d working 16 Can you drive a bit more _ , please
a slower b slow c slowly d slowness
17 He made _ mistakes in his writing
a too many b too much c a great deal of d so little 18 Any bright light at _ is an attraction to mosquitoes
a times b night c least d all
19 My father had a worker a fence round our garden
a make b making c to make d made
20 I read an article about _ among school-leavers
a employment b employees c employers d unemployed 21 I think she is accustomed to English at a private school
a taught b teach c teaching d be taught
22 Two weeks _ too long for me to wait
a is b are c were d have
23 Let’s go for a walk, _ ?
a you b shall we c we d don’t you
24 does Basil keep looking at his watch ?
a What b Who c Why d Which
25 So far, many beautiful buildings _ in Bangkok
a were built b have been built c are building d have built II Identify one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect:
26 They intended to go there next week; but now they are finding they not have enough money a b c d
27 When he grew old, he often thinks of all the things he had done when he was young a b c d
28 When we went to see them tomorrow, they were playing cards; they said they had been playing since six o’clock a b c d
29 This is the second time you broke a cup and you broke one yesterday a b c d
30 I always tell you to comb your hair, but you never what I said a b c d III Read the passage and make the correct choice:
(2)chickens only (34) slightly ill And later, when he inoculated the chickens with normal cholera bacteria, the chickens did not get the (35) Thus Pasteur discovered that the body builds (36) substances called antibodies in the blood These antibodies, (37) attack harmful bacteria, can be formed by injections of small amounts of the (38) themselves For thousands of years, men had known that certain diseases (39) people only once Now Pasteur had shown what this process of immunization was and (40) it could be used to control disease
31.a.invented b.discovered c.thought d.controlled
32.a.for b.in c.with d.of
33.a.began b.avoided c.practised d.finished
34.a.came b.overcame c.gained d.became
35.a.disease b.ill c.ease d.sick
36.a.productive b.protective c.preservative d.active
37.a.that b.who c.whose d.which
38.a.bacteria b.medicine c.drugs d.water
39.a.attach b.attain c.attack d.attend
40.a.what b.how c.that d.who
III- Read the following passage and make the correct choice:
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment People practise conservation so that the environment can preserve their needs and the needs of all other living things Without conservation, all the resources necessary for life – air, animals, energy, minerals, plants, soil and water- would be damaged, wasted, or destroyed
Conservation also involves a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people can enjoy living in it It means keeping it comfortable and safe to live in A healthy environment includes clean streets and highways with open spaces in cities for parks and playgrounds Ideal surroundings mean landscapes free of junk and litter They include regions of wilderness where animals and plants can be protected from the destructive influence of human beings
41 If people didn’t pracise conservation,
a they would lose all the resources necessary for life b they would maintain the resources necessary for life c they would feel better about themselves d All the resources necessary for life would exist 42 People can pracise conservation by _
a talking about the quality of the environment b keeping the environment comfortable and safe to live in c looking for an interesting place to live in d opening new roads
43 Ideal surroundings mean _
a junk and litter b dirty landscapes
c clean landscapes d landscapes with junk and litter
44 Conservation helps animals and plants
a disappear from the earth b become extinctive
c destroy the environment d exist and develop
IV Choose the correct sentence which has the same meaning as the above one : 45 She worked hard She wanted to become a good teacher of English.
a She worked so hard that she could become a good teacher of English b She worked hard so that she could become a good teacher of English c She worked hard so as become a good teacher of English
d She worked so hard as to become a good teacher of English 46 Mr.Miller wouldn’t have lost his job if he hadn’t been late every day.
a Mr.Miller lost his job although he was late every day
b Mr.Miller didn’t lose his job because he was early every day c Mr.Miller lost his job because he was late every day
d Mr.Miller lost his job despite his everyday lateness 47 They travelled across India, and then flew to Japan.
a After they had travelled across India, then flew to Japan b After they had travelled across India, they flew to Japan c After they had flown to Japan, then they travelled across India d After they had flown to Japan, they travelled across India 48 Your house is bigger than mine.
a My house isn’t as big as yours house b My house isn’t as big as your c My house isn’t so big as you d My house isn’t so big as yours 49 They asked him about the countries He visited them last month.
a They asked him about the countries which he visited last month b They asked him about the countries which he visited them last month c They asked him about the countries where he visited last month d They asked him about the countries where he visited them last month 50 The question was so difficult that we couldn’t answer it.
a The question was too difficult for us to answer it
b The question was too difficult so that we couldn’t answer it c The question was too difficult for us to answer