Pronunciation
1. A. machine B. shrill C. sugar D. slide
2. A. splat B. splay C. splash D. splatter
3. A. sprite B. spring C. sprint D. sprinkle
4. A. shrill B. shrimp C. shrine D. shrink
5. A. split B. splinter C. splint D. splice
6. A. primitive B. particular C. continuous D. connected
7. A. amount B. mental C. dependence D. opinion
8. A. section B. grammar C. unsuccessful D. demonstrate
9. A. harvest B. circumstances C. produce D. ceremony
10. A. research B. ability C. companion D. understand
Multiple choice
1. She was the last applicant_______.
A. to interview B. to be interviewing C. to be interviewed D. to have interviewed
2. I'm hungry. Is there any food_______?
A. to be eaten B. for me eating C. eating D. to eat
3. English is an important language_______.
A. to master B. for us to master C. which we have to master D. All are correct
4. "What's all that noise about?" "We had a bad accident_______at the factory."
A. happening B. happened C. happen D. has happened
5. I wrote to the company_______the them for a catalogue.
A. asking B. demanding C. enquiring D. applying
6. I have heard nothing from him since_______.
A. he had left B. he leaves C. he has left D. he left
7. Lack of rain early in the season means that the field_______a poor crop.
A. surrendered B. yielded C. generated D. suffered
8. Can you find any_______equipment in this department?
A. electric B. electrified C. electrical D. electricity
9. You cannot grow crops on_______land.
A. exhaustion B. exhaust C. exhausting D. exhausted
Error Identification
1. The world's rain forests are being cut down at the rate on 3,000 acres per hour.
A B C D
2. Many scientists fear that the earth will run out essential natural resources before the end of the 20th century.
A B C D
3. Because much species of plants and animals in Hawaii are threatened with extinction within a short period
A B C
of time, scientists are trying desperately to rescue them.
D
4. Her many friends, among who I like to be considered, gave her encouragement.
A B C D
Gap filling
There is now increasing concern about the world's energy_______(1), particularly about those involving fossil_______(2). In less than a hundred years we shall probably_______(3) all the present_______(4) of oil and gas. The world's coal_______(5) should last longer but, once used, these cannot be_______(6). It is important, therefore, that we should develop such_______(7) sources of energy as solar energy as well as water and wind_______(8), (classed as_______(9) energy). Until these energy_______(10) are widely used, it is important for developed countries to reduce energy consumption as much as possible.
1. A. possessions B. resources C. goods D. materials
2. A. fuels B. powers C. forms D. energies
3. A. end B. compete C. total D. exhaust
4. A. findings B. productions C. amounts D. sources
5. A. reserves B. stores C. mines D. contents
6. A. updated B. repeated C. renewed D. produced
7. A. traditional B. alternative C. revolutionary D. surprising
8. A. force B. strength C. power D. motion
9. A. repeatable B. continual C. renewable D. continuous
10. A. goods B. supplies C. provisions D. materials
Word forms
1. He's just bought a car with_____________________operated windows. (electric)
2. The railway line was_____________________in the 1950s. (electric)
3. ___________________is the process of changing something so that it works by______________. (electric)
4. You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly, those are the tow______________. (alter)
5. Gas and oil_________________always increases in cold weather. (consume)
6. Health-concious________________want more information about the food they buy. (consume)
7. We should pay more attention to renewable sources of energy such as wind and ___________power. (sun)
8. We are doing our best with the_________________resources available. (limit)
9. ___________________damage threatens the whole of civilization. (environment)
10. The weather_____________________improved. (gradual)
Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition
1. Zoology is more closely related___________biology than it is to botany.
2. Are you interested___________working with them?
3. I certainly hope that David is aware___________all the problems imvolved.
4. Mr. Minh is responsible___________hiring and firing employees.
5. Bred is capable___________doing better work than he's doing at the present.
Reduce the relative clauses to participle phrases
1. I don't like people who arrive late. I ............................................................................................................................................ .............
2. I live in the house which was built a century ago. I ............................................................................................................................................ .............
3. The people who work here are very interesting. The ............................................................................................................................................ .........
4. The handkerchief which was embroidered by my sister was really beautiful. The ............................................................................................................................................ .........
5. I want you to meet the woman who taught me how to drive. I ............................................................................................................................................ .............
6. Do you know the woman who is coming toward us? Do ............................................................................................................................................ ...........
Rewrite the following sentences, using infinitive phrase
1. We had a river in which we could swim.
We ............................................................................................................................................ ..........
2. My brother is the only one that realized the danger.
My ............................................................................................................................................ ..........
3. He is always the first that comes and the last that goes.
He ............................................................................................................................................ ...........
4. The Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship which has been built on the island. The ............................................................................................................................................ ......... Rewrite the following sentences, using relative clause
1. The last person to be interviewed yesterday was Jack.
The ............................................................................................................................................ ...
2. Valentine was the first woman to fly into space. Valentine .....................................................................................................................................
3. The only person to remain in the classroom was Peter.
The ............................................................................................................................................ ...
4. Is there any place for us to stay tonight?
Is ............................................................................................................................................ .......
5. This is the second person to be killed in that way.
This ......................................................................................................................................
