TEST 4

I. Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence.

1. Factories and companies should be constructed in ................... places only.

A. rural            B. cultural       C. urban          D. coastal

2. After I found all the information I needed, I ................... the laptop.

A. take over    B. put off        C. turned off   D. switched on

3. Villagers are more kind, friendly and warm-hearted than city…………. .

A. dwellers      B. foreigners   C. beginners    D. movers

4. This computer is much more user-friendly, but it costs ................... the other one.

A. as many as              B. as much as              C. twice as much as    D. twice as many

5. When my children ..................., I’ll teach them how to study English.

A. turn up        B. grow up      C. get up         D. think up

6. That city has one of the most ................... underground rail networks in the world.

A. efficient      B. fashionable             C. exciting       D. fascinated

7. He turned ................ the new job in the city centre because she didn’t want to move.

A. up               B. down                      C. over                        D. off

II. Complete each of the following sentences with comparatives or superlatives. Add “the” where necessary.

8. This is (good) ______food I’ve ever eaten in this country.

9. Peter’s new haircut is (trendy) _______than the previous one.

10. The building looks much (nice) __________in green than the previous white.

11. I had to drive my car along (narrow) __________road in the region.

12. Nam’s house is (far) ____________from the city centre than my house.

* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
01. Factories and offices should be built in …………………areas only.
A. rural B. coastal C. cultural D. urban
02. Although Da Nang is a big city, the cost of living is ………………….
A. affordable B. high C. fabulous D. comfortable
03. About 85 per cent of city …………………breathe heavily polluted air.
A. villagers B. livers C. dwellers D. members
04. When I turned up, the town hall was already …………………of teenagers.
A. full B. packed C. crowded D. jammed
05. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ………………….
A. facilities B. system C. schedule D. preparation
06. This city has one of the most …………………underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated
07. The …………………bread we occasionally buy from the mini-mart is not French but Irish.
A. pleased B. reliable C. stressful D. delicious
08. Despite all the …………………, I still enjoy getting out in the countryside whenever I can.
A. conveniences B. comforts C. impacts D. drawbacks
09. This street was renowned for its …………………sports stores, but it’s starting to go downhill.
A. easy-going B. fashionable C. frightening D. annoying
10. …………………is a real problem for new graduates and unskilled workers in the country now.
A. Pollution B. Traffic jam C. Unemployment D. Crime
11. There are also some commodities, soft drinks, fast food and …………………specialties in this shop.
A. international B. local C. nationwide D. worldwide
12. Inner city schools gleam with modern gadgetry, while …………………schools lack basic textbooks.
A. suburban B. urban C. downtown D. metropolitan
13. Perth is a very …………………city and I believe it to be an exciting education and tourist destination.
A. exhausted B. helpful C. liveable D. cheerful
14. She is still amazed by the …………………and sounds of the city though she has lived here for 5 years.
A. sights B. attractions C. destinations D. sites
15. The household registration reform abolished the distinction between farmers and city ………………….
A. natives B. villagers C. dwellers D. tenants

* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
01. Factories and offices should be built in …………………areas only.
A. rural B. coastal C. cultural D. urban
02. Although Da Nang is a big city, the cost of living is ………………….
A. affordable B. high C. fabulous D. comfortable
03. About 85 per cent of city …………………breathe heavily polluted air.
A. villagers B. livers C. dwellers D. members
04. When I turned up, the town hall was already …………………of teenagers.
A. full B. packed C. crowded D. jammed
05. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ………………….
A. facilities B. system C. schedule D. preparation
06. This city has one of the most …………………underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated
07. The …………………bread we occasionally buy from the mini-mart is not French but Irish.
A. pleased B. reliable C. stressful D. delicious
08. Despite all the …………………, I still enjoy getting out in the countryside whenever I can.
A. conveniences B. comforts C. impacts D. drawbacks
09. This street was renowned for its …………………sports stores, but it’s starting to go downhill.
A. easy-going B. fashionable C. frightening D. annoying
10. …………………is a real problem for new graduates and unskilled workers in the country now.
A. Pollution B. Traffic jam C. Unemployment D. Crime
11. There are also some commodities, soft drinks, fast food and …………………specialties in this shop.
A. international B. local C. nationwide D. worldwide
12. Inner city schools gleam with modern gadgetry, while …………………schools lack basic textbooks.
A. suburban B. urban C. downtown D. metropolitan
13. Perth is a very …………………city and I believe it to be an exciting education and tourist destination.
A. exhausted B. helpful C. liveable D. cheerful
14. She is still amazed by the …………………and sounds of the city though she has lived here for 5 years.
A. sights B. attractions C. destinations D. sites
15. The household registration reform abolished the distinction between farmers and city ………………….
A. natives B. villagers C. dwellers D. tenants

* Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
01. Factories and offices should be built in …………………areas only.
A. rural B. coastal C. cultural D. urban
02. Although Da Nang is a big city, the cost of living is ………………….
A. affordable B. high C. fabulous D. comfortable
03. About 85 per cent of city …………………breathe heavily polluted air.
A. villagers B. livers C. dwellers D. members
04. When I turned up, the town hall was already …………………of teenagers.
A. full B. packed C. crowded D. jammed
05. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ………………….
A. facilities B. system C. schedule D. preparation
06. This city has one of the most …………………underground rail networks in the world.
A. efficient B. fashionable C. cosmopolitan D. fascinated
07. The …………………bread we occasionally buy from the mini-mart is not French but Irish.
A. pleased B. reliable C. stressful D. delicious
08. Despite all the …………………, I still enjoy getting out in the countryside whenever I can.
A. conveniences B. comforts C. impacts D. drawbacks
09. This street was renowned for its …………………sports stores, but it’s starting to go downhill.
A. easy-going B. fashionable C. frightening D. annoying
10. …………………is a real problem for new graduates and unskilled workers in the country now.
A. Pollution B. Traffic jam C. Unemployment D. Crime
11. There are also some commodities, soft drinks, fast food and …………………specialties in this shop.
A. international B. local C. nationwide D. worldwide
12. Inner city schools gleam with modern gadgetry, while …………………schools lack basic textbooks.
A. suburban B. urban C. downtown D. metropolitan
13. Perth is a very …………………city and I believe it to be an exciting education and tourist destination.
A. exhausted B. helpful C. liveable D. cheerful
14. She is still amazed by the …………………and sounds of the city though she has lived here for 5 years.
A. sights B. attractions C. destinations D. sites
15. The household registration reform abolished the distinction between farmers and city ………………….
A. natives B. villagers C. dwellers D. tenants

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

7. Jane said that she ………come and look after the children the following day.

a. can b. will c. would d. should

8. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ………can be learned.

a. self-awareness b. self-abuse c. self-access d. self-analysis

9. ………. they had carried the sculptures up the stairs, they stopped for a rest.

a. After b. Before c. When                d. While

10. This city has done ………. many cities at providing preschool options for poorer children.

a. better than worse b. much more badly c. better more than d. better than

11. I think we should make a greater effort to ……… our traditional handicraft villages.

a. preserve b. store c. arrange d. keep

12. That city has one of the most ……… underground railway networks in the world. 

a. cosmopolitan b. efficient c. fashionable d. fascinated

13. Nam didn’t know ……… to find more information about the course.

a. what b. where c. why                       d. while

14. Lots of people choose to buy houses in the suburbs ……they can avoid the noise and pollution.

a. although b. when c. so that d. so as

15. Frank easily gets ………. when people don’t understand what he’s trying to say.

a. frustrated b. delighted c. excited d. relaxed

16. “How are you feeling now?” - “……….”

a. Confident and tired b. Tense and encouraged

c. Tired and stressed d. Disappointed and delighted

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1. If I ________ you, I would look for a new flat to buy.

A. am                          B. will be                    C. were                        D. was

2. You ________ so tired if you went to bed early.

A. wouldn’t be            B. won’t be                 C. will be                    D. were

3. If you really ________ about me, you could call me.

A. will care                  B. have cared              C. would care              D. cared

4. We can’t remove all ________ from water in this river.

A. contaminate            B. contaminants          C. contaminated          D. contamination

5. ________ gas from factories has polluted the air.

A. poisonous               B. poison                     C. poisoned                 D. poisoning

6. The acid rain has caused the ________ to the trees in this area.

A. dead                       B. die                          C. dying                      D. death

7. I had to clean the floor ________ I spilled my juice.

A. because of              B. since                       C. despite                    D. due to

8. She walked slowly ________ she had to carry heavy bags.

A. although                 B. if                             C. because of              D. because

9. I can hear you clearly ________ your loud voice.

A. since                       B. as                            C. because of              D. when

10. Eating too much sugar leads ________ diabetes.

A. in                            B. with                        C. for                           D. to

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Water pollution can be harmful _______ fish and animals that live along the river.

