Test ( 8th form module 5)
Variant I
1. Fill in: pollution, global warming, poverty ,flood, endangered, avalanche, tornado, breeze.
1. Because of ________ our planet gets hotter and hotter.
2. The oil spill near Alaska in 1989 was the worst case of water _____ in history.
3. There are a lot of ________ species on the planet.
4. We say that people live in _______ when they don’t have enough money to pay for their food or housing.
5. What started out a light ___________ soon became a very strong wind.
6. A terrible _______ caused by three days of continuous rain has destroyed many houses in the small fishing village.
7. Fortunately, the skiers escaped the _________.
8. The ______ ripped roofs off and uprooted many trees.
2. Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold.
1. The ________ at the theatre last night was unforgettable! PERFORM
2. Her sister made such a nice_________ for the party. INVITE
3. What are your__________ in food? PREFER
4. Thanks to the generous_________ new houses were built. DONATE
5. The__________ of a very important letter was a shock for us. DISAPPEAR
Fill in: used to, be used to in the correct form.
1.I come from a Mediterranean country so I ____ (live) in heat.
2. When Tina was a child she ______ (drink) three glasses of milk per day.
3.Did you ______(stay) at the beach all day when you were on holiday?
4. .Steve __________(do) his homework to music. It’s a usual way he does it.
4. Underline the correct item.
1. . He avoids to travel/travelling by plane because of his phobia.
2. Helen will never forget dancing/to dance with Tom Hanks at the party.
3. Let’s spend our weekend to shop/shopping downtown.
4. Mark has decided to become/becoming a lawyer as his father.
5. If you want to be successful you should use/to use your imagination.
5. Put the verbs in brackets into –ing form or infinitive ( with to/ without to)
1. Gary forgot _____ (buy) milk and there isn’t any in the fridge.
2. It’s no use ________(talk) to him.
3. Do you know how _____(play) the piano?
4. He stopped ________( make ) a call to his friend.
5. You should ______(see) a doctor. You look pale.
6. The children look forward to _____ (get) a dog.
7. Would you mind ________( close) the window?
Test ( 8th form module 5)
Variant II
1. Fill in: pollution, occur, homeless , poverty, endangered, avalanche, rescue, earthquake.
1.Many people have been left ________
2. We say that people live in _______ when they don’t have enough money to pay for their food or housing.
3. Drought will_______ in an area when it hasn’t rained for an unusually long period of time.
4. When the _______ hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours.
5. The well-trained lifeguard was able to ____ the drowning swimmer and quickly bring him to safety.
6. The bald eagle is an ________ species.
7. The old building collapsed during the ________.
8. Big factories are responsible for water _________.
2. Complete the sentences with words derived from the words in bold.
1.The ___of the natural environment is an issue that concerns all of us. PROTECT
2. Guess what! Tina sent me a wedding _____. INVITE
3. Alex has got a huge _____ of stamps. COLLECT
4. She had the ____ of a college student. APEAR
5. The ________ at the theatre last night was unforgettable! PERFORM
3. Fill in: used to, be used to in the correct form.
1. When I was a child I _______________ (ask) a lot of questions.
2. Sue lives alone. It is not strange for her. She ____________________ (live) alone.
3. Mike __________________ (do) his homework to music. It’s a usual way he does it.
4. Paul grew in a house by the sea, so he __________ (go) swimming every day.
4. Underline the correct item.
1. Julia is looking forward to getting/to get a mail from her boyfriend.
2. Looking at Tom’s funny face I couldn’t help laughing/to laugh.
3. Dad, really I promise to look/looking after my younger sister.
4. What you can do/to do is just not to mind your business.
5. Don’t let him to eat/eat ice cream or he will get a sore throat.
5.Put the verbs in brackets into –ing form or infinitive ( with to/ without to)
1. Let me ________(help) you with that heavy suitcase.
2. Oh, no! I forgot ________________(lock) the door.
3. They stopped _________(buy) some fruit on their way to home.
4. Gina would like _________(visit) Rome once again.
5. I remember ______________( see) her at first time.
6. Nick decided _______(become) a dentist as his father.
7. Why don’t you try _______(plant) a few flowers to make your garden look nicer?
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