Located on the Niagara river along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.. The forme[r]
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Name:……… TEST 45’ ( grade 10) Class:……….
PRONUNCIATION
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 1/ A tiny B device C krill D migrate
2/ A pool B tour C actual D group 3/ A nation B tourist C study D return
II Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from that of the others. 4/ A establish B butterfly C orphanage D national 5/ A.expensive B tropical C release D survival III VOCABULARY
6/ An interesting _ of this park is the orphanage, where orphaned animals are taken care of
A advantage B feature C area D zone 7/ Water can be held on the land by vegetation.
A plants used as food B grown trees C plants and trees D the growth of plants
8/ This channel allowed rainwater to run off
A keep inside B move around C flow into D flow out of 9/ These birds _ to North Africa in winter.
A settle B go C.relocate D migrate 10/ The house is _ at the corner of a busy street.
A situated B placed C.stood D put 11/ It’s essential to the environment.
A shelter B protect C prevent D restrict 12/ Whales and sharks are carnivores _ means they eat meat.
A which B this C that D it IV / READING COMPREHENSION:
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase
For many years people (13) _ that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even cleverer than these big apes Although a dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish It is a (14) _ it is in many way, therefore, like a human being Dolphins have simple language They are able to talk to one another It may be (15) _ for man to learn how to talk to dolphins But this will not be easy because dolphins cannot hear the kind of sounds man can make If the man wants to talk to dolphinds, therefore, he will have to make a third language which both he and the dolphin can understand Dolphins are also very friendly towards man They often (16) ships There are many stories of dolphins guiding ships through difficult and dangerous water
(2)Of all the natural wonders of the world, few are as spectacular as Niagara Falls Located on the Niagara river along the border between the United States and Canada, Niagara Falls actually consists of two falls, the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls The former is on the US side of the dorder, in the state of New York, while the latter is on the Canadian side About 85% of the water in Niagara River flows over the Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive of the two falls
About 10 million people visit the falls each year, most during the summer tourist season Sightseers can ride steamers up close to the boiling water of the falls Or view them from parks on both sides of the river Niagara Falls has long been a popular honeymoon destination for newlyweds
17/ Which of the following is entirelyon the US side of the border with Canada?
A Niagara River B American Falls C.Niagara Falls D Horseshoe Falls 18/ According to the passage, where can people watch the falls?
A From trains B From airplanes C.From parks or boats D From cars or buses
19/ The word “ them” in the second paragraph refers to _.
A steamers B sightseers C parks D waterfalls 20/ According to the passage, Niagara Falls .
A is a favorite spot of newlyweds B generates very hot water C can be viewed from only one side of the Niarage Falls
D is only impressive during the summer tourist season VI/ Write a sentence with if for each situation
21/ The sun was shining, so we went to the beach yesterday.
If the sun hadn’t been shining, we wouldn’t have gone to the beach yesterday 22/ I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have any money on me.
I would have got a taxi if I had had some money 23/ I don’t speak English well enough to apply for that job. If I spoke English better, I would apply for that job 24/ Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
If you don’t stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson 25/ I can’t take much exercises because I don’t have enough free time. I would take more exercises if I had more free time
V/ Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense
26/ He (go) to study abroad if his family had had enough money. would have gone
27/ When they ( come), the meeting ( start)
came had started/ had been started 28/ The students (tell) about the changes of their timetable yet? Has the students been told
VI/ Turn into passive voice
29/ Today, people grow coffee in 50 different countries. Today, coffee is grown in 50 different countries 30/ Mr Snow hasn’t taught that course since 1985.
That course hasn’t been taught by Mr Snow since 1985