Engleski jezik III stepen

10. as

Mock test 3

I READ THE TEXT AND COMPLETE THE EXERCISES GIVEN BELOW:

THE METEOR CRATER, THE NATURAL WONDER OF THE WORLD Some of the natural wonders are known for their beauty. The Meteor Crater is not one of them. It looks like a big hole in the desert. It was caused by a meteorite hitting the earth thousands of years ago. A meteorite is a rock that crashed into the earth that came from outer space. The crater is 4,145 feet across, and 570 feet deep and is the largest impact crater in the whole entire world. There are others in Mexico, Antarctica, Australia, and Siberia. In 1871 the Europeans thought it was a clasped top of a volcano. However, in 1902 Dr. Daniel Barringer proved that the rocks around the hole were NOT volcanic and showed a couple of signs that mean it was crushed by an enormous body going at the speed of 43,125 mph. The explosion would have been about forty times as large as the atomic bomb that destroyed the city Hiroshima in Japan in 1945. At first no one could understand why the crater itself is known as the Barringer Meteor Crater. Some people thought that the meteorite was buried under the ground. Then after a while scientists discovered that this 77,000 ton rock, almost 80 to 100 feet across, had smashed into pieces when it landed. The meteor crater lies in Arizona between the towns of Flagstaff and Winslow. In 1946 a meteorite collector who goes by the name of Harvey H. Nininger analyzed the tiny metallic particles mixed into soil around the crater, along with some little "bombs" of melted rock within it. He decided that both particles were solidified droplets, which must have condensed from the cloud of rock and metal at impact. Then he believed this was proof that the crater was created by an explosion. The plain around the crater was covered with chunks of meteoritic iron- over 30 tons of it, scattered all over an area 8 to 10 miles in diameter.

ARE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE, OR IS THERE NO EVIDENCE?

1. The meteor crater is known for its beauty. 2. This crater is called the Barringer Meteor Crater. 3. There will be some more meteor craters in future. 4. This crater was thought to have been a clasped top of volcano.

Key:
1. False 2. True 3. No evidence 4. True

MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS:

1. _____________________________________________________? The meteor crater lies in Arizona. 2. _____________________________________________________? It looks like a big hole in the desert 3. _____________________________________________________? Harvey Niniger analyzed the tiny metallic particles. 4. _____________________________________________________? In 1902.

Key:
1.Where does the crater lie? The meteor crater lies in Arizona. 2. What does it look like? It looks like a big hole in the desert 3. What did Harvey Niniger analyze? OR Who analyzed the tiny metallic particles? Harvey Niniger analyzed the tiny metallic particles. 4. When did Dr Berringer prove that the rocks around the hole were not volcanic? In 1902.

FIND SYNONYMS IN THE TEXT FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

influence ________________ huge ____________________

Key:
Influence cause Huge Enormous

II MAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UNDERLINED:

1. She goes to bed at 11 oclock every night. ________________________________________________________ 2. She is drinking coffee with her neighbour now. ________________________________________________________ 3. My sister went on a school trip last week. ________________________________________________________ 4. They were sitting on the river bank all day yesterday. ________________________________________________________

Key:
1. She goes to bed at 11 oclock every night. What time does she go to bed? 2. She is drinking coffee with her neighbour now. Who is she drinking coffee with? 3. My sister went on a school trip last week. Where did my/your sister go last week? 4. They were sitting on the river bank all day yesterday. Where were they sitting all day yesterday?

III Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense

1. A: Ive left my homework at home again. B: I dont believe it! You _____ always ______ (tell) lies. 2. Something is wrong with this fish. It ________________ (smell) bad. 3. She _________________ (have) lunch with her sister tomorrow. 4. Lunch ______________________ (serve) at 2 p.m. 5. Peter _______ (have) a flat in the center of the town. He ________ (think) of selling it and buying a house in the suburbs these days.

Key:
1. A: Ive left my homework at home again. B: I dont believe it! You are always telling (tell) lies. 2. Something is wrong with this fish. It smells (smell) bad. 3. She is having (have) lunch with her sister tomorrow. 4. Lunch is served (serve) at 2 p.m. 5. Peter has (have) a flat in the center of the town. He is thinking (think) of selling it and buying a house in the suburbs these days.

IV CHOOSE THE ITEM THAT BEST COMPLETES THE SENTENCES:

1. I feel like going to the cinema tonight. Good idea! Whats __________ at the moment? a) with b) on c) of d) in 2. If I dont know the meaning of the word, I look it _________ in the dictionary. a) on b) with c) for d) up 3. You are crying. Whats _____________. a) up b) of c) on d) in 4. He was constantly being_______ from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues . a) distracted b) distance c) distinct d ) disposed 5. Eating five cakes is just sheer _________________. a) grief b) greed c) grease d) gruesome 6. "No machines will _____the possibilities of life. They only ____ the possibilities of idleness" (John Ruskin). a) intend b) boost c) increase d) intense

Key:
1. I feel like going to the cinema tonight. Good idea! Whats __________ at the moment? a) with b) on c) of d) in 2. If I dont know the meaning of the word, I look it _________ in the dictionary. a) on b) with c) for d) up 3. You are crying. Whats _____________. a) up b) of c) on d) in 4. He was constantly being_______ from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues . a) distracted b) distance c) distinct d) disposed 5. Eating five cakes is just sheer _________________. a) grief b) greed c) grease d) gruesome 6. "No machines will _____the possibilities of life. They only ____ the possibilities of idleness" (John Ruskin). a) intend b) boost c) increase d) intense

V EVERYDAY ENGLISH.WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IN THESE SITUATIONS ?

1. You are in a hotel at reception. Ask the receptionist to order you a taxi to go to the station. ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. The shop assistant comes up to you and says, Can I help you? What do you say? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. It is too stuffy in here. Politely ask someone to open the window. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. You cant do an exercise. Ask teacher to help you do the exercise. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

Key:
1. You are in a hotel at reception. Ask the receptionist to order you a taxi to go to the station. Excuse me, could you order me a taxi to the station, please? 2. The shop assistant comes up to you and says, Can I help you? What do you say? No, thanks. Im just looking around OR Yes, thanks. Id like to see 3. It is too stuffy in here. Politely ask someone to open the window. Excuse me, could you open the window, please? 4. You cant do an exercise. Ask teacher to help you do the exercise. Excuse me, could you help me do this exercise?

Some more exercises

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