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ENGLISH SECOND TERM TEST 1 A. LISTENING Listen to a talk about electricity and fill in the gaps. Track 9 Electricity (1) ________ the most important inventions ever. It is the thing that powers the Earth. If (2) ________ no electricity, we’d be back in the dark ages. Few people stop and (3) ________ just how amazing electricity is. With the flick of a switch, you can (4) ________ almost anything. Think about (5) ________ happen if there was no electricity. We’d have no TV, no computers, no traffic signals. It would be like (6) ________ to living in caves. There are a few (7) ________ about electricity, of course. Number one, it’s dangerous. Thousands (8) ________ die each year from electrocuting themselves or in electrical fires. And number two, it (9) ________ for the environment. Most electricity comes from (10) ________ and that creates greenhouse gasses. B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 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. 11. A. eruption B. communicate C. multimedia D. earplug 12. A. increase B. speaker C. measure D. untreated Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions. 13. A. geography B. temporary C. apology D. astrology 14. A. adoptee B. employee C. refugee D. committee 15. A. chemical B. informal C. national D. medical Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 16. Hundreds of people were made ________ after the flood. They had nowhere to go. A. mindless B. helpless C. careless D. homeless 17. Both French and English are ________ languages in Canada. A. officiate B. officially C. office D. official 18. The air people breathe gets polluted ________ fumes from factories. A. due to B. since C. therefore D. because 19. The bald eagle, an American symbol, ________ in any other places besides North America. A. doesn’t live B. won’t live C. is not living D. hasn’t lived 20. This time tomorrow I ________ with my cousin in Sydney on Skype. A. will be chatting B. chat C. am chatting D. will chat 21. If people really cared about the environment, there ________ less pollution. A. will be B. would have C. will have D. would be 22. “Would you mind ________ me on Instagram, Lindsey?” - “Sure, why not?” A. being followed B. follow C. to follow D. following

B. understand how serious colder weather is C. take global warming seriously D. think warmer weather sounds nice 32. From the description of greenhouse gases, it can be concluded that a greenhouse is ________ A. a glass structure B. the Earth C. a coloured home D. a type of gas 33. Which of the following is not a possible effect of global warming? A. weather patterns changing B. more polar ice C. human diseases spreading D. plants and animals becoming extinct 34. This passage is mostly about ________ A. the causes and effects of global warming B. the reasons why global warming is not a serious problem C. the solutions to global warming D. the different types of global warming 35. The statement “humans are mostly to blame" in paragraph 3 suggests that ________ A. there are many factors that cause global warming B. humans have not been blamed for global warming C. humans are mostly responsible for global warming D. humans have been blamed for global warming Read the following passage about homelessness and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada, USA and Brazil are (36) ________ It is the world’s largest island. (37) ________ the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians live in the big cities or smaller towns, which makes big areas of the country empty. Australia lies in the southern hemisphere, which means that the more south you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The rest of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have winter in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the middle of the summer! Australia is famous (38) ________ its wildlife. The most famous animal is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or ‘roo’ for short, has (39) ________ Australia’s national symbol. The word “kangaroo” was the first Aboriginal word in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroos are the biggest ones and they are (40) ________ in the middle of the country. 36. A. biggest B. more big C. bigger D. big 37. A. Although B. Despite C. However D. Because 38. A. in B. of C. for D. with 39. A. became B. been becoming C. become D. becoming 40. A. finding B. found C. founded D. find