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MOET PRACTICE UNIT 7-8

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There is a red maple leaf on the __________ of Canada.

a)

Flag

b)

banner

c)

money

d)

loch

2.

Sudden changes in water temperature can ________ mass killings of fish, plants, or amphibians.

a)

come up

b)

result in

c)

dump into

d)

thank to

3.

In the __________ section of the newspaper you can buy and sell things.

a)

classified

b)

editorial

c)

obituary

d)

review

4.

________are chemicals that are used to kill unwanted plants, such as weeds.

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Pesticides

c)

Herbicides

d)

Pollutants

5.

Scotland only shares a border with ______________.

a)

Wales

b)

Northern Ireland

c)

Britain

d)

England

6.

The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have risen ________ the burning of fossil fuels.

a)

therefore

b)

because

c)

in spite of

d)

due to

7.

Susan looks forward _______ a music camp where she can sing and dance.

a)

to attending

b)

to attend

c)

be attending

d)

to be attended

8.

Her English accent is so good that she is thought of as a _______ speakers.

a)

natuarl

b)

official

c)

non-native

d)

native

9.

What is the symbol of New Zealand?

a)

The koala

b)

The rooster

c)

The kiwi

d)

The bear

10.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

One million dollars raised for typhoon victims in the Philippines so far.

a)

taken from

b)

contributed to

c)

borrowed by

d)

kept by

11.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Julia never reads a newspaper, but she often tunes in to the radio for the headlines.

a)

looks through

b)

practices

c)

listens to

d)

flicks through

12.

 

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The loss caused by that hurricane was tremendous.

a)

accepted

b)

small

c)

huge

d)

insignificant

13.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

People drinking contaminated water may die.

a)

clean

b)

pure

c)

polluted

d)

purified

14.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

I quickly picked up the language when I lived in Japan.

a)

learned by heart

b)

collected

c)

learned by listening

d)

mastered

15.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Driving through vast green pastures and boating on scenic lochs are other attractions that Scotland offers.

a)

rivers

b)

caves

c)

grassland

d)

lakes

16.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The USA is the most diverse in geography and climate.

a)

varied

b)

different

c)

distinct

d)

same

17.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

People often avoid eye contact because it makes them feel awkward.

a)

shy

b)

confident

c)

asleep

d)

worried

18.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

After a long search the police finally tracked down the bank robber.

a)

found

b)

accused

c)

lost

d)

caught

19.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Natural disasters can be destructive as it can wreak havoc across large areas.

a)

damaging

b)

constructive

c)

contaminated

d)

destroyed

20.

Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

My mother and I often get our wires crossed.

a)

miss each other

b)

love each other

c)

misunderstand each other

d)

get together

21.

Give the correct form of the given words in brackets.

The radiation leak has had a (a)   effect on the environment. (disaster)

22.

Living near a busy road could cause high blood (a)   . (PRESS)

23.

What’s a (a)   ? It’s a substance that contaminates something. (POLLUTE)

24.

Niagara Fall, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most (a)   scenery in the world. (SPECTACLE)

25.

Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish (a)   ? (INVENT)