Brourmet Secondary School Mid-Term Test n 02 School year: 2016 - 2017

Name: ..................................................................................Class: ........................................................

I) Language : (12 marks )

1 : Circle the right alternative

Our environment is threatened. We often can (do did done) anything to save it. We can easily
notice that there is something odd (happened happen happening) ; the air is polluted. T he
effects of the green house on the climate are very dangerous. The (ejection eject ejecting) of
smoke and carbon dioxide by car, the congestion of the means of transport, the over consumption of
electricity ( result cause lead) many environmental problems and chief among them is global
warming. We have to protect our environment. W e can reduce pollution by recycling the garbage.
Ecodriving is another solution. It (means meant meaning) that drivers know how (driving drive
to drive) their vehicles sparingly and (smooth smoothly smoothing) in order to protect the
environment. They also have to maintain their cars. As far as energy is concerned, we can save it by
(use used using) economical bulbs, we also need to turn (off on up) the light when we don`t
need it. Moreover, we have to repair taps which are (leaked leaking leak) .

2: Fill in the blanks with seven right words from the box

Temperature continue several affected care snowstorm forecasters snow

South Wales police warned drivers to take extreme .............................. after a sudden drop in
temperature turned some roads into skating rinks. Up to six inches of wet ..................................... fell
overnight in the valleys areas around Merthyr and Aberdare. The unseasonable weather also forced
the cancellation of ............................................. bus services. Clayton Jones, manager of Shamrock
Coaches, said the local council was caught out by the sudden.....................................

`` Conditions are dreadful. Yet, we have been told only two gritting lorries were out in parts of the
south coast were ....................................... by snow showers. Weather.................................... warned
that there would be more snow showers spreading southwards and said the cold snap was set to
............................................. until the weekend.

3: Put the bracketed words in the right tense or form