I/ PRONUNCIATION

A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. sources​B. types​C. advantages​D. exercises

2. A. cat​​B. mayor​​C. pants​​D. sand

B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in each of the following questions.

3. A. noisy​​B. electric​​C. expensive​​D. create

4. A. renewable​B. nuclear​​C. pollution​​D. affect

II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.

5. Countries in the world should use ____ energy more. It's clean and friendly to the environment.

A. non-renewable​B. recycled ​C. renewable​ ​D. cheap

6. Some people start to use __________ cars. You don't need to fill them with gasoline.

A. slow​B. fast ​C. friendly​ ​D. electric

7. Solar power seems like a great future source of energy, __________ it has some disadvantages. For example, it doesn’t work at night.

A. and ​B. but ​C. so ​D. because

8. They are building a nuclear __________ near my town.

A. factory​B. station ​C. power plant​D. industry

9. Coal plants are expensive to run ___________ it also creates pollution.

A. but ​​B. and ​​C. because ​​D. so

10. You can use a ____________ to get energy from the sun.

A. solar panel ​B. wind turbine ​C. power plant​D. microwave oven

11. People are now trying to lead a greener way of life by using __________ coal and oil.

A. less​B. more ​C. most​D. fewer

12. This town used 50% _____ other towns.

A. more electricity than ​B. more than electricity

C. than more electricity ​D. electricity more than

III/ ERROR CORRECTION

Find the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

13. My sister has much books than me. She loves collecting novels.

A B C D

14. Coal plants use more 40% electricity than hydropower plants.

A B C D

15. My father bought an electric car last week but it’s really fast.

A B C D

16. Wind power is cheap to run, but it's difficult to finding the windy location.

A B C D

IV/ WORD FORM

Write the correct form of the given words.

17. Today, we get a lot of energy from fossil fuels: coal, oil, and ______________(NATURE) gas.

18. ______________(SUN) energy uses panels to catch sunlight and convert it into electricity.

19. I'm ______________ (CURRENT) a student in university.

20______________ (ELECTRICITY) vehicles are becoming more popular today.

V/ READING

Read the following passage. For each question, circle the correct option A, B, C, or D that best suits each blank.

Dear Mayor Glenn,

This email is about the advantages of new renewable energy sources. As you may know, 80% of the electricity for the town comes from the coal plant, which is the cause of (21)______in the city. After researching new technologies, I suggest the city develop more renewable sources like (22)_____, wind, and nuclear power. Progress in the last couple of years has made renewables better energy sources than non-renewables like coal and gas. For example, solar panels have become less (23)______ than coal, cheap to build, and cleaner for the environment. (24)______ have gotten larger, make less noise, and produce more energy with less wind. Nuclear power can sometimes be (25)______, but it’s cheap to run.

21. A. expense ​B. pollution ​​C. weather ​​D. noise

22. A. solar​​B. oil​​ ​C. gas​​ ​D. coal

23. A. advantage​B. noise​​C. expensive​​D. dangerous

24. A. Nuclear ​B. Solar panels ​C. Hydropower​D. Wind turbines

25. A. safe​ ​B. dangerous​ ​C. advantage ​​D. expensive

VI/ WRITING

A. Put the words in the correct order to make correct sentences.

26. more/ Hambry. / received/ than/ fund/ 30%/ Springfield

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27. and/ to/ is/ power/ renewable/ clean/, but/ Nuclear/ build. / difficult/ it's

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28. uses/ This/ uses/ than/ city/ more/ the/ energy/ other/ cities/.

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B. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the given word(s) if any.

29. I’m going to buy a hybrid car because it doesn’t use as much gas as other cars.

à I’m going to buy a hybrid car because it uses​

30. Although solar panels are quite expensive to install, you’ll save money on electricity in the end. (BUT)

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