Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

1. It seems impossible to completely ban people from cutting down forests for wood and farming.

A. discourage

B. permit

C. promote

D. prohibit

2. We can help protect the environment by saving electricity and water.

A. spending

B. closing

C. promote

C. wasting

D. opening

VII. PRACTICE

PART I. LISTENING

Question 1. Listen to the announcement. Fill each of the gaps with the ONE word and/or a number.

Question 2. Listen to a conversation about the Go Green Club. Complete the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.

PART II. PHONETICS

Question 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

Question 2. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. nation                 B. musical                   C. biology                   D. apple          

2. A. compete              B. geography               C. television                D. improve

3. A. examinee            B. electronic                C. scientific                 D. preparation

3. A. earplug               B. rubbish                   C. thermal                   D. beneath

4. A. accent                 B. native                      C. perhaps                   D. whisky

PART III. VOCABUALRY AND GRAMMAR

Question 1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.

1. When the earthquake happened, almost people in this building managed to run _____ of it.

2. The _______  buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.

3. The last typhoon resulted ___________ terrible loss of lives.

    A. in                                   B. on                           C. for                           D. of

4. Poisonous ________ from factories can kill a lot of wildlife animals.

    A. things                             B. animals                   C. chemicals               D. nations

5. Water pollution may lead __________ the dead of marine life.

    A. in                                   B. on                           C. to                            D. at

6. English is the ____ language of many countries such as the US, the UK, and Australia.

    A. international                  B. usual                       C. popular                   D. official

7. What is the ___________language of France?

    A. office                             B. officially                 C. official                    D. offices

8. If I were you, I ___________ stop littering in public place.

    A. would                            B. did                           C. will                        D. do

9. If you speak English, you __________ able to go to Canada.

    A. will be                           B. will                         C. were                        D. are

10. ________ water is one of the factors that have driven many species to the verge of extinction.

11. Air _______, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.

12. It is the _____ time for visitors to visit Niagara Falls and see the beautiful sights there.

13. The USA has a population of about 304 million, and it’s the third ______ country in the world.

14. If the air wasn’t dirty, I _______so much.

A. wouldn’t sneeze           B. sneeze                     C. would sneeze          D. to sneeze

15. The heavy rain has caused _____ in many parts of the country.

A. storms                           B. floods                     C. earthquake              D. drought

Question 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense.

1. If I (know) ______________ his telephone number, I would give it to you.

2. The sun ( rise ) ____________in the East and sets in the west.                      

3. By the time the bus came this morning, Duong (wait)___________ for it for half an hour.

4. Water (boil)  _______________  at 100 degrees celsius.

5. Keep silent ! I (listen )____________________to the radio.
6. She (live) _____________ in Russia for ten years before Ann moved to England three years ago,

7. The servant would come if you (ring) ___________________ the bell.

8. I would like ( tell ) ____________you about my school and my teacher.

9. Ten houses (build) _______________ in the town every year by authority.

10. Villagers (take) __________________ to a safe place last night by rescue workers.

11. The bus for the excursion to the chocolate factory (leave) _____________ at 8 o’clock on 1^st April.

PART IV. READING

Question 1. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fit each space.

Have a walk (1)______ a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, and suddenly you see a lot of rubbish on the beach. Pollution takes away all the (2)_____ of our beaches. I feel really very annoyed (3)________ I see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea.

There are a lot of things that we can do. If we see rubbish, we should do our part in (4)______  the land by picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. Moreover, we can form some kind of organization that helps to clean up the (5) ______. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now (6)______ the beaches are damaged beyond repair.

Question 2. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fit each space.

Tropical rainforests are amazing places. You find them in Asia, Central and South America and parts of Africa. The temperatures there are (1) _______ 25⁰ and 30⁰ all year around and it rains (2) _______ almost every day. These hot, wet conditions are ideal for plants, so the vegetation is dense and rich, and the wildlife is incredibly diverse. More than half of the world’s plant and animal species live in these forests.

We’ve already (3) _______ more than half of the world’s tropical rainforests, either for wood or through farming. If we (4) _______ on like this, we might wipe them out completely is less than forty years from now. One (5) _______ is to use the forests in a sustainable way, by using their (6) _______ resources, such as fruit, nuts and medical plants, without destroying the trees.

In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit Mary Ann’s three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico. First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke. Then the room flooded. Five minutes later, her bed was floating near the ceiling. Then it floated out of the window. It was dark and the wind was howling. She was terrified. The building was falling down all around her. The wind was awful. It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour. She was cut and bleeding from head to toe. Finally, someone found her 8 km from her house and they took her to hospital.

       1. When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?_________________________________

       2. What happened after the rooms flooded?___________________________________________

       3. What happened to the building?__________________________________________________

       4. How fast was the wind?_________________________________________________________

       5. Did the water carry Mary Ann 8 km far away?_______________________________________

Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It has an incredible three million lakes. That's four lakes per person living there.
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That's why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It's really a fun scene to watch.

Alaska is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen. All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.

1. What is Alaska? _________________________________________________________

2. Where do floatplanes take off and land?_______________________________________

3. Why do people call Alaska ʻLand of the Midnight Sunʼ?__________________________

4. How do the Alaskans feel about their state?____________________________________

 5. What does the word “It” in line 2 refer to?______________________________________

 6. Can we go to Alaska by sea?_________________________________________________

The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with pictures cut into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.

In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like the white New Zealanders.

However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language, music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing. The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to their children.

        1. Where did the Maori come from? _____________________________________________

       2. How many Maori are there?__________________________________________________

       3. What do the Maori look like?_________________________________________________

       4. What does the word “They” in line 5 refer to? ___________________________________

       5. What do they do at their yearly competitions? ___________________________________

       6. Do the Maori live like the white New Zealanders?________________________________

PART V. WRITING

Question 1. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.

1. We have more space. We plant more trees.

-> If we have more space, __________________________________________________

2. Because the acid rain is dangerous. Trees' leaves are damaged.

-> Because of _____________________________...