I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. dear B. clear C. year D. bear
2. A. wear B. where C. pair D. here
3. A. casual B. floor C. usually D. poor
4. A. heavy B. weather C. ideal D. jealous
5. A. four B. course C. tour D. pour
III. Choose the best answer to complete of the following senteces.
6. Whales and dolphins both make ............ which in some ways are similar to a language.
A. sounds B. symbols C. signals D. sighs
7. Seventy – five percent of the earth ____ are covered by seas and oceans.
A. face B. flat C. resurface D. surface
8. If you ___________smoking, your health will get worse.
A. continue B. continued C. are continuing D. will continue
9. If I ____you, I would go to bed earlier at night.
A. be B. had been C. am D. were
11. The prefix sub in the word submarine means ...........
A. none B. under C. again D. above
10. It is divided into five __________ parts.
A. different B. differences C. difference D. differently
12. The UK is divided .......... four parts: English, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
A. into B. between C. for D. among
13. Carnivores are animals which .........
A. live on the bottom B. eat meat C. eat plants D. swim very fast
14. If I ....... you, I wouldn't buy that coat.
A. would be B. were C. am D. was
15. You ...... to go to bed late.
A. mustn't B. shouldn't C. oughtn't D.may
16. The shrimp is a kind of ..........
A. krill B. fish C. plant D. mammal
17. The sea is polluted, which .......... sea plants and animals.
A. endangers B. dangerous C. dangers D. dangerously
18. Tam......... more if he ..... more time.
A. would read - has B. will read -had C. would read - had D. read - had
19. I think you ............ aplogize for your behaviour.
A. shall B. have C. should D. ought
20. Sperm whale populations are now ........... risk due to hunting.
A. in B. by C. of D. at
21. The starfish lives on or depend .......... the bottom.
A. of B. in C. for D. on
22. Whales, seals are examples of ........... animals.
A. river B. tiny C. marine D. land
23. The life ......... of sperm whale can be up to seventy years.
A. distance B. period C. length D. span
24. I wonder where Mai is. She should .......... here by now.
A. being B. to be C. have seen D. be
25. If I didn't want to go to the party, I ........ go.
A. didn't B. won't C. don't D. wouldn't
26. If Americans ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general health ..........better.
A. be B. will be C. is D. would be
27. The children were........into small groups to discuss the problems of the disabled.
A. divided B. apart C. separated D. classified
28. You will become ill..........you stop working so hard.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
29. Jim passed his driving test, .........surprised everybody.
A. and B. this C. that D. which
IV. Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question
People have been hunting whales for at least a thousand years, and there were no real problems until the 20th century. What happened was that fishing technology became much more efficient and the ships were much faster, so more and more whales were caught. It the 1960s the main whaling countries were killing more than sixty thousand whales a year, and everyone began to realize that something had to be done.
It was environmental groups like Greenpeace that really made things change. They set up to make people aware of the fact the whales were fast becoming extinct. But even now we don't know if all this interest has come too late. Let's take the great blue whale for example, which at thirty to forty metres long is the biggest animal there has ever been - now there are perhaps about two thousand or so left. In fact they have been protected for quite a long time, but there is still no sign that the population is growing.
30. How long have people been hunting whales ?
A. since the 1960s B. for nearly 200 years C. since the 20th century D. for over 2000 years
31. The twentieth century has brought many dangers to whales due to .........
A. longer nets B. improved methods of technology & faster ships
C. improved methods of technology D. faster ships
32. What makes people aware of the fact that whales were fast becoming extinct ?
A. Main whaling countries B. International agreement
C. Greenpeace D. Evironmental groups
33. Approximately how many blue whales are there on earth now ?
A. 30,000 B. 40,000 C. 2000 D. 60,000
34. Which of the following statements is Not true about blue whales ?
A. They have been protected for quite a long time B. They can grow up to forty metres long
C. They are the biggest animals on earth D. Their population is growing fast
