TEST ôn tập số 4

A. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to five short conversations and choose the best answer.
1. What is the subject of the announcement?
A. After-school music lessons
B. The teacher’s musical past
C. The teacher playing the piano
D. Singing and playing instruments
2. What does the speaker instruct the students to do?
A. Study on their day off
B. Relax on their day off
C. Practice with their friends
D. Go to the gym the next day
3. What is the purpose of the announcement?
A. To explain a new physics experiment
B. To introduce a new student-run physics club
C. To remind students about an upcoming physics test
D. To tell students about an exciting new physics class
4. What will the student probably do next?
A. Take a tour of the school by herself
B. Follow the teacher to the English department
C. Take a writing test given to her by the teacher
D. Go home while worrying about the new school .
5. What does the physicist suggest about nuclear power?
A. It releases a lot of dangerous emissions.
B. It isn’t something many people talk about.
C. It’s good for countries that want to be independent.
D. It is very dangerous to people that live near the power plants.

Part 2. Listen to a man talking to a travel agency about eco-holidays and fill in the blanks
Eco-holidays

type of holiday accommodation advantage

Dumbarton Tablelands watching animals house in a close to (2).....................
(1).....................
Bago Nature Reserve live with a village house learn about way of life
(3).....................
San Louis Island working in a hostel holiday location without
(4)..................... (5).....................

Part 3. Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answer.

1. What are the two students talking about?
A. They are talking about the students whom they don’t like.
B. They are considering improving the environment.
C. They are complaining about the air conditioning.
D. They are talking about their classroom.
2. Why does the girl say, “I would like to have more than one teacher”?
A. She can ask more questions at the same time.
B. She thinks that she can learnt better in that way.
C. She can be taken good care of.
D. Her parents can know more about the school.
3. Why does the boy suggest the desks should be placed to face the teacher's desk?
A. The teacher can hear the students more easily.
B. It is ordered by the headmaster.
C. He thinks that would be better.
D. It's a tradition for all classrooms.

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4. Why does the boy want to have more breaks?
A. He spends too much time in the classroom
B. He wants to leave school.
C. He spends less than 6 hours a day in the classroom.
D. He can't concentrate on his lessons

B. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY-LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
Part I. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.
1. Parts of the mountain road have been washed____________________after the floods.
A. through B. off C. away D. out
2. That cannot be a true story. He___________________________it up.
A. can have made B. must have madeC. would have made D. should have made
3. I hope you will___________________notice of what I am going to tell you.
A. gain B. keep C. get D. take
4. __________________that she does not want to stay any longer.
A. A little homesick does Beth feel B. Beth feels such homesick
C. Homesick though Beth may feel D. So homesick does Beth feel
5. It is believed ___________________ .
A. when Alice to become a talented ballet dancer B. how is Alice a talented ballet dancer
C. why is Alice such a talented ballet dancer D. that Alice is a talented ballet dancer
6. It is imperative___________________what to do when there is a fire.
A. he must know about B. that everyone know
C. we knew D. that he knew
7. Our industrial output___________________from $2 million in 2002 to $4 million this year.
A. was rising B. rises C. rose D. has risen
8. Is it true that this country produces more oil than_____________________?
A. any country else B. any countries else
C. any other countries D. any another country
9. I’ve warned you many times____________________the front door unlocked.
A. not leaving B. won’t leave C. not to leave D. don’t leave
10. Neil Armstrong was the first man____________________on the moon.
A. has walked B. walking C. walked D. to walk
11._________________Serbia defeated Germany surprised everyone.
A. That B. Because C. When D. Whether
12. The captain as well as all the passengers________________very frightened by the strange noise.
A. is B. were C. was D. have been
13. Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a_____________________day.
A. rainy B. foggy C. snowy D. windy
14. “The inflation rate in Greece is five times_____________________________my country,” he said.
A. as much as B. more than C. as many as that in D. as high as that in
15. Margaret: "Could you open the window, please?"
Henry: " II
A. Yes, I can B. I am, of course C. I feel sorry D. Yes, with pleasure
16. They’re staying with us ................... the time being until they can afford a house.
A. for B. in C. during D. at
17. As the drug took ............., the boy became quieter.
A. force B. influence C. action D. effect
18. We with a swim in the lake
A. gave in B. took up C. got out D. cooled off
19. The Internet has enabled people to with each other more quickly.
A. interconnect B. interlink C. interact D. intervene
20. If everyone , how would we control the traffic?
A. could fly B. flies C. can fly D. had flown

Part 2. Each of the following sentences has an error marked a, b, c, or d. Identify and correct the errors.

