environment Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage In the UK, we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year.. in fact, recycling or reusin
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THE FIRST FOURTY-MINUTE TEST
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
2 A commune B security C punctuality D distribute
5 A survive B prohibit C fertilizer D environment
Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage
In the UK, we each use about two hundred steel food and drink cans every year Steel cans are popular (6)
………they are convenient, easy to store and unbreakable But when you have finished over a can, what so you
so with it? Do you (7) …… it away and forget all about it? Probably! But there are people (8)………job is to make sure that the steel is (9)……… wasted in fact, recycling or reusing steel cans is (10) ……… successful that every day of the year, more than five million cans start new lives in new steel products
Circle the best answer for each sentence.
11 People are destroying the air by adding…….to it
A polluted B pollutions C polluters D pollutants
12 Laws have been introduced to prohibit the killing of endangered animals
“Prohibit” has closest meaning with:
13 Many organizations have been set up and funds have been raised
“Set up” has closest meaning with:
A established B collapsed C delayed D decreased
14 …….energy is one that comes from sun
15 Could you please provide us ……… some more modern equipment?
16 Jonny was the last applicant …………for a position in that energy station
A to interview B which is interviewed C interviewing D to be interviewed
17 Solar energy, air and water are………… because there is a(n) ………… supply
A renewable/limited B non-renewable/ unlimited
C renewable/ unlimited D non-renewable/ limited
18 What’s the name of the man ………… car you borrowed?
19 People use energy ……… machines, heat and cool their homes
20 This is Mr Brown, about …… I told you
21 The old man ………….a black suit is a famous energy researcher
A to wear B wearing C whom is wearing D is wearing
22 Somebody …… Jack phoned while your mother was out
23 The boy ……… in the accident was ……… to hospital
A injuring/ taking B injured/ taking C injuring/ taken D injured/ taken
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24 My friend, ……… I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon
25 A fund will be set up for the …… species
26 She is the first in the discussion ……… to using nuclear power
A whom objects B objects C objected D to object
27 The man……… answered the phone told me you were away
28 "Have you ever met the man ……… over there?" - "No Who is he?"
A standing B Who he is standing C stands D to stand
29 The sun, water, and the wind are other sources of energy
A alternative B changing C transforming D changeable
30 If people’s ……… with the environment decreases, more species will survive
A interfere B interfering C interfered D interference
Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers
In Southeast Asian, many forests have been cut down to produce timber and to clear land for farms and industries The destruction of forests has reduced the living space of wildlife Much of Asian’s wildlife is also threatened by over- hunting Many people kill animals for food or hunt them to sell to zoo, medical research, and pet trader Because of habitat destruction and over- hunting, many large Asian animals, including elephants, rhinoceroses, have become endangered
In China, people have cut down most of the forests for wood, which has caused serious soil erosion The soil is deposited in rivers and streams, which lowers the quality of the water The Huang He, or Yellow River, is
so named because the light- colored soil gives the water a yellowish color The soil has also raised the riverbed
As a result, the Huang He often floods, causing great property damage and loss of life along its banks
31 The living space of wildlife in Southeast Asia
A- is a threat to farmers B- is near farms and industries
C- has been reduced when forests are cut down D- is rebuilt when people destroy forests
32 The word over- hunting has the closest meaning to
33 Rhinoceroses and elephants are mentioned as an example of
A- endangered animals in Asia B- large animals kept in zoos
C- animals attracted to medical research D- animals traders want to have
34 The Huang He
A is a deep river in China B receives soil which betters quality of water
C is also called Yellow River D runs between forests
35 The Huang He often floods, causing
C- both A & B are correct D- Neither A nor B is correct
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
36) She asked (A) me if (B) I knew whom (C) had got the job (D)
37) The (A) man to speak (B) to (C) me is John’s brother (D)
38) Dr Harder, that (A) is the professor for this class, will be(B) absent this week(C) because of illness(D)
39) The song (A) to that (B) we listened (C) last night was (D) beautiful
40) They work (A) in (B) a hospital sponsoring (C) by (D) the government