Test №3 (the 9-th form, сімейне навчання)

READING

Fill in the blanks.

In 1914 Albert Einstein moved to Germany. He got a              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger] at the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. Four months later, Germany went to war. World War I started. Einstein made himself very              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger]because he was against the war.
In 1921 he got the Nobel Prize              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger]. He became very famous, almost like a movie star. His picture was in many newspapers but he was a shy man and didn’t like the              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger] much. However, when Hitler came to power              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger], Einstein decided to speak for peace. He said it was wrong for one person to kill another one and that all men should refuse to be soldiers. Hitler didn’t like any of his beliefs. There was another problem. Einstein was Jewish and Hitler hated Jews. Einstein’s life was              [unpopular, in Germany, publicity, in Physics, teaching job, in danger] and that was why he and his wife moved to the United States.

Match the inventions with the inventors.

VOCABULARY

Mark the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Money _______ hundreds of years ago.

Mark the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Gravity _______ by Isaac Newton.

Mark the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Mechanical clocks ______ in the 14th century.

3,000 cars ______ in this factory every year.

Mark the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Water clocks ______ in ancient Egypt.

Mark the correct variant to complete the sentence.

Nowadays, the exploration of space _______ by this company.

Put the verbs in brackets into the passive form.

1. The American president            (to elect) every 4 years.

2. The first postage stamp, the Penny Black,            (to issue) in 1840 in England.

3. New houses               (to build) by the end of next year.

Change the sentence using the passive voice.

The president gave John an award.

John                                     .

Change the sentence using the passive voice.

The electricians test the fire alarm.

The fire alarm                               .

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

No longer existing, as an animal species.

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

To process used objects so that they can be used again.

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

Thick forest in the tropical part of the world.

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

Making air, rivers, etc. dirty.

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

Warming of the atmosphere that occurs when certain gases absorb part of the solar radiation reflected by the Earth.

Choose the right word which correspond to the definition.

The presence in the atmosphere of large quantities of particles or gases produced by human activity; these are harmful to both animal and plant life.

Match the words with the following definitions.

Read the text and choose the correct variant.

Every year more and plants and animals disappear. In many lakes fish are dying. Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all. Scientists are beginning to get worried too. What is killing the fish?

The problem is acid rains. Acid rain is a kind of air pollution. It is caused by factories of that burn coal, or oil, or gas. These factories send smoke high into the air. The wind often carries the smoke far from factories. Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come with the rain hundreds of miles away.

1. This text is about               [fishing, acid rains, air pollution].

2. Every year thousands of species of animals                                 [are hunted for the meat, fly away to different countries, die out].

3. Acid rains is caused by                         [natural gas, dust, smoke send by factories].

4. Factory smoke                              [stays over the factories, is usually clean now, can travel hundreds of miles].

5. Some lakes have no fish at all because                                       [people kill the fish, fish can’t live in the polluted water, the water is too salty there].

6. Scientists are                                      [sure that acid rains are not harmful, beginning to get worried, pay attention to the problem].

Use the 1^st Conditional putting the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.

1. If I    (go) out tonight, I         (go) to the cinema.

2. If we            (not/see) each other tomorrow, we          (see) each other next week.

3. They         (go) to the party if they     (be) invited.

4. She            (stay) in London if she      (get) a job.

5. If he       (come), I         (be) surprised.

6. She           (take) a taxi if it       (rain).

Choose the correct answer.

1. If the train              [is late, will be late], we           [will walk, walk].

2. She           [calls, will call] you if she           [has, will have] time.

3. What            [do we do, will we do] if the taxi              [doesn’t come, won’t come]?

4. If it           [will cost, costs] too much, I          [buy, will buy] a smaller one.

5. Will you phone me if there         [are, will be] any problems?

6. If he          [sees, will see] me here, he         [will be, is] really angry.

Make up sentences from the following words.

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