Saving energy: A. torch B. sport C. record D. colorful

UNIT 7. SAVING ENERGY.

TEST 5

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently

from the rest.

1. A. torch B. sport C. record D. colorful

2. A. tower B. slow C. flower D. down

3. A. balloon B. hand C. band D. bamboo

4. A. prepare B. prepayment C. preposition D. prescribe

5. A. competition B. competence C. competent D. compete

6. A. flow B. row C. know D. now

7. A. fly B. hobby C. energy D. ordinary

8. A. dump B. bulb C. nuclear D. plumber

9. A. dental B. send C. pretty D. petty

10. A. would B. should C. shoulder D. could

II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. objection B. opinion C. official D. optional

2. A. compulsory B. convenient C. correspond D. communicate

3. A. recycle B. garbage C. prevent D. pollution

4. A. pesticide B. environment C. authority D. suggestion

5. A. complication B. deforestation C. electricity D. disappointed

6. A. problem B. extremely C. mention D. natural

7. A. treasure B. poisonous C. resource D. plastic

8. A. replace B. efficiency C. electricity D. appliance

9. A. energy B. enormous C. expensive D. reduce

10. A. refrigerator B. innovation C. population D. entertainment

III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. I believe that our new manager has the ______ to work well in this business environment.

A. flexible B. inflexible C. flexibly D. flexibility

2. When my father retired, he decided to take ______ golf.

A. in B. with C. up D. for

3. That’s a nice coat, and the color ______ you well.

A. matches B. fits C. suits D. agrees

4. I come from Vietnam so I am not used to ______ on the left

A. drive B. drove C. driven D. driving

5. The Ao dai is the ______ dress of Vietnamese women

A. beautiful B. traditional C. casual D. baggy

6. I ……English here since I graduated from university

A. teach B. taught C. have taught D. am teaching

7. I wish you ______ here tomorrow.

A. come B. came C. will come D. would come

8. Your teacher writes poems or stories ______ she?

A. don’t B. won’t C. didn’t D. doesn’t

9. Let’s ______ somewhere for a drink.

A. go B. do C. going D. doing

10. it’s raining heavily ______ I can’t go to the movie with you.

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A. and B. but C. because D. So

11. Malaysia is divided ______ two regions

A. to B. on C. in D. into

12. Mathematics and literature are _____ subjects in high schools

A. adding B. compulsory C. optional D. religious

13. What were you doing when he ______?

A. comes B. to come C. came D. coming

14. Tell me_______ there is anything special that you would like to do.

A. which B if C that D so

15. She asked___________ whether she really wanted to take the exam.

A. anyone else B each other C herself D one

16. When she answers the phone, she often ______ in a funny accent which annoys me.

A repeats B says C speaks D tells

17. I am going to _________all my clothes and decide which to keep and which to give away.

A get on B go through C hand in D look up

18. I must find out _________ the train leave.

A. if B When C as D that

19. Is there a place ____________ we can eat cheaply near here?

A. that B there C where D which

20. He pointed to number 6 and said" That is the house she lives....... "

A there B where C in D in it

21. If you work for us, you'll get somewhere to live ______ free.

A. for B. of C. at D. out

22. They took a pride ______ being the best players of the school

A. of B. in C. on D. at

23. She still remembered how he had broken down and cried ______ a baby

A. as if B. as C. like D. same as

24. - I'm sorry about that! - Well______.

