* Choose the correct and answer to each of the following questions. Environment is an important part of our life. A clean environment is necessary for a peaceful and healthy life. An environment helps human beings, animals and other living things to grow and develop naturally. But nowadays, people are destroying environment in many different ways. There are many kinds of pollution. They consist of air pollution, noise pollution, soil pollution, water pollution. It does not only ruin human lives but also affects on all living beings.   We can save our environment by many ways: recycling, reusing, and reducing. We can recycle plastic bottles and plastic bags. We can also reuse plastic bags or old bottles. We should reduce the amount of waste, noise and electricity. It is very important to save environment. When we protect the environment, we are protecting ourselves and our future as well. 

Question 1. Which kind of pollution is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. water pollution         B. air pollution    C. water pollution       D. river pollution

Question 2. The word They in line 4 related to………..

A. kinds of pollution        B. ways          C. environment          D. animals

Question 3. Which things can we recycle, reuse and reduce? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 4. What can be the best title of the passage? ……………………………………………………………………………………………

It is very important to save environment

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction from:

Bacteria are one of the most abundant (A) life forms (B) on earth, growing on and inside another (C) living things, in every type of environment (D).

A. abundant                   

B. forms               

C. another            

D. environment

Choose the correct meanings of the word and phrases.

1. coral reef 

A. a plant that grows in the sea

B. a line of hard rock formed by coral found in warm sea water

2. food chain

A. the order in which living things depend on each other for food

B. the order in which food is provided

3. run out 

A. to use all of something

B. to experience something unexpectedly

4. break down 

A. to make smaller 

B. to stop working

Fill in each gap with a suitable word to complete the following passage 

The oldest living things on Earth (46) ………trees. Some of California's sequoias have for four thousand years looked down on the changes in the landscape and the comings and goings of  humans. (47) ………… sprouted from tiny seeds about the time the Egyptian pyramids (48) ………… being built. Today these giant patriarchs seem as re-mote and inaccessible (49) …………the rocks and mountain cliffs on which they grow, like cathedral columns holding up the sky. It is hard to imagine them playing any part in the lives of (50)……….. mere humans (50)………..  doing in any way affected by the creatures that pass at their feet.

Lesser trees, however, have played an important and intimate (51) ……….. in the lives of people since they first appeared on(52) …………  . Trees fed the fires that warmed humans: they provided shelter, food, medicine and even clothing. They also shaped people's spiritual horizons. Trees expressed the grandeur and mystery of life, as they moved through the cycle of seasons, from life to death and back to (53