Test 30
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Choose the right variant:
A bird in the hand is worth ......... .
A) three in the bush B) three in the pot C) three in a tree D) three on the sofa
He talked and talked until he was ……… .
A) red faced B) green tongued C) blue in the face D) grey haired and boney
She was so pleased she was ……… .
A) auto-tickled B) tickled pink C) over tickled D) tickled away
I’m so surprised you could knock me over with ……… .
A) a hammer B) a feather C) one hand D) a rain drop
She was so pleased because they had ……… .
A) rubbed and scrubbed B) rubbed out her number C) rubbed her over D) rubbed her the wrong way
I don’t believe you, pull the other one ……… .
A) it’s got bells on B) out C) it’s got furry ears D) in
My bedroom is too small ……… .
A) to drive through B) to swing through C) to swing a cat D) to fry a cat
There is more than one way ……… .
A) to catch a cat B) to skin a cat C) to cook a cat D) to stick up a cat
When you are in a hurry, you have to ……… .
A) shake a leg B) shake an arm C) shake your head D) have a milk shake
He can’t keep a secret, he always ……… .
A) puts the cat in the bag B) puts his head in the bag C) lets the cat out of the bag
D) buries the old bag
Choose the correct explanation:
“He reminds me of my cousin”
A) I remember my cousin when I see him.
B) He often talks about my cousin.
C) He looks just like my cousin.
“I have a short memory”
A) You can’t remember long words.
B) You forget things quickly.
C) You forget recent events.
“To learn something by heart”
A) It is very important to you.
B) You enjoy remembering it.
C) You can remember all of it.
“Out of sight, out of mind”
A) If you don’t see someone you don’t think of them.
B) It is difficult to remember something you haven’t seen.
C) Human beings see what they want to see.
“To give someone a piece of your mind”
A) to tell someone what really think of them.
B) to tell someone how angry you are.
C) to tell someone how happy you are.
“To learn your lesson”
A) You did something stupid which you will never do again.
B) You remembered everything you learned in your last lesson.
C) You learned something amazing.
“He has a photographic memory”
A) He remembers photos very well.
B) He has a good memory for faces.
C) He remembers exact details of something he has seen.
Write the letter of the word(s) that best complete each sentence:
a - come clean b - as they come c - come to think of it d - how come e - come to blows f - come within an inch of g - come true h - come off it
I'm sure those two will ……………… ( = start fighting) if they don't stop arguing soon.
Her sister is as nice ……………… . ( = She is extremely nice.)
……………… you didn't call me last night? = Why didn't you call me last night?
You'll feel better if you ……………… ( = tell the truth) about what you did.
……………… ! = Stop acting so arrogantly!
Tom and his sister always ……………… ( = come very close to) winning, but they never actually win.
………………, ( = now that I think about it), I've never met your brother.
The princess made all of her wishes ……………… .( = happen as expected)
READING
You are going to read four different opinions from leading scientists about the future of fuel. For questions 1-15, choose from the writers A-D. The writers may be chosen more than once.
A Howard Bloom, Author
Even though most people are convinced that peak oil has already passed, to me, peak oil is just a hypothesis. There is a theory that carbon molecules can be found in interstellar gas clouds, comets and in space ice, and if this is the case, our planet could ooze oil forever. And even if we stay earthbound, those who say we have raped the planet of all its resources are wrong. There's a huge stock of raw materials we haven't yet learned to use. There are bacteria two miles beneath our feet which can turn solid granite into food. If bacteria can do it, surely we creatures with brains can do it better. As far as the near future of energy is concerned, I believe the most promising alternative fuels are biofuels, such as ethanol. It's an alcohol made from waste products such as the bark of trees, woodchips, and other 'waste materials'. And that's not the only waste that can create energy. My friend in the biomass industry is perfecting an energy-generation plant which can run on human waste. We produce that in vast quantities, and it's already gathered in centralised locations.
B Michael Lardelli, Lecturer in Genetics at The University of Adelaide
Nothing exists on this planet without energy. It enables flowers and people to grow and we need it to mine minerals, extract oil or cut wood and then to process these into finished goods. So the most fundamental definition of money is as a mechanism to allow the exchange and allocation of different forms of energy. Recently, people have been using more energy than ever before. Until 2005 it was possible to expand our energy use to meet this demand. However, since 2005 oil supply has been in decline, and at the same time, and as a direct result of this, the world's economy has been unable to expand, leading to global recession. With the world's energy and the profitability of energy production in decline at the same time, the net energy available to support activities other than energy procurement will decrease. We could increase energy production by diverting a large proportion of our remaining oil energy into building nuclear power stations and investing in renewable forms of energy. However, this is very unlikely to happen in democratic nations, because it would require huge, voluntary reductions in living standards. Consequently, the world economy will continue to contract as oil production declines. With energy in decline, it will be impossible for everyone in the world to become wealthier. One person's increased wealth can only come at the expense of another person's worsened poverty.
C Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell
People are understandably worried about a future of growing energy shortages, rising prices and international conflict for supplies. These fears are not without foundation. With continued economic growth, the world's energy needs could increase by 50% in the next 25 years. However, I do not believe that the world is running out of energy. Fossil fuels will be able to meet growing demand for a long time in the future. Taking unconventional resources into account, we are not even close to peak oil. The priority for oil companies is to improve efficiency, by increasing the amount of oil recovered from reservoirs. At present, just over a third is recovered. We can also improve the technology to control reservoir processes and improve oil flow. However, these projects are costly, complex and technically demanding, and they depend on experienced people, so it is essential to encourage young people to take up a technical career in the energy industry. Meanwhile, alternative forms of energy need to be made economically viable. International energy companies have the capability, the experience and the commercial drive to work towards solving the energy problem so they will play a key role. But it is not as simple as merely making scientific advances and developing new tools; the challenge is to deliver the technology to people worldwide. Companies will need to share knowledge and use their ideas effectively.
D Craig Severance, blogger
What will it take to end our oil addiction? It's time we moved on to something else. Not only are world oil supplies running out, but what oil is still left is proving very dirty to obtain. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred precisely because the easy-to-obtain oil is already tapped. If we don't kick oil now, we will see more disasters as oil companies move to the Arctic offshore and clear more forests. The cheap petroleum is gone; from now on, we will pay steadily more and more for our oil — not just in dollars, but in the biological systems that sustain life on this planet. The only solution is to get on with what we will have to do anyway - end our dependence on it! There are many instances in which oil need not be used at all. Heat and electricity can be produced in a multitude of other ways, such as solar power or natural gas. The biggest challenge is the oil that is used in transportation. That doesn't mean the transportation of goods worldwide, it's the day-to-day moving around of people. It means we have to change what we drive. The good news is that it's possible. There are a wide range of fuel efficient cars on offer, and the number of all-electric plug-in cars is set to increase. For long distance travel and freight, the solution to this is to look to rail. An electrified railway would not be reliant upon oil, but could be powered by solar, geothermal, hydro, and wind sources. There is a long way to go, but actions we take now to kick our oil addiction can help us adapt to a world of shrinking oil supplies.
Which writer:
1. believes oil will be available for many more years?
2. believes that from now on, less oil is available?
3. believes there are ways to obtain energy that we have not yet discovered?
4. sees a great potential in natural fuels?
5. believes the fuel crisis will cause the poor to become poorer?
6. sees energy and the economy as intrinsically linked?
7. believes we should reduce our dependence on oil immediately?
8. believes that people need to be attracted to working in the energy industry?
9. believes that it is unlikely that governments will invest a lot of money into alternative energy?
10. believes that future oil recovery will lead to more environmental disasters?
11. believes that better technology can help to maintain oil production levels?
12. believes there may be sources of oil outside our planet?
13. thinks that oil companies are responsible for developing other types of energy?
14. recognises that inventions that can help to prevent an energy crisis are already available?
15. believes we can use our rubbish to create energy?
USE OF ENGLISH
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning.
US publication Rolling Stone magazine is (0)…to… launch in China. The magazine, (1)……… should hit shelves early next year, will focus on China's emerging youth culture as well (2)……… foreign arts and entertainment. Rolling Stone (3)……… first published in San Francisco in 1967 to chronicle cultural changes in the US. "We feel Chinese music and arts (4)……… maturing rapidly and that a Chinese edition (5)……… be viable," said Jimmy Jung, of One World Publishing. Rolling Stone (6)……… licensed Hong Kong-based One World to publish the Chinese-language edition. Mr Jung said the magazine, to be printed in simplified Chinese characters, will (7)……… a mix of local content (8)……… primarily by Beijing-based staff and translations of articles from the US (9)……… . "We want to make (10)……… that we're faithful to the spirit of the brand," said Jung. He added that (11)……… Hong Kong and Taiwan had more developed pop cultures, mainland China (12)……… more important. "We feel China offers greater potential and we want to be there from the (13)………," said Jung, whose company also (14)……… Chinese editions of British car magazine, Top Gear and gadget magazine T3.
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