Title Final test 1 HKII (GV).docx ✅

1 SECOND TERM TEST 1 Time allotted : 60min I. Decide the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (1pt) 1. A. forest B. empty C. environment D. fastest 2. A. reduce B. recognize C. regard D. remote 3. A. planet B. trash C. understand D. waste 4. A. marathon B. therefore C. weatherman D. together 5. A. pronounce B. announce C. mouth D. enough II. Give the opposite of the underlined words in the following sentences. ( 1pt) 1. That the wrong the answer to the question. right / correct 2. Sandy swims the best of the class. worst 3. He asked me to help him, and I agreed. disagreed 4. My father is a very patient person. impatient 5. Kate's family live in an ancient city in Italy. a new/ a modern III. Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form. (1 pt) 1. If we (not economise ) don’t economise on electricity, there will be power cuts. 2. I hope he (finish) will finish his homework before we (get) get back. 3. If we sit too far away from the screen I (not be) won’t be able to see the film. 4. Listen to those people! What language they (speak) are they speaking? IV. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the letter. (2 pts) Dear Kay, Isabella and I are having the (1. good) best holiday of our life! We are in Vinabliss Resort, one of the (2. lovely) loveliest /most lovely islands in the Eastern Sea. Although it is much (3. small) smaller than Vinaland, there seems to be (4. much) more to do than in Vinaland. Moreover, the people here seem to be (5. friendly) friendlier / more friendly than those on other islands. We are staying in the (6. modern) modernest / most modern hotel I have ever seen. It is far (7. comfortable) more comfortable than any other hotels and it is even (8. big) bigger than the world-famous Calton hotel. The (9. near) nearest beach is (10. little) less than a hundred metres away, so we can go swimming a lot. It’s really good and I want you to be here with us. Love. Maltida V. Choose a suitable word from the box to put in each blank to finish the passage.(2 pts) from means in waste possible wind should green However who Much of our waste, especially waste (1) from factories, electric-powered stations, the chemical industry and heavy industry, is very dangerous. Fish die (2) in the lakes, rivers and seas; forest trees die, too. Much of this dangerous (3) waste goes into the air and is carried by the (4) wind for great distances. The Earth is our home. We (5) should take care of it, for ourselves, and for our children and grandchildren. This (6) means we have to keep our environment (7) green and clean. The importance of this task is pointed out by ecologists - the scientists (8) who study the relations between living things and the environment. (9) However, each of us must do everything (10) possible to keep the land, air and water clean. VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each question. (1 pt) Scientists believe that the smart home may be the home of the future. These homes may be of different shapes and sizes. They may also float on the water.
2 Scientists have designed the eco houseboat - a kind of house floating on the sea. But the houseboat is stable and doesn’t rock heavily when there are big waves. It makes use of waves and solar energy to move it around and provide power. It also has solar panels on the top of the house to generate electricity. And it can recycle all kinds of household waste. A robot controls everything in the house and does the housework. In the kitchen, smart refrigerators and dishwashers can automatically work by themselves, smart oven can cook your favourite dishes. All these things and other advances will make our life much better. 1. The eco houseboat will be ___________. A. in the air B. on the sea C. in the ocean d. on big waves 2. The word stable" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to A. comfortable B. not moving C. not sinking d. peaceful 3. What is special about the kitchen in the houseboat? A. A robot B. Special dishes C. Smart equipment D. Dishwasher 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Scientists have built the eco houseboat. C. The houseboat can recycle waste. B. The eco houseboat can make power. D. Our life will be better. 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Life in the future C. Shapes and sizes of houses B. Gardener electricity in the future D. A special kind of house VII. Join the pairs of sentences, using ,he suggestions given in brackets. (1 pt) 1. I must ring John. I won’t forget, I hope. ( I hope I ) -> I hope I won’t forget to ring John. 2. His uncle helped him. He was able to finish his course. (because) -> Because his uncle helped him, he was able to finish his course. / He was able to finish his course because his uncle helped him. 3. I think we should go ahead. No one disapproves of the plan. (As) -> As no one disapproves of the plan, I think we should go ahead. / I think we should go ahead as no one disapproves of the plan. 4. It was raining heavily. They continued to play tennis. (Although) -> Although it was raining heavily, they continued to play tennis. 5. “Ambulance” is written backwards. You can read it in the mirror, (so) -> “Ambulance" is written backwards, so you can read it in the mirror. VIII. Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each. (1 pt) 1. Our sources of energy will soon end if we don t try to save them. -> Unless we try to save our sources of energy, they will soon end. 2. Barbara plays chess better than Mike. ->Mike doesn’t play chess as well as Barbara (does). 3. There are too few glasses for everyone to have a ->We haven't got enough glasses for everyone to have a drink. 4.This is the smartest robot I have ever seen. -> I’ve never seen a smarter robot than this (one / robot) / such a smarter robot. 5. It is my sister’s eighteenth birthday next week -> My sister will be eighteen next week. End of Test
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