پیش دانشگاهی - کتاب 1
A) Reading Comprehension: (NO 1)
Read the following passages then choose the right option:
According to some experts, the younger people are basically different from the older ones. The old do not understand all the problems of the modern world. On the other hand, the younger people have grown up with these problems and are deeply concerned about them. The older people still control the business organization, government and education. The younger people want to make changes in these areas to fit the needs of modern society.
In order to put an end to their differences, both the older and younger people realize the world has changed, and the new responses are necessary for many problems of the society.
1. According to the passage, the younger and the older people …………….
1. don’t have the same ideas
2. don’t have different ideas
3. feel equal responsibilities
4. understand each other
2. The passage points out that the …………in the society.
1. younger and older people are powerful
2. older people are more powerful
3. younger people are more powerful
4. older people have lost all their powers
3. The older and younger people both agree on ……………the present situation.
1. keeping
2. realizing
3. changing
4. protecting
Answer the following questions:
1. What are the young people concerned about?
…………………………………………………
2. What must the old and the young people do to finish their differences?
……………………………………………………………………………
3. Which people do not understand the problems of modern world?
………………………………………………………………………
B ) Reading Comprehension: (NO 2)
Birds do not fly high up in the sky because the thin air there does not hold them up and also it becomes difficult for them to breathe. They fly near the ground so that they can see where they are and look for places they know. There is a short distance between summer and winter homes of some birds while others fly thousands of miles .Many birds fly at night, so that they can rest and eat during the day. They know when to fly south. Perhaps, cold weather and shorter autumn days tell them when to migrate.
1. According to the passage some birds start to fly south in ……………
1. autumn
2. spring
3. summer
4. winter
2. Birds do not fly high in the sky because they can’t ………………
1. find insects
2. look for places
3. eat and rest
4. breathe well
3. Some birds fly at night because they …………………
1. are able to fly much faster then
2. are afraid of flying during the day
3. can find food in daylight better
4. can breath more easily at night
C) Answer the following question:
1. Why do the birds fly near the ground?
……………………………………
2. Do all the birds fly long distances?
…………………………………
3. What makes the birds fly south?
……………………………………………
D ) Cloze passage:
Choose the correct option.
Global warming is the average (1) in the Earth’s (2) which then causes changes in climate. A warmer Earth may have results such as changes in (3) patterns, a rise in (4) levels, and different effects on (5) wild – life and humans. When scientists talk about climate change, they are (6) about global warming caused by human activities.
1. a. decrease b. increase c. work d. control
2. a. problem b. change c. movement d. temperature
3. a. humans b. animals c. plants d. rainfall
4. a. stone b. sea c. jungles d. farms
5. a. houses b. plants c. roads d. flowers
6. a. ashamed b. concerned c. active d. interested
E) Read the following passage and fill in the blanks with your own words:
Every time you eat food, your ………… does the same thing; it uses some of the nutrients in the food as fuel. It burns these nutrients to give …………energy or calories. you need calories …………. all of your body’s functions, whether …………… is things You think about doing ………... brushing your teeth, or things you ……………think about doing , like breathing. But if the body is not …………to use all these calories, it stories………….. as fat.
F) Read the sentences and choose the correct option.
1. Exercising is an excellent way to feel happy, whether you are exercising on your own or with a group.
a. If you exercise on your own you will have excellent reward.
b. Only exercising with a group will make you feel happy.
c. One of the best way to feel happy is doing exercise.
d. To feel happy is an excellent way in our life.
2. Whether for and audience of 50 or an audience of I, fear and embarrassment about speaking to people can be controlled.
a. you can control your speaking wherever and whenever you begin your presentation .
b. Audience can be controlled when you begin to speak.
c. Speaking to people can give you fear and embarrassment .
d. It is easier to speak to 50 people than one person.
3. The plates of the crust move along smoothly but sometimes they stick together and create pressure. The pressure increases and the rock bends until it breaks. When this occurs, an earthquake is the result.
a. When the plates of the crust stick together an earthquake is result.
b. Earthquake is the result of breaking the plates of the crust.
c. If the plates of the crust move it may make earthquake.
d. Earthquake makes the plates of the crust bend and break.
G) Put the following sentences in order to make meaningful paragraph. Show the
correct order with letters .
A – Without it, we would not be feeling or looking very good.
B – It is time to get right into it and see why it is good to be fit.
C – You know what exercise is, but do you know why exercise is important?
D – Actually, there are so many reasons why exercise is good for you.
E – It is important because it keeps people’s bodies and mind healthy.
……………………………
H) Comprehension:
Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions.
All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feels mankind. Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.
Coal, oil, natural gas, and all other fuels are stored-up energy from the sun. Some was collected by this season’s plants and trees ages ago.
Even water power comes from the sun falls as rain. It runs down the mountains and is changed to electric power.
Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun’s outer layers, and much of this energy that is directed toward the earth never arrives. About nine – tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth in fact, the earth itself gets only one half billionth of the sun’s entire output of radiant energy.
1. What can the movement of water from the mountains produce?
……………………………………………………………
2. Where does all the useful energy at the surface of the earth come from?
……………………………………………………………
3. How much of the sun’s energy reaches the earth?
……………………………………………………………
4. The underlined it, in paragraph I, refers to the …………….?
a. earth
b. sun
c. energy
d. activity
5. According to the passage ……………ten million tons of wood is produced on the earth every year .
a. almost
b. only
c. exactly
d. over
6. Electricity may be the result of ………….
a. water power coming out of the mountain
b. steam that rises up into the sky
c. rain water running down the mountain side
d. water pressure that presses down the atmosphere
I ) Vocabulary:
Choose the best option:
1. The sun crosses the sky from ………………
a. north to south
b. south to north
c. east to west
d. west to east
2. Acid rain can …………….. trees, rivers and buildings.
a. define
b. damage
c. design
d. improve
3. Kamran is able to make other people laugh. He has a good sense of …………
a. duty
b. smell
c. heaving
d. humor
J ) Write a word for each definition. The first letter of the word and it’s part of speech are given.
1. Move (part of) the body so that it is not straight any more, (b…………)(V.)
2. Group of people watching or listening to sth , (a……………) ( N )
3. Change old materials to use them again, (r ……………) ( V. )
K ) Fill in the blanks with one of the following words . There is one extra word.
(active – flexible – trouble – toes – bend – stronger – older)
Can you touch your ………..…. easily? Most children are ……..……., which means that they can …………... and stretch their bodies without too much………..……But as people get ………………. they usually get less flexible. In addition, when you are flexible, you can be more ……………..
L ) Grammar:
Choose the best option:
1. The car wasn’t as expensive……………..we thought.
a. such
b. as
c. since
d. when
2. Did you ……………your friend use your English book?
a. ask
b. let
c. tell
d. force
3. The man ………….. here is famous in the field of physics.
a. is
b. coming
c. who coming
d. is coming
4. Kamran and Kambiz are ………….. clever students that they can pass entrance examination easily.
a. enough
b. so
c. such
d. too
5. The injured man was …………… heavy for me to carry.
a. so
b. enough
c. too
d. such
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