People don’t care about the environment so they pollute the air just to make lots of money.. Big companies are the worst.[r]
(1)ENGLISH – CLASS 8A PRACTICE TEST -LANGUAGE Choose the word marked A, B, C, or D that has a different stress pattern from the others Question A examinee B electronic C scientific D preparation Question A classic B dramatic C athletic D artistic Question A scientific B athletic C artistic D historic Question A grammatical B medical C national D classical Question A political B chemical C physical D logical Give the correct form of words in brackets Question Scientists say that exhaust fumes are _ our city (poison) Question Trees can’t grow here because the soil is too _ (pollute) Question That fierce storm left behind badly _ buildings (damage) Question What’s a _? It’s a substance that contaminates something (pollute) Question Buckingham Palace is a major tourist _ (attract) Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence Question A person who _ the bagpipes is called the piper A plays B performs C entertains Question Don’t drink that water It’s _ A damages B dumped C contaminated Question If you the president, what would you to help the environment? A are B had been C were Question Eating too much sugar can _ to health problem A cause B lead C make Question The heavy rain has caused _ in many parts of the country A storms B floods C drought LISTENING Listening Exercise 1: LISTENING GAP FILL I hate pollution It _ angry I think pollution is greed People the environment so they _ to make lots of money Big companies are the worst They _ polluting They have the money to say they are “green” Pollution affects us all We are all less healthy because of companies _ or our rivers Everybody needs to think about how we can _ of pollution we create Not using the walk is one way Turning off lights we don’t need is another Barack Obama says he’s going _ help the Earth I really hope he does because if pollution gets any worse, we’ll be in seriously big trouble Exercise 2: UNJUMBLE THE WORDS I hate pollution makes It angry really me I think pollution is greed People don’t care about the environment they the just so pollute air to make lots of money Big companies are the worst They pretend they’re not polluting to they have money say They the are “green” Pollution affects us all We are all less companies pollute healthy of that the because air or our rivers Everybody needs to think about how we can create reduce the amount of pollution we Not using the we when car way one is walk can Turning off lights we don’t need is another Barack Obama says he’s going to help his the best Earth to I really hope he does pollution if because worse any gets, we’ll be in seriously big trouble Listening (2) Exercise 1: LISTENING GAP FILL I don’t know about you, but I _ natural disasters now than before _ the news there’s some kind of disaster There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico _ Africa I’m sure global warming is creating more natural disasters I’m lucky Where I live, we natural disasters I’ve never experienced anything TV Japan has many natural disasters They have earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, volcanoes, They are lucky they have the money _ There are countries in Africa that aren’t rich When a natural disaster hits them, _ Exercise 2: UNJUMBLE THE WORDS about don’t you know I, but I think there are more natural disasters now than before I Every turn time on the news disaster kind there’s of some There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico Africa in droughts and I’m warming global sure more creating is natural disasters I’m lucky Where I live, don’t natural really we have disasters I’ve never experienced anything like the things on TV Japan has many natural disasters They have earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, volcanoes, all kinds of things They are money deal they the to lucky have with them There are countries in Africa that aren’t rich When them disaster a hits natural, everyone suffers terribly READING Reading Read the paragraph below and fill each blank with a suitable word from the boxes spread danger rainstorm dry raging A forest fire happened in the west of Quang Binh Province last week How it started is unknown, but three days later it was still (1) _ out of control The weather was (2) _ and windy, so it (3) _ quickly, and many surrounding districts were in (4) _ Fortunately, on the fourth days, there was a (5) _ which helped to put it out Reading Fill each blank with a suitable word fro the box to complete the passage about the causes of a visual pollution includes many with kind inside dump example a Visual pollution can happen outside or (1) v your house When you are in the street, you look around and see too (2) _ telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as (3) _ ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual pollution For many communities, visual pollution also (4) _ uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings This (5) _ of pollution can be present in your house, too If you (6) _ clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution A room (7) _ too much furniture placed in an untidy way a another (8) _ of visual polltion in the house You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution (Answer the questions) WRITING Writing Rearrange the words and phrases in each group to form a complete sentence Question is/ country fair/ entertainment/ at/ pig-racing/ for/ a/ often/ held/ _ Question New York/ the/ but/ capital/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/ _ Question English/ an/ language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ other countries/ in/ and/ (3) Question Scotland/ _ whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the is/ is/ _ Question English speakers/ increasing/ the/ fast/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in _ Writing Write conditional sentences type from the clues Question If/ I/ be/ you/, I/ plant/ vegetables/ garden _ Question More/ tourist/ come/ here/ if/ beach/ be/ claener _ Question What/ happen/ if/ there/ be/ no/ car/ world? _ Question If/ I/ be/ his mother/, I/ ask/ tidy/ room/ every day _ Question If/ there/ be/ no/ war/, people/ live/ more/ happy _ Question Soil/ not/ be/ so/ polluted/ if/ farmers/ not use/ much/ chemical/ fertilizer _ - THE END - Question Question Scientists say that exhaust fumes are _ our city (poison) poisoning Trees can’t grow here because the soil is too _ (pollute) polluted (4) Question Question Question That fierce storm left behind badly _ buildings (damage) damaged What’s a _? It’s a substance that contaminates something (pollute) pollutant Buckingham Palace is a major tourist _ (attract) attraction READING Reading There are three main kinds of pollution – air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution Air, which is the most important element of our environment for our survival, can be polluted in many ways Smoke in the air from mills, factories, and industry contains carbon monoxide, carbone dioxide (Pollution) I hate pollution It makes me really angry I think pollution is greed People don’t care about the environment so they pollute the air just to make lots of money Big companies are the worst They pretend they’re not polluting They have the money to say they are “green” Pollution affects us all We are all less healthy because of companies that pollute the air or our rivers Everybody needs to think about how we can reduce the amount of pollution we create Not using the car when we can walk is one way Turning off lights we don’t need is another Barack Obama says he’s going to his best to help the Earth I really hope he does because if pollution gets any worse, we’ll be in seriously big trouble (Natural disasters) I don’t know about you, but I think there are more natural disasters now than before Every time I turn on the news there’s some kind of disaster There are bushfires in Australia and California, earthquakes in China, hurricanes in Mexico and droughts in Africa I’m sure global warming is creating more natural disasters I’m lucky Where I live, we don’t really have natural disasters (5) I’ve never experienced anything like the things on TV Japan has many natural disasters They have earthquakes, typhoons, flooding, volcanoes, all kinds of things They are lucky they have the money to deal with them There are countries in Africa that aren’t rich When a natural disaster hits them, everyone suffers terribly (6)