Saédi H                                       Group A
Pre-U (1+2)
                                                                     
I. Choose the best selection.

01.Food that has a lot of ……….. in it can make you fat.
1.support               
2.calories                   
3.fuel              
4.shapes
 
02.Your ……….. beats faster when you exercise.
1.heart                   
2.joint                        
3.blood              
4.vessel

03.When you eat food, your body uses some of the ……… in the food as fuel.
1.nutrients            
2.muscles                  
3.vessels           
4.blood

04.I ……… the idea to him and he seemed to like it.
 1.caused               
2.mentioned             
3.created           
4.organised

05.Nowdays we ……… on computers in our daily life.
1.depend               
2.point                      
3.observe          
4.protect

06.Regular exercise ……. your chance  of living longer.
1.decreases         
2.increases                 
3.lowers           
4.includes

07.To keep …….. be careful of not eating too much.
1.healthy              
2.exercise                   
3.in shape        
4.memory

08.In order to be accepted in the university you should use your time more ……… .
1.commonly         
2.previously               
3.informally    
4.efficiently

09.I …….. my arm to take the book from the bookshelf.
 1.pushed             
2.bent                          
3.streched      
4.puklled

10.the government should ……….. enough jobs for unemployed.
1.release              
2.create                      
 3.define          
4.complete

11.Don’t ask ………. questions, you are bothering me.
1.effective           
2.repetitive                 
3.attractive     
4.expensive

12.too much …. on meat will be harmful for your health.
1.fat                     
2.oil                             
3.fuel               
4.energy

13.These teaching materials can be ……. for older children.          
1.protected       
2.encouraged             
3.predicted      
4.adapted      
 
14.In ………. to other recent video games, this one isn't very exciting.
1.description       
2.experiment             
3.comparison   
4.population

15.The World Bank will only agree to make this loan if certain ………. are met.
1.observations    
2.reactions                 
3.practices       
4.conditions 
   
16.When doing sit-ups, keep your hands crossed on your……. , rather than behind your neck.
1.lung                  
2.chest                        
3.liver                
4.arm 
               
17.The door was locked and we couldn't ……… the house.
1.get rid of         
 2.get into                   
3.get out            
4.get away   
   
18.I think we need to take a fresh look at the problem. The underlined
word means ……. .
1.previous            
2.friendly                   
3.new                 
4.dense              
19.One way to learn the poem is to say it to yourself ………… again.
1.meaninglessly  
2.over and above     
3.purposelessly 
4.over and over

20.In a(n) …………. , the BBC admitted that it had given incorrect information.
1.acceptance         
2.allowance              
3.statement       
4.entrance
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21.Some people change their eating habits ………… they get older.
1.when                   
2.whether                 
 3.so                   
4.since

22. can you study ………….. your friends are talking?
1.when                   
2.because                    
3.whether        
4.since

23.We had to leave there just ………. the conversation was getting interesting.
1.since                    
2.whether                    
3.until             
 4.as

24.We have to write in French …….. they don’t understand Persian or English.
1.whether              
2.when                        
3since              
4.while

25. Joe is a clever boy but he is not so successful ……..  his sister.
1.than                     
2.as                             
3.for                 
4.of

26.Mary and I have known each other ……….. we were at school.
1.when                    
2.whether                  
3.since             
4.as

27. …………… you are tall or   short, you can play this sport.
1.Since                    
2.As                             
3.When          
4.Whether

28.I began to enjoy the job more ……… I got used to eat .
1.as                         
2.so                              
3.whether    
4.although

29.You have to brush your teeth ………… you are young or old.
1..since                  
2.whether                     
3.when        
 4.as

30.his parents died in an accident …………. he was a little boy.
1.as                        
2.when
3.since          
4.whether
 
31.I get more experienced ………. I get older.
1.since                   
2.whether                     
3.when         
4.as

32.Jack hurt his back ...……… he was running for a bus.
1.when                  
 2.whether                      
3.since        
4.whether

33.Mr Brown couldn’t sell his house …………..  the prices were falling.
1.since                   
2.when                          
 3.thus         
4.unless

34.We are getting more pleased ………her health is gradually improving.
1.as                       
 2.when                           
3.whether   
4.so

35.The child hurt his thumb ………….  he was playing with a hammer.
1..since                 
2.when                            
3.whether   
4.although

36.Leave the keys at the front desk ……………. you leave.
1.since                 
2.whether                         
3.as              
4.so
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            Start with walking.If you are overweight and if you have risk factors for heart disease - high  ....37.... pressure, high cholesterol, or family history of heart disease - get your doctor's OK before starting an exercise program, Thompson says.Talk to a doctor first.  Set short-term goals - 10 minutes, 15 minutes, etc. Gradually ..... 38.... the number of days. Walking a dog is great because it gets you out for 20 minutes in the morning, and then 20 more at night. "If I can get someone up to 45 minutes or an hour of exercise during the day, I consider that a major success," Thompson notes. "You can't ask anyone to ....39..... start exercising for 90 minutes. You have to start with lifestyle changes and increase from there." Buy or rent traning tapes or DVDs. If you prefer a quiet start to the day, try tapes and DVDs that feature yoga, and ....40..... training programs. Be sure to check who created them.
37.         
1.vessel               
2.lung                 
3.bone                 
4.blood

