Read the passage and complete tasks 19 - 20.
According to the World Health Organization, around 3.4 million people die every year from diseases caused by inadequate water or sanitation and 99% of these deaths occur in the developing world. Last night’s Not a Drop to Drink on the BBC followed the attempts of Gerry Mariner, a worker for the charity Water.org in his attempts to deal with this problem. Gerry has been trying to provide clean and safe drinking water to a small community on the edge of the Namibia desert, a region that experiences only about 14 inches (350 mm) of rainfall a year, and one of the driest places on the planet.

Mariner has been living in the small community of Poopoolupu. His role there is to try to provide a solution to the problem of access to drinking water. Most of the country is a desert, and the population of the region relies on groundwater and wells for water. Before the arrival of Water.org, the women of the village were walking seven hours a day to get water for their villages – three hours to the nearest well, and four hours back. The way back usually takes longer because the women are carrying heavy buckets of precious water and must not spill a drop. To make the problem worse, the wells are drying up in that region. Mariner’s job is to dig new ones.
The documentary was beautifully shot: the surrounding desert of Namibia provides lots of opportunities for spectacular landscape shots. However, this emphasis on the landscape made the viewers feel that the director did not think the problems of the villagers were important. We didn’t actually see the women carrying their heavy buckets of water, we only heard about them, while instead we saw incredible shots of shifting dunes and blue skies. Watching it on a cold dark rainy night in the middle of February, I looked longingly at the shots of dry sandy beaches, blue sky, and hot sun, and the villagers of Poopoolupu and their water problems seemed unimportant. This is surely the wrong message to give the audience.
Task 19: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write T or F on the answer sheet.(0.4pt)
1. Not a Drop to Drink is a variety show produced by BBC.
2. The journey back from the well takes longer because the women takes a longer path.
Task 20: What do the underlined words in the passage refer to? Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. ones
A. buckets of water B. villages C. wells D. women
2. problems
A. dry sandy beaches, shifting dunes and blue skies
B. villagers of Poopoolupu
C. opportunities for spectacular landscape shots
D. drying-up wells and difficult access to drinking water

Read the passage and complete tasks 19 - 20.
According to the World Health Organization, around 3.4 million people die every year from diseases caused by inadequate water or sanitation and 99% of these deaths occur in the developing world. Last night’s Not a Drop to Drink on the BBC followed the attempts of Gerry Mariner, a worker for the charity Water.org in his attempts to deal with this problem. Gerry has been trying to provide clean and safe drinking water to a small community on the edge of the Namibia desert, a region that experiences only about 14 inches (350 mm) of rainfall a year, and one of the driest places on the planet.

Mariner has been living in the small community of Poopoolupu. His role there is to try to provide a solution to the problem of access to drinking water. Most of the country is a desert, and the population of the region relies on groundwater and wells for water. Before the arrival of Water.org, the women of the village were walking seven hours a day to get water for their villages – three hours to the nearest well, and four hours back. The way back usually takes longer because the women are carrying heavy buckets of precious water and must not spill a drop. To make the problem worse, the wells are drying up in that region. Mariner’s job is to dig new ones.
The documentary was beautifully shot: the surrounding desert of Namibia provides lots of opportunities for spectacular landscape shots. However, this emphasis on the landscape made the viewers feel that the director did not think the problems of the villagers were important. We didn’t actually see the women carrying their heavy buckets of water, we only heard about them, while instead we saw incredible shots of shifting dunes and blue skies. Watching it on a cold dark rainy night in the middle of February, I looked longingly at the shots of dry sandy beaches, blue sky, and hot sun, and the villagers of Poopoolupu and their water problems seemed unimportant. This is surely the wrong message to give the audience.
Task 19: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Write T or F on the answer sheet.(0.4pt)
1. Not a Drop to Drink is a variety show produced by BBC.
2. The journey back from the well takes longer because the women takes a longer path.
Task 20: What do the underlined words in the passage refer to? Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. ones
A. buckets of water B. villages C. wells D. women
2. problems
A. dry sandy beaches, shifting dunes and blue skies
B. villagers of Poopoolupu
C. opportunities for spectacular landscape shots
D. drying-up wells and difficult access to drinking water

TÌM VÀ NÊU TÁC DỤNG CỦA PHÉP TU TỪ CÓ TRONG BÀI : 

Nhiều ý kiến cho rằng, một trong những giải pháp để nâng cao ý thức của cộng đồng trong phòng, chống dịch hiện nay là tăng cường tuyên truyền để tạo sự thẩm thấu theo quá trình và áp dụng hình thức xử phạt nghiêm, nặng để răn đe. Theo đó, cần đưa những câu chuyện làm gương trong các hoạt động này để tăng độ thẩm thấu về ý thức tích cực, học theo của cộng đồng. Đồng thời, cũng đưa ra những vụ việc bị xử phạt khi người dân không chấp hành quy định để tăng tính răn đe. Khi được cung cấp nhiều thông tin chính xác, rõ ràng thì người dân sẽ có sự cân nhắc, phân tích thiệt hơn. Một khi thấy “thiệt” nhiều hơn thì người dân sẽ nâng cao ý thức chấp hành.

Không ai có thể riêng mình sống yên ổn nếu như cộng đồng còn chưa an toàn. Chỉ khi mỗi người dân có ý thức chấp hành các quy định về phòng, chống dịch; có tinh thần trách nhiệm chung sức, đồng thời cùng Nhà nước chống dịch, mới tạo nên sự đoàn kết thống nhất, tạo “lá chắn” vững chắc để ngăn chặn dịch bệnh lây lan, sớm đưa xã hội trở lại trạng thái bình thường mới.

Task 8: Choose the word that fits each blank in the following sentences. Write A, B, C or D on the
answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. Would you mind_____ talking while the show is on?
A. don’t B. not C. no D. never
2. Django _____ learn how to play the guitar in a different style even though two of his fingers were
paralyzed.
A. failed to B. despaired C. regretted to D. managed to
Task 9: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined part of each question.
Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. My new piano cost me an arm and a leg.
A. was not beautiful B. was so cheap C. was old D. was very expensive
2. I don’t want to ask her to do anything. She doesn’t lift a finger.
A. is helpful B. is very lazy C. is industrious D. looks cruel
Task 10: Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined part of each question. Write
A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. I hate doing interviews. I always get so stressed.
A. tired B. cheerful C. relaxed D. confused
2. The hall was crowded. There were probably around 300 people there.
A. empty B. dirty C. large D. narrow
Task 11: Choose the correct verb forms. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. Sonya ___________ through 20 countries so far.
A. travelled B. was travelling C. travels D. has travelled
2. She covered her body in oil __________ herself from the cold.
A. protecting B. be protected C. to protect D. protect
Task 12: Choose the correct articles. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. I was just going into Hyde Park in London when I saw ______ elephant.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article
2. _______ title of the work was Look at me Now.
A. A B. An C. The D. no article
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Task 13: Choose the correct modal verb which best replaces the underlined part in each sentence.
Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. Students are not allowed to bring cell phones into the examination hall.
A. may B. should C. can’t D. won’t
2. She was able to play the violin at the age of four.
A. can B. would C. could D. must
Task 14: Choose the correct modifiers. Write A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. (0.4pt)
1. The painting is _______ more expensive than the print.
A. far B. nearly C. less D. enough
2. He’s grown so much. He’s ________ as tall as his father now.
A. almost B. a little C. slightly D. a lot