Unit Where we live exam- M. abu alshabab
vocab
1- You should ________ up fruit juice if it gets on the floor because it gets sticky after a while.
- tidy
- rub
- sweep
- mop
2- My parents offered to store my _________ possessions when my house was for sale.
- confined
- excess
- unlikely
- sacked
3- Green areas are a luxury in _______ populated parts of a city where living space is a priority.
- densely
- widely
- largely
- greatly
4- The small size of this kitchen makes it too ____ to use comfortably.
- spacious
- cramped
- luxurious
- convenient
5- Graham’s garden is ____. I think you could actually get lost in it.
- vast
- ecstatic
- balanced
- dedicated
6- The Maths exam is ____ like as hard as last year’s. I’m sure I’m going to get a good mark.
- nothing
- everything
- almost
- quite
7- Our city is much less polluted than it used to be.
The sentence that has the same meaning is:
- Our city is as polluted as it used to be.
- Our city is getting more polluted.
- Our city is nowhere near as polluted as it used to be.
- Our city is the most polluted ever.
8- I have a rather ____ space to study in. I have to keep it tidy and organised or there isn’t enough space.
- unlimited
- huge
- open
- confined
9- Can you ____ these vegetables quite thin, please? There’s a knife next to the sink.
- peel
- slice
- mash
- mix
10- Please take a ____ and sweep the broken model pieces into it.
- broom
- mop
- dustpan
- bucket
11- I don’t need an office just for myself, so I share a co-working ____ with two other guys.
- seat
- desk
- space
- building
12- My sister is rather shy and she ____ people.
- avoids meeting
- avoid to meet
- avoids to meet
- avoid meeting
13- Finally, she managed to persuade me and I came to visit her in ____ populated Singapore.
- scarcely
- moderately
- densely
- barely
14- When we compare their average temperatures, Mars is much colder than Earth.
The sentence that has the same meaning is
- Earth is as cold as Mars.
- Earth is nowhere near as cold as Mars.
- Mars and Earth have the same temperature.
- Mars is slightly colder than Earth.
15- Everybody enjoys home ___, such as hot meals, warm water and a good entertainment system.
- aromas
- belongings
- comforts
- .
16- Harry insisted ___ taking lots of photos at my birthday party.
- at
- for
- on
- .
17- The sentence that has the same meaning as the sentence below is:
I don’t want to live in just one place in my life. I want to be able to move around.
- I don’t want to be tied down to just one place in my life. I want to be able to move around.
- I want to stay in the same place forever.
- I prefer settling in one location permanently.
- I don’t like traveling at all.
18- It can be difficult to separate ____ leads from several different electronic devices.
- appliance
- fuss
- tangled
- negotiate
19- A large piece of house electric equipment, like a washing machine, is called a household ____.
- gadget
- appliance
- tool
- instrument
20- I want to buy the bike Julia is selling, but I think she’s asking for too much money. I’m going to ____ for a better deal.
- negotiate
- accept
- ignore
- refuse
21- Last year she ___ in the country she now calls home, Denmark, to write her first book about her experiences.
- picked up
- ended up
- settled down
- backed up
22- She was always on the ___, searching for interesting people and places to write about .
- move
- world
- travel
- trip
23- Has she really put down ___ or will she travel again one day?
- sources
- origins
- roots
- feet
24- Spain is ___ warmer than Portugal, but there isn’t much difference.
- significantly
- marginally
- remotely
- .
Phrasal verbs
1- Please take a dustpan and ___ up those pieces of broken glass from the floor.
- sweep
- mop
- do
- .
2- The sentence that has the same meaning as the sentence below is:
Has anyone solved our waste disposal problem?
- Has anyone came up with a solution to our waste disposal problem?
- Has anyone come up with a solution to our waste disposal problem?
- Have anyone come up with a solution to our waste disposal problem?
- .
3- How are you planning to ______ all these job applications in a short time?
- deal with
- take to
- turn out
- .
4- Jack has been ill for two weeks, so now he needs to ___ the work he has missed.
- come up with
- catch up on
- keep up with
- fall behind
5- I met our new neighbours yesterday and they came ___ as very friendly.
- out
- along
- across
- through
6- The whole family helped ___ up the living room last summer and it looks much better now.
- make
- bring
- do
- take
Texts:
1- Living small requires careful planning and who better to turn to for inspiration than the Japanese, the masters in the art of saving space. In densely populated cities like Tokyo, many people live in apartments smaller than ten square metres.
- ……………. means “(In a city) having a lot of people living close together.”
- Confined
- Cramped
- Densely populated
- Compact
2- In densely populated cities like Tokyo, many people live in apartments smaller than ten square metres. They have managed to come up with ingenious space-saving solutions to make the apartments feel less cramped, such as the use of deep wardrobes and cupboards for storage.
-Extract a word from the text that means "not having enough space”.
- cramped
- excess
- medium- size
- densely populated
3- For that reason, people often want to live in a passive house. A designer first invented passive houses in Germany, and they are popular in Europe. They use solar energy from the sun for hot water and even treat wastewater so that it can be used again.
-Passive houses were popular in..
- Asia
- Europe
- Africa
- America
For this reason, passive houses are the best way to save on energy bills and to live in a comfortably warm house all year. However, because passive house technology is quite new, they are expensive and are usually bought only by the rich.
-The underlined pronoun refers to……
- energy
- the rich people
- passive houses
- reason
5- A passive house also has very good windows and wall insulation, which means that heat does not leave the house: materials keep the house warm, just as a jumper can keep you warm in the winter. A special device also takes old, wet air from the house and replaces it with fresh air.
-What helps keep the passive house warm?
- Air conditioning
- Good windows and wall insulation
- A fireplace
- Electric heaters