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THE FIFTH FIFTEEN – MINUTE TEST (Unit 9)

Class: 11A___ School year 2021-2022
I. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions (1m)

Question 1: A. promote B. sensor C. global D. climate

Question 2: A. despicable B. available C. insoluble D. temperament

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in the following question. (0,5m).
Question 3: She was over the moon about the news that she’s got accepted in a prestige university.
A. feeling happy B. feeling sad C. feeling confused D. feeling disappointed.
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in the following question. (0,5m)
Question 4: People who live in towns and cities live in an urban environment.

A. remote B. deserted C. suburban D. rural

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(3,5ms)

Question 5: Pollution and heavy traffic are common problems in ________cities.

A. empty B. deserted C. overcrowded D. vacant
Question 6: Marie, ______________ I met at the party, called me last night.
A. that B. whom C. which D. whose
Question 7: Don't leave the dog out in the sun,_______?
A. do you B. don't you C. will you D. shall we
Question 8: : Chicago is dedicated to being a green building leader, __________it?
A. aren’t B. is C. does D. isn’t
Question 9: We will need new technologies to generate energy and use it in clean and safe ways, only
from fully ____ sources.
A. replaced B. controlled C. renewable D. endurable
Question 10: The government has been investing substantially in improving people’s _______of life
for years.
A. quality B. quantity C. level D. feature.
Question 11: Due to the effects of global warming, the city’s authority had to deal_____ flooding and
damaged infrastructure.
A. with B. to C. of D. on
V. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best completes
the following exchange. (0,5m)

Question 12: “What a boring lecture!" - “____”

A. Yes, it was dull, wasn't it? B. I don't agree. It's dull.

C. It's interesting, wasn't it? D. I'm sorry not.

VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (1m)

Question 13: A. promotes B. predicts C. wastes D. changes

Question 14: A. called B. cleaned C. offered D. wanted

VII. Complete the sentences with correct form of the words in brackets (1m)
Question 15: If we have solar panels on our roofs, we'll be able to (production)_____________our
own electricity.

Question 16: It comes as no surprise that Seattle is the gold standard of (sustain)__________ city
living.

VIII. Rewrite the sentences replacing the relative clauses with participle or to-infinitive clauses.
(2ms)

Question 17: I don't buy it because I don't have enough money.

→ If I had ________________________________________

Question 18: He's very thin, that's why he feels so cold.

→ If he weren’t_____________________________