38.         
1.decrease          
2.increase           
3.reduce              
4.lesson

39.         
1.immediately    
2.generally         
3.purposelessly  
4.informally

40.          
1.nutrient          
2.endorphin        
3.aerobic             
4.nervous

41.Good eye contact helps your audience ----- more relaxed.               
1. feel             
2. feeling           
3. feels                  
4. felt
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42.The teacher made all the students ----- a lecture during the term.
 1. to give        
2. gives              
3. give                  
4. giving

43.By ----- number 110 , the police help you.
1. call              
2. calling            
3. to call                
4. calls

44.My brother forced  me ----- my homework.
1. doing
2. to do             
3. does            
 4. did

45.The bed was so ----- that I didn't like to get up.
 1. wonderful  
2. reliable         
3. probable           
4. comfortable

46.I was too tired. That is why I stopped -----.
1. relaxing     
2. to relax          
3. relax                 
4. relaxed

47.How did Mary ----- when she heard about the accident?
 1. force            
2. react             
3. mention            
4. affect

48.Face to face words can have a stronger ----- than the message.
1. effect           
2. gesture          
3. respect             
4. future

49.She can't ----- on her lessons with all that noise.
1. control        
 2. concentrate  
3. understand      
4. disturb

50.Most of the young people have a ----- opinion about future.
1. positive       
 2. lazy               
3. facial                
4. comfortable

51.Don't ----- against the chair while you are talking to your teacher.
 1. leave            
 2. stay              
 3. lean                  
4. cycle

52.The ----- on Mary's face showed that she was very excited.
1. reaction         
2. decision        
3. attention          
4. expression

53.Mrs Ahmadi is quite ----- because she has lost her job.
 1. facial              
2. nervous        
3. positive             
4. negative

54.Having eye ----- with the audience makes your speech more effective.
1. contact          
2. confidence    
3. capacity            
4. communication

55.The doctor asked Reza to breathe deeply so that he could ------ his lungs.
 1. affect             
2. accept            
3. choose               
4. check

56.Nowadays ----- with each other is easier and faster than the past.
1. observation   
2. concentration 
3. communication
4. presentation

57.Mr Moosavi seemed very angry and spoke in an impolite -----.
1. tap     
2. term                
3. tool                    
 4. tone

58.Take a short look at yourself in the ----- before leaving the house.
 1. movement     
2. mine                
3. mirror                 
4. mood

59.Most of the people have a fear to speak in -----.
1. state               
2. stance             
3. posture              
4. public

60.People always ----- Mr Brown because he's a very honest person.
1. disturb          
2. respect             
3. involve               
4. raise
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          A father noticed that his son was spending too much time playing computer games. In an effort to motivate the boy into focusing attention on his schoolwork, he said to his son, “When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was studying books by the light of the fire place.” The son replied, “When Lincoln was your age, he was the president of the United States.”
61.According to the story you have just read the father is …… .
1.worried about his son
2.a little bit stupid
3careless man                                                  
4.collecting votes for the president of USA

62.In the story above the word  “he” in line 2 refers to …… .
1.the son’s father                                             
2.the son
3.Lincoln                                                          
4.the president

63.In the passage the boy is …… .                                                                         
1.Lincoln’s son                                                 
2.Lincoln’s friend    
3.interested in studying
4.careless about his lessons   
       
64.According to the passage Lincoln …… .
1.had a hard time when he was a little boy      
2.did his homework in a room with no light
3.had an easy time when he was a little boy    
4.did his studies in a room with a lot of light

65.The father thinks Abe Lincoln as …… .
1.a good example that should be followed by       
2.a bad example that shouldn’t be followed by
3.a bad president who couldn’t help his country  
4.a selfish president who could be forgotten

            The first few times a person smokes, the smoker usually feels terrible. In a few day the smoker’s body gets used to the medicine and the smoker feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine o feel fine, without it, the smoker feels terrible. The smoker is addicted.
32.Smoking in the first few times …… .
1.is a good experience for a new smoker              
2.gives a very bad feeling to the new smoker
3.is always a nice feeling for a new smoker        
4.makes a new smoker feel peace

66.The word it in line 3 refers to ……. .
1.the smoker                                                       
2.nicotine
3.smoking                                                           
4.a person

67.If  smoking gives a good feeling to a person who always smokes …… .
1.he will not be a poor person                           
2.he can’t be addicted to nicotine
3.he will be a poor person                                
4.he must be addicted to nicotine