M.C 10 - MLH 8

sell II/ Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence 6.. Money is used buying or selling goods.. Choose the word a, b, c or d that best fits each of the blank spaces

UNIT 13 : MONEY

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TEST 1

I/ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others

1 a barter b banker c cash d exact

2 a card b market c tobacco d barter

3 a content b wealth c exchange d precious

4 a currency b face c race d tobacco

5 a inherite b equal c credit d sell

II/ Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence

6 Money is used buying or selling goods

.a at b to c for d/ on

7 Almost every society now has a money economy based coins and paper notes

a on b in c at d for

8 In societies, a system of barter was used

a modern b ancient c primtive d developing

9 We waited for her , she didn’t come.

a Although b Besides c But d However

10 was a direct exchange of goods

a Cash b Barter c Coin d Money

11 Many places do not accept cash at night security reasons

a of b because c for d on

12 In primities societies, someone could exchange a sheep, for example, anything

in the market - place that they considered to be of equal value

a with b by c to d for

13 is rubber used for? It is used for making tyres and other elastic things

a Where b Who c When d What

14 When into coins, precious metals were portable

a made b make c making d be made

15 How can people the value of money?

a measure b measurement c measuring d to measure

III/ Find the one choose that best completes the sentence

16 Most of the money today is metal and paper

a made of b made from c made in d made by

17 Today anyone will accept money goods or services

a to exchance b exchange for c in exchange for d in exchange with

18 You ‘ll get a discount if you

a pay in cash b pay with cash c will pay by cash d will pay with cash

19 When , the goods can be exchanged

a.considering to be of equal value b considered to be of equal value

c.considering equal value d considered equal value

20 Money buying or selling goods

a is used by b is used to c is used for d is used with

21 21 cash, what are being used widely in this modern world ?

a Beside b Besides c By d Next to

22 The library cards are at the beginning of each shool year

a.issue b issuing c being issued d issued

23 I Mary, but now she gets on my nerves

a used love b used to love c am used to loving d am you for loving

24 The Englishmen are not used on the right

a to driver b to driving c for driving d with driving

25 When , she opened it right away

a give a present b gave a present c given a present d, giving a present

IV/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English

26 When cosidering to be of equal value, the goods can be exchanged

34 She’s used for getting up early in the morning

a b c d

35 This is not always been true that the money economy of most societies is based on

a b c d

coins

V Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Since civilization began, gold has been regardad (36) a symbol of power

and wealth (37) many societies gold was seen as a (38) substance which could protect people against illness and evil spirits.(39) for goods or service.Many kind never seens to have enough gold and the search for it has driven men (40) The need to search for gold has been compared to (41) and

is called gold fever In the Middle Ages men called alchemists tried to manufacture goldfrom other metals

The first gold (42) was issued by King Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC Today gold still plays an important (43) in the international monetary system It

is likely that gold will always be valued as (44) against inflation People can buy gold in the forms of bars, (45) and medals

36 a as b with c by d on

37 a.On b During c In d As

38 a wonderful b hard c magic d nice

39 a change b exchange c place d buy

40 a peaceful b good c mad d patient

41 a peace b war c struggle d disease

42 a.coin b.note c glass d money

43 a game b part c place d choice

44 a protect b protection c medicine d help

45 a.coins b paper notes c cheques d bankers’ cards

VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best

answers each of the questions about it

Ted Robinson had been worried all the week Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police In the letter he was asked to call at the station yesterday and now

is not worried any more At the station he was told by a smilling policeman that his bicycle had been found Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was pisk up

in a small village four hundred miles away It is now being sent to his home by train Ted was most surprised when he heard the news He was amused too because he never expected the bicycle to be found It was stolen twenty year ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen

46 Ted was worried beacause

a he received a letter

b he went to the police station yesterday

c the police would catch him

d he didn’t know why the police wanted him

47 The policeman who talked to Ted was

a pleasant b worried c surprised d small

48 Why was ted very surprised when he heard the news ?

a Because his bicycle was stolen 20 years ago

b Because he bicycle was found when he was a boy fifteen

c Because he thought he would never find the bicycle

d Because the bicycle was sent to him by train

49 When was Ted’s biycle found ?

a last Tuesday

b five days ago

c twenty years ago

d yesterday

50 Which of the following statements is not true ?

a The police asked Ted to go to their station

b The policeman told Ted the good news five days ago

c Ted is no longer anxious

d Ted is 35 years old now

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TEST 2 I/ Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others

