Name: …………………………….

Date:
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END-OF-TERM TEST REVIEW
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Generally speaking, most technology has had a ________ effect on our lives.
A. benefit B. benefice C. beneficial D. beneficent
2. It remains to be seen what the ________ impact of this technology will be.
A. long B. long-term C. boring D. relax
3. Few ________ have had a greater influence on mankind than the computer
A. invent B. inventors C. inventions D. inventing
4. It is undeniable that ________ have revolutionized our lives.
A. computers B. computer C. computerizing D. computed
5. The 21st century has already seen considerable ________ in computer technology.
A. progress B. progressing C. progresses D. process
II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. reality B. discover C. improve D. invent
2. A. improve B. role C. oversleep D. hole
3. A. technique B. patent C. invent D. benefit
4. A. precise B. light C. quality D. science
5. A. technology B. technique C. scholar D. watch
III. Find the word which has a different stress from the others.
1. A. improve B. invent C. science D. support
2. A. engine B. invent C. patent D. science
3. A. quality B. benefit C. enormous D. technical
4. A. oversleep B. interact C. underground D. discover
5. A. precise B. science C. engine D. concert
IV. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Tom really hopes his dream will become a ________ in the future.
A. real B. really C. reality D. realistic
2. Sue wants to go to the supermarket to buy some ________ bulbs.
A. precise B. field C. light D. steam
3. Harry and Tom are trying to ________ the problem with the steam engine.
A. support B. solve C. invent D. benefit
4. There are a lot of benefits to do ________ researches.
A. scientific B. enormous C. precise D. technical
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5. The new invention may receive a lot of ________ from the public.
A. concerns B. patents C. roles D. sciences
V. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Science is used in all corners of the world for the ________ of human.
A. quality B. discovery C. benefit D. engine
2. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to doing scientific
researches.
A. said B. told C. talked D. spoke
3. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ________ “science” and
“technology”.
A. and B. between C. of D. on
4. A person who studies one or more of the natural sciences is a ________
A. novelist B. scientist C. checklist D. dentist
5. The first experiment was ________, so we need to do another one.
A. unsuccess B. success C. unsuccessful D. successful
VI. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below.
Computers are helpful in many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with
information even (1) ________ than a person. Second, computers can work with a lot of
information at the same time. Third, they can store information for a long time. They do
not forget things that the common people do. (2) ________, computers are almost always
correct. They are not perfect, but they usually do not make mistakes.
Recently, it is important (3) ________ about computers. There are a number of things
to learn. Many companies have computers at work. In addition, most universities (4)
________ day and night courses in Computer Science. Another way to learn is from a
book, or from a friend. After a few hours of practice, you can (5) ________ with computers.
1. A. quickly B. quicklier C. more quickly D. most quickly
2. A. Finally B. Finish C. Final D. Finishing
3. A. know B. knew C. knowing D. to know
4. A. have B. has C. had D. having
5. A. do B. play C. get D. work
VII. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. Scientists claimed that there ________ eight planets in our solar system.
A. are B. were C. was D. is
2. This water is ________ poisonous that people here can’t drink.
A. too B. so C. enough D. such
3. Sam loves ________ at pictures of the galaxy very much.

