Revision 12 – Part III unit eight - Life in the future

REVISION 12 – PART III
UNIT EIGHT - LIFE IN THE FUTURE
PRACTICE TEST 1
A. PHONETICS 
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 
1. A. answered 	B. threatened 	C. wiped 	D. saved
2. A. looked 	B. thanked 	C. watched 	D. expected
3. A. believe 	B. leisure 	C. eating 	D. speed
4. A. life 	B. thing 	C. device 	D. micro
5. A. burden 	B. certain 	C. better 	D. work
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the'others.
6. A. answer 	B. threaten 	C. believe 	D. healthy
7. A. optimistic 	B. experience 	C. environment 	D. technology
8. A. computer 	B. contrary 	C. efficient 	D. contribute
9. A. economic 	B. corporation 	C. pessimistic 	D. development
10. A. methane 	B. complete 	C. appear 	D. result
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence. 
11. Could you lend me some money? I'm very short of cash.........
 A. at the moment 	B. in the moment 	C. on the moment 	D. at moment
12. Paris lies ....... the River Seine.
 A. over 	B. next 	C. on 	D. at
13. When he left school, John decided to become a priest ....... studying languages.
 A. but 	B. instead of 	C. no 	D. than
14. Take this road and you will........at the hotel in five minutes.
 A. arrive 	B. come 	C. find 	D. reach
15. The little girl wouldn't go into the sea ........her father went too. 
 A. except 	B. but 	C. also 	D. unless
16. The new factory must befinished........as the profitability of the company depends on it.
 A. on time 	B. in times 	C. at time 	D. for a time
17. It was quite........ play I've ever seen.
 A. too long 	B. a long 	C. the longest 	D. so longer
18. When I saw her smiling face, 1 knew she........good news of her son from abroad.
 A. has 	B. had had 	C. has had 	D. was having
19. He has just bought.....expensive new furniture.
 A. an 	B. some 	C. these 	D. those
20. 500 years ago the average human........was about 40 years.
 A. life length 	B. lifetime 	C. life cycle 	D. life span
21. A strike in the mining industry is........ to bring about a shortage of coal in, the near future.
 A. causing 	B. threatening 	C. resulting 	D. proposing
22. I have been looking for this book for months, and........I have found it.
 A. in time 	B. at last 	C. at the end 	D. at present
23. The driver is........for the safety of his passengers.
 A. responsible 	B. taking charge 	C. accused 	D. capable
24. I had to wear........uniform when I worked in the hotel.
 A. a 	B. some 	C. any 	D. an
25. She refuses to eat meat under any......... 
 A. opportunity 	B. occasion 	C. circumstances 	D. possibility
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. We (A) went there (B) in (C) a car my sister (D) uses. 
27. We (A) left (B) United Kingdom and (C) crossed to (D) the Netherlands.
28. We arrived (A) on time to have (B) a meal before (C) the plane (D) left.
29. (A) I’ve been (B) living here (C) since three (D) months.
