Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined partI. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part 1. A. wished B. gripped C. loved D. liked
2. A. popular B. flop C. hover D. programme
3. A. space B. pack C. safe D. make
4. A. look B. scooter C. moon D. food
5. A. page B. information C. pavement D. transport II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others 6. A. teleporter B. available C. environment D. electrical
7. A. system B. transport C. future D. traffic
8. A. spacious B. comfort C. traffic D. resource III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D 9. A sky safety system will stop everyone_________ crashing in the sky. A. at B. from C. through D. for 10. ________ regular light bulbs with low energy light bulbs, which use less energy. A. Turn B. Replace C. Place D. Put 11. Without good insulation, the ______ in our houses goes out through the windows, the doors, etc. A. ice B. atmosphere C. amount D. heat 12. A(n)_______ station will be built in the North of the country next decade. A. hydropower B. water C. hydroelectricity D. energy 13. We can ________ the problem of energy shortage by using solar energy. A. carry out B. get C. recover D. solve 14. Don’t forget to _______ the lights when leaving a room or going to bed. A. turn B. turn on C. turn off D. turn out 15. What should we do to _______ our electric bills? A. fall B. cut down C. drop D. reduce 16. We are looking for cheap, clean and _______ source of energy. A. effective B. efficient C. serious D. dangerous 17. We should put _____ on our roof for the heating and hot water. A. solar energy B. equipment C. cracks D. solar panels 18. We should use _____ light bulbs in our homes. A. low energy B. little energy C. a bit energy D. efficient IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. There is now increasing concern about the world’s energy (19)______, particularly about those involving fossil (20)______. In less than a hundred years we shall probably use up all the present (21)________ of oil and gas. The world’s coal reserves should last longer but, once used, these cannot (22)________. It is important, therefore, that we should develop such (23)______ sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind power, classed as renewable energy. 19. A. possessions B. resources C. goods D. materials 20. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies 21. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources 22. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced 23. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. Surprising V. Read the following passage, and choose the correct answers: true (T), or false (F). Most of the world’s energy comes from the sun. The sun’s energy is in wood, oil, and other things that people use for energy. People use many sources of energy. Ancient people used only their arms, hands and simple tools until they discovered fire. Later, people learned to use the energy of the wind to sail ships. Then they learned to use animals to do work. In the 18th and 19th centuries, people began to use machines. The first machines used steam. They burned coal to heat water. The hot water turned into steam, and the steam engine did the work. Later, people began to use the gasoline engine, and today people are using nuclear energy.Energy is one of the basic concepts, or ideas, or physics. It is the ability to do work. Without energy we could not live. We need energy to work, and scientists are always looking for new sources of energy. 24. None of the world’s energy comes from the sun. 25. Wind, steam, and gasoline are sources of energy. 26. People have never used nuclear energy. 27. Energy is the ability to do work. 28. We need new sources of energy. VI. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. 29. There were lively New Year ___________ all over the town. (celebrate) 30. Street are decorated with _________ lights and red banners. (colour) VII. Rewrite the following sentences: 31. That is not his invention. That invention ___________. 32. They predict a 10% car price increase. They predict that _____________. 33. A group of foreigners visited the slums last week, didn’t they? (VISIT) ______________________. 34. Jakarta doesn’t have as many skyscrapers as Shanghai. (MORE) ______________________. 35. Why don’t you start to run and see if that helps you to lose weight? You should _______________. -The end- |