وبلاگ شخصي رضا ابراهيمي

I. Vocabulary: A: Fill in the blanks with the words given. There is one extra word. (4 points)

saved – locate – extreme – level – transfers – sign –death – extinction – poverty

1. The test shows that the ……… of iron in her blood is too low.

2. If the bank refuses to lend them money, it will mean the ……… of their hopes.

3. The …………… of the dinosaurs occurred millions of years ago.

4. Some earthquake are so weak that we can’t …………… them easily.

5. He lost all his money and died in …………… last year.

6. He was badly injured in the accident, but the doctors ……… his life.

7. Many ……………… can be easily done through the Internet.

8. Ali has a bad headache. It can be a …………… of an illness.

B: Match the definitions in column (A) with the words in column (B). (2 points)

 9. change old materials to use them again ( )                                         a. private

10. important part or quality of something ( )                                         b. attach

11. not public ( )                                                                                      c. probable

12. likely to be or to happen ( )                                                               d. feature

                                                                                                                 e. recycle

C: Choose the correct choice. (2 points)

13. At the age of eighteen she ………….. army.

     a. discovered                 b. permitted                          c. joined                                d. improved

14. They ……………… the craters on the moon’s surface by telescope.

       a. observed                b. launched                            c. attracted                           d. invented

15. He had serious ……… in the car accident, and died on the way to the hospital.

      a. nutrients                 b. experiments                        c. injuries                            d. functions

16. Edison worked very hard, although he …………… from many diseases.

     a. devoted                  b. supported                             c. promoted                           d. suffered

II. Grammar: A: Choose the correct choice. (2 points)

17. I didn’t use your bike ………………….  you believe it or not.

       a) when                             b) while                                    c) as                                d) whether

18. I tried to finish the work, ……………… I felt very tired.

       a. however                        b. therefore                              c. because                           d. although

19. "Ali didn’t get to school in time." "He …………… have got up earlier.

       a. should                          b. must                                      c. would                              d. might

20. It was …………… strong earthquake that killed thousands of people.

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

B: Rewrite the following sentences with the reduced form of the underlined parts. (2 points)

21. The boys who are playing tennis are my brothers.

22. Most of the people who were invited to the party were old friends.

D: Fill in the blanks with the correct from of verbs in parentheses. (2 points)

23. I turned on the television so as to ………… the football match. ( watch )

24. You can pass the exam by ……………… hard. ( study )

25. I could help my sister …………… her math problems. ( solve )

26. They were very happy. They must …………… the news yesterday. ( hear )

III. Match the items in column (A) with the appropriate phrases in column (B) to make meaningful sentences. (2 points)

27. She got a prize in 1979                                                                            a. since they can pay them less..

28. Peace is important                                                                                   b. the energy that comes from the sun.

29. Employers may hire children ..........,                                                      c. it is hard to think.

30. Solar energy is                                                                                         d. for helping the poor.

                                                                                                                       e. because it helps people live together.

IV. Comprehension: A: Sentence Comprehension: Read the following sentences and choose the correct choice. (4 points)

31. Rural children usually work in agriculture, but some children in urban areas work in trade and services. According to the above sentence, child labor …………… .

a. means working in agriculture                                                   b. isn’t liked by rural children at all

c. has different forms                                                                   d. means working in trade and services

32. Children can bend and stretch their bodies without too much trouble.

This sentences means that ………………… .

a. children are not active                                                             b. children cannot do aerobic exercise well

c. children have a lot of problems                                               d. children bodies are flexible

33. In 1871 Edison moved to Newark New Jersey and started his first laboratory. Later that

     year , he married Mary Stillwell. According to these sentences Edison ………………… .

a. married in 1871                                                                      b. married in 1872

c. made the first laboratory in US                                             d. married very late

34. Scientists think that as we use more gasoline and electricity, the Earth is going to get warmer. This sentence means that …………… .

a. we aren’t responsible for global warming                              b. global warming happens little by little

c. we don’t need to be worried about the Earth                         d. global warming happens suddenly

B. Cloze passage Fill in the blanks with the words from the list below. There is one extra word.(4 points)

(parts – addictive – data – minutes – like – take – single – sure - details)

No one knows what the net will be ……35 ….. in ten years although one thing is for …. 36 …. .

We will not think of it as a …. 37 …. thing . Different …. 38 …. of the net have already developed

their own features. No one knows all the …. 39 …. about it. The internet will not …. 40 …. a lot of your time. Reading your e-mail can take only fifteen ….. 41 …. per day . The internet can be …. 42 …. .

C. Reading Passage: Read the following passage and match each paragraph with one of the headings. (2 points)

a. Hunger may cause a headache

b. Eyestrain can cause a headache .

c. Migraine is the most severe kinds of headaches .

d. Headaches are associated with diseases .

e. Headaches are caused by physical or mental strain

43. …….. Allergies and disorders that effect the ears , nose , throat or sinuses may cause severe

headaches . When they are treated , the headache will go away .

44. ……. People who don't wear eyeglasses when they are needed or those who wear incorrectly

fitted glasses often suffer from this type of headache .

45. ……. This type of headache can be cured by eating lightly such as drinking a glass of milk

or eating a bowl of soup .

46. …….. Often when a person is tired or mentally or physically under hard pains he develops a

headache . Sleep and rest are the best cures for headaches of this kind

D: Reading Comprehension (4 points)

          Poverty plays an important role in the phenomenon of child labor. Poor families around

the world are forced to make even young children work to increase the family’s total income.

For poor families the small amount of a child’s income or assistance at home is very important.

It allows the family to survive from hunger and not to die. According to the 1997 UNICEF report

a study of nine Latin American countries found that without the income of working children

aged 13 to 17 the poverty rate could climb by 10 to 20 percent.

47. What’s the best title for the passage?

a. Economic problems of working families                 b. Poor families and little income

c. Poverty and child labor                                           d. Child labor in Latin America

48. According to the passage poor families send their children to work because ………. .

a. they do not love them                                             b. they need their income very much

c. children should learn some skills                          d. the money they receive is very much

49. The text implies that in poor families ………. .

a. both children and their parents work                    b. adults are not forced to work at all

c. only children have to work                                   d. family total income is truly high

50. The word “climb” in the last line means …………….. . a. prepare       b. decrease   c. increase         d. come down

(پاسخنامه)

I: Vocabulary :

1. level                                 2. death                                          3. extinction               4. locate

5. poverty                               6. saved                      7. transfers                       8. sign

  9. (  e  )          10. ( d   )                 11. (  a   )                     12. (  c      )

13. (   c  )             14. ( a  )                         15. (  c    )                      16. (  d   )

17. (  d  )                  18. (  d    )                         19. (  b   )                       20. (  c    )

II: Grammar:

21. The boys playing tennis………………

22. most of the people invited to the  ………………………

23-    watch                                24- studying                       25- to solve/solve                 26- have heard 

27-  d          28- e                        29- a                   30- b

31- c           32- d                          33- a                     34-  b

35- like              36-  sure               37- single               38- parts                      39- details            40- take

41- minutes                                    42- addictive

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43- d                 44-  b                      45- a                             46- e 

47- c                  48- b                       49- a                             50- c

The best wishes       R.Ebrahimi