TEST FOR UNIT 9
I. PRONUNCIATION
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
from the others.
1. a. gulf b. surface c. submarine d. current
2. a. ocean b. undersea c. beneath d. deep
3. a. poor b. tour c. actual d. group
4. a. tiny b. device c. krill d. migrate
5. a. think b. depth c. further d. breathe
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others.
1. a. maintain b. marine c. challenge d. device
2. a. investigate b. information c. submarine d. independent
3. a. organism b. environment c. temperature d. satellite
4. a. carnivore b. entrapment c. technology d. Atlantic
5. a. secret b. ocean c. migrate d. herbicide
II. VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSION
Choose one word phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the sentence
or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
1. Some whales migrate into warm waters to bear their ____________.
a. youngs b. diets c. calves d. young
whales
2. Whales feed on krill.
a. tiny shellfish b. small fish c. sea plants d. small
animals
3. _____ is the variety of different types of plant and animal life in a particular
region.
a. Interaction b. Herbicide c. Environment d.
Biodiversity
4. He is a _____ biologist. He spends all his life studying sea plants and
animals.

call
6. You _____ Mark. You know it’s a secret.
a. should tell b. shouldn’t tell c. couldn’t tell d. might
tell
7. Owls have a strong beak and sharp talons _____ mice and other small
prey.
a. which used to catch b. used for catching
c. their use is to catch d. they are used for catching
8. We wondered why _____ a tip.
a. to leave b. should we leave c. we should leave d. don’t we
leave
9. If someone _____ into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”
a. comes b. came c. will come d. would
come
10. _____ you, I would think twice about that decision. It could be a bad move.
a. If I am b. Should I be c. Were I d. If I had
been
11. “Would you like some cake?” “No, thanks. If I _____ cake, I _____ fat.”
a. ate/ will get b. ate/ would get c. would eat/ could get d. am
eating/ will get
12. “What are you doing later this afternoon?” “Oh, _____ the game finishes,
I’ll go home, I expect.’
a. if b. in case c. unless d. when
13. She’s been studying hard for the exam, so she ________ to pass.
a. should b. ought c. had better d. must
14. If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I ________ in a bank.
a. work b. will work c. have worked d. would be
working
15. ‘Why are you so late ?’ ‘I ________ my aunt to the airport. The traffic was
terible!’

Dolphins are known as cetaceans, or marine (1) _____ : they breathe air, they
are warm-blood, and they bear live young ones called (2) _____.
The size of dolphins vary greatly. The smallest dolphins is just about 50 kg in
weight and 1.2 meters in length (3) _____ the largest one can weigh up to 8.200
kg and is 10 meters long.
Dolphins are sociable creatures. They swim together in group known as (4)
_____. They show great ability in the water and you can often (5) _____ them
playing (6) _____ ships. Dolphins are interested in humans and often rescue
people in the sea (7) _____ are in danger. They are intelligent creatures and
make sounds to (8) _____ with each other. Scientists have studied dolphins (9)
_____ many years and are now looking into the possibility of dolphins (10) _____
able to carry out tasks under the sea.
1. a. fish b. creatures c. mammals d. life
2. a. babies b. calves c. young d. diets
3. a. when b. as c. while d. since
4. a. currents b. flocks c. herds d. schools
5. a. look down b. come arcoss c. run after d. go by
6. a. around b. on c. in d. next
7. a. which b. they c. when d. who
8. a. talk b. contact c. communicate d. connect
9. a. in b. since c. for d. during
10. a. be b. being c. are d. that are
B. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answer.
Man is a land animal, but he closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the
sea has served the needs of man. The sea provided man with food and
convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, nearly two thirds of
the world’s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.
In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help
mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning to be used up. The sea
however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs.

a. the sea resources have largely been used up
b. the sea has not yet been fully exploited
c. the problem that prevent us from using the food, minerals and energy
sources of the sea have already been solved
d. by the year 2020 the technology will be good enough to exploit all the
sea resources
V. WRITING
Choose the best option to complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first.
1. Climbing without a safety rope is forbidden.
You ______________________________________________________________
a. aren’t allowed to climb without a safety rope.
b. don’t permit to climb without a safety rope.
c. aren’t forbidden climbing without a safety rope.
d. had better climb with a safety rope.
2. Nigel hasn’t got satellite TV, so he can watch the game.
If_________________________________________________________________
a. Nigel has satellite TV, he can watch the game.
b. Nigel has got satellite TV, he would able to watch the game.
c. Nigel had satellite TV, he could watch the game.
d. Nigel would have satellite TV, he could watch the game.
3. Walking home alone is not a good idea.
You_______________________________________________________________
a. can’t walk home alone. b. mustn’t walk home alone.
c. don’t have to walk home alone. d. shouldn’t walk home alone.
4. ‘Did someone ring you an hour ago ?’ Martin said to Susan.
Martin asked Susan__________________________________________________
a. whether anyone rang her an hour ago.
b. if someone had rung her an hour before.
c. whether someone rang him an hour ago.