1 a divisible b.primitive c design d increasingly

2 a skull b tusk c durable d current

3 a feather b worth c wealth d anything

4 a coincide b precise c divisible d recognizable

5 a value b use c currency d music

II/ Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence

6 Can you the price of this small book ?

a imagination b imagine c imanigary d/ imagines

7 Precious metals gradually

a took on b took away c took over d took in

8.He is considered the greatest scientist

a to be b be c being d is

9 Before to school, he had breakfast

a went b going c go d.gone

10 What are pencils used ?

a with b at c to d for

11 Anybody can take part in this competion, age

a no b irrespective of c irrespective from d no matter

12 Cheques, bankers’ cards, and credit cards increasingly

a are used b are being used c use are using

13 What cheques used for?

a have b are c be d had

14 His answer is

a incomplete b uncomplete c ircomplete d imcomplete

15 When to be of equal value, the goods can be exchanged

a consider b considering c considered d considers

III/ Find the one choose that best completes the sentence

16 being the boy, Tom often played tennis

a Before b When c After d Was

17 Paper money when it is used for buying or selling goods

a is easy to handle b are easy to handle c is easy handle d are easy handle

18 American women being independent

a are used to b are not used to c used to d not used to

19 We’ ve just bought a new cooker

a electricity b electric c electrical d electrified

20 hearing those airplanes over your house ?

a Are you used to b Are you used for

c Are you accustom to d Are you accustomed to

21 Since here, I’ ve made a lot of friends

a I come b come c came d I came

22 The police are knowing more about that man

a.interesting in b interested in c interesting d interested

23 When un , the word happy becomes its opposite.

a it adds b it is adding c added d adding

24 is there in my bank account?

a How many money b How many monetary

c How much money d How much monetary

25 That knife oranges

a is used to cutting b is used to cut

c gets used to cutting d, is used for cut

IV/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English

26 Money are used for storing wealth and measuring value

V Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Last Monday, William Murphy saw a wallet (36) _a lonely street (37) _Montreal He (38) _ it up and found a ticket inside He noticed the number on theticket immediately and it was the (39) ticket in the lottery The prize (40) _seven million dollars!

Murphy did not collect (41) _ huge prize He took the ticket back to the owner,

Mr Dupont Yesterday Mr Dupont got the prize and at (42) _gave Murphy a milliondollars (43) _ a reward

I have never won a lottery before He (44) _ the reporters

Now I (45) _ rich and I want to reward honestly

36 a in b at c from d under

37 a from b in c on d at

38 a took b lifted c placed d picked

39 a win b winning c won d winner

40 a was b is c be d been

41 a a b the c an d those

42 a once b one c ones d one’s

43 a with b of c as d by

44 a told b spoke c said d talked

45 a has been b was c am d will be

VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best

answers each of the questions about it

Queen Isabella of Spain was born on 22 April, 1451 She helped Columbus and

gave him ships and men to sail across the Atlantic Ocean As a result, Columbus

discovered the New World How ever, all the ships and men cost less than two parles

she gave !

The Norwegian explorer, Ronald Amundsen, was born on 16 July, 1872

Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole When he set out from Norway,

homever, every one thought that he was on his way to the North Pole !

Einstein was born in Germany on 14 March, 1876 He was one of the greatest

scientists and most intelligent men in the world How ever, he failed the entrance

examination for the Federal Polytechnic of Zurich when he was a young man !

46 ``Columbus was helped

a in 1451 b on April

c by Queen Isabella d by his men

47 Two of Queen Isabella ‘s parties cost all the ships

d Both b and c are correct

49 When he set out from Norway, every one thought that he was on his way to

a the South Pole b the North Pole c one of the two Poles d both

Poles

50 Einstein was born in Germany

a on March 14, 1876 b on March 15, 1876

c on March14, 187 7 d on March 15, 187 7

MONEY TEST 3

I Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others

1 a Society b note c tobacco d no longer

2 a no longer b exchange c grain d.government

3 a soon b good c foot d look

4 a money b number c result d worth

5 a world b worth c form d furniture

I II Choose the right word or phrase that best completes the sentence

6 Barter was an _ system

a unsatisfactory b imsatisfactory c irsatisfactory d.insatisfactory

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7 What is wood used for ? – It is used for _.

