English test 7

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
A. block B. class C. blank D. blast
A. club B. click C. cloud D. blend
A. blanket B. bleach C. clack D. blue
A. clear B. close C. black D. clap

II. Choose the best option marked A, B, or C to complete each sentence.

1. We had a difficult time finding the way to our hotel _______ we were in London.
A. until
B. when
C. before
D. after
2. She believed in fairy tales ________ she was a kid.
A. when
B. as soon as
C. while
D. since
3. I went straight to the park ________ I left home.
A. before
B. while
C. when
D. after
4. We called the firefighters ________ we saw a huge fire.
A. until
B. while
C. as soon as
D. before
5. You can stay with us ________ you find a suitable place to stay.
A. until
B. as soon as
C. after
D. when
6. He went searching for his children ________ he heard the warning of the
tornado.
A. during
B. while
C. as soon as
D. when
7. We were planting trees ________ our friends were collecting rubbish.
A. while
B. when
C. as soon as
D. after
8.________ I went to bed, I read my favorite book.
A. After
B. While
C. When
D. Before
III.
Like many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more
than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government
introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the
situation improved a lot.
Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. In
December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution increased. As a
result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days.
Part of the problem is the new "out of town" shopping centres. In the past, people
often walked to shops near their homes or went by bus. Now, many people drive to
the new shopping centres. The small shops have disappeared and more people have
to travel to do their shopping.
Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have
special bicycle lanes, so people cycle to work. Some people also travel to work
together in one car to reduce pollution and costs.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The government once introduced a law against smog from cars and factories.
B. London is much cleaner than before, so nobody dies from pollution any longer.
C. Now smog in London mainly comes from cars.
D. People in cities now go to work by bicycle only.
2. Why do people drive to go shopping?
A. They prefer shops in big shopping centres outside of town.
B. Small shops near their homes have disappeared.
C. Many new shopping centres have appeared outside of town.
D. It has become popular to do shopping in large shopping centres.
3. How many examples are there in the passage of people reducing car use?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
4. The word "improved" in the first paragraph probably means
A. got worse
B. reduced
C. became better
D. maintained
5. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Reducing the Use of Cars in Britain
B. The Disadvantages of Cars
C. How People are Reducing Smog in Britain
D. Smog in Britain: Past and Present
IV. Complete the passage with the given words.
A greenhouse is a building made of glass, where you can grow flowers and
vegetables that need a lot of warmth. Sunlight (1) __________ through the glass
and warms the greenhouse while the glass keeps the heat from escaping.
The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of gases that acts just (2) _________
greenhouse. Factories, electric power plants and cars make a lot of new gases.
These gases are trapping more and more of the sun's (3) _______. This is called
"the greenhouse effect".
If the Earth's temperature increases by just a few degrees, it will change the
weather all over the planet. Some places will become too hot to live in or to grow
(4) __________ anymore. This will cause a lot of people to starve.
That is why people must do their best to stop the greenhouse effect by (5)
__________ fewer energy-consuming products and planting trees.
1.
A. becomes
B. shines
C. enters
D. goes
2.
A. similar
B. different
C. like
D. as
3.
A. heat
B. warmth
C. cold
D. cool
4.
A. crops
B. animals
C. species
D. plants
5.
A. making
B. maintaining
C. releasing
D. using
V. Complete the sentences
1. Due to _______ pollution, the bicycle may someday replace the automobile.
A. air
B. water
C. marine
D. soil
2. People in my neighborhood are trying to save _______.
A. rubbish
B. single-use products
C. coral
D. endangered species
3. Before going out of the room, you have to _______ the lights.
A. turn off
B. turn on
C. turn up
D. turn in
4. What does 3Rs refer to?
A. redo, reuse, recycle
B. reduce, reuse, return
C. reduce, reuse, recycle
D. reduce, retake, recycle
5._______ is the amount of carbon dioxide we release into the environment.
A. Ecosystem
B. Carbon footprint
C. Global warming
D. Oxygen
6. It’s important to work together to stop the ________ of endangered species.
A. pollution
B. quality
C. plastic bags
D. extinction
7.________ rubbish is a way to protect the environment.
A. Picking up
B. Picking down
C. Picking off
D. Picking over
8. Students should learn some of the practical ways that help to ________
pollution.
A. save
B. reduce
C. shorten
D. cure
9. It’s essential to _______ single-use products instead of throwing away them.
A. litter
B. remove
C. reduce
D. recycle
10._______ is the process that makes the air, water, or soil unclean or
contaminated by adding harmful substances.
A. Rubbish
B. Single-use products
C. Pollution
D. Endangered species

VI. Choose the best answer

1. Thomas Edison kept trying until he _______ a successful light bulb.
A. had made
B. made
C. makes
D. has made

2. When we _________ our picnic, we will pick up rubbish.

A. finish
B. finished
C. have finished
D. had finished

3. We will wait here until he ________ back.

A. came
B. had come
C. has come
D. comes

4. Before Hoa _______ the party, she said goodbye to the host.
A. left
B. leaves
C. has left
D. will leave

5. I will call you right after as soon as I ________.

A. arrived
B. arrive
C. have arrived
D. had arrived
6. I learned a lot about wildlife when I ________ Cuc Phuong National Park last
week.
A. visit
B. have visited
C. visited
D. had visited

7. You won’t be able to go out to play until you ________ your homework.
A. will finish
B. finish
C. finished
D. had finished

8. There were not many animals on the mountain after we ________ a campfire.
A. built
B. build
C. have built
D. will build

9. The villagers won’t have electricity until they ________ a new generator.
A. will install
B. installed
C. install
D. had installed

10. A fire started as soon as the boys _________ the campsite.

A. leave
B. left
C. will leave
D. would leave
VII. Read the passage and then answer the questions.
THE CAMEL
The camel can go without water for a long time. Some people think it stores water
in its hump. This is not true. It stores food in its hump. The camel’s body changes
the food into fat. Then it stores the fat in its hump. It cannot store the fat all over its
body. Fat all over an animal’s body keeps the animal warm. Camels live in the
desert. They do not want to be warm during the day.
The desert is very hot. The camel gets hotter and hotter during the day. It stores
this heat in its body because the nights are cool.
The Arabian camel has one hump. The Bactrian camel of Central Asia has two
humps. It also has long, thick hair because the winters are cold in Central Asia.
There is a lot of sand in the dessert. The camel has long eyelashes. Then sand
cannot go into the camel’s eyes.
Arabic has about 150 words to describe a camel. Arabs need all these words
because the camel is very important to them.
Questions
1. Where do camels live?
2. What does a camel store in its hump?
3. The camel doesn’t store fat all over its body. Why?
4. Why does it store heat during the day?
5. Why does a Bactrian camel have long thick hair?