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 A. seeing B. watching C. looking D. viewing
4. Space ________ is the main vehicle for astronauts to travel on the Moon.
A. buggy B. system C. surface D. planet
5. We are curious about the ________ space of the Earth.
A. alien B. weightless C. outer D. poisonous
VIII. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below.
Hi. We are from Neptune, the eighth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Our planet
is named (1) ________ the Roman god of the sea. The climate here is very unfriendly, with
a temperature of around -300 degrees Celsius, and the winds are very strong. Actually,
we have a lot of storms here. Everything is freezing on the (2) ________ of Neptune, so of
course we don’t have liquid water. To be able to survive here, we have to build all of our
cities underground, a hundred kilometers beneath the surface. Luckily, we don’t have
Neptune-quakes!
Our life here is very different from your life on Earth. Because it’s extremely (3)
________ underground, we have a very good lighting system on round the clock. Every
day, we need only three hours for sleep, four hours for work, and the rest of the day we
(4) ________ on our leisure activities. So life is relaxing. Most of us like traveling to other
planets for new experiences. Although we are (5)________ than you in size, we can move
very fast. In fact, we have wings, so we can fly. Thus, we don’t suffer heavy traffic like on
your Earth. We don’t have oxygen either, but we live on hydrogen.
1. A. for B. in C. after D. to
2. A. system B. surface C. trace D. trek
3. A. dark B. bright C. good D. happy
4. A. explore B. spend C. have D. step
5. A. most big B. biggest C. bigger D. the bigger
IX. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. planet B. adventure C. galaxy D. solar
2. A. surface B. trace C. danger D. space
3. A. terrorist B. trek C. Venus D. Neptune
4. A. Jupiter B. buggy C. under D. uncontrollably
5. A. outer B. system C. message D. saucer
X. Choose the correct option to indicate the correct sentence from the given
words.
1. The reporter/ wanted/ know/ why/I/ not/ taken/ a picture/ when/I/ had seen. the UFO.
A. The reporter wanted know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
B. The reporter wanted know why I didn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
C. The reporter wanted to know why I hadn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
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 D. The reporter wanted to know why I didn’t taken a picture when I had seen the UFO.
2. Do/ you/ think/ astronauts/ feel/ great sense/ loneliness/ when/ travel/ alone/ space?
A. Do you think astronauts feel great sense of loneliness when traveling alone in
space?
B. Do you think astronauts feel great sense of loneliness when travel alone in space?
C. Do you think astronauts feel a great sense of loneliness when travel alone in space?
D. Do you think astronauts feel a great sense of loneliness when traveling alone in
space?
3. The/ biggest problem/ for/ humans/ live/ other planets/ be/ lack/ atmosphere and
water.
A. The biggest problem for humans to live in other planets is lack of atmosphere and
water.
B. The biggest problem for humans living on other planets is lack of atmosphere and
water.
C. The biggest problem for humans to living in other planets is lack of atmosphere and
water.
D. The biggest problem for humans to live on other planets is lack of atmosphere and
water.
4. The/ with/ Moon/ a/ plains/ was/ mountains/ like/ and/ valleys/ desert/.
A. The Moon was like a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys.
B. The Moon was a desert like with plains, mountains, and valleys.
C. The Moon like was a desert with plains, mountains, and valleys.
D. The Moon was like with a desert plains, mountains, and valleys.
5. Jupiter/ in/ largest/ is/ solar/ the/ system/ the/ planet.
A. Jupiter is the planet largest in the solar system.
B. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
C. Jupiter is the largest solar planet in the system.
D. Jupiter is the largest planet the solar in system.
XI. Find the word which has a different stress from the others.
1. A. adventure B. messenger C. poisonous D. Jupiter
2. A. alien B. planet C. explore D. weightless
3. A. buggy B. Neptune C. surface D. invite
4. A. experience B. scientific C. adventurous D. biology
5. A. galaxy B. dangerous C. terrorist D. controllable
XII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first
sentence.
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1. “Are you going by plane?” John asked me.
John wanted to know __________________________________________________________
2. “Don’t use too much cold water,” Sam said to us.
Sam asked us _________________________________________________________________
3. “Will you come to my birthday party?” Mary said to me.
Mary invited me _______________________________________________________________
4. “Don’t do it again,” Mrs Smith said to the children.
Mrs Smith told the children ____________________________________________________
5. “Did Mr. Brown send the potatoes to you?” he asked.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
XIII. Circle the word whose underlined part differs from the others in
pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. metal B. scatter C. package D. math

