4a Test Booklet ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

Test 4a (Module 4) Vocabulary and Grammar

A Fill in: controversial, exploited, burden, cultivate, officially, irreversible, sensational, ultimate, sustain, vulnerable.

1. Desertification is ______ because it is impossible for it to be changed back.
2. This type of crop is ______ to disease if it isn’t protected by pesticides.
3. She is studying medicine and her ______ aim is to be a child psychiatrist.
4. The government has made the ______ decision to increase taxes on fuel.
5. Marine biologists have made some ______ discoveries of strange life forms in recent years.
6. Thanks for your offer of help, but I don’t want to ______ you with my problems.
7. Some scientists believe it will be possible to ______ life on other planets.
8. It has been suggested that farmers should ______ potatoes rather than rice to help solve the world’s food problems.
9. Children are ______ when they are forced to work for very little money.
10. The day of the wedding is ______ a holiday for everyone in the family.

B Complete the phrases with the following words: alternative, barren, harsh, profoundly, solar.

1. ______ conditions
2. ______ medicine
3. ______ satisfying
4. ______ energy
5. ______ landscape

C Fill in: from, in, on, with, at.

1. I will deal ______ the problem tomorrow morning.
2. The winners of the lottery are picked ______ random.
3. ______ average, most students struggle to make ends meet.
4. The twins differ ______ each other in many ways.
5. He stared ______ amazement when I told him the news.

D Rewrite the sentences to emphasise the words in bold.

1. Did she buy a Mercedes?
2. Did Mary offer to make the sandwiches?
3. He needs to find a job.
4. Susan wants to be a biologist.
5. He is painting the kitchen for her.

E Read the text and complete gaps 1–7 with the correct form and tense of each verb in capitals.

FACING EXTINCTION

At a meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, last month, wildlife experts 1) ______ the problems facing the wild tiger in Asia. Over the past several months, they 2) ______ research that shows that the wild tiger is on the verge of extinction. At the moment, the number of tigers 3) ______ rapidly, with less than 4,000 now living in the wild. Environmentalists 4) ______ to prevent the tiger from becoming extinct in the wild by 5) ______ a preservation program in all the areas of the world the tiger inhabits. One of the main aims of the programme will be 6) ______ the tiger’s habitat is protected and that poachers 7) ______ able to hunt them in the protected areas.

F Read the text and complete gaps 1–6 with the correct derivative of each word in capitals.

A NEW HOME?

There’s no shortage of people these days who believe that 1) ______ could lead to the eventual 2) ______ of our planet. And it is because of this that many think that the 3) ______ of space to search for another home planet is 4) ______ vital to our chances of survival in the future. But it seems to me that any other planet would be completely 5) ______ for human habitation. I don’t think we would be able to survive for long on another planet because all of our 6) ______ as a species has been only on planet Earth.

G Read the text. For gaps 1–7, choose A, B, C or D to complete each gap correctly.

Flavours from the East

There are few things in life as enjoyable and interesting as trying 1) ______ new foods. One place famed for its huge variety of dishes is Asia, which isn’t surprising considering how vast the continent is. Whatever the 2) ______, there is one characteristic that they all share and that 3) ______ all the different parts of the continent. Each area has its own way to mix spices in order to prepare the delicious dishes that are unique 4) ______ that particular part of the world. Whether it be the 5) ______ spices of some parts of Southern India or the delicate aromatics of places like Thailand, every region has its characteristic flavours. In spite of the differences 6) ______ western and eastern cookery, learning to cook Asian food can be a rewarding experience for people in the west. It is not only the spices that makes eastern cuisine so different, but also the types of vegetables and other ingredients. Asian cookery uses techniques that are not used in western cookery, too. Meat and vegetables are 7) ______ into pieces using different methods and food is often cooked quicker and at higher temperatures.