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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. affect B. algea C. aquatic D. damage

2. A. country B. ocean C. circle D. icon

3. A. unique B. puzzle C. monument D. evacuate

II. Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question.

4. A. terrific B. Arabic C. statistic D. cosmetic

5. A. coffee B. Chinese C. payee D. trainee

6. A. hurricane B. tornado C. volcano D. eruption

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

7. If we want to reduce pollution, we have to make_________changes in the way we live.

A. dramatic B. little C. medium D. special

8. ___________ is the destruction of the earth's surface caused by the misuse of resources and improper

dumping of waste.

A. Noise pollution B. Air pollution C. Land pollution D. Light pollution

9. The Statue of Liberty___________over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York

Harbor since 1900.

A. welcomes B. is welcoming C. welcomed D. has welcomed

10. At present, the National Cherry Blossom Festival __________in Washington. D.C. to celebrate spring's

arrival.

A. occcurs B. is occuring C. has occurred D. occured

11. In Canada, the handshake should be firm and accompanied by direct eye contact and a_________smile.

A. sincere B. fake C. funny D. serious

12. When there is a _________ a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn't water.

A. drought B. flood C. erosion D. volcano

13. The government__________health and other services to the affected regions.

A. returned B. got C. provided D. took

14. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she ___________before.

A. doesn’t fly B. won’t fly C. didn’t fly D. hadn’t flown

15. A number of other provinces will declare drought_________ in the coming weeks.

A. accident B. emergency C. event D. situation

16. The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington_________the largest city is Auckland.

A. and B. or C. but D. so

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IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

17. Many seabirds were__________ because of the oil spill. (die)

18. The fierce storm left behind badly___________ buildings. (damage)

19. The soil becomes __________because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers. (contaminate)

20. ___________habitats have been destroyed in recent years. (nature)

V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following

passage.

Have a walk on a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, (21)_______ suddenly you see a lot of rubbish

on the beach. Pollution takes away all the beauty of our beaches. I feel really very annoyed (22) _________I

see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea. There

(23)___________ a lot of things that we can do. If we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the

land (24)_________ picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. Moreover, we can form some kind of

organization that helps (25) _________the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a

wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now before the beaches are damaged beyond repair.

21. A. but B. so C. and D. or

22. A. before B. after C. when D. while

23. A. is B. are C. will be D. were

24. A. by B. with C. of D. in

25. A. clean up B. cleaning up C. cleaned up D. to cleaning up

VI. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.

Scotland: The Land of Legends

If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands

with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located.

You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its

beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its …