2. A. smell B. press C. melt D. refill

3. A. those B. clothes C. shopping D. envelope

4. A. down B. throw C. nowadays D. how

5. A. plants B. fields C. trees D. newspapers

6. A. touch B. foul C. account D. mount

7. A. lose B. vote C. control D. social

8. A. rear B. bear C. gear D. year

9. A. please B. peace C. seat D. spread

10. A. overlooks B. beliefs C. towards D. rights

XIV. Circle the word that differs from the others in the position of primary
stress in each of the following questions.

1. A. debris B. Arctic C. perhaps D. thermal

2. A. accent B. rubbish C. substance D. collapse

3. A. permanent B. volcano C. spectacle D. illustrate

4. A. earplug B. erupt C. severe D. unique

5. A. excursion B. evacuate C. contaminate D. government

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6. A. definition B. electricity C. contaminate D. radiation

7. A. dramatic B. overhead C. illustrate D. groundwater

8. A. thermal B. beneath C. rabbish D. earplug

9. A. affect B. billboard C. visual D. substance

10. A. aquatic B. behaviour C. pollution D. permanent

XV. Choose the best answers.

1. Alexander Graham Bell was the _______________ of the telephone.

A. developer B. inventor C. writer D. write

2. Sir Alexander Fleming was the _______________ of penicillin.

A. creator B. explore C. founder D. cooker

3. He works as a software _______________, writing programmes for IBM.

A. explorer B. engineer C. developer D. Artist

4. As a/an _______________, he works on reactions in laboratories.

A. chemist B. engineer C. archeologist D. teacher

5. The environmental _______________ met to discuss ways to deal with sea pollution.

A. doctors B. conservationists C. developers D. nurses

6. Jim’s mother asked, “What do you want to eat for dinner, Jim?”

 Jim’s mother asked him ___________________________________________________________.

A. what he wants to eat for dinner

B. What he wanted to eat for dinner

C. what you wanted to eat for dinner

D. what wanted he to eat for dinner

7. “Where are you going?” she asked me.

 She asked me ___________________________________________________________________.

A. where I am going B. where was I going

C. where I was going D. where are you going

8. “Do you want me to call your mom?” said the waitress to the little boy.

 The waitress asked the little boy ____________________________________________________.

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A. does he wanted her to call his mom

B. if/whether he wanted her to call his mom

C. if/whether he want her to call his mom

D. if/whether he wanted her to call your mom

9. The father asked the boy, “Did you follow all the instructions?”

 The father asked the boy __________________________________________________________.

A. if he had followed all the instructions

B. if he followed all the instructions

C. if you had followed all the instructions

D. unless he had followed all the instructions

10. “Where have you been the whole evening, son?” asked the mother.

 ________________________________________________________________________________.

A. The mother asked her son where he was the whole evening.

B. The mother asked her son where you had been the whole evening.

C. The mother asked me Where he had been the whole evening

D. The mother asked her son where he had been the Whole evening.

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11. In 1876, the telephone ____________ first introduced by Bell and Watson.
A. was B. is C. has been D. had been
12. It’s important ____________ wildlife in the area.
A. to conserve B. conserving C. conservation D. conserve
13. Japan 40% of its waste every year.
A. reuses B. recycles C. refill D. broken
14. We were delighted ____________ your letter yesterday.
A. to get B. got C. getting D. get
15. Sooner or later a satellite ____________ by a large piece of rubbish.
A. will destroy B. will destroyed C. will be destroyed D. will been destroyed
16. Let’s play tennis instead of ____________ television.
A. watch B. watching C. watches D. to watch
17. Everything depends on what you mean ____________ the word “free”.
A. about B. for C. of D. by
18. We should use ____________ bags instead of plastic bags.
A. cloth B. clothe C. clothed D. clothing
19. Beer ____________ for breakfast in England years ago.
A. used be drunk B. used to be drunk C. used to drunk D. used to be drank
20. I ____________ some rice on the floor of the chicken coop.
A. raised B. grew C. threw away D. scattered
21. People will take ____________ of robots to do household chores.
A. chance B. condition C. success D. advantage
22. Many people think that robots will make workers ____________.
A. employed B. unemployed C. no job D. the jobless

