TEST 9

I. Pick out the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. wicked b. looked c. cooked d. kicked 2. a. limit b. ticket c. pirate d. piano 3. a. breakfast b. break c. bread d. head 4. a. gain b. gesture c. ground d. guidance 5. a. exhaust b. half c. helmet d. handle II. Choose the correct words or phrases 6. One thousand dollars _______ a large sum of mone . a. is b. are c. were d. ha!e been ". #he water is _______. a. such polluted that we cannot drink it b. enough poputed for us to drink c. too polluted for us to drink d. too polluted for us to drink it $. %n the park& there are signs e!er where _______ people _______ the flowers. a. telling ' not picking b. telling ' not to pick c. tell ' not picking d. tell ' not to pick (. #his house is _______. a. their b. their)s c. of them d. theirs 1*. + form teacher is _______. a. the man in a brown suit b. the man wears a brown suit c. the man to wear a brown suit d. the man whose brown suit 11. ,ook- #here is a _______ of fish in the water. a. slice b. block c. bar d. school 12. % consider him _______ student in our class. a. best b. most c. better d. the best 13. #here are two parcels _______ on the floor. a. lea!e b. to lea!e c. lea!ing d. left 14. .ietnamese people prefer rice _______ bread. a. than b. better than c. to d. more 15. %n the earl 1(th centur & it was both economic and mechanical de!elopments that _______ the /uick spread of railroads. a. accounted for b. stood for c. applied for d. asked for III. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in the brackets 16. 0espite its _______& the giraffe)s neck has the same number of !ertebrae as a human being)s. 1long2 1". 3xcessi!e _______ to sunlight is one of the most common causes of skin cancer. 1expose2 1$. 4he has no children. 4he is _______. 1child2 1(. 4ome tele!ision programs are _______ designed for children. 1special2 2*. #here is no special medicine for 5%04. %t has been _______ up to now. 1treat2 21. %n _______& % would like to sa a few words about future prospects. 1conclude2 22. 5 free _______ is guaranteed to e!er citi6en. 1educate2 23. 5s a pharmacist& ou assume _______ for human life. 1responsible2 24. 7ascal was one of the greatest _______ 1mathematics2

25. % stepped on some _______ glass. 1break2 I . !ill in each numbered blank with "#E suitable word 8ow long would it take ou to multipl 24&6$3&5"( b ("&53$&6249 7robabl se!eral minutes at least. 5n electronic computer could do this 1262 _______ in a tin fraction of a second. %n fi!e minutes a fast electronic computer can do 12"2 _______ calculating than a person could do with a pencil and paper in all his life. :alculating machines ha!e been used for a long time. #he abacus& cash register& and common adding machine are calculating machines. 3lectronic computers 12$2 _______ comparati!e newcomers. #he are pro!ing so helpful. 5lthough the are !er expensi!e& man thousands are in use. 5dding up bills& handling pa rolls& figuring interest& and keeping track 12(2 _______ election returns are a few of e!er da uses of computers. ;ut computers can handle much more than figures. #he can handle facts& too& and the can be used 13*2 _______ run other machines. #he can put together weather statistics& keep& track of planes and ships& land planes on aircraft carriers& control the progress of steel through a rolling mill& and much more. 4pace tra!el would be out of the /uestion 1312 _______ them. <ew uses are being found for them e!er da & and man special=purpose computers are 1322 _______ built. 4ome are being used in teaching. Of course& electronic computers are complicated. 3arl ones had !acuum tubes and were huge. #hen transistors took the 1332 _______ of !acuum tubes& and the computers could be smaller. <ow miniaturi6ed parts make 1342 _______ possible for them to be still smaller. :omputers are sometimes called electronic brains. >riters often ?oke about a time in the future when computers will do all our thinking for us. #he idea is foolish. :omputers cannot plan and build themsel!es. #he cannot gather facts and figures. #hese must be fed into them. #he can do 1352 _______ with the facts and figures the are not built to do. ;ut these machines are wonderful proof of how cle!er people are at working out wa s of helping themsel!es. . $ead the passage carefully and then choose the best answers +illions of 5mericans are exercising toda . 5t the same time& the are eating fewer of the foods that the liked best in the past. #he consume less beef hamburgers and sweets& and more fruits& grains& and !egetables. #here are good reasons for these changes. +edical e!idence has shown that man 5mericans ha!e become !ictims of modern life. #he no longer do hard and ph sical work as the did before. ,ife in 5merican is easier for man people and the are rich enough to bu !arious kinds of foods that contain a lot of sugar and fat. @et& the result is an increase in health problems. One of the countr )s top health experts& 0octor 3!errett Aoop& recentl ga!e a frightening report. 0octor Aoop sa s 33B of 5mericans are too fat. #he need to lose about 22B of their bod weight to impro!e their health. 4ome 5mericans are extremel o!erweight. #he condition is costl & about " billions dollars is spent each ear to treat diseases related to being o!er=weight. #he condition can be deadl & too. 3ach ear& 3**&*** o!erweight 5mericans die before reaching old age. %t is not surprising that so man 5mericans are tr ing to impro!e the condition of the bod . #he are tr ing to become more ph sicall fit. #his is especiall true to those who

