Revision
TEST 1
I. Make the correct choice :
1/ Conservation is the safeguarding and preservation of ________ resources.
a. naturism b. natural c. naturally d. naturist
2/ Salt has a ________ effect on food.
a. preserving b. preservation c. preservative d. preserve
3/ The fight against ________ is an important part of conservation.
a. pollution b. solution c. revolution d. evolution
4/ Carbon monoxide is a ________ gas.
a. tasty b. harmless c. colorful d. odourless
5/ Environmental pollution is one of the most ________ problems facing mankind. a. bad b. serious c. commonly d. good
6/ Reclaiming land consists ________ irrigating deserts, draining swamps and pushing back the sea. a. with b. about c. of d. in
7/ We can conserve our environment by ________ of waste.
a. prevention b. preventing c. prevented d. prevent
8/ Farmers can protect their land by ________ rotation of crops.
a. year b. yearly c. every year d. each year
9/ Farmers can help ________ the soil by adding fertilizers.
a. enrich b. rich c. enriching d. richly
10/ Preserving natural resources is of a great ________.
a. important b. more important c. importantly d. importance
11/ The last time ________ I saw her was in 1985.
a. when b. that c. which d. all are correct
12/ How ________ that meal was !
a. delicious b. well c. deliciously d. beautifully
13/ More and more pollution ________ by that factory.
a. produced b. produces c. is being produced d. is producing
14/ ________ we leave now, we’ll miss the train.
a. Unless b. If c. Until d. Because
15/ She drives faster and ________ than I do.
a. more careless b. more carelessly c. careless d. carelessly
16/ ________ do you think this building is ?
a. When b. How old c. Why d. How many
17/ He wishes he ________ Jane to his party yesterday.
a. invited b. would invite c. has invited d. had invited
18/ This is ________ that it is not worth keeping.
a. such old furniture b. such an old furniture
c. very old furniture d. an old furniture
19/ We spent five hours ________ London.
a. getting b. getting to c. to get d. to get to
20/ ________ in London, I wrote a letter home.
a. When arrived b. Arrived c. When I arriving d. On arriving
21/ I’m looking forward ________ you at Christmas.
a. to see b. to seeing c. and seeing d. seeing
22/ Never in my life ________ such a mess in my life.
a. have I seen b. I have seen c. I see d. I saw
23/ It’s no use ________.
a. to try to escape b. tried to escape c. trying to escape d. try to escape
24/ You won’t have any difficulty ________ a ticket for the concert.
a. getting b. to get c. will get d. get
25/ ________ is this handbag ?
a. Who b. Whose c. Whom d. When
26/ His father is _______ his mother.
a. tall as b. more tall than c. taller as d. taller than
27/ Neither Tom nor Ann _______ to the party yesterday.
a. didn’t come b. came c. comes d. come
28/ _______ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.
a. Because b. When c. Although d. If
29/ Having a car _______ you to travel around more easily.
a. enables b. makes c. lets d. has
30/ The sudden noise made me _______.
a. to jump b. jumping c. jumped d. jump
31/ My father allowed me _______ his car.
a. use b. to use c. using d. used
32/ She wouldn’t let me _______ the letter.
a. read b. reading c. to read d. will read
33/ Tom has been ill _______.
a. in 3 days b. for 3 days c. 3 days