Pre-University - Lesson one
Pre-University Course- Lesson one
A) Combine the sentences below with conjunctions.(as – when – since – whether – or)
1. We decided to go out for dinner. We had no food at home.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. No one asked me. I didn't tell them.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. It's summer or winter. Our neighbor always wears a jacket.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I used to live near the sea. I was a child.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
B) Choose the best answer.
5. I haven't got as much money……………… I thought.
a) till b) since c) when d) as
6. I didn't go out…………………… I didn't feel well.
a) but b) because c) whether d) if
7. I didn't know ………………… Tom is coming or not.
a) whether b) when c) as d) since
8. He can't remember …………………… he last saw Ali.
a) since b) whether c) when d) till
9. Food that has a lot of ………………… in it can make you fat.
a) calories b) water c) value d) fuels
10. I can't ………………… this box. It's too heavy.
a) build b) cover c) lift d) store
11. Wear a hat to ……………………… your head against the injuries.
a) protect b) stretch c) destroy d) explain
12. A child's body is more ……………………… than a man's body.
a) straight b) efficient c) flexible d) powerful
C) Find the synonyms for underlined words and expressions.
13. No one wishes you harm.
a) problem b) damage c) reason d) effect
14. They rely on the computers to organize their works.
a) depend b) insist c) turn d) keep
15. You must work more efficiently for your tests.
a) harder b) better c) later d) good
16. When a car uses fuels it makes free some gases.
a) produces b) protects c) functions d) releases
17. There are many connecting parts in a car which you must oil it
a) joints b) nutrients c) connections d) conjunctions
D) Read the following text and complete the blanks with the given words.
It is interesting to visit another country, but there are sometimes…………
( 18) ………… when we don’t know the language very well. It may be …………( 19 )…………… to talk with the people there. We may not know how to …………( 20 ) ………… the telephone in the country we are visiting or how to buy things we ……… ( 21 ) …………… . In a ……………( 22 ) ………… country we may not know where to eat or what to …………( 23 ) ………… in a restaurant. It is not very good for us to have ………………( 24 ) ………… like that in another country.
18. a) answer b) problems c) programs d) questions
19. a) difficult b) different c) similar d) simple
20. a) design b) learn c) fix d) use
21. a) arrange b) receive c) require d) produce
22. a) modern b) powerful c) beautiful d) foreign
23. a) cook b) need c) order d) recall
24. a) experience b) experienced c) experiment d) exercise
E) Read the following sentences and choose the best answer.
25. Since your heart can not lift weights to get stronger, it relies on you to do aerobic exercise. We can say that…………………………
a) we don't need aerobic exercise.
b) aerobic exercise makes our heart stronger.
c) our heart can lift weights to get stronger
d) there is no relation between sport and heart.
26. As people get older, they usually get less flexible, that is why it is important to exercise when you are still young to stay flexible.
Which is not correct?
a) People are more flexible when they are young.
b) There is a relation between exercise and flexibility.
c) Old people shouldn't exercise at all.
d) Exercising is important for young people.
27. If the body is not able to use all the calories coming from food, it stores them as fat. And that is why exercise helps keep you at a weight that is right for your height by burning extra calories.
According to the text …………………………………………………………………………
a) Exercise helps you keep fit by burning extra calories.
b) Extra calories help keep you at healthy weight.
c) Exercise burns all the calories coming from food.
d) Exercise helps you store the calories as fat.
