Choose the best answer (A, B, c or D) 

1.   If I …………… a millionaire now, I …………… travel around the world. But in fact, I ………….. have only a little of money.

            A. am-will                   B. am-shall                  c. was-will                   D. were-would

2.   In some Western countries, people often …………… eye contact when they are in a face - to - face talk.

            A. keep                        B. hold                        C. maintain                  D. both A & C

3.   The kangaroo has been known as a symbol of Australia …………… 1773.

            A. since                       B. from                        C. for                           D. in

4.   We should wear …………… when you go to concerts or other loud events to reduce the effect of noise pollution.

            A. earphones               B. earrings                   C. earplugs                  D. ear drops

5.   What is the main …………… of visual pollution? - Because there are too many advertising billboards.

            A. effect                      B. affect                      C. result                       D. cause

6.   By 1970, Canada …………… to choose the maple tree with the leaves as its national icon.

            A. decided                  B. has decided            C. had decided            D. have decided

7.   If an earthquake suddenly …………… now, what …………… you do?

            A. would occur - would                                  B. occurred - would

            C. will occur - will                                          D. occurs - will

8.   The victims of the wildfire …………… to the hospital already.

            A. has been taken        B. have been taken      C. has taken                D. have taken

9.   If the factory …………… dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ……………

            A. continued - will die                                    B. continues - will die

            C. continues - die                                            D. continued – died

10. All the windows of my house…………… in the last night’s storm.

            A. open                        B. opened                   C.opening                  D.opens

11. People believe that the …………… water has brought cancer to the local residents.

            A. pollutant                 B. pollution                 C. polluted                  D. polluting

12. Factories need to stop dumping industrial …………… into the lakes and rivers immediately.

            A. trash                       B. rubbish                    C. waste                      D. litter

13. If local people drink this untreated water, they …………… have cholera.

            A. will probably          B. probably will          C. would probably      D. probably would

14. The number of horses in Canada ……………slightly over the past few years.

            A. has decreased         B. have decreased       C. decreased               D. had decreased

15. By the time you …………… to England, I …………… there for two days.

            A. come-was               B. came-was                C. came – had been     D. had come-was

16. At present, the Holi Festival of Colors …………… in India.

            A. is occurring             B. is occuring              C. are occurring           D. are occuring

17. Few people know that before hurricane Katrina, there…………… two more destructive hurricanes occurring in the US.

            A. was                         B. were                        C. have been               D. had been

18. When the city ……………, the storm suddenly ……………and …………… everything away.

            A. slept - hit - sweep                                       B. were sleeping - was hitting - swept

            C. was sleeping - hit - swept                          D. slept - hit - was sweeping

19. Three out of five newly-built houses in this area …………… by this accidental fire.

A. was burnt down     B. was burnt out          C. were burnt down    D. were burnt out

20. Fortunately, the injured people …………… by a passerby before his health condition             …………… worse.

            A. was rescued - became                                B. had been rescued - became

            C. rescued - became                                        D. was rescued - had become

21. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.

      A. tornado             B. hurricane                             C. tsunami                   D. earthquake

22. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.

      A. drought            B. landslide                             C. flood                      D. avalanche

23. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

      A. flood                B. tornado                               C. typhoon                  D. mudslide

24. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.

      A. hurricane                      B. forest fire                            C. tsunami                   D. drought

25. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.

      A. typhoon                        B. earthquake              C. drought                  D. flood

26. The_________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!

      A. tornado             B. volcanic eruption    C. landslide                 D. typhoon

27. The_________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.

      A. hurricane                      B. flood                                   C. earthquake  D. tornado

28. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.

      A. Tsunamis                      B. Tornados                            C. Avalanches D. Mudslides

29. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.

      A. avalanche         B. typhoon                              C. tsunami                   D. tornado

30. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.

      A. landslide                       B. typhoon                              C. volcano                   D. tornado

46. I began learning English five years ago.

A. I have been learning English for five years.

B. I learned English for five years.

C. I learned English for five years.

D. It has been five years since I didn’t learn English.

47. She hasn’t phoned home for two weeks.

A. She didn’t phone home two weeks ago.

B. The last time she phoned home was two weeks ago.

C. The last time she phoned home has been two weeks ago.

D. It has been two weeks ago that she didn’t phone home.

48. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time.

C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to .

D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

49. He last had his eyes tested for ten months.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months.

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then.

C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

D. He has had his eyes tested for ten months.

50. This is the first time I visited Tokyo.

A. I have never gone to Tokyo before.

B. I haven’t been to Tokyo for a long time.

C. I first came to visit Tokyo long time ago.

D. I have never been to Tokyo before.

A long time ago, so the story goes, a young boy called Arthur became the King of England after he pulled a sword out of a stone.

The sword was Excalibur. It had a lot of power. The Lady of the Lake gave it to King Uther but asked him to give her his firstborn child. Uther became powerful. When his first child was born, Merlin, the magician came to take the baby. Uther tried to stop him, but thieves attacked him. Before he died, he put Excalibur into a stone and asked Merlin to make his son a king. Merlin promised that only someone with a pure heart could pull it out and become the next King of England.

When Arthur pulled the sword out, people were surprised. Merlin explained that Arthur as Uther’s son and the people were happy.

Arthur was a good king. He built a big castle, Camelot, and ruled over England with his knights. He called-them the Knights of the Round Table. Together they made England a strong country.

41. Who was King Authur?

A. He was King Uther’s son.

B. He was Lady of the Lake’s son.

C. He was Merlin’s knight.

D. He was Merlin and King Uther’s son.

42. What does the word “him” refer to?

A. Merlin

B. King Arthur

C. King Uther

D. Excalibur

43. According to Merlin, who was able to pull Excalibur out of the stone?

A. King Uther

B. King Arthur

C. A person with a pure heart

D. The knight

44. What is NOT TRUE about King Uther?

A. He died because of the thieves.

B. He wanted Arthur to be the next King of England.

C. Excalibur gave him a lot of power.

D. He was a good King who built a big castle, Camelot.

45. What is NOT TRUE about Excalibur?

A. It was a powerful sword.

B. It was given to King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake.

C. It was pulled out of the stone by King Uther.

D. It was originally owned by Lady of the Lake.