I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. space B. sale C. tablet D. plate
2. A. appeared B. started C. decided D. succeeded
II. Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
3. A. performance B. engineer C. importance D. agreement
4. A. gigabyte B. vehicle C. battery D. disaster
5. A. disaster B. century C. history D. energy
III. Choose the correct options.
6. The new tablet has longer _______ life than the old one. It can last close to eighteen hours.
A. battery B. storage C. gigabyte D. inch
7. Modern smartphones produce good quality photos because they have better ________.
A. gigabytes B. chips C. batteries D. cameras
8. ________ we live on Venus in the future?
A. Do B. Will C. Did D. Are
9. Researchers ________ still in search of life on Mars. They hope they will find evidence of life there.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
10. Noah: I think it was a UFO! – Ben: __________
A. Really? B. That’s fine. C. That’s okay! D. How important!
11. _______ phone is good for taking photos? - The XTR 293 is good for taking photos.
A. Which B. What C. Whose D. Who
12. Ziggy moves _________ than Sparta81.
A. more quietly B. the most quietly C. as quietly D. quietlier
13. The alien had ten ________ eyes on its head. They were so small.
A. big B. large C. tiny D. wide
14. I was running after the alien, but then it _________. I couldn’t see it anywhere.
A. disappeared B. appeared C. returned D. arrived
15. Anna: Do you feel like going to the robot exhibit this afternoon? – Lucy: ___________
A. I don’t agree. I’m afraid. B. I feel very bored.
C. You’re welcome. D. That would be great.
IV. Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.
16. She became famous for her alien __________________ . (CHARACTERISTICS)
17. The young boy told us about a _______________ of a huge creature with green skin. (SIGHT)
18. There are some problems with the robot’s _______________ system. (NAVIGATE)
19. After a while, an alien-shaped creature ________________ without a trace. (APPEARANCE)
20. Last night, they were walking home when a huge _______________ machine appeared. (TRIANGLE)
V. Read the email reply. Choose True, False or DS (doesn’t say).
Nothing on earth is more majestic than a tall, spreading tree. Trees are our friends in our fight for a healthier
planet. This is how they help us. First, trees are the Earth's lungs. They remove pollutants from the air and
significantly improve air quality. Research shows that with billions of trees, we could remove two-thirds of all the
carbon dioxide created by human activities. Second, trees reduce the runoff of rainwater, so they can reduce
flooding. Moreover, if you enjoy sitting in the shade of a tree in the summer, you know that trees can also lower
air temperatures too. Trees growing beside a home can cool the roof and the air around the house. Therefore, it
reduces air conditioning costs. And don't forget that trees create habitats for many species of plants and animals. If
you want to plant trees to help save the planet, there are simple ways to get started. Plant trees around your house.
If enough people did that, it would make a big difference.
21. Trees help remove pollutants from water.
A. True B. False C. Doesn't say
22. Trees help remove carbon dioxide from the air.
A. True B. False C. Doesn't say
23. There is less flooding thanks to trees.
A. True B. False C. Doesn't say
24. You pay less for air conditioning if you plant trees.
A. True B. False C. Doesn't say
25. If everybody plants trees around their homes, it will improve the planet.
A. True B. False C. Doesn't say
VI. Read the article about life in the future. Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space.
Where will people live?
by Tony Jacobs
Earth is becoming very crowded. In the future, many people believe that the (26) _______ will continue to
increase. So, the question is, where will all the people live?
I believe that most people will live on (27) _______. We can build these close to Earth and travel between them. It
will be easy to build new space stations when we need more places for people to live. However, there might not be
a lot of room for people to move and exercise. They (28) _______ also be very expensive to build, but they will
have a great (29) ________ of Earth and they will be safe.
I think other people will live on Mars. There will be large cities with lots of people in them. We will have to build
these cities under a glass cover. These places will be even easier to travel between. However, they will be
dangerous. If we damage something and the air gets out, it will cause a lot of damage. It will also have less (30)
_______ than Earth. This can cause problems for people.
We don’t know where we will live in the future, but we will find some interesting solutions for our large
population.
26. A. planet B. crowded C. population D. pollution
27. A. space stations B. Mars C. the moon D. Earth
28. A. won’t B. are C. were D. will
29. A. temperature B. view C. gravity D. time
30. A. space station B. gravity C. view D. temperature
VII. Make sentences using the prompts.
31. these tablets / good / for self-study?
__________________________________________________________________________________
32. Flash 1 / drive / safely / Flash 2.
__________________________________________________________________________________
33. I / think / people / have / find / new / home / another / planet.
__________________________________________________________________________________
VIII. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences.
34. has/ a/ high/ temperature./ Venus/ very
__________________________________________________________________________________
35. do/ you/ overcrowded?/ Where/ think/ will/ humans/ live/ when/ Earth/ is
__________________________________________________________________________________
IX. Listen to a report about a robot competition. Write True or False.
36. RoboCON takes place every year. _____
37. The robots in the competition are made by high school students. ____
38. Four robots take part in the final round. ____
39. The robots have to complete four tasks in the competition. _____
40. Tiger completes his tasks faster than the other robots. _____
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