Tokyo is one of the ________ cities in the world.
a living
b livelihood
c liveable
d live
Tokyo is one of the ________ cities in the world.
a living
b livelihood
c liveable
d live
VI. Reading comprehension:
1. Air pollution is caused of illhealth in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are lwasw limiting the amount of smoke which factiries can produce although there is not enough information on the ffects of smpke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol prduces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.
* Questions:
1. What does the air pollution cause?
2. Who has proved that air pollution causes lung diseases?
3. Is there pollution in the city? Why or why not?
4. What happens to the children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere?
2. Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world electricity is very available at the touch of a swich. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, coputers and many others machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we ave in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans. Irons and many others. The list of simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.
* True or false:
1. The passage is about a kind of energy.
2. Electricity has a lot of uses.
3. Without electricity, our life will not be affected.
4. The appliances that are depened on electricity are endless.
1. We have ____ that costume because it’s the family tradition. (wear)
2. I (do ) _____ all the housework. The flat is really clean now
3. Where he (use to ) ________ live before he moved here?
4. 37. I _____ at the bus stop when you arrive. (wait)
5. May Day is celebrated regularly in ___________countries. (society)
6. People start preparing for various festival ______ one month before the festival (perform)
7. There is a custom of ______ things from adults with both hands. (take)
I. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses (4pts).
1. In ..............countries, they are now ...............in saving money and natural resources. (WEST /INTEREST)
2. One per cent of the........energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide.for the total population. (SUN/POWERFUL)
3. We should save energy because by............ energy we can............. the Earth's.resources. (SAVE/ CONSERVATION)
4. We can............ the amount of gas by traveling by bicycle or ..............transport. (REDUCTION / PUBLICITY)
Chbose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. i am............that people have destroyed this land.
A. excited B. disappointed C. pleased D.interested
2. it is...........to work in this city with so much noise and pollution.
A: healthy B. health C. unhealthy D. healthful
3. The environmentalists are happy.............the battle against dynamite fishing.
B. to gain C. to get . D. to keep A. to win
4. Everyone should be responsible for............. the environment.
A. protecting B. protect C. protects D. protected
5. If we use .............paper, we will save more trees in the forest.
A. little B. a few C. less D. fewer
6. have you ever thought of protecting wide life........... extinction?
B. on D. from A. to C. of
7. Using public transports instead of motorbikes helps to ............the environmental pollution.
B: increase :D: avoid C. pull A. reduce
8. The purpose of this project is................people to plant and take care of trees.
B. to encourage D. encouragement A. encourages C. encouraged
9. It's not difficult.............used paper, bottles and cans, is it?
B. collecting C. collection D. to collect A. collect
10. We can ...............air pollution by planting more trees, along the streets.
B. reduce A. reuse C. recycle D. redo
11. What will we... if we work hard today?
A. do B. make C. take D. achieve
12. Polluted water can directly harm to people's health and kill fish.
D. have A. make C. five B. do
13. The area around the beach is so................ of wants trash that no one wants to go swimming and sunbathing there.
B. filled C. crowded A. full D. many
14. In former days, people............. a healthy life.
D: built C. won A. lived B. got
15. Using public transport is a goodway to........... traffic jams and air pollution.
A. produce B.reduce C. increase D. stop
16. Some farmers don't realize that they are destroying the environment with too many............
A. pesticides B. chemicals C: treasures D. medicines
17. Smoke and waste........... from factories in-big cities have polluted the air and water.
B. chemicals D. things C. food A. garbage
18.............polluted air can cause illness, and even death.
C. worst B. worse D. badly A. bad
19. There are ...........factories in this area that people's health is affected a lot.
A. so much B. much C. so many D. lot of
20. If we don't take our rubbish to the council garbage dump, we'll have to .............a fine.
A. have B. keep C. win D.pay
1.This is the newspaper. I want you to buy it.
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2.Have you ever spoken to the people? They liive next door
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3.It's the door. It will interest children of all ages
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4.The Pikes keep having all-night parties. They live next door
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5.Where are the eggs? They are in the fridge
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VIII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Harvest Festival is (31)_____ October. It is a very ancient (32)_____ but it is also part of the Christian tradition. It (33)_____ new crops and food. Children often bring fruit, vegetables and cereals into school. Schools usually give the food to hospitals or to old people. (34)_____ the past, people sometimes (35)_____ traditional dolls out of corn.