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1. When he said they weren't going to get engaged because they were getting married right
A B
away, I assumed he wasn't already got married, but I didn't know he had just got divorced that day.
C D

2. No one died, but four people were injured and had to be taken to hospital after a small plane
A B C
was crashed near Dublin last night.
D
3. The main door couldn't be opened. It had been locked by a special key that the caretaker
A B
didn't have. He had been given a large set of keys, but none of them fitted the main door.
C D
4. The sign said parking was prohibited, but my car wasn't left there more than five minutes while I
A B
ran to pick up the shoes were repaired at Mendems, but I was given a parking ticket anyway.
C D
5. A new company has taken over the office which located next to yours and it's going to be
A B
redecorated after it's been cleaned up a bit.
C D
6. The tour of the palace included a visit to the old kitchen where they were baking bread and
A B
the huge underground wine cellar which was containing thousands of bottles and felt like a prison.
C D
7. The old ladies were collecting money for people who needed some help at Christmas so,
A B
after my wife and I discussed about it, we decided to put £5 in their collection box.
C D
8. When Fox became president, this seemed to be the first thing that made happy all the young
A B C
people, especially those who had felt angry with the old government leaders.
D
9. My neighbour used to say, 'How about helping me carry this?' or 'Give me a hand with this,
A B
would you?', but at no time he asked me if I ever needed help with anything.
C D
10. I'm not trying to work more, but quite often I have no time for lunch or I don't have much of
A B
an appetite, and so I take no longer a whole hour for my lunch break.
C D
Part 3. Provide the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. I find it difficult to .............................. my work. (PRIORITY)
2. I'm studying medicine. I want to .............................. in genetics. (SPECIAL)
3. This photograph is too small. Can you ..............................  it for me? (LARGE)
4. I didn't understand what you just said. Could you ..............................  it? (CLEAR)
5. My electronic dictionary ..............................  me to listen to the pronunciation of new words. (ABLE)
6. He loves insects. He can ..............................  over 50 different types of beetle.(IDENTITY)
7. You didn't ..............................  what flavour you wanted, so I got you chocolate. (SPECIFIC)
8. He always thinks he's right. He never ..............................  for his mistakes. (APOLOGY)
9. I think the government should ............................ alcohol. (CRIMINAL)
10. Thank you for the flowers you sent last month. They really ...................... up my room. (BRIGHT)

C. READING
Part 1. Read the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the best explanation for each
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text. On the answer sheet, circle A, B, C or D.
1.
A. If you have difficulty swimming, inform a member of
Swimming Pool staff before entering the pool
If you see a person in difficulty, B. Tell a staff member if you notice someone is in danger.
inform a member of staff C. This pool is for the use of confident swimmers only

2.
Louise, Why has Michael written this note?
Before you go out, don't forget to
video the science fiction film A. To remind Louise to tape a film for him tonight.
tonight. It comes on after the six B. to recommend a film for Louise to watch tonight.
o'clock news. C. to ask Louise to return the video he borrowed
Thanks.
Michael
3.
Passengers cannot bring A. As this train is busy, all passengers must book before
bicycles onto this train during boarding
busy period without making a B. Passengers must book before bringing bicycles onto the
reservation train at certain times.
C. There is no room for bicycles on this train when it is busy

4.

MESSAGE
Greg, Who is going to play in Friday's match?
Dave rang. Kim's injured, so Ben needs you to A. Greg and Kim
play in Friday's match after all. He's not B. Greg and Ben
playing but Dave is, so he'll take you. C. Greg and Dave

5.
Customers are requested to
produce their copy of the
repair form when collecting
computers
A. We want to see a copy of the repair form before we return
B. Customers should fill in a form before leaving their
computer for repair
C. Copies of original repair forms are available if requested

Part 2 . Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and (46)
____ very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes
(47) ____ a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. These students are often (48) ____
motivated and work very hard. Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money but this
(49) ____ is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no
longer rely on having their expenses (50) ____ for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living
expenses. Now most can only get a loan (51) ____has to be paid back. Since 1999 they have paid over £1 000
towards tuition (52) ____ and this amount will increase up to a maximum of £3 000. In the US students already
(53) ____pay for tuition and room and board. Many get a financial aid package which may (54) ____ grants,
scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places (55) ____ pressure on students and many take
part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations.
(Extracted from Oxford Guide to British and American Culture - Oxford Advanced Learner’s Compass)
46: A. producing B. carrying C. doing D. making
47: A. for B. with C. on D. at