A. to                  B. at                   C. for                      D. in

2. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases ________ polluting the air.

A. without           B. from              C. off                     D. by

3. She’s come up ________ amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.

A. to                B. at                     C. with                    D. of

4. Too much of light pollution results ________ increase in the energy consumption.

A. in                  B. of                   C. to                    D. on

5. Children should be aware ________ the environmental issues we’re facing.

A. with                                    B. at                                        C. in                                        D. of

6. Air pollution has many effects _______ the environment and living organisms.

A. in             B. of                   C. for                       D. on

7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

A. since               B. in               C. from                       D. for

8. We can see the stars at night ________ light pollution.

A. since                                   B. as                                            C. because                               D. due to

9. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs                                 B. results                                     C. creates                                D. leads to

10. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so                                        B. because                                  C. because of                          D. result in

11. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though                       B. While                                       C. Since                                   D. Because of

12. ________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

A. Due to                                B. Although                                   C. Because                              D. Despite

13. Since 2005, India_________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has                                      B. is having                                 C. had                                     D. has had

14. Over the past five years, Australia’s population_______ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases                             B. is increasing                           C. has increased                      D. is increased

15. The 12th English Teaching Conference________ on 5 – 12 next month.

A. takes place                          B. took place                               C. will take place                    D. has taken place

16. Everyone__________ when the earthquake_________the small town two days ago.

A. was sleeping/ hit                B. were sleeping/ hit                     C. slept/ was hitting                D. slept/ hit    

17. English__________ as the primary language in many countries around the world.

A. speak        B. is spoken         C. spoken            D. speaks

18. An average of 10 people in Florida_________ by lightning strikes annually.

A. is killed                               B. are killed                                     C. were killed                          D. have been killed

19. Scientists predict the South coast_________ by a large hurricane in two days.

A. will be killed      B. will kill        C. was killed          D. is killed

20. By the time the rescuers_________ , they_________ out of food and water.

A. arrived/ ran                         B. arrived/ have run                     C. arrived/ had run                  D. arrived/ had ran

21. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption.

A. never saw                           B. has never seen                       C. had never seen                    D. were never seen

22. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges_________.

A. already repaired                    B. had already repaired          

C. were already repaired             D. have already been repaired

23. If we all use public transport more, we_________ reduce air pollution.

A. help                                           B. will help                             C. would help                          D. helped

24. Many wildlife habitats will be destroyed if people________ polluting the environment.

A. keep             B. keeps             C. will keep                 D. kept

25. If global warming________, temperatures_________ even higher.

A. continues/ would rise               B. continued/ will rise             C. continue/ will rise              D. continues/ will rise

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. Water pollution can be harmful _______ fish and animals that live along the river.

A. to                  B. at                   C. for                      D. in

2. Ways must be found to prevent the poisonous gases ________ polluting the air.

A. without           B. from              C. off                     D. by

3. She’s come up ________ amazing new ideas to help protect the environment.

A. to                B. at                     C. with                    D. of

4. Too much of light pollution results ________ increase in the energy consumption.

A. in                  B. of                   C. to                    D. on

5. Children should be aware ________ the environmental issues we’re facing.

A. with                                    B. at                                        C. in                                        D. of

6. Air pollution has many effects _______ the environment and living organisms.

A. in             B. of                   C. for                       D. on

7. The volcano has erupted approximately once every ten years_________ 1970.

A. since               B. in               C. from                       D. for

8. We can see the stars at night ________ light pollution.

A. since                                   B. as                                            C. because                               D. due to

9. Water pollution________ the death of all forms of life in the water bodies.

A. occurs                                 B. results                                     C. creates                                D. leads to

10. Many flights were cancelled ________ the smoke from forest fires.

A. so                                        B. because                                  C. because of                          D. result in

11. _________  plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and water.

A. Even though                       B. While                                       C. Since                                   D. Because of

12. ________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

A. Due to                                B. Although                                   C. Because                              D. Despite

13. Since 2005, India_________ the world’s largest English-speaking population.

A. has                                      B. is having                                 C. had                                     D. has had

14. Over the past five years, Australia’s population_______ by 1.86 million people.

A. increases                             B. is increasing                           C. has increased                      D. is increased

15. The 12th English Teaching Conference________ on 5 – 12 next month.

A. takes place                          B. took place                               C. will take place                    D. has taken place