1. A. in B. at C. on D. from
1. A. thing B. festival C. vacation D. holiday
2. A. gives B. supplies C. celebrates D. holds
3. A. In B. At C. On D. Since
4. A. make B. made C. making D. are making
IV. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.
1. He drives more carefully than he used to.
He used to..
2. My friend can't sing.
My friend wishes..
3. "I'm a student now," She said.
She said that....
4. They are playing football at the moment.
Football..
5. Her father gave up smoking three months ago.
Her father hasn't.. 6. If you don't sing an English song, you can sing a Vietnamese one. Unless 7. "Do you live here?" Linda asked. Linda asked. 8. Why don't you save your money? She suggesteds thatĐề 1
I. Each sentence has a mistake find and correct it.
1. I wish I can go to the cinema with you tonight.
2. He asked me if I know that man over there.
3. We are used to live next door to each other at one time.
4. Printing was invented by the Chinese.
5. There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long.
6. The number of the books in the library has risen to over five million.
7. If I had his phone number here, I will give it to you immediately.
8. My aunt has begun taught English for twenty years.
9. He became interest in reading while he was working in the city library.
10. My father has retired three years ago and he is now living on his pension.
II. Rewrite these following sentences into conditional Sentences
1. They don't behave themselves so their parents are not happy about that.
→ If .............................................................................
2. She didn't say sorry so he was angry.
→ If .............................................................................
3. I am not a rich businessman and I can't afford to buy an expensive car.
→ If .............................................................................
4. It rained last night so I didn't go to the barbecue.
→ If .............................................................................
5. My parents do not allow me to go, so I have to stay at home.
→ If .............................................................................
6. She doesn't pay attention to her cooking so the food is horrible.
→ If .............................................................................
7. The weather was very nice so we didn't go camping.
→ If .............................................................................
8. The computer broke down and I had to stop my work.
→ If .............................................................................
9. She loves him so she forgives him easily.
→ If .............................................................................
10. He was angry so I didn't say anything.
→ If .............................................................................
III - Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses:
1. They live............................................... in a small village. (Happy)
2. You should spend your money and energy as.......................... as possible. (Economy)
3. You can buy waste........................... made from this factory. (Produce)
4. This library is open to all...................................................... (Read)
5. Air and water are...................................... in our life. (Necessary)
6. My brother can repair electric................................ very well. (Apply)
7. These.............................. will conserve the earth. (Innovate)
8. Since the world's energy resources are limited, we must................ them. (Conservation)
9. We suggest........................... the light bulb. It is broken. (Replacement)
10. To keep the air unpolluted, people ought to use................. energy to create electricity. (Sun)
VI - Join each of the following pairs of sentences with "or, and, but, so or because"
1. I told a joke. Nobody laughed.
.............................................................................
2. You must study harder. You will go into another class.
.............................................................................
3. The city suffers from air pollution. The city suffers from water pollution.
.............................................................................
4. I knew her family. I did what I could for her.
.............................................................................
5. We can't afford energy - saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.
.............................................................................
V. Put the verbs in the right tense or form
1. If he (learn) ____________ to drive, he would be able to drive his car.
2. They will lose their way if they (not have) _____________ a map.
3. If the students (attend) _________ Quang Trung school, they have to wear uniform.
4. Frogs and toads (die) __________ a lot if people continue to use electricity to catch fish.
5. If Lan (not have) __________ a bicycle, she will not go camping with us.
6. His father would buy that house if it (not be) ______________ expensive.
7. If students do not throw plastic bags anymore, our school yard (clean) ___________.
8. I would do the test in five minutes if it (not be) _____________ difficult.
VI. Complete the sentence with the one word given below. One word can be used for more than one sentence: for/ up/ after/ on/ off/ away/ in.
1. Who's going to look ______ the children while you're away?
2. "Turn ______ the TV for me, will you? I want to watch the cartoon.
