I. Pronunciation
1. a. mankind b. advance c. cancer d. planet
2. a. disease b. heat c. healthy d. treatment
3. a. overeating b. pneumonia c. plough d. biology
4. a. picture b. paper c. popular d. psychiatrist
5. a. significance b. species c. clause d. cook
6. a. activity b. wireless c. politics d. habitat
7. a. significance b. preservation c. politician d. evolution
8. a. psychiatrist b. pneumonia c. contaminate d. vegetation
9. a. Bacterium b. Destructive c. vanishing d. ecosystem
10. a. successful b. adventure c. professor d. dairy
II.
Grammar and vocabulary
The weather (be) terrible lately. It (rain) on and off for two days, and temperature
(drop) at least twenty degrees. It is in the low 40ss right now. Just three days ago, the
sun (shine) and the weather was pleasant. The weather always (change) quickly
here. I never know what (expect). Who knows? When I (wake up) tomorrow morning,
it may (snow).
11. a. were b. was c. have been d. has been
12. a. rains b. rained c. has rained d. have been
raining
13. a. dropped b. had dropped c. has dropped d. will drop
14. a. shone b. was shining c. had shone d. will shine
15. a. changes b. changed c. had changed d. has changed
16. a. expects b. will expect c. to expect d. to be expected
17. a. wakes up b. will wake up c. woke up d. would wake up
18. a. be snowing b. will snow c. have snowed d. would snow
If the earth suddenly (stop) moving around, we all (fly) off it.
19. a. stoped/ will fly b. stopped/ would fly c. had stopped/ would have flied
When he got up yesterday morning, the sun (shine) brightly
20. a. shone b. will shine c. was shining d. had shone

a. in b. for c. with d. up
34. if we could find out the remedy, we could save thousands of people’s lives and
bring happiness ____ many couples
a. for b. to c. with d. on
35. if he were younger, he could apply ______ the job
a. for b. to c. on d. with
36. They are too far away _______ the beach. They cant walk there
a. from b. on c. up d. over
37. building more hospitals means that many people will be taken a better care
________
a. with b. for c. up d. of
38. cigarettes also add _______ to causes of several of these killing diseases
a. to b. for c. with d. about
39. psychiatrists and doctors have failed to stop people ________ drinking
a. with b. without c. from d. for
40. Peter is not at home now. He is ____ work
a. at b. on c. to d. in
41. Tomorrow I will go with you or not, it depends ________ the weather
a. with b. for c. to d. on
42. he is very sorry _______ what he said to you yesterday
a. to b. for c. with d. about
43. many animals such as the great apes, the whales are thought to be in danger
___ extinction
a. of b. for c. with d. over
44. Mrs. Laura Taylor is not very ________now. She is in hospital
a. good b. healthful c. well d. sad
45. _________ is better than even the best and most expensive means of treatment
a. prevent b. prevented c. prevention d. prevents
46. she eats too much and now she is __________
a. weight b. overweight c. weightlessness d. weightless

_________
a. bad b. worse c. lower d. better
60. Forests are being cut down to ________ man’s need of timber and paper
a. meet b. demand c. require d. stop
61. wild animals and places are seriously threatened almost _______
a. nowhere b. somewhere c. anywhere d. everywhere
62. if chemical elements on which life depends were kept up in dead animals and
vegetation, the bodies of dead plants and animals would never ________
a. vanish b. destroy c. decay d. smell
63. it rained so _______ that only half an hour, everywhere was flooded
a. little b. heavily c. normally d. scattered
64. as for smokers and drinkers, medicine is _________
a. of great help b. of some help c. of almost no help d. of harm
III. Reading
As a result of years of research, we know that ______ animal fat is bad for our
health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains,
fruit and vegetables. _____ their diet, they have high rates of caner and heart disease.
In Japan, in contrast, people eat large amounts of grains and very ________ meat. The
Japanese also have very low rates of cancer and heart disease. In fact, the Japanese
live longer than anyone else in the world. ________, as hamburgers, ice-cream, and
other high-fat food become popular in Japan, the rates of heart disease and cancer are
increasing there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy ________ in other
countries such as Cuba, Mauritius and Hungary. Not surprisingly, the disease rates in
these countries _________ along with the change in diet.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us
in different ______. For instance, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can actually
______ many different diseases, white animal fat can causes disease. We can improve
our diet now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
65. a. too b. so much c. too much d. little
66. a. according to b. because of c. owing to d. in spite of

support of millions
Now you can strengthen the thin green line; you can make your voice heard in
defense of the living world by joining Greenpeace today. Thank God someone’s
making waves.
73. Which of these statements is not made?
a. drinking water is polluted b. radioactive waste poisons the sea
c. sewage isn’t processed d. cars and factories poison the air
74. the writer __________
a. is surprised that the rain is poisoned b. is unsure why the air is polluted
c. wonders why the natural world is being destroyed
d. understands why forests and lakes are being destroyed
75. rainforests are being destroyed because governments and industries
_________
a. are unaware of what they are doing wrong b. are rich and powerful
c. choose to ignore criticisms c. basically care about the environment
76. the earth’s resources __________
a. should only be for people b. can be made to last longer
c. will last forever d. belong to just humans and animals
77. governments and industries ____________
a. don’t know what Greenpeace thinks b. can easily ignore Greenpeace
c. are forced to understand the problems by Greenpeace
d. misunderstand what Greenpeace.
IV.
Writing:
78. the doctor advised him to give up smoking
He ...................................................................................................................................
79. I wont come to see you because I am very busy
If .....................................................................................................................................
80. we came home from our holiday early because we ran out of money
Unless..............................................................................................................................