23. It is certain that robots will ____________ the quality of our lives.

A. improve B. rise C. lift D. develop

24. With healthier ____________ and better medical ____________, people will have a longer
life expectancy.

A. ways – care B. lifestyles – care C. life – cares D. lifestyles – medicine

25. Many people think the cyberworld will ____________ the real world.

A. take B. provide C. take place D. replace

26. The invention of penicillin is very useful because it has ____________ lots of lives.
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A. lost B. brought C. saved D. solved

27. It is said that in a couple of decades, we ____________ telepathy and holography.

A. use B. will be used C. have used D. will be using

28. Mars is named ____________ the Roman God of war.

A. to B. about C. after D. under

29. By 2050, we ____________ in smart homes.

A. will have lived B. will be lived C. will live D. are living

30. The Earth seems too small to ____________ the increasing population.

A. provide B. accommodate C. supply D. stand

31. An astronaut has to wear a spacesuit ____________ it may be very cold in space.
A. so B. but C. because D. because of
32. The UFO landed on a ____________ area.
A. grass B. grassy C. grassed D. grassing
33. Scientists have been trying to find ____________ of aliens.
A. amounts B. records C. traces D. sights
34. There have been many UFO ____________ reported.
A. sights B. signs C. signals D. sightings
35. Mars is called the Red Planet due to its ____________ surface.
A. red B. redder C. reddest D. reddish

36. In the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities
____________ Earth.

A. to B. with C. of D. from

37. Neptune is bright blue ____________ it is named after the Roman God of the sea.

A. because B. but C. so D. or

38. There is a lot of interest in doing experiments in the ____________ conditions.

A. weigh B. weighing C. weight D. weightless

39. Titan, one of Saturn’s ____________, has a thick atmosphere.

A. satellite B. spaceships C. moons D. comets

40. Scientists believe that Mars also ____________ seasons just as the Earth does.

A. spends B. experiences C. experiments D. takes

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41. Facebook was built on the ____________ of earlier social network sites like MySpace
and Bebo.

A. succeed B. successful C. successfully \D. success

42. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move ____________ cities in
the future.

A. around B. away C. along D. ahead

43. Little Pascal ____________ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or

subfractions very quickly.

A. is covered B. found C. found out D. invented

44. Robots save workers from ____________ dangerous tasks.

A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying

45. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, ____________ that is not
necessarily true.

A. but B. and C. so D. or

46. Recent ____________ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and
intelligent.

A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically

47. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; ____________, they lose
their interests in daily activities.

A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result

48. Science and technology have ____________ the life safe, secure and comfortable.

A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed

49. Terrorists are using modem technology ____________ their destructive work.

A. about B. at C. for D. with

50. With the advance of science and technology, our life changes greatly in various
____________.

A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions

XVI. Find the mistakes and rewrite the correct sentences.

1. He told me that he has already finished his homework.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________
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2. She asked me if I like pizza.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

3. He said that he is going to the beach next weekend.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

4. She told me that she will call me back in an hour.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

5. He said that he had been working on the project since last week.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

6. I was studying when my friend was calling me.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________
7. They were dancing at the party when the power goes out.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

8. He was sleeping while I was cook dinner.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

9. We were playing soccer when it starts raining.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

10. She was watching a movie when she was falling asleep.

Correction: _____________________________________________________________________

XVII. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1. Helen cannot talk to John because his nickname is _____________. (visible)

2. High-speed Internet provides me with _____________ videos. (interact)

3. With telegraphy, the information will be sent _____________. (immediate)

4. She used signs to tell me _____________ that we were late. (direct)

5. Paul _____________ and missed some phone calls yesterday morning. (sleep)

6. The secretary put Thomas through the manager’s landline _____________. (instant)

7. The mute usually communicates _____________ with each other. (non-verbal)

8. I think Janet is not _____________ because of her unfriendliness. (communicate)

9. Children have moral lessons in school to avoid behavior of _____________ in future.

(morality)
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10. If you don’t go to work regularly, you will be punished for _____________ in work.
(regularity)

XVIII. Rewrite each sentence as indirect speech.

1. He said: “Where can I find her in this town?”

 He asked ________________________________________________________________________

2. She asked her son: “Do you know which cup you used?”

 She asked her son_________________________________________________________________

3. Helen said: “What did you say, Jack?”

 Helen asked Jack __________________________________________________________________

4. She said to him: “Why didn’t you get up early this morning?”
 She asked him ____________________________________________________________________

5. He said: “Will it rain tonight?”

 He asked ________________________________________________________________________

6. “Every weekend, the astronauts can have private video-conferences with their families
on the Earth.” Dr. Nelson said.

