Test on Unit 14
A- Language Functions
1- Respond to the following situations:
You are warning your friend who is going to cross a busy road. What do you say?
Your brother is using a ladder to get something from the top shelf. You warn him.
Your mother tells you to work a bit harder or you'll fail the test. What do you say to assure her?
Your little brother wants to go out alone at night. What do you say?
Speaker
A: --------------- Speaker
B : --------------- Function
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---------------Place : ------------------
A: What do you think of university life, so far?
B: To tell you the truth, everything here is so big in comparison
With school.
A: You are good at rowing. Why don't you join our rowing team?
Place : ------------------
Speaker a: ---------------
Speaker b : ---------------
Function : ---------------
A: Many of the robot toys we have can respond to your voice.
B: What age area are they?
A: From 5 to 14 years.
B- Vocabulary and Structure
3- Choose the correct answer:
My cousin is very (dangerous – adventurous – religious - anonymous). He went on an expedition to the mountains last year.
I am not as (adventurous – conscious – spontaneous - continuous) as my friend. She does things as soon as she thinks of them.
That man is not doing enough exercise. This can sometimes (lead – make – do - result) to health problems.
I want to (find – make – do – receive) out some information. I'll look on the internet.
They live in the country. They have a different (life expectancy – lifestyle – life insurance – life sentence) from people in cities.
The politician died last week. Thousands of people attended the (ballet – grave – funeral - cemetery).
She likes unusual, modern houses. Her sister prefers traditional, (conventional – educational – exceptional - intentional) architecture.
I've always been (interested – interesting – interests – interest) in animals. That's why I’d like to work in a zoo.
Pascal went ahead with the experiment (because - as well as - since – despite) he knew it was dangerous.
Many people are now homeless (because – therefore – but - as a result of) the civil war.
The organization gives help and support to people in need, (as well as – because – so – despite) raising money for local charities.
(As – Despite - Thanks to – While) the Internet, you can do all your shopping from home.
It was clear Lucy was unhappy. (As well as – Therefore – Although – But), it comes as no surprise she has decided to resign.
They had to stop the project (owing to - In spite of – While – therefore) financial difficulties.
(Due to – Despite – Since – So) we've got a few minutes to wait for the train, let's have a cup of coffee.
(Although – So – But – Despite) all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.
4- Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:
Because she was no more than twenty-two, she was already a highly successful businesswoman.
She's in a bad mood although her father won't let her go to the party tonight.
The war was lost as bad organization of the troops.
Internet connections through congressional phone lines are fairly slow.
His jokes seemed simultaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.
The program has gained the support of several preferential businessmen.
C- Reading Comprehension
5- Read the passage then answer the questions: (August, 2003)
It must be said that the majority of those who are against Genetically Modified (GM) foods are neither living in countries which suffer from food shortages, nor facing starvation. Many scientists believe that without GM foods, the Third World will never overcome its food problems. At present, over one billion people live on less than one dollar a day. The United Nations hopes this number will be cut in half, within fifteen years. This will not happen if food continues to be produced in the conventional manner.
Foods produced by traditional farming methods do not last very long and often spoil during transport. Very often, food sent by the West to countries suffering from famine, rots before it reaches its destination. Now, scientists have found ways to preserve foods for much longer time. For example, they have developed a preservative made from vitamins and minerals which keeps even cut fruit fresh for up to ten days if refrigerated. Despite this, there are still people who believe that agricultural research should be moving in a different direction. They accept that there is no real proof that GM foods are dangerous. However, they believe that the solutions that GM foods provide are short-term and that it is necessary to find longer-lasting and natural means to solve the world’s food problems.
A) Answer the following questions:
1-How do scientists preserve foods for a long time?
2-Mention one disadvantage of food grown by conventional methods.
3-Give a title to the passage.