III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Bangladesh is the (wet) ...... of the three countries: Vietnam, England and Bangladesh.

2. The Sahara is the world's (hot) ...... desert.

3. Loch Lomond in Scotland is the (large) ...... freshwater lake in Great Britain.

4. Lake Erie is (small) ...... than Lake Huron.

5. Mount Everest is 8.848 meters (high) ......

6. The Amazon River is (long) ...... than Mekong River.

7. Fansipan is the (high) ...... mountain in Vietnam.

8. Travelling by bus is (cheap) .....than by taxi.

III. Fill in each blank with an appropriate word.

Wales is one of the countries (1) ____ the United Kingdom. It’s a small

country with England to the east. It has some of the (2) __________ beautiful beaches in the

UK and is a popular destination for holidaymakers and water sports fans. As (3) __________

as beaches, there are a lot of mountains and also three national parks, including Snowdonia.

It is in north Wales and (4)__________ highest mountain, Snowdon, is l,085m.

The (5)__________ of Wales is just over three million people, around five percent of

the total UK population. Most Welsh people live in South Wales in the (6)__________ city,

Cardiff, and two other big cities: Swansea and Newport. In Cardiff you can go shopping,

(7)__________ the castle, go to the museum or go to a concert or sports match at the famous

Millennium Stadium.

Exercise 13: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given verbs. be, arrive, get, make, have, lose, leave, pay 1. If we hadn't taken a wrong turning back there, we ...................................in this mess now. 2. If all the members of staff had attended the conference,................the hotel................. enough rooms for everyone? 3. If it hadn't been for the fact that his uncle was a partner in the business, he ...................never .......................... the job. 4. I ............................. the game if it hadn't been for some quick thinking. 5. Do you think that if we ........................earlier, we might not have missed the coach? 6. If the driver .................... attention to the road, the accident wouldn't have happened. 7. If there hadn't been the traffic jam on the motorway, I......................................late. 8. If they ..............................a mistake with my order, I would have paid

IV. Fill in each of the blanks with ONE appropriate word. (10 marks)                                                                                                                    

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Everyone loves Harry Potter! He is one of the most (1) _________  characters in the world. His creator, J.K. Rowling, is now a successful writer, but life was not always easy for her. (2) ______ in 1965, Rowling grew up in a small town in England. She played in the surrounding fields, imagining that they were (3) _____ of magic. Misfortune hit when Rowling was 15. Her mother became ill and died several years (4) _______. Rowling had a baby and then her marriage (5) ________ up. She became deeply depressed. Harry Potter saved her. While  sitting on  a train in 1990, Rowling  got the (6) _________ for Harry. "All at once, the idea for Harry just (7) ________ in my head… I have never been so excited." Unemployed  and  poor, Rowling started  writing. She worked  extremely (8) _________ , writing day after day in a cafe, with her baby next to her. In  1996, when she tried to sell her first Harry Potter story, twelve publishers (9) ________ it. Then she finally received good news - the thirteenth publisher had accepted it! "I felt so happy," Rowling said, "that it was going to be a real book on the shelf of a (10) _________."   

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Environmental pollution

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (25) _______the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (26) _______ many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (27) _______ junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious propblems facing humankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (28) _______ death.Polluted water kills fish and other (29) _______ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food.

A. extreme

B. too

C. such

D. all

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

Environmental pollution

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (25) _______the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (26) _______ many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (27) _______ junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious propblems facing humankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (28) _______ death.Polluted water kills fish and other (29) _______ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food

A. disposing

B. filling

C. using

D. making

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

Environmental pollution

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (25) _______the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with (26) _______ many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (27) _______ junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious propblems facing humankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (28) _______ death.Polluted water kills fish and other (29) _______ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food.

A. therefore

B. consequently

C. even

D. just