* Choose one suitable word from the list to fill each blank to complete the following passage.

                           THE DROUGHT IN EAST AFRICA

The drought in East Africa will once again bring famine and (1) ……………………to the region unless (2) ……………………needed (3) ……………………arrives soon. People are drinking contaminated water and there is growing (4) ……………………of an (5) ……………………. Aid workers say that thousands of (6) ……………………are already flooding across the (7) ……………………into neighboring countries where the (8) ……………………is not much better. Families have walked up to 100 km with many parents carrying (9) ……………………children. Fifteen planes are leaving from France tomorrow
morning and will drop food (10) ……………………and medicine.

VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt) 

Light pollution is not as serious as water (1)_______ air pollution. Moreover, it is the type of pollution that occurs (2)_______ in cities than in rural areas. In the past, we could sit outside at night and look at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets and advertising displays. The real problem is that it is very (3)_______ to apply light to almost everything at night. Millions of tons of oil and coal are used to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, loss of vision and stress are (4)_______ people may get from light pollution. 

1. A. but         B. or       C. so      D. yet

2. A. more     B. much     C. many       D. a lot

3. A. waste    B. wastes      C. wasting         D. wasteful 

4. A. who        B. why         C. what           D. which

Exercise 4. Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the list. Use each word once only.

average          force         particular          profit          sight

detail          himself         practice               public         whole

1. Harry managed to sell his house at a ____________.

2. What was he doing here all by ____________?

3. Larry is so famous that he doesn't appear in ____________ very often.

4. That was a terrible shot! I'm rather out of ____________.

5. How many cars do you sell, on ____________ every week?

6. The police are coming! Stay out of ____________ until they leave.

7. I might be able to help you. What do you want to know in ____________

8. I suppose I enjoyed my holiday on the ____________.

9. Can you tell me about the plans in ____________?

10. The gun had to be taken away from David by ____________.

Exercise 5. Complete each sentence with one of the phrases from the list. Use each phrase once only.

by heart in difficulties in turn on holiday out of work

by sightin pain in two on sale without a doubt

1. When I sat on the pencil, it broke ____________

2. Most of the people in the office are ____________ at the moment

3. This is ____________ the best washing machine on the market.

4. Graham has been ____________ ever since he came to London.

5. I know her ____________, but I don't know her name.

6. The lifeguard dived in to save a swimmer ____________.

7. John learned his first speech ____________.

8. Why don't you share the bike? You can ride it ____________.

9. You could tell he was ____________ by the way he kept groaning.

10. Cigarettes and ice-cream are ____________ in the foyer.

Exercise 8: Put in the correct prepositions (Eg: on, in, by). You may also need to use ‘the' or 'my’.

1. Do you think'we ought to book seats __________ advance? - No, I don't think so. __________ the whole it's better to buy a ticket on the day.

2. Is it all right if I pay __________ credit card? - Well, if you don't mind, I'd prefer it __________ cash.

3. A lot of this information is __________ date. - I know. We do our best to keep __________ date, but it's difficult.

4. Did the others lock you out of the house __________ purpose? - No, it happened quite __________ chance.

5. Is there anything __________ television tonight? - No, but there's something __________ radio I want to listen to.

6. These flats are still sale. - Yes, they've been __________ market for over a year now.

7. Was it an interesting talk? - __________ opinion, it was boring, but everyone clapped.

IV. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt)

    Thousands of people (1) ______ at the August Revolution Square in front of the Hanoi Opera House from 8:30 p.m to 9:30 p.m on March 29 to join the 2014 Earth Hour Campaign. The lights and unnecessary electrical appliances of the (2) ___________, shops and local families around the Hoan Kiem Lake and the Hanoi Opera House were (3) ___________ off during one hour of the campaign. A wide variety of unique arts performances were held at the Square to (4) ____________ this year’s Earth Hour. This is the sixth time Vietnam responds to the Earth Hour campaign launched by the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). ‘Let’s unite to save the Earth’ is the message that this year campaign conveys to people around the world.

II. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage.

1.

There are (1)__________ seasons in a year in our country. They are spring, summer, fall (2)__________ winter. In the spring, the weather is usually (3)__________. Sometimes it is cold, but not very cold. After spring, it is the summer. In the summer we (4)__________ play sports. In the fall, the weather is often cool. In the winter, it’s usually very cold. We always wear warm clothes.

Fill in each blank with one word to complete the passage
of - become  -  pressure  -  pollution   -  jam
One of the drawbacks of tourism is damage to the environment of a country or area. Firstly, tourists use a lot of local resources such as water, food, energy, etc,…, and this puts 1………. on the environment. Secondly, there is the problem of pollution. Many cities and towns 2………. Overcrowded with tourists, with all their vehicles causing traffic 3……… as well as air and noise 4...... Another bad effect of tourism is the destruction of the wildlife in some places. The habitat of wild plants and animals is lost because 5…….. the building of tourist resorts, and by visitors’ activities. In short, the development of tourism has had effects on the environment