MID-TERM TEST

I. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each
sentence. (3MS)
1. You can look ____________ a word in a dictionary if you don’t know what it means
a. into b. for c. up d. over
2. People nowadays are interested _______ saving money and natural resources.
a. on b. in c. with d. to
3. They have to clean the whole area before dark, ________?
a. don't they b. do they c. haven't they d. have they
4. The air in the city ________ with traffic fumes.
a. is heavy polluted b. is polluted heavy.
c. is heavily polluted d. polluted heavily
5. _______ it's raining again, we'll have to stay at home.
a. While b. Although c. As d. Unless
6. 'What time should Eric start to work?' 'I suggest _______ here about 7:30.’
a. he should be b. he must be c. him be d. him to be
7. Carrier bags can be ______ as bin bags around the house.
a. recycled b. reproduced c. repacked d. reused
8. We leave early ________ miss the last bus.
a. in order not b. so as not c. in order to d. in order not to
9. When you're learning English, use it, ________ you'll lose it.
a. and b. but c. or d. however
10. ‘______________?' 'Not a bad idea.'
a. Do you mind going by bus b. Won't you go by bus
c. Would you like to go by bus d. What about going by bus
11. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
a. energy b. bicycle c. recycle d. physics
12. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
a. consumer b. environment c. electricity d. pollution
II. Supply the correct form of the words. (1.5MS)
13. More people are dumping waste ______. (legal) illegally
14. This design offers considerable savings in fuel _________. (efficient) efficiency
15. The river was used for years as an _______ waste dump. (industry) industrial
16. _______ water can directly do harm to people's health. (pollute) Polluted
17. It is ___________ that people go on wasting fresh water. (disappoint) disappointing
18. New Zealands’ growing reputation as a ________ of wine. (produce) producer
III. Write the sentences using the words provided. (0.5MS)
19. necessary/ It’s/ use/ ordinary bulbs/ to/ instead of/ energy – saving bulbs.
It’s necessary to use energy-saving bulbs instead of ordinary bulbs
20. annoyed/ I/ that/ really/ the party/ to/ been/ I/ was/ hadn’t/ invited.
I was really annoyed that I hadn’t been invited to the party________________________
IV. Read the passage and check if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE. (1.5MS)
Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human being. In a lot of countries there are
laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn't
enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that
air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also
increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which
often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas
where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children
and are clumsy when they use their hands.
There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere
continue to increase, the earth's climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the
Poles may melt and may cause serious floods.
21. Air pollution can make people ill. ___T____
22. Some countries passed laws to prohibit factories from producing smoke. ___F___
23. Lead in the atmosphere is bad for children's brains. ___T____
24. The ice near the Poles may melt because of very bad floods. ___F___
25. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased _______ in most cities.
a. water pollution b. soil pollution c. air pollution d. global warming
26. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to _______, the earth's climate may become
warmer.
a. decrease b. increase c. decreasing d. increasing
V. Choose the word or phrase that (a, b, c or d) best fits the blank space in the
following passage. (1.5MS)
All of us use energy every day for transportation, cooking, (27) ______ and
cooling rooms, manufacturing, lighting, and entertainment. The choices we make about
(28) _____ we use energy - turning machines off when we're not using them or choosing
to buy energy (29) _____ appliances impact our environment and our lives.
There are many things we can do to use less energy and use it more wisely. Two
main ways to (30) ______ energy are energy conservation and energy efficiency. Turning
the lights off when you leave the room and (31) ______ aluminium cans are both ways of
conserving energy. Energy efficiency is the use of technology that requires less energy
(32) ______ the same function. A compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy
than an ordinary bulb to produce the same amount of light is an example of energy
efficiency.
27. a. lighting b. heating c. hotting d. airing
28. a. when b. why c. how d. which
29. a. efficient b. efficiency c. efficiently d. effective
30. a. store b. produce c. use d. save
31. a. reusing b. returning c. recycling d. redoing
32. a. perform b. to perform c. performing d. to performing
VI. Complete the second sentence with the same meaning. (2MS)
33. You practise your English regularly or your English does not improve.
 If you practice your English regularly, your English won’t improve________________
34. People should use energy-saving bulbs to save electricity.
 Energy-saving bulbs should be used to save electricity___________________________
35. I haven't seen David since 1989.
 The last time I saw David was in 1989_______________________________________
36. 'Why don't you complain to the company, Peter?" said William.
 William suggested that Peter should complain to the company____________________