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END-OF-TERM 1 TEST Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. 1. A. chore B. character C. children D. check 2. A. bond B. hobby C. other D. top Mark the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 3. A. service B. apply C. useful D. local 4. A. advertisement B. application C. volunteer D. successful Mark the letter A, B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 5. Mark ______ in. I can hear his steps. A. comes B. came C. is going to come D. has come 6. In almost all families, fathers are the ______ who earn money for their living needs and children's study. A. breadwinners B. homemakers C. shopkeepers D. housekeepers 7. I don’t think he can answer you now. He ______ the rubbish. A. puts out B. put out C. are putting out D. is putting out 8. Her favourite leisure activity is ______ cartoons with her sisters and brothers. They often _____ on the details together. A. watch - comment B. watching - comment C. to watch - are commenting D. to watch - is commenting 9. It’s necessary to organise more programmes to raise people’s ______ of environmental issues. A. thought B. awareness C. comment D. consideration 10. Make sure that all appliances ______ off when they are not in use. A. were turned B. turned C. is turned D. are turned 11. Buying organic products helps to reduce the use of harmful ______ in food. A. chemist B. chemistry C. chemicals D. chemical 12. In the music contest, ______ perform their songs and then receive the judges’ opinions. A. participants B. participate C. participation D. participating 13. Many live singing competitions allow audiences ______ for their preferred performances. A. to prepare B. to show C. to look D. to vote 14. Nowadays you can buy things in stores ______ order them online. A. nor B. or C. but D. so 15. Due to the bad weather, my family decided ______ the trip to the beach. A. to cancel B. cancelling C. cancelled D. cancel 16. Different types of ______ such as clothes, books, notebooks and other unwanted items can be accepted.
A. charity B. kindness C. donations D. distributions 17. One of the benefits of taking part in volunteering activities is ______ contact with other teenagers with similar interests. A. setting up B. coming into C. caring about D. focusing on 18. He ______ his homework. He is going to prepare lunch now. A. has just finished B. finished C. is finishing D. finishes 19. AI, which is one of the most important ______ of the 21 st century, has changed our daily work and life. A. invent B. inventor C. inventions D. inventive Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 20. Children rarely show any appreciation for what their parents do for them. A. gratitude B. valuation C. assessment D. enjoyment 21. These new regulations are only applicable to the old employees who have been working here for five years. A. suitable B. proper C. useful D. relevant Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. 22. We had various problems on our journey, including a flat tyre. A. different B. similar C. few D. alike 23. I found her letter by accident while I was looking for my files on the bookshelf. A. for a price B. on purpose C. by mistake D. in need Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best completes each of the following exchanges. 24. Hoa is talking to Jane. - Hoa: "Do you have any plans for this weekend?" - Jane:" ______ A. Yes, I like doing something, B. No. Let's do something together. C. I don't really know how to do this. D. Not now. 25. Hoa is talking to Jane. - Hoa: "Volunteering made me feel happy." - Jane:" ______." A. It's great to hear that. B. It’s nice to do something. C. It's helpful for you. D. I’m a bit tired. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. Today, many governments are promoting organic or natural farming methods (26) ______ avoid the use of pesticides and other artificial products. The aim is to show that they (27) ______ about the environment and about people's health. But is this the right approach?

C. Climate Change Helped Set the Table D. Protecting the World's Biodiversity 32. According to paragraph 1, what can be concluded about the Australia's megafire? A. The scientists around the world are puzzled by the scale of the incidence. B. The natural habitats in Australia have been transformed beyond recognition. C. The modern world has never seen anything quite like these Australia fires. D. The accident offers the global citizens a chance to showcase their awareness. 33. According to paragraph 2, what did Dr. Bradstock imply about the bushfire? A. Human is the main catalyst for the Australian fires. B. The blazes were not expected to be this bad so soon. C. Megablaze of the same scale will happen in half a century. D. Climate change would bring more intense wildfires. 34. The word "unfolding" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______. A. evolving B. opening C. unravelling D. happening 35. The word "it" in paragraph 4 refers to ______. A. evidence B. event C. magnitude D. season Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42. An education pioneer born into rural poverty in Nepal has opened 30 schools in a bid to boost prospects for his country’s children. The World Bank ranks Nepal as the globe's 31 st poorest country, with almost 10 million people living on daily incomes between £1.48 and £2.50. Many rural villages remain unreached by government schooling and adult literacy stood at just 60 percent in 2011. Surya Karki and his charity United World Schools Nepal (UWS) are tackling high illiteracy and poverty rates by funding and improving education. The first school opened in 2015. Since then 92 percent of children have completed primary education, which finishes at age eight, and continued into secondary education with UWS schools, in comparison to 39 percent of students continuing education who attended government schools. Mr Karki was born into poverty in rural Nepal. Speaking to the Telegraph he said: "School is the only solution to the poverty cycle that we live in. I was raised by a single mother in a male- dominated society. The school that I went to was approximately two hours walk away. My house was on top of a hill and my mother had to drag me across rivers. We used to walk 10 miles a day. The schooling was really bad." Karki’s mother was a firm believer in education, and at age eight Karki secured a scholarship to study in the capital, Kathmandu. From there he won scholarships and completed Master’s degrees in China and the United States. He returned to Nepal in 2015 and decided to stay and develop the education system. Karki said: "Inequalities in a country can only be decreased if there is access to knowledge.” The devastating earthquake in 2015 damaged 9,300 schools, displacing hundreds of thousands of families and pushing 700,000 people into poverty. As of January 2018, only