a making furniture and build b make furniture and build

c making furniture and building d making furniture and building

8 She used that money _ a new car

a buy b buying c to buy d forbuying

9 Most governments now issue paper money in the _ of value

a shape b example c form d system

10 Metals are _ into larger and smaller units of value

a indivisible b divisible c portable d durable

11 Grover Cleveland was the first president _ in the White House

a to get married b got married c had got married d wasmarried

12 Look _ the pennies and the pounds will look _ themselves

a after / after b at /at c for / for d in / in

13 Friendship _ on trust and understanding is often long-lasting

a base b bases c basing d based

14 When made _ coins, precious metals were portable

a into b as c for d to

15 Since _ here, I’ve learned a lot of English

a came b having come c come d coming

III Find the one choice that best completes the sentence

16 When _, my mother used to take me to the zoo every Sunday morning

a a child b my mother was a child

b being a child d I was a child

17 In some countries, black people do not have _ white people

a equal with b equal in c equality with d equalityin

18 You can go to bed _

a when tired b after tired c when tiring d aftertiring

19 There _ a tree in front of my house

a used to b used to be c was used to d wasused to being

20 Nowadays you can travel _.

a with cash b without cash c in cash d by cash

21 Rubber is used for _ tyres and others elastic things

a make b made c being making d making

22 A fool and his money _

a soon are parted b soon are parting c are soon parted d aresoon parting

23 Coins _ are durable and portable

a making of metal b making in paper c made of metal d made inpaper

24 Paper currency _ used

a will no longer be b will be no longer c no longer will be d will notlonger be

25 Telephones _ people from afar

a are used to communicating with b are used for communicating with

c are used to communicating by d are used for communicating by

IV Choose the words or phrases that not correct in standard English

26 If leaving on a desert island, what would you do?

d

35 Wood is used for making furniture and build

a b c d

V Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Silver is valuable for four main (36) _ There isn’t very (37) _ of itcompared with most metals It has a beautyful, white and shiny color It is easy to workwith, so people can (38) _ many things from it The oxygen (O) in the air does notcause silver to rust or oxidize

Only gold is easier to work with (39) _ silver Silver can be beaten into a sheetless than 0.00025 millimeters (40) _ It is too soft to use by (41) _ for jewelry

or (42) _ So it is mixed with copper (Cu) This increases the hardness, but it doesnot (43) _ the color

Governments have made silver coins for (44) _ This has always been itsmain use Jewelry, dishes, and other containers have (45) _ been important uses ofsilver

36 a goodness b reasons c parts d things

37 a little b few c many d much

38 a do b make c have d buy

39 a that b as c than d so

40 a long b thick c deep d thin

41 a it b them c itself d

themselves

42 a coins b paper notes c cards d cheques

43 a exchange b replace c change d place

44 a centuries b years c months d weeks

45 a so b too c also d either

VI Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c or d) that best answers each of the questions about it

My cousin, John, is a university student Last year he went to Italy and stayedthere for two months I was surprised that John was able to have such along holidaybecause he never has any money

‘How did you manage it, John?’ I asker ‘I thought you were going to stay for twoweeks.’

‘It was easy,’ John answered ‘I got a job.’

‘A job!’ I exclaimed ‘What did you do?’

‘I gave English lessonns to a grocer,’ John answered ‘His name is Luigi We havebecome great friends.’

‘But you’re not a teacher,’ I said

‘I told Luigi I could teacher,’ John excplained ‘But he insisted on havingconversation lessons He wanted to practise his English He has a lot of Americancustomers, so it is important for him to speak English I spent three hours a day and alittle pocket money.’

‘Did your pupil learn much English?’ I asked

‘I don’t know,’ John said ‘But I learnt a lot of Italian!’

46 How did John manage to stay in Italy for two months ?

a He hitch-hiked around Italy b He taught English to an Italiangroser

c He worked in a grocery in Italy d Ha had a very close friend inItaly

47 Why was the writer surprised ?

a Because John was a good teacher

b Because John had a long holiday in Italy while he was not rich enough

c Because John was so clever

d Because John learnt a lot of Italian

48 What did John get in return for the lessons he gave ?

a He got a lot of money

b He had a room, three meals a day, a little pocket money and learnt a lot ofItalian

c He could learn Italian

d He earned enough money to support himself when he returned to his homecountry

49 Find the word in the text that means “required or demanded strongly”

a exclaimed b exclained c asked d insisted

50 Which sentence is not true according to the passage ?

a John went to Italy to study Italian