TEST 1 FOR THE SECOND TERM
PART A: PHONETICS
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation I each of the following questions.
1. A. solar B. pollution C. neighbor D. reason
2. A. eraser B. energy C. effect D. environment
3. A. wireless B. hi-tech C. appliance D. fridge
II. Odd one out
4. A. palace B. skyscraper C. UFO D. houseboat
5. A. replace B. reduce C. reuse D. recycle
PART B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
6. There are many ways to _________ pollution.
A. reduce B. increase C. protect D. save
7. People _________ on Mars someday, but it’s too expensive to travel there now.
A. live B. are living C. will live C. have lived
8. If we all use _________ bags, we will help the environment.
A. new B. renewable C. cheap D. reduced
9. _________ robots replace teachers in the classroom within the next ten years?
A. Do B. Could C. Are D. Will
10. You can take these plastic bottles to the factory to _________ them.
A. recycle B. reused C. reduce D. redo
11. _________ pollution can cause hearing loss.
A. Air B. Water C. Noise D. Soil
12. We might have a _________ TV to watch TV programmes from space.
A. wireless B. remote C. automatic C. local
13. In the future, many cars will run _________ electricity, which doesn’t cause air pollution.
A. in B. on C. by D. with
14. You should turn the tap _________ when you brush your teeth to save water.
A. up B. down C. on D. off
15. You should donate your old clothes, toys and furniture to people in_________.
A. order B. fact C. need D. case
16. _________robots can help to teach children in the classroom, they will never replace teachers.
A. When B. Although C. Because D. If
17. _________ robots be able to feel and behave like us?
A. Will B. Can C. Do D. Are
18. There are lots of ________ problems nowadays, mainly because of pollution.
A. natural B. social C. practical D. environmental
19. In the future, we _________ go on holiday to the Moon or other planets.
A. could B. must C. might D. should
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable responsive to complete each of the following exchanges.
20. A: “Will robots be more and more expensive?”
B: “_________ Prices will become cheaper over time.”
A. Not at all. b. Sure. C. Sounds great! D. I think so.
21. A: “Some expert say robots will be smarter than humans within two decades.”
B: “_________. A robot just a machine, I think”
A. Not for me B. I totally disagree C. Never mind D. I agree
III. There is one mistake in each sentence. Find and correct It.
22. In the future, robots will do all the houseworkinstead us.
A B C D
23. I’m sorry I won’t ableto go to your party on Friday.
A B C D
24. I canwritewith my right hand. I’m left-handed.
A B C D
25. Using a lot of plastic bags are bad for the environment.
A B C D
26. If we will go shopping tomorrow, I’ll buy some reusable shopping bags.
A B C D
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in the meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
27. It’s dangerous for children to go out alone at night.
A. exciting B. convenient C. cheap D. unsafe
28. We must save our environment.
A. destroy B. protect C. reuse D. reduce
IV. Mark the letter A, B