UNIT 10: ENERGY SOURCES

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Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. abundant B. nuclear C. truck D. dump
2. A. played B. crossed C. described D. terrified
3. A. bread B. great C. instead D. spread
Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
4. A. energy B. recycle C. nuclear D. solar
5. A. electricity B. natural C. panel D. dishwasher
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
6. There are many ______ power plants in this area.
A. liquid B. land C. hydro D. water
7. My future house will have solar _____________.
A. energy B. energetic C. energize D. energetically
8. He __________a motorcycle to the centre now.
A. rides B. ride C. is riding D. are riding
9. Renewable energy sources ___________ in usage.
A. increase rapidly B. rapidly increase C. rapidly are increasing D. are rapidly increasing
10. _________ energy sources can be used to create energy, generate electricity, or drive big machinery but
they are harmful to the environment.
A. Solar B. Non-renewable C. Wind D. Renewable
11. . Nuclear energy is _____ but it can be very dangerous.
A. plentiful B. much C. large D. lots
12. Can you be quieter? I ___________to concentrate
A. am trying B. try C. is trying D. are trying
13. Mary ___________to lose weight because she ___________very fat.
A. wants / is B. wants / is being C. want / are being D. want / be
14. What ___________ Kelvin doing? – He ___________ at my desk.
A. do - does B. is - sits C. does - sits D. is – is sitting
15. It's 10 o'clock now and I___________ a book.
A. are reading B. reads C. am reading D. is reading
16. The changing lifestyle of modern man ___________ our environment.
A. polluting B. is polluting C. don’t pollute D. are polluting
17. Now we _________ for a cheap, clean and efficient energy source.
A. look B. are looking C. looks D. is looking
18. Scientists ___________ a new vaccine against skin cancer.
A. develops B. are develop C. are developing D. developing
19. A: I wonder if he’ll get the job. - B: _____________.
A. He is looking for one now. B. you are amazing. C. he is so diligent. D. he will be rich soon.
20. Do you want to play football? - Not now. I _________dinner.
A. am having B. have C. to have D. has
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
21. Solar power is plentiful because solar panels can be set up everywhere.
A. harmless B. limited C. clean D. abundant
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following
sentences.
22. Now renewable energy is widely used to protect the environment.
A. renewal B. inrewable C. unrenewable D. non-renewable
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below.
23. You (A) can save the (B) electricity by (C) turn off the lights when (D) not using them.
24. My sister (A) is buy a house (B) in the center (C) of the city (D) now.
25. (A) A solution for the environment (B) problem (C) will soon be (D) finding by scientists.
Read the passage and choose A, B, C, or D to answer the question.
Cities Going Green
When many people move to cities, governments are looking for ways to make cities become better living
places. They try to create more public parks that are both beautiful and green, but it seems to be difficult.
Some cities follow the idea of a green city as the goal. Masdar City in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aim to
become a model for other cities to follow. The city mostly uses renewable sources such as solar energy to provide
all of its energy needs. Moreover, it will be a zero-waste city in which everything that is used can be recycled.
Masdar City will also do an experiment for environmentally friendly ideas.
From energy consumption and waste disposal to green public transportation, the lesson to be learned from
Masdar City is very important.
1. What is one way governments create better living places?
A. They provide more public parks. B. They tell people to move.
C. They plan a beautiful and green city. D. They throw away waste..
2. What makes Masdar City special?
A. It is much larger than other cities. B. It is created by a computer.
C. It has more people in it than other cities D. Its goal is to become a green city.
3. Which statement is true?
A. Masdar City does not recycle.
B. The lessons learned from Masdar City might be very valuable.
C. All green ideas must be forgotten.
D. To get its goal, Masdar City will stop allowing people in.
4. How is Masdar City going to do with garbage?
A. It is going to burn it. B. It is going to bury it. C. It is going to recycle it. D. It is going to sell it.
5. What does the word “model” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. a small copy B. a product C. a good example to follow D. a person in a fashion show
Read the following passage and choose the option (A, b, C or D) that best answers each of the questions
below.
Most of our energy comes from fossil fuels (31)_______ coal, oil, and natural gas. Although the supplies of these
energy sources are plentiful, they are limited. The (32) _______ of coal and oil is also having very harmful impacts
(33) _______ the environment. However, fossil fuels are not the only source of energy and burning fuel is not the
only way to produce heat and motion. Renewable energy offers us a better way. Some energy sources are
renewable because they are naturally available (34) _______ last forever. Some sources have enormous supply
so human can never use them up and _______ much smaller impacts on the environment than fossil and nuclear
fuels. (35) _______ include solar energy, which comes from the sun and can be converted into electricity and
heat. Wind, geothermal energy from inside the earth, biomass from plants, and hydropower from water are (36)
_______ renewable sources of energy.
31. A. include B. such as C. unlike D. is
32. A. burn B. to burn C. burns D. burning
33. A. at B. of C. on D. in
34. A. are B. had C. have D. has
35. A. It B. There C. That D. They
36. A. also B. only C. last D. then
Rearrange the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
37. non-renewable/ fuels/ Fossil/ sources/ energy/ are
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38. is/ renewable/ Hydro power/ a/ of/ source/ because/ energy/ it/ from/ water/ comes
🖎 ………………………………………………………………………………………..
Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
39. It’s a great way for us to use renewable energy to protect the environment. (using)
🖎 ….………………………………………………………………………………………..
40. They will go to the class late because of the heavy rain. (so)
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