3. She's looked ______ her keys everywhere.
4. Turn ______ the radio. I'm working.
5. If we go ______ littering, the environment will become seriously polluted.
6. Don't throw these newspapers ______.
7. Could you fill ______ this form?
8. Don't wake the baby ______. Let him sleep.
9. Don't believe her. She's just made ______ the story.
10. Susan took ______ her coat and put it on the sofa.
VII. Fill in the blanks with proper words, then answer the following questions.
power - effective - nuclear - advanced - pollution
heat - stored - electricity - energy - panels
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, (1) ________ source of power that doesn't cause (2) ________ or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar (3) ________ from our Sun.
At present, most of our (4) ________ comes from the use of coal and gas, oil or (5) ________ power. This power could be provided by the Sun. one percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide (6) ________ for the total population.
Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar (7) ________ are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun's energy is used to (8) water. The energy can be (9) ________ for a number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy, too.
Sweden has an (10) ________ solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
1) Is the solar energy an efficient source of power?
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2) Where are the solar panels placed?
.............................................................................
3) How long can the energy be stored?
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4) Is the solar energy used in Vietnam now?
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Đề 2
I. Each sentence has a mistake indentify and correct it.
1. If only we had a bigger house we can invite our friends to stay.
2. It took me so many time to learn this lesson.
3. They listened to their teacher carefully, as they understood the lesson easily.
4. The boy broke the window when he is playing football with his friends.
5. Peter and John plays badminton every Saturday with Maria and me.
6. She wishes he will stop interrupting her whenever she speaks.
7. Digital flat televisions are too expensive for we to buy at this time.
8. I haven't seen my grandparents since a quarter of a year
9. Your friends went to your native village last weekend, weren't they?
10. Nam asked Mai what he can do to help her.
II - Finish the second sentences so that it has the same meaning with the first one:
1. She planted that tree five years ago.
That tree..................................................................................................................................
2. My family has someone water the roses every day.
My family has the...................................................................................................................
3. He's going to have his room redecorated with some new furniture.
He's going to ask....................................................................................................................
4. Shall we use gas instead of burning coal?
I suggest..................................................................................................................................
5. Tom failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because Tom..........................................................................................................................
6. I hope to see you at Christmas.
I'm.............................................................................
7. Laurence last saw his sister when she left from Japan.
Laurence 's.............................................................................
8. Do you spend two hours surfing the web every evening?
Does it ....................................................................................
9. I think it is the better to wait for the next bus.
I suggest...................................................................................
10. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet...................................................................................
III. Put in the correct word forms.
1. There has been a............................. (reduce) of 10% in the amount of the money available for buying the new books.
2. The alpine ...................... (land) is very dramatic.
3. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of ........................ (organize) their diet.
4. She always listens ...........................(attention) to what she is told.
5. He was........................... (information) of the consequences in advance.
6. The professor explained his ideas with great ........................(clear)
7. The cost of the............................ (carry) must be repaired by the buyer.
8. His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constantly.................. (sleep).
9. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of................ (wise)
10. The judge told him it was..................... (responsible) to drink and drive, and banned him for a year.
I. Coimplete the sentences. Choose the correct connectives (3pts). ,
1. He has a good vocabulary_________, he pronounces well. (Therefore / Besides/However)
2. He is sick.________,he can't come. (Therefore/Also /Nevertheless) ,
3. I khew it was likely to rain.____________ we decided to have a picnic. (However/ Besides / Therefore)
4. We stopped playing_________it started to rain. (because / therefore/and)
5. In my spare time, I enjoy reading novels__________watching TV. (but/or /and)
6. These shoes are second-hand________comfortable. (and /but/however)
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct. form to complete the following sentences (7pts).
1. All buildings in Sweden ________by solar energy in 2015. (heat)
2. One per cent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough_________ power for the total population. (provide)
3. If we go on wasting water, there______a shortage of fresh water in a few decades. (be)
4. I suggest__________by bicycle or public transport to keep the environment unpolluted. (travel)
5. Minh would like _________table tennis but he has to finish his assignments toníght, (play)
6. Solar panels _______on the roof of a house to receive the energy from the sun. (install)
7. Why not________off the lights before leaving for work? (switch) ,