are o!er& the age of 3*. #here are reports& howe!er& that 5mericans in their twenties ma be exercising less. 7h sical fitness does not guarantee good health. 5ccidents and diseases can happen to an one at an time. ;ut according to medical experts& fitness pro!ides a big step toward li!ing a long and health life. 3xercise strengthens the most important muscle in our bod = the heart. 3xercise increases the le!el at which we burn fat. %t lowers the chance of heart disease& high blood pressure& and diabetes. %t pre!ents loss of bone strength. #o ha!e a good diet and do exercise are all that those who want to li!e long need to do as soon as possible. 36. 5ccording to the text& man 5mericans _______ toda . a. are doing exercise b. like listening to music c. ne!er ha!e a good diet d. eat more and more foods containing fat and sugar 3". _______ increases in health problems. a. 0oing exercise b. ,istening to music c. +odern life d. 4wimming 3$. 5ccording to 3!errett Aoop& _______ a. there are not an 5mericans that are o!erweight b. 33B of 5mericans are too fat c. o!erweight 5mericans li!e until their old age d. accidents and illnesses ne!er happen to those who are o!erweight 3(. 7h sical fitness _______. a. guarantees good health b. pro!ides a big step toward li!ing a long and health life c. make the heart muscle weaker d. 5ll are correct 4*. 3xercise _______. a. strengthens the most important muscle in our bod = the heart and increases the le!el at which we burn fat b. lowers the chance of heart disease& high blood pressure& and diabetes. c. pre!ents loss of bone strength d. 5ll are correct I. $ewrite the sentences as directed without changing the original meaning 4*. 5s we were walking across the field& we saw a plane fl past. >alking__________________________________________________ 41. >h didn)t ou learn the lesson9 @ou should_______________________________________________ 42. #he teacher was angr because his students are la6 . #he teacher was angr _________________________________________ 43. +aradona does not pla football as well as he did. +aradona used____________________________________________ 44. #he window was so hea! that +ar could not push it open. #he window was too________________________________________ 45. C>here ha!e ou been9C +ar said to me. +ar ____________________________________________________

46. + ad!ice is to bu ourself a new car. %f_______________________________________________________ 4". % seldom went shopping although % li!ed in a big cit . 4eldom___________________________________________________ 4$. C%f % were in our position&C he said& C% would sta at home and rest.C 8e ad!ised________________________________________________ 4(. Dane was crossing the street when % saw her. % saw____________________________________________________ II. %se the given words and phrases to write a meaningful paragraph. #ecessary changes can be made three o)clock I esterda afternoon ' man ' woman ' climb ' mountain ' 4cotland sun ' shine ' sk ' clear woman ' think ' storm ' come she ' want ' turn back ' companion ' not she ' persuade ' return ' with ' her he ' refuse ' go ' alone storm ' come ' he ' trap ' mountain ' night rescue team ' send ' help ' him the ' spend ' four hours ' look luck ' morning ' he ' rescue ' helicopter ' take ' hospital