A: Find the synonym of the underlined words. One is extra in B. (1.5) points
A B
1. This book is not available now. ( ) a) fortunately
2. I know English besides French. ( ) b) quit
3. Luckily, I passed the test. ( ) c) at hand
4. You must never give up. ( ) d) in addition to
5. David’s brother is deaf. ( ) e) absolutely
6. He’s got a great ability. ( ) f)not able to hear
g) power to do something
B: Find the antonym of the underlined words. One is extra in B. (1) point
A B
1. Few languages are dead. ( ) a) more
2. I have fewer books than you. ( ) b) slowly
3. Jack drives too fast. ( ) c) less
4. He began his work at 8 a.m. ( ) d) live
e) finished
C: Circle the odd words. (1) point
1. Oceania – Africa – Europe – Russia
2. beliefs – wishes – tongues – feelings
3. continent – century – country – city
4. respect – imagine – think – suppose
D: Choose the best option. ( 2) points
1. After 30 years, he came back to his ......................... country.
a) simple b) native c) difficult d) probable
2. Yesterday I visited some ............................... in Milad Tower.
a) foreigners b) interests c) values d) institutes
3. Nowadays, the Internet is the best means of ............................
a) translation b) population c) explanation d) communication
4. Some researchers are trying to ............................ endangered languages.
a) protect b) borrow c) invite d) host
E: Fill in the blanks with the given words. One is extra. (4) points
(points – exists – region – by means of – makes up – despite – culture – surfing the net – fluently)
1. Water ........................... about seventy percent of our body.
2. In winter, birds fly to southern .................................. of Iran.
3. You should do exercise instead of ............................ .
4. There is no sign that life ............................. on the moon.
5. In ancient times, people used to travel ............................... horses and camels .
6. When learning a language, we become familiar with the ............................. of its speaker.
7. ............................ heavy snow, they didn’t cancel their trip.
8. If you want to speak English .............................. , you must work hard.
F: Matchcolumn A and column B. (1) point
A B
1. exchange ( ) a) regions of Asia
2. meet ( ) b) knowledge & experience
3. farming ( ) c) greatly in color
4. vary ( ) d) the needs of villagers
G: Match the pictures and the words. (1) point
(wind power – parking lot – a slice of cake – traffic sign)
........................ ...................... ............... ...............
J: Unscramble the following words. (2 points)
1. laughed – loudly – the boy – very
.............................................................................................. .
2. cars – are – there – lots of – the street – in
................................................................................................ .
READING: Read the text and fill in the blanks with the given words. (3) points
(range – price – popular – information – entertainment– personal)
Computers are wonderful inventions. They are becoming ............................ these days. They vary in size, quality and ............................... . They ................................ from tiny to very large ones. They help us find ............................... easily. Many people have ............................... computers at home. A lot of children use computers for ................................... . We must learn how to use a computer before we have one.