 Dr. Nelson said ___________________________________________________________________

7. “Have the astronauts ever forgotten anything from the Earth?” Nick asked his teacher.

 Nick asked his teacher_____________________________________________________________

8. “The astronauts on the ISS use a 3-D printer on board to print certain objects,” the
teacher answered Nick.

 The teacher told Nick _______________________________________________________________

9. “Where can we look for life?” Nga asked Dr. Nelson.

 Nga asked Dr. Nelson _______________________________________________________________

10. “Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, has a large salt water ocean,” the teacher
said.

 The teacher said ___________________________________________________________________

XIX. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1. American scientists have drawn plans for an extension to the ISS.

 Plans

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2. “Can NASA prove that there is life on the moon of Jupiter?”

 He asked

3. The student wanted to know how long it took to get to the red planet.

 The student asked, “______________________________________________________________”

4. Paul left the office before Sarah arrived there.

 When Sarah

5. The heavy snow made it impossible for the plane to take off on time.

 The plane was prevented

6. “What time did you get home last night?”

 My parents asked
7. It’s possible that Lucy isn’t at home now.

 Lucy might

8. NASA stopped sending humans to the Moon in 1972.

 NASA hasn’t

9. “We are meeting Tony at 8 o’clock tonight.”

 She said that

10. Sam told me that he was very tired then because he had been working hard for 12
hours.

 Sam said to me, “______________________________________________________________”

XX. Supply the correct form of the word in the brackets.

1. The two companies have closely cooperated in the ______________ of a new car battery.
(develop)

2. Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla were two of the greatest ______________ of the world.
(invent)

3. ______________ research is claimed to be the source of the high standard of living.

(Science)

4. Vincent and Paula spent the evening messaging and ______________ on the phone.
(chat)

5. It’s ______________ and unthinkable for them to launch the spacecraft without
manufacturing rockets. (possible)
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6. Future homes will have ______________ energy saving devices such as solar panels and
solar windows. (advance)

7. Techniques of energy ______________ have been used in developed countries for a long
time, (conserve)

8. This data package is great - I could opt to pay a flat rate for ______________ Internet
access. (limit)

9. The young astronaut felt himself so ______________ attracted by the opportunity to fly
into space. (power)

10. NASA has found a Super Earth with the ______________ of water in it. (possible)

XXI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. Shaking hands is an ancient manner of greeting each other in a ______________

meeting.

A. holography B. multimedia

C. video-conferencing D. face-to-face

2. University of British Columbia has announced the ______________ of a new planet that is
potentially habitable.

A. discovery B. invention C. exploration D. research

3. The essential elements of a telephone are a microphone to speak into and an

earphone which reproduces the ______________.

A. text B. voice C. emoji D. word

4. Most of the secretaries spend a significant portion of their day reading and
______________ emails.

A. texting B. contacting C. writing D. communicating

5. Virtual Reality (VR) is the technology that places the user in a(n) ______________
environment through a head-mounted device.

A. real B. virtual C. instant D. private

6. ______________ recognition works by identifying and measuring facial features in an

image.

A. Password B. Eye C. Fingerprint D. Face

7. He started a new job as a maintenance ______________ after completing his course.

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A. technician B. technique C. technology D. technologist

8. Fire requires oxygen, but most stars are giant balls of fire floating in ______________
outer space.

A. weightless B. airless C. landless D. waterless

9. A black and white laser ______________ solely uses black ink and laser technology to
print documents.

A. printer B. scanner C. smartphone D. computer

10. A ______________ is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light
cannot get out.

A. rocket B. crater C. black hole D. telescope

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