A. you're welcome B. of course C. thank you D. it's OK

25. Pam, what would you ______do tomorrow morning?

A. like B. rather C. better D. ought to

26. I wish I ______ there yesterday afternoon!

A. was B. were C. had been D. would have bee

27. She saw me, but she didn’t bother______hello to me.

A. to have said B. say C. saying D. to say

28. She’d prefer to go out ______ home

A. than to stay B. than staying

C. rather than staying D. rather than to stay

29. We could not use fire fighting equipment because the water pipes ______.

A. would burst B. used to burst C. have burst D. had burst

30. It’s no use ______ him really. He had to do what he had been told to.

A. to blame B. for blaming C. you blame D. blaming

31. Have you got a car ______?

A. of your own B. of yourself C. of you D. of your

32. I’m not accustomed ______ in public.

A. to speak B. to speaking C. speaking D. at speaking

33. Either john or his brothers ______ the key to the car.

A. has been taken B. has taken C. have takenD. have been taken

34. Just watch me, and do ______ I tell you.

A. whoever B. whenever C. however D, whatever

35. What we heard ______

A. encouraged B. was encouraging C. encouraging D. was encouraged

36. I would have met you at the bus terminal if I ______ that you ______

A. knew/were arriving B. knew/arrived

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C. had known/arrived D. had known/arriving

37. The fewer bags you take ______ trouble you will have.

A. the fewer B. the least C. the little D. the less

38. ______ where to find the key, the boy could not open the safe

A. knowing not B. knew not C. not knowing D. didn’t know

39. This house needs…………

A. to repaint B. repainted C. to be repainting D. repainting

40. They received……advice from their parents that they became successful.

A. so good B. such a good C. so good a D. such good

41. A good way to go to foreign countries is ________air.

A by B in C on D. with

42. All her family came to the airport to _____ her off her trip to Australia.

A. call B get C see D. take

43. - Help! -___________.

A Just a minute B Moment C I come at once D Wait on

44. If people _________ public transport, there will be less pollution.

a. use b. will use c. can use d. used

45. Nobody knew he was coming. He arrived __________.

a. expect b. unexpected c. expectedly d. unexpectedly

46. You’ll get a cold if you _________ your warm clothes.

a. change b. don’t change c. didn’t change d. won’t change

47. I waited ______ in the waiting room before the interview.

a. nervous b. happy c. nervously d. terrible

48. Why don’t you reuse it instead ________ it?

a. to throw b. of throwing c. throwing d. of throw

49. I’m disappointed _________ people have spoiled this area.

a. that b. when c. if d. with

50. He _____ to find a job but he has no luck.

a. hardly tried b. tried hardly c. hard tried d. tried hard

V: Complete the passage.

sun, however, lasts, for, cause, used, in, of, being, but

Are you looking (1)…….a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t (2) ……

pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy. While most fuels

now iin use are (3)…… burned at an astonishing rate, solar energy, or power from the (4)

…… , will last as long as the world (5)……. . This energy has already been (6)…… to heat

and cool homes and to cook food. It has been used experimentally (7)…… radio batteries

and in furnishing power for telephone lines. The devices, (8)……, are cheap to operate but

very expensive to produce.

VI- Choose the correct connectives in brackets:

1- I opened the door....................................................... looked out. (And / but)

2- I arrived 20 minutes early; I had time for a cup of tea. (So / because)

3- We looked everywhere. .................... , we could not find the keys. (However /

Therefore)

4- The bus fare is expensive. ........................ , I prefer to walk. (However / Therefore)

5- There were many people at the concert, we couldn’t get seats.(so / however)

6- I read the book, did not understand it. (But / or)

7- We had to wait................................................. we arrived early. (Because / so)

8- I would like to go swimming. ................. , I have too much work to do.(However /

Therefore)

9- I go for a walk ................................. the sun is shining. (Because / so)

10- Do you know his address............................... ? Telephone number? (But / or)

VII: Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that means the same as

the first one

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1. Because my brother has never been abroad before, he finds this trip exciting.

- My brother.......................................................................

2. Which speed did he drive at on the high way last night?

How.............................................. ..................... ?

3. I consider that to manage to know what other people are thinking is quite impossible.

I find it............................................... .............

4. It would be a good idea to take more exercise.

He advised me..............................................

5. I don't have a bigger problem than pronunciation.

My............................................... .....................................

6. Green Peace will organize a meeting at the Town Hall next Tuesday.

There will be............................................... .............

7. I can't describe people as well as you can.

You’re............................................... ..................................

8. I didn't arrive in time too see her.

I wasn't early............................................ .............

9. He failed to win the race.

He didn’t................................................. .........................

10. You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches.

- In case...........................................................................................................