30. We (A) waited for Tim (B) for ages, and (C) at the end we (D) left. 
III. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 
31. Mary teaches English, 
 A. Mary's language is English. 	B. Mary is an English teacher.
 C. Mary is a teacher of English. 	D. B and C are correct.
32. We walked to the station.
 A. The station is the place where we often walked. 	B. We went to the station on foot.
 C. We went for a walk at the station. 	D. We took a walk at the station.
33. Peter is a very good guitarist.
 A. Peter has a very good guitar. 	B. Peter plays the guitar very well. 
 C. The guitar Peter plays is very good. 	D. Peter plays the good guitar.
34. The college is not responsible for private property left in this building.
 A. If anything is stolen, we will help you find it.
 B. You are not allowed to leave anything here.
 C. Be careful with your private property here.
 D. It is better to leave your property outside the building.
35. We are now open on Saturdays in the afternoon as well as the morning.
 A. On Saturdays we now stay open longer than before.
 B. On Saturdays we are now open in the afternoon instead of the morning.
 C. On Saturdays we now close for lunch.
 D. We are now open all weekend.
C. READING
I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
 Our century has (36)........great changes in the life and living conditions of people. Less than a hundred years ago, many of the things we (37)........now seemed impossible. No one could imagine that people could fly, or that we could listen to music thousands of miles away. Today, radio and television serve many purposes (38)........pleasure. They help us fish in the sea and land airplanes in bad weather or at night. They control the work of large (39)........of machines in industry. Never before in history have (40) ........ been such rapid changes in our (40) .........of life as at the present moment. Scientists have been using what is (42) .......a scientific method to make new discoveries. Among the (43) ........important scientific discoveries are new medicines. Many illnesses that people died (44)........50 years ago are no longer dangerous.
 The study of science helps us (45)........our outlook and opens a whole new world for us. The progress of science is leading to a better and better life for man.
36. A. watched 	B. seen 	C. looked 	D. viewed
37. A. make 	B. conduct 	C. do 	D. get
38. A. besides 	B. in addition 	C. also 	D. despite
39. A. numbers 	B. amounts 	C. lots 	D. tasks
40. A. they 	B. there 	C. those 	D. these
41. A. means 	B. method 	C. form 	D. way
42. A. regarded 	B. known 	C. called 	D. defined
43. A. much 	B. more 	C. most 	D. mostly
44. A. from 	B. out 	C. for 	D. in
45. A. widen 	B. enlarge 	C. lengthen 	D. open
II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
 Western people rely on technical and mechanical solutions in everything thdj do. Refrigerators preserve their food, washing machines clean their underwear and computers are supposed to solve all their problems. When they are ill, they rely on the surgeon's knife. If their hearts are running down, then they must be repaired; if they cannot be repaired, they should be replaced, just as an old car sometimes gets a new engine. But up to now we have had a shortage of donors to give their hearts: to keep one person alive, another donor had to die. Nowadays there is more and more talk about using monkeys. Every monkey has a near-human heart, and humans have always been over careful in respecting the lives and well-being of other animals. This includes the life and well-being of other humans. Therefore, in the early years of the 21st century - I was told - the mass killings of monkeys may occur. We'll need to use their hearts for human consumption.
 Monkeys, on the whole, are happier creatures than their near relatives, Homo Sapiens, or man. They know fear, of course, and they face real dangers, but they are also more intelligent than us. They create no unnecessary dangers for themselves; they run no businesses, chase no money, are unimpressed by gold - that utterly useless metal, and they do not care at all about hell or evil spirits. I have a vague feeling that it is not monkeys' hearts that we ought to implant in ourselves, but monkeys' brains. 
46. According to the author, Westerns believe health problems can be solved by .
 A. spending more money on scientific research 	B. taking more precautions
 C. using technical or mechanical methods	D. increasing the number of doctors
47. The problem with heart transplants has been that.........
 A. artificial hearts do not work very well 	B. there are not usually enough donors 
 C. some of the heart honors are too old 	D. many people die after the operations
48. The author suggests that in the future.........
 A. people will care less about other human beings B. monkey hearts will form part of our diet
 C. monkeys will become extinct	 	D. monkey hearts will be used in transplant operations
49. The author suggests that.........
 A. human beings will return to a more natural lifestyle
 B. we are wrong to think of ourselves as cleverer than monkeys
 C. monkeys would be better at running the world than humans
 D. scientists should work out how to do brain transplants
50. The main point the author is making is that humans.........
 A. make life more complicated that it needs to be 	B. have no right to make use of other animals
 C. should worry less about growing old 	D. are similar in many ways to monkeys
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PRACTICE TEST 2
A. PHONETICS
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from it of the others.