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48: A. highly B. mainly C. absolutely D. adequately
49: A. position B. state C. situation D. condition
50: A. paying B. paid C. pay D. to pay
51: A. whether B. what C. which D. who
52: A. money B. fees C. allowances D. charge
53: A. had better B. should C. may D. have to
54: A. include B. consist C. compose D. belong
55: A. large B. generous C. considerate D. considerable

Part 3. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
One of the factors contributing to the intense nature of twenty-first-century stress is our continual exposure
to media - particularly to an overabundance of news. If you feel stressed out by the news, you are far from
alone. Yet somehow many of us seem unable to prevent ourselves from tuning in to an extreme degree.
The further back we go in human history, the longer news took to travel from place to place, and the less
news we had of distant people and lands altogether. The printing press obviously changed all that, as did every
subsequent development in transportation and telecommunication.
When television came along, it proliferated like a population of rabbits. In 1950, there were 100,000
television sets in North American homes; one year later there were more than a million. Today, it’s not unusual
for a home to have three or more television sets, each with cable access to perhaps over a hundred channels.
News is the subject of many of those channels, and on several of them it runs 24 hours a day.
What’s more, after the traumatic events of September 11, 2001, live newscasts were paired with perennial
text crawls across the bottom of the screen - so that viewers could stay abreast of every story all the time.
Needless to say, the news that is reported to us is not good news, but rather disturbing images and sound
bytes alluding to disaster (natural and man-made), upheaval, crime, scandal, war, and the like. Compounding
the problem is that when actual breaking news is scarce, most broadcasts fill in with scare stories about things
that possibly might threaten our health, safety, finances, relationships, waistline, hairline, or very existence in
the future. This variety of story tends to treat with equal alarm a potentially lethal flu outbreak and the bogus
claims of a wrinkle cream that overpromises smooth skin.
Are humans meant to be able to process so much trauma - not to mention so much overblown anticipation
of potential trauma - at once? The human brain, remember, is programmed to slip into alarm mode when
danger looms. Danger looms for someone, somewhere at every moment. Exposing ourselves to such input
without respite and without perspective cannot be anything other than a source of chronic stress.
(Extracted from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beating Stress by Arlene Matthews Uhl - Penguin Group
2006)
1. According to the passage, which of the following has contributed to the intense nature of twenty-first-
century stress?
A. The degree to which stress affects our life B. Our inability to control ourselves
C. An overabundance of special news D. Our continual exposure to the media
2. In the past, we had less news of distant people and lands because____________________.
A. printing, transportation, and telecommunications were not developed
B. means of communication and transportation were not yet invented
C. most people lived in distant towns and villages
D. printing press changed the situation too slowly
3. The pronoun “them” in paragraph 3 refers to_____________________.
A. TV channels B. TV news C. television sets D. cable access
4. The word “traumatic” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_______________________.
A. fascinating B. upsetting C. exciting D. boring
5. According to the passage, when there is not enough actual breaking news, broadcasts
A. are full of dangerous diseases such as flu
B. send out live newscasts paired with text across the screen
C. are forced to publicise an alarming increase in crime
D. send out frightening stories about potential dangers
6. As stated in the passage, a flu outbreak and the bogus claims of a wrinkle cream tend to
A. be scarce breaking news B. involve natural and man-made disasters

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 C. be treated with equal alarm D. be warmlywelcomed by the public
7. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The only source of stress in our modern life is the media.
B. Many TV channels supply the public with breaking news.
C. Many people are under stress caused by the media.
D. The news that is reported to us is not good news.
8. The word “slip” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to
A. fail B. bring C. release D. fall
9. According to the passage, our continual exposure to bad news without perspective is obviously .
A. the result of an overabundance of good news
B. the result of human brain’s switch to alarm mode
C. a source of defects in human brain
D. a source of chronic stress
10. What is probably the best title for this passage?
A. Developments in Telecommunications B. The Media - A Major Cause of Stress
C. More Modern Life - More Stress D. Effective Ways to Beat Stress

Part 4. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer
Experts in climatology and other scientists are becoming extremely concerned about the changes to our
climate which are taking place. Admittedly, climate changes have occurred on our planet before. For example,
there have been several ice ages or glacial periods.
These climatic changes, however, were different from the modern ones in that they occurred gradually and,
as far as we know, naturally. The changes currently being monitored are said to be the result not of natural
causes, but of human activity. Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid.
The major problem is that the planet appears to be warming up. According to some experts, this warming
process, known as global warming, is occurring at a rate unprecedented in the last 10,000 years. The
implications for the planet are very serious. Rising global temperatures could give rise to such ecological
disasters as extremely high increases in the incidence of flooding and of droughts. These in turn could have a
harmful effect on agriculture.
It is thought that this unusual warming of the Earth has been caused by so-called greenhouse gases, such
as carbon dioxide, being emitted into the atmosphere by car engines and modern industrial processes, for
example. Such gases not only add to the pollution of the atmosphere, but also create a greenhouse effect, by
which the heat of the sun is trapped. This leads to the warming up of the planet.
Politicians are also concerned about climate change and there are now regular summits on the subject,
attended by representatives from around 180 of the world's industrialized countries. Of these summits, the most
important took place in Kyoto in Japan in 1997. There it was agreed that the most industrialized countries would
try to reduce the volume of greenhouse gas emissions and were given targets for this reduction of emissions.
It was also suggested that more forests should be planted to create so-called sinks to absorb greenhouse
gases. At least part of the problem of rapid climate change has been caused by too drastic deforestation.
Sadly, the targets are not being met. Even more sadly, global warnings about climate changes are often still
being regarded as scaremongering.
(From Read and Understand 2 by Betty Kirkpatrick & Rebecca Mok - Learners Publishing Pte Ltd 2005)
1. According to the passage, in what way did the climate changes in the ice ages differ from the modern ones?
A. They occurred naturally over a long period of time.
B. They were fully monitored by humans.
C. They were wholly the result of human activity.
D. They were partly intended.
2. The word “alarmingly” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______________________.
A. disapprovingly B. worryingly C. surprisingly D. disappointingly
3. According to the passage, agriculture could____________________.
A. give rise to many ecological disasters
B. make the global warming more serious
C. be indirectly affected by the global temperature rises
D. be directly damaged by the rises in global temperature
4. Greenhouse gases cause the warming up of the Earth because they_____________________.
A. are emitted by car engines B. trap heat from the sun

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 C. do not add to atmosphere pollution D. are unusual gases
5. According to the passage, 1997 witnessed____________________.
A. the largest number of summits on the subject of climate change
B. the highest attendance by representatives from 180 industrialised countries
C. the most important summit on climate change taking place in Kyoto, Japan
D. widespread concern about climate change
6. It can be inferred from the passage that the countries which are mainly responsible for global warming are
__________________ .
A. developed countries B. the most industrialised countries
C. countries with the warmest climate D. developing countries
7. The word “There” in paragraph 5 refers to_____________________.
A. regular summits on climate change B. the 1997 summit in Kyoto, Japan
C. the world’s industrialised countries D. the most industrialised countries
8. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
A. The so-called sinks created by forests can absorb greenhouse gases.
B. Politicians are among those who are concerned about climate change.
C. The problem of rapid climate change has been caused mainly by deforestation.
D. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases that may cause the so-called greenhouse effect.
9. The word “drastic” in paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to______________________.
A. severe B. hard C. obvious D. widespread
10. What is probably the writer’s attitude toward global warming?
A. Optimistic B. Neutral C. Positive D. Pessimistic

D. WRITING
Part 1. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.

1. “ Shall I carry the suitcase for you, Pauline?” said John.

→ John offered ....................................................................
2. Man continues to take minerals from the earth in immense quantities.
→ Minerals ..........................................................................................
3. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too...................................................................................................................................................
4. Maria says she’d like to have been put in a higher class.
 Maria wishes............................................................................................................................................
5. If you aren’t careful, you’ll hurt yourself.
- Be …………………………………………………………..
6. The price of the holiday included all meals.
- All meals ………………………………………………………………
7. “You’d better think carefully before accepting William's offer”, I said to John.
- I advise……………………………………………………………………..
9. It doesn't need to be finished this afternoon.
- You …………………………………………………………………………..
10. 'Why don't you come over for dinner at the weekend?' he asked her.
- He suggested ………………………………………………………………

Part 2. Write a paragraph of about 150 words on the following topic:

How do you reduce stress in your life?