Pre-university Book, Lesson 5&6

  Vocabulary

 

A. Fill in the blanks with the words given. There is one extra word.

   ( developing – robbed – extreme – estimated – willing - magnified- craters-  explore- phases )

 1. The little children who work in the factories are usually………of their rights.

 2. My friend told me she was perfectly …………to help me with my housework.

 3. India is a(an)………..country. It is trying to be an advanced one.

 4. They............that thousands of people were killed in the earthquake in Bam.

 5. The only things early people could see were the………of the moon.

 6. Spaceships sent to the moon show that there were a lot of………..on its surface.

 7. The picture is……….by a series of lenses within a telescope.

 8. During their long stay on the moon, the astronauts are going to………the planet.

 

B. Choose the best answer.

 9. It is no easy task to ………the children. It needs experience and patience.

    a)discipline               b)release                         c)arrange                    d)define

 10. Some parents don’t …………enough money to support their families.

     a)construct              b)invent                        c)build                        d)make

 11. This organization is very active in human …………..

     a)rights                   b)salary                         c)payment                   d)income

 12. In many parts of the world, some people live below the………..line.

   a)poverty                    b)education             c)civilization          d)industry

13. Space shuttles ………12 humans on the moon during their missions.

    a. landed                               b. shook                          c. took                         d. brought

14. Those who live in comfort can’t realize the undesirable……..of life in poor families.

    a. labors                     b. realities                      c. skills                        d. trades

15. The man lived in …..to provide himself protection against wild animals.

   a. caves                       b. cores                         c. crusts                        d. bricks

16. Fish is very rich source of vitamins and………..

    a. minerals                  b. vessels                      c. materials                  d. muscles

17.  Different spacecrafts are sent into the space to study the geographical…….of the planet.

   a. joints                        b. features                    c. phases                     d. moods

18. What do you think space exploration can ……..human beings in future?

    a. affect                   b. prefer                            c. offer                         d. refer

 

Grammar

A.Choose the best answer.

19. Many people in rich countries want to lose weight,. in poor countries people don’t  have enough to eat.

   a)while                           b)which                      c)where                    d)that

20. While some parts of the world get a lot of rain, others………..

  a)are warm and humid       b)are cold and wet        c)get little rain             d)get a lot of rain

21. We climbed to the top of the hill………have a better view of the valley.

   a. so that                      b. therefore                   c. in order to              d. however

22.Missions have to be carefully designed ……….keep astronauts safe.

   a. so that                      b. in order                    c. so as to                    d. so

23. Some diseases can be cured by simple drugs……some others need long term treatments.

   a. when                        b. so                               c. whereas                  d. as

24 . She went to London ……….her education.

   a. so that she continue                                   b. so as she could continue

   c. in order continue                                       d. so that she could continue

 

Comprehension

A. Read the following sentences and choose the best answer.

25) Mining is a labor for children because……….

     a. it is very dark in the mine.                                b. they are very emotional.

     c. it is hard and dangerous work for them.           d. they are mentally sick.

26)Employers prefer to employ children rather than adults because………

    a. children are paid less than adults            b. children can do the job better than adults

    c. adults are unable to form unions            d. adults are too much discipline

27)children working in cities……..

    a. have less chances of development than those in villages

    b. have more work choices than rural children

    c. are the same as rural children in what to do to earn money

    d. mostly work in construction and domestic services

28) There is no simple way to stop child labor. But this is no reason for inaction. We can understand from these sentences that………….

   a. the problem of child labor isn’t an easy one to solve

   b. there is no possible way to stop child labor

   c. we have no reason to react against child labor

   d. child labor problem could be solved easily

29) Some minerals could be mined from the moon and sent back to Earth for processing.

a. there are some miners on the moon            b. processing minerals can’t be done on the moon

c. minerals haven’t been found on the moon    d. the moon has as much minerals as the Earth

30) To save money, some materials needed to build and run the base could come from the    moon itself. We understand from this sentence that in order to build a moon base……….

   a. scientists should save money for years

   b. we will need some builders and runners on the moon

   c. materials should be carried to the moon

   d. something can be provided from the moon itself

31) Sputnik, which was about twice the size of a soccer ball, carried instruments to measure

    the density and temperature of the Earth upper atmosphere. This sentence shows Sputnik…………

    a. was an unmanned spaceship sent to the space

    b. carried instruments about twice the size of a soccer ball

    c. influenced the temperature of the Earth’s upper atmosphere

    d. landed astronauts on the moon, who measured the density of it’s room

B. Read the following passage and decide which choice best fits each space.

As far as we are …32……,our planet is the only one which has life on it. However, some of

      the other ones may have simple …33….of life on them. A few scientists believe that life

   might also …34……in other solar systems. Although space…35…..has already begun, it will      be many years before we learn the …36…….of even our nearest neighbor, the moon.

32. a. proper                b. aware                         c. exact                            d. possible

33. a. forms                  b. title                            c. aspects                        d. parts

34. a. cause                  b. place                           c. join                              d. exist

35. a. organization       b. exploration                 c. transportation             d. communication

36. a. issues                  b. mysteries                   c. purposes                    d. layers

 

B.  Read the following passage and choose the best choice.

   Why are children laboring instead of learning? Basic education in most countries is not free and in most developing countries schooling is not available for all children; where schools are available, the quality of education is often poor and the content is not relevant; in situations where parents cannot afford to support their children or see no value in education, families send them to work, rather than to school. This particularly has some effects on children in poverty and those who are from a low cultural and social class. As a result, they easily become victims of child labor.

 

37.In most developing countries,…………

  a. the quality of education is appropriate               b. money should be paid for education

  c. all children can be educated                               d. education is not valuable

38. The word "afford" in line 4 means "have…….."

  a. enough money         b. no money at all           c. a lot of time          d. no chance

39. The word "this" in line 5refers to…………

  a. children's education          b. child labor        c. children's families     d. quality of education

 40. According to the passage, the materials taught in education systems are not… to the needs of the society.

 a. aware                b. concerned              c. serious                d. related