TEST FOR UNIT 36 – DESTINATION B1
ERROR IDENTIFICATION (5)
Question 1. There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinction.
A. soon
B. concern
C. giant
D. extinction
Question 2. It's amazed that no one else has applied for the job.
A. that
B. amazed
C. for
D. has
Question 3. He's started a business doing garden and roofing work.
A. garden
B. started
C. business
D. work
Question 4. A globally study has just been started to chart the effects of climate change.
A. globally
B. effects
C. been
D. to
Question 5. I’d prefer to went skiing this year rather than go on a beach holiday.
A. went
B. prefer
C. on
D. rather
WORD PATTERNS (8)
Question 6. Both children escaped unharmed ________ the burning building.
A. on
B. from
C. about
D. to
Question 7. Strong winds had caused serious damage ________ the roof.
A. at
B. with
C. to
D. for
Question 8. If they were serious ________ ending poverty they would increase the minimum
wage.
A. on
B. with
C. about
D. to
Question 9. He fell in the river but his friend saved him ________ drowning.
A. from
B. to
C. on
D. by
Question 10. People are becoming far more aware ________ environmental issues.
A. on
B. with
C. in
D. of
Question 11. I've always been afraid ________ spiders.
A. with
B. to
C. about
D. of
Question 12. Businesses are facing a 12% increase ________ energy costs.
A. of
B. in
C. to
D. for
Question 13. A block in the pipe was preventing the water ________ coming through.
A. at
B. for
C. from
D. to
PHRASES AND COLLOCATIONS (13)
Question 14. At the ________ of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln.
A. beginning
B. early
C. ending
D. lately
Question 15. We made $1,000 in ________, over three days of trading.
A. addition
B. total
C. subtraction
D. summary
Question 16. These are custom software products that sell for ________.
A. cheap
B. instance
C. good
D. example
Question 17. Unfortunately, Iceland is ________ in natural resources.
A. rich
B. poor
C. abundant
D. cheap
Question 18. For him, taking tests is a piece of ________.
A. jam
B. cake
C. soup
D. candy
Question 19. Don't forget to take your umbrella - it's ________ cats and dogs out there.
A. shining
B. winding
C. raining
D. snowing
Question 20. I need to talk to a professor by the ________ of Bin Said.
A. whistle
B. name
C. shout
D. call
Question 21. I lost £500 in a card game last night, but that's life - easy come, easy ________.
A. move
B. take
C. go
D. get
Question 22. He isn't coming today, as ________ as I know.
A. long
B. near
C. short
D. far
Question 23. They're the same age or ________ enough.
A. near
B. close
C. long
D. far
Question 24. The animals tend to graze in a ________.
A. swarm
B. school
C. flock
D. herd
Question 25. Their house is on the ________ of a hill.
A. hood
B. roof
C. top
D. head
Question 26. I'm up to my ________ in work at the moment.
A. eyes
B. forehead
C. ears
D. nose
VOCABULARY IN CONTRAST (8)
Question 27. They launched a rocket to the ________ Venus.
A. desert
B. planet
C. highland
D. ocean
Question 28. Over a hundred ________ of insect are found in this area.
A. pets
B. creatures
C. species
D. animals
Question 29. Humans, dogs, elephants, and dolphins are all ________, but birds, fish, and
crocodiles are not.
A. mammals
B. reptiles
C. rodents
D. insects
Question 30. The Japanese ________ more than half their waste paper.
A. comsume
B. use
C. recycle
D. absorb
Question 31. Ants, beetles, butterflies, and flies are all ________.
A. mammals
B. insects
C. birds
D. reptiles
Question 32. A loud clap of ________ made the herd stampede.
A. heatwave
B. iceberg
C. thunder
D. lightning
Question 33. It is difficult to ________ the demand for the new train service.
A. rescue
B. recycle
C. forecast
D. reuse
Question 34. Most of the ________ population depend on fishing for their income.
A. near
B. local
C. far
D. wild
PHRASAL VERBS (8)
Question 35. You'd better ________ these things.
A. put down to
B. go up to
C. keep out of
D. catch up with
Question 36. We'll have to ________ all this clutter.
A. clear up
B. go out
C. build up
D. blow out
Question 37. She does exercises daily to ________ her strength.
A. clear up
B. build up
C. stand up
D. get up
Question 38. A police officer was killed when his car ________.
A. cleared up
B. blew out
C. put out
D. blew up
Question 39. Nothing can ________ the anguish of losing a child.
A. go off
B. take away
C. get on
D. put off
Question 40. The lamp suddenly ________, leaving us in darkness.
A. went out
B. went on
C. went up
D. went off
Question 41. It must be time to ________ the holiday decorations.
A. take off
B. take down
C. take up
D. take on
Question 42. I said goodbye and ________ the telephone.
A. put off
B. blew out
C. blew up
D. put down
SYNONYM (3)
Question 43. Environmentalists say there is a high risk of pollution from the landfill site.
A. contamination
B. flood
C. disaster
D. freshness
Question 44. Dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
A. became clear
B. became famous
C. became appeared
D. became extinct
Question 45. The bomb blew up as experts tried to defuse it.
A. dropped
B. littered
C. rescued
D. exploded
WORD FORMATIONS (3)
Question 46. The foreign ________ were finally defeated by allied forces.
A. invadable
B. invaders
C. invade
D. invasion
Question 47. Floods and earthquakes are ________ disasters.
A. naturally
B. nature
C. natural
D. natured
Question 48. The judge described him as a ________ to society.
A. dangerous
B. endanger
C. danger
D. dangerously
ANTONYM (2)
Question 49. The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass.
A. great
B. huge
C. large
D. narrow
Question 50. She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances.
A. destroy
B. protect
C. defend
D. save