1. A. question 	B. corporation 	C. attention 	D. contribution 
2. A. fitted 	B. remembered 	C. contributed 	D. resulted 
3. A. nowadays 	B. millions 	C. jobs 	D. thanks 
4. A. huge 	B. result 	C. computer 	D. use 
5. A. happen 	B. travel 	C. various 	D. gas
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the others.
6. A. invention	B. security 	C. however 	D. disappear 
7. A. expected 	B. remember 	C. influence 	D. efficient
8. A. electricity 	B. environment 	C. development 	D. domestic 
9. A. device 	B. micro 	C. ahead 	D. believe 
10. A. achieve 	B. danger 	C. question 	D. burden
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.
11. I have absolutely no doubt........the innocence of the accused;
 A. over 	B. about 	C. on 	D. with
12. The visit of the president will increase the....... between the two countries.
 A. peace 	B. understanding 	C quietness 	D. knowledge
13. This is the oldest building........the village. 
 A. of 	B. by 	C. to 	D. in
14. The newspaper report contained ...important information.
 A. many 	B. another 	C. a lot of 	D. an 
15. He always did well at school ........ having his education disrupted by illness.
 A. on account of 	B. in addition to 	C. in spite of 	D. even though
16. Lee is........ at the local Chinese restaurant. Four waiters work there altogether.
 A. a waiter 	B. an waiter 	C. the waiter 	D. waiter
17. In some parts of the world the indigenous population has been completely
 A. wiped out 	B. wiped up 	C. wiped away 	D. wiped off
18. Did you see that fascinating wildlife programme........television last night?
 A. at 	B. in 	C. on 	D. by 
19. There's someone at the door. it. 
 A. I'm answering 	B. I answer 	C. I answered 	D. I'll answer
20. The beach was so crowded the other day that we........difficulty finding an empty spot. 
 A. have B. had	C. have had 	D. have been having
21. I've put Mr Martin's papers in your green file,........is on your desk.
 A. Ø 	B. which 	C. that 	D. whose 
22. Galileo's observations of the phases of Venus proved........ formed the ce ... live in tents. When there is no more food for their animals, they fold up their tents, put them on their camels and donkeys., and move to another place. In good years, when there is not enough food for their animals, they trade their skins and their goats and camel hairs with the people of oases for wheat and fruit. But in bad years, when there is not enough food for their anirnals, the people of the desert would attack the oases' people. But they are also hospitable. No man in the desert would ever refuse to give a stranger food and water.
46. According to the passage, deserts are mostly made up of......... ,
 A. sand 	B. rock 	C. clay 	D. stones 
47. In the desert........,
 A. it rains in spring only 	B. there is some rain but far from enough
 C. it rains for a short time every month	D. the rainfall is just enough for the plants
48. People live ......... 
 A. only inside the oases 	B. only outside the oases
 C. both inside and outside ihe oases 	D. in places with regular rainfalls
49. From the passage we know that life.........
 A. is hard in deserts 	B. is happy in deserts
 C. is impossible in deserts 	D. in deserts is much better now
50. The word 'hospitable’ in italics in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to 
 A. polite	B. unfriendly	 	C. mean 	D. kind
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PRACTICE TEST 2
A. PHONETICS 
I. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others 
1. A. steep 	B. sheep 	C.area 	D. season
2. A. centre 	B. between 	C. west 	D. gently
3. A. sandy 	B. name 	C. stable 	D. make
4. A. grows 	B. deserts 	C. lakes 	D. crests
5. A. separated 	B. answered 	C. planted 	D. decided
II. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the otl
6. A. rainfall 	B. under 	C. human 	D. become
7. A. firewood 	B. people 	C. frighten 	D. across
8. A. examine 	B. contribute 	C. covering 	D. important
9. A. petroleum 	B. Vietnamese 	C. suggestion 	D. prevention
10. A. possible 	B. delicious	C. discussion 	D. American
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE
I. Choose the most suitable word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each 1 sentence. 
11. Several ........of typhoid have been reported.
 A. types 	B. cases 	C. occurrences 	D. doses
12. Phone me before ten. I'll be too busy to talk to you.
 A. otherwise	 	B. whether 	C. unless 	D. if
13. The truth of the matter is........from that newspaper report.
 A. not the same 	B. the opposite 	C. unlike 	D. different
14. Next summer, we're........a swimming pool built in our back garden. 
 A. making 	B. depiding 	C. setting 	D. having
15. ........he wasn't feeling very well, Mr Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.
