IN HIS EXALTED NAME

PREUNIVERSITY     -     FIRST FOUR LESSONS

NAME:                   :FAMILY:                                          CLASS:  :

Cloze test one:

amounts / mainly / decrease / weather / possible / general / mild / include

 

Climate Change: Climate is the average of a region’s ……….. over a period of time. For example, it is ……………. that a winter day in a city could be sunny and …………, but the average weather tells us that its winters will ……………. be cold and ……………. snow and rain. Climate change is a change in these ……………. weather patterns. They can be warmer or colder; ……………. of rainfall or snowfall can increase or ……………. each year.

 

 

Cloze test two:

shake / occur / though / damage / planet / earthquake / instruments / place

 

Earthquakes happen every day. …………….. millions of people may never experience an ……………., it is a very common happening on this …………..  . So today, somewhere, an earthquake will ……………..  . It may be so light that only special ……………. can record its movements; it may ……………. houses, rattle windows, and change the …………. of small things. It may be strong enough to cause ………………., injury, and death.

 

 

Cloze test three:

still / important / addition / less / toes / stretch / flexible / trouble

 

Can you touch your …………….. easily? Most children are …………, which means that they can bend and …………. their bodies without too much …………..  . But as people get older, they usually get …………… flexible; that is why it is ……………. to exercise when you are ………… young to stay flexible. In …………, when you are flexible, you can be more active.

 

 

Fill in the blanks with the best word from the list below. There is one extra word.

 

Human / mantle / muscles / entirely / variety / audience / protect

 

1-     Riding a bicycle is good for strengthening the leg ……………..

2-     She bought a cream that helped to …………….. her skin against the sun.

3-     The museum is trying to attract a wider ……………

4-     Scientists are concerned about global warming caused by ……………. activities.

5-     You can add ………….. to your speech by raising or lowering your voice.

6-     These plates float on the soft, plastic ……………. below the crust.

 

Complete the following sentences with a suitable word from your own.

 

7-     The center of the earth is called ……………

8-     Part of the body where two bones meet is called ………….. .

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Match the following definitions: There is one extra answer.

 

9-     physical harm to the body                         a. protect

10-  keep safe                                                   b. consist of

11- give all your attention to sth                     c. injury

12- make something happen                           d. probable

13- stay on the surface of a liquid                   e. concentrate

14- be formed from                                          f. float

                                                                         g. cause

 

Choose the correct answer:

15- When a man ……….. something, he makes something new.

a. stores                    b. creates                     c. lifts                         d. increases

      16- Breathing means taking air into one’s ……….. and sending it out again.

          a. vessels                   b. muscles                   c. joints                       d. lungs

     17- I like my new job because there’s so much …………. in it.

           a. speech                   b. effect                       c. variety                     d. energy

     18- coal: fuel

           a. bicycle: bus           b. electricity: energy                   c. climate: change

 

Combine the following sentences with the words in the parentheses.

 

20- I felt really tired. I stayed at home and had a rest. ( since)

     ……………………………………………………………

21- You’ll have to go to doctor. You may like it or not. (whether…. or)

      ………………………………………………………………………

22- It was a hot day. We decided to go swimming. (such)

     ………………………………………………………..

23- The room is large. It can hold at least 40 guests. (enough)

      …………………………………………………………….

 

 

Choose the correct answer:

 

24- We smiled …………. we stood for the photograph.

     a. as                                 b. because                             c. since                              d. whether

25- Politeness can be very important ……………. you are in a conversation or in a public speech.

     a. since                            b. when                                 c. whether                          d. as

26- They ordered me not to let anybody ……………. out of building.

     a. go                                 b. going                                c. goes                                d. to go

27- He made his composition boring by ………….. too many difficult words.

     a. used                              b. to use                                c. using                               d. use

28- The pictures …………. in the book are attractive.

     a. drawing                        b. are drawn                         c. which draw                      d. drawn

29- The cars ………… greenhouse gases into the air are a danger to the environment.

     a. being released              b. release                              c. which are released            d. releasing

30- A physics problem is usually ………….. difficult for a six-year-old child.

      a. such                             b. enough                             c. too                                     d. much

 

GOOD LUCK                R. EBRAHIMI

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