I.Fill in each blanket with a suitable word to complete the passage about the causes of visaul pollution

Visual pollution can happen outside or inside your house.When you are in the street, do you look around and see too __(1)__ telephone poles, overhead power lines or advertising billboard ? This is known as __(2)__ ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also __(3)__ uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This __(4)__ of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another __(5)__ of visual pollution in the house.

1._____many _______, 2.____a________, 3._____includes_______, 4.______Kind______, 5.______example_ _____,

Visual pollution can happen outside or inside your house.When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead power lines or advertising billboard ? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also includes uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This kind of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house.

1.____________, 2.____________, 3.____________, 4.____________, 5._______ _____,

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage  :

An American, Charles D. Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. He called this ___(1)____ an ‘escalator’, taking the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘ladder’. Escalators move people up and down short ___(2)____. Lifts do the same, but only move a small number of people. Escalators have the capacity to move a lot of people at the same time, and they can be replaced in the same space as one ___(3)____install a staircase. A non-functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase, whereas  many other conveyances become ___(4)____when they break down.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were ___(5)____at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalator everywhere.

III. Read the passage and do the tasks bellow.

THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known ‘overseas’, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17^th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city  of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.

Questions :

1. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.

2. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to ____________.

3. When did the Great Hashin earthquake occur?

 It occurred on January 17^th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m

4. Where was the epicentre of the earthquake ?

 The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe

5. Was it the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923 ?

Yes, it was

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following passage  :

An American, Charles D. Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. He called this ___(1)____ an ‘escalator’, taking the name from the Latin word ‘scala’ which means ‘ladder’. Escalators move people up and down short ___(2)____. Lifts do the same, but only move a small number of people. Escalators have the capacity to move a lot of people at the same time, and they can be replaced in the same space as one ___(3)____install a staircase. A non-functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase, whereas  many other conveyances become ___(4)____when they break down.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were ___(5)____at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalator everywhere.

1. You can't have a good health unless you exercise more
→ If we don't exercise more, we won't have good health.

2. Visual pollution happens when there are too many telephone poles, advertising billboards or shop signs

→ Too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, or shop signs can lead to visual pollution

3. Unless we take action immediately, the air will become completely polluted

→ If we don't take action immediately, the air will become completely polluted
4. Herbicides kill oth weeds and aquatic plants
→ Both weeds and aquatic plants die due to herbicides
5. The environment is now in danger because many people do not respect it
→ If many people do not respect environment, it is now in danger
6. The water is contaminated, so people get more diseases
→ Since the water is contaminated, people get more diseases
7. My uncle suffered from lung cancer because he breathed in unclean air
→ Because of breathing in unclean air, my uncle suffered from lung cancer
8. Unless people stop throwing rubbish in street, the street won't look attractive
→ The street will look unattractive unless people stop throwing rubbish in it

9. Because it rained heavily, the road in front of my house was flooded

→ Due to the heavy rain, the road in front of my house was flooded
10. Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause light pollution
→ Light pollution many result from too much use of electric lights in cities

combine each pair of sentences to form a conditional sentence using if
A type1
1. The land is polluted. The farmers are unable to grow crops

If the land isn't polluted, the fammers will be able to grow crops

2. there is visual pollution. People built too many telephone poles and overhead power lines

If people build too many telephone poles and overhead power lines, there will be visual pollution.

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Put in order

1. of Ha /terrible storm /Yesterday, a /struck the /Giang Province. /rural area

=> Yesterday, a terrible storm struck the rural area of Ha Giang Province.

2. public shelters /volcano /Villagers /into /as soon/ erupted. /rushed /as the

=> Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano erupted.

3. destroyed /Hundreds/ shook /were completely /when the /the city. /of buildings /earthquake

=> Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake shook the city.

4. in /village /The mudslide /the whole /while people /still sleeping /houses. /buried /were /their

=> The mudslide buried the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.

5. or /hours and /The forest /for eight/ some animals /injured /killed. /fire raged /were badly/

=> The forest fire raged for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed.

6. into /We /to run /the house/ before /out of /collapsed./managed /the street /the walls

=> We managed to run into the street out of the house before the walls collapsed.

7. because there /in the /Noise /occurs /are too /sounds /environment. /pollution/ many loud

=> Noise pollution occurs because there are too many loud sounds in the environment.

8. billboards, overhead /The sign of too /visual pollution. /advertising /power lines, /may cause/many telephone poles, /or shop signs

=> The sign of too many telephone poles, billboards, overhead power lines, advertising or shop signs may cause visual pollution.

9. the Earth's /Soil /happens /activities /surface. /pollution /when human /destroy

=> Soil pollution happens when human activities destroy the Earth's surface.

10. steams, rivers, /When thermal pollution /temperature in /changes. /happens, the water /lakes, or oceans

=> When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.

11. idea about /She /up with an /the /project. /has come/ environmental

=> She has come up with an idea about the environmental project.

12. health /contaminated /If the /drink /they /have /problems. /local people /will/ water,

=> If the local people drink contamintaed water, they will have health problems.

Visual pollution can (1) ________happen ______ outside or inside your house. When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a ‘negative visual environment’, and it causes visual (2) ______pollution________. For many communities, visual pollution also includes uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This kind of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or school things (3) ________on______ the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room with too (4) ________much______ furniture placed in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house. You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution.

1. many

2. pollution

3. on

4. much

happen

pollution

on

much

Đáp án A

Đáp án là: True.

Đáp án A

Đáp án: D

Giải thích: Cause of something: nguyên nhân của cái gì

Dịch: - Đâu là nguyên nhân chính của ô nhiễm tầm nhìn? – Vì có quá nhiều biển quảng cáo.