 A. Although 	B. Therefore 	C. However 	D. Still
16. He is out of the country and........unable to attend the meeting.
 A. so 	B. therefore 	C. consequent 	D. however
17. ........many copper mines in the state of Arizona, a fact which contributes significantly to the state's economy.
 A. They are 	B. There are 	C. Of the 	D. The
18. ........the gold medal he'll have to do better than that.
 A. To win 	B. In order to win 	C. So that he wins 	D. A or B
19. I tried to........them from going, but they wouldn't take any notice.
 A. prevents 	B. refuse 	C. warn 	D. forbid
20. He said the government should do its best to........ the problem of unemployment.
 A. decide 	B. answer 	C. solve 	D. react
21.........little we may like it, old age comes to most of us.
A. However 	B. Despite	 	C. So 	D. As
22. The population of the town can be  into three main groups. 
 A. classified 	B. divided 	C. separated 	D. split
23. The curtains were put up only three months ago, but they have...... .. badly.
 A. shaded 	B. lightened 	C. faded 	D. dimmed
24. ........his advice, I would never have got the job.
 A. Except 	B. Apart from 	C. But for 	D. As for
25. In spite of their quarrel, they the best of friends.
 A. remained 	B. meant 	C. considered 	D. regarded
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
26. Norma Jean Baker (A) was the real name of the famous Hollywood actress, known such as Marilyn Monroe.
27. The Concorde can fly (A) across the Atlantic (B) without refueling and (C) carrying 11 tons of (D) freight.
28. For (A) more than 450 years, Mexico City has been the economic, (B) culture, and political centre (C) of the Mexican (D) people. 
29. (A) The jacket was (B) nice, (C) however it was (D) too small for me.
30. (A) Despite the forecast said it (B) would rain, it (C) turned out (D) to be a beautiful day.
III. Choose the one option (A, B, C or D) corresponding to the best sentence that is made up from the sets of words and phrases given.
31. room / small / we / not mind
 A. Our room was very small, but we didn't really mind.
 B. Our room was too small for our mind.
 C. Our room was very small, because we didn't mind.
 D. Our room was too small for us not to mind.
32. no one / watch TV / I /switch
 A. No one were watching the television that I switched off.
 B. No one was watching the television, so I switched off it.
 C. No one was watching the television, so I switched it off.
 D. No one were watching the television, so I switched it off. 
33. Henry / skirt /jog / because / doctor /'tell / him
 A. Henry started-jogging because his doctor told him.
 B. Henry started jogging because his doctor told him to.
 C. Henry started to jog because his doctor told him to.
 D. B and C are correct.
34. Nick / have / car / he / not drive it
 A. Nick has a car but not drive it often.	B. Ahhough Nick has a car, he doesn't often drive it.
 C. Although Nick has a car, but he doesn't often drive it.	D. Nick has a car, so he doesn't often drive it.
35. Peter /not arrive/time /see her
 A. Peter didn't arrive in time to see her.	B. Peter didn't arrive at times to see her.
 C. Peter didn't arrive enough time to see her.	D. Peter arrived before the time not to see her.
C. READING 
I. Read the passage below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.
 A desert is a special region (36) ....... only certain kinds of plants and animals can survive. All deserts have very little water. This (37)........ that only animals and plants that can do without water for long periods of time can exist in the desert. Plants in the deserts are particularly (38).......... to the dry and hot environment. One well-known desert plant is the cactus. (39)..........many desert plants, ttys plant has very tiny leaves. As plants lose most of their water through their leaves, the small leaves of the cactus help to (40) ..........water evaporation. There are some desert plants that do not have leaves at all.
 Some desert plants survive by (41)..........the dry season altogether. During the dry season,.this plant remains a seed and does not (42) ........... from the soil at all. When the rains come, this seed would grow very quickly into a plant. It would bloom rapidly and then scatter its seeds before the dry season returns. Desert animals have also learnt to adapt well to life in this region. The camel, for example, (43)......... well in the desert because water can be (44)..........in its body. Other desert animals include rodents such as mice. These animals need very (45).......... water as they can get all the water they require from their food.
36. A. which	B. where 	C. that 	D. in
37. A. means 	B. says 	C. is	D. states 
38. A. suited 	B. adjusted 	C. likely	D. adapted 
39. A. Similar 	B. As 	C. Like	D. Just as 
40. A. pull down 	B. cut down 	C. fall	D. decline 
41. A. avoiding 	B. hiding 	C. preventing	D. eluding 
42. A. rise 	B. arise 	C. emerge	D. awake 
43. A. exists 	B. survives 	C. remains	D. leaves 
44. A. stored 	B. kept 	C. contained	D. retained 
45. A. less 	B. bit 	C. slight 	D. little
II. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
THE EFFECTS OF DESERT WEATHER
 A desert is a type of landscape that receives little precipitation. Deserts are normally defined as areas that receive annual precipitation of less than 250mm. But some places such as Tucson, Arizona receive more but are still called deserts. That is because they have a much higher rate of evaporation. Many environmentalists argue that desert regions are increasing. This process is called desertification. It happens when useful soil is blown away by wind. Then the temperature rises, and an area that was once fertile becomes desert. They say that this is due to global warming. It is also due to overdevelopment. Both of these problems are major threats to humanity.
True deserts have very sparse vegetation. These deserts exist in the most arid regions of Earth. In these places, rainfall is rare and infrequent. Deserts have a reputation for supporting little life. But this is not true. Deserts have many animals that hide during daylight. About one-fifth of the Earth is covered in desert.
 Desert landscapes are often composed of sand and rocky surfaces. Sand dunes and stony surfaces called regs are often found in deserts. Cold deserts have similar features but receive snow instead of rain. Antarctica is the largest cold desert. The largest hot desert is the Sahara.
 Most deserts have an extreme temperature range. The temperature is very low at night. This is because the air is so dry that it holds little heat. The desert cools as soon as the sun sets. Cloudless skies also increase the release of heat at night. Sand covers only about 20% of Earth's deserts. There are six forms of deserts. One of the forms is a mountain or a basin desert. Hamada deserts are comprised of plateau iandforms. Regs consist of rock pavements. Ergs are formed by sand seas. Intermontane basins occur at high elevations. Finally, badlands are arid regions comprised of clay-rich-soil.
46. The word precipitation in the passage is closest in meaning to.........
 A. heat 	B. moisture 	C. desertification 	D. sand
47. The word it in the passage refers to.........
 A. the temperature 	B. the sun	 	C. the air 	D. the desert
48. Which of the following is NOT true about deserts?
 A. Deserts are said to have no support for life.	
 B. A desert is a type of landscape that receives little moisture.
 C. True deserts don’t have much vegetation.
 D. Many animals in deserts hide during daylight.
49. According to the author’s description of deserts, all of the following are true EXCEPT
 A. They receive much precipitation during the nighttime.
 B. There is a small amount of vegetation in them.
 C. They are covered in sand and rocky surfaces.
 D. There are six forms of them.
50. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
 A. Global warming is said to be a cause of desertification.
 B. As soon as the sun sets, the desert becomes cooler.
 C. Deserts are found only in hot regions on the earth.
 D. Desert regions are on the rise, according to many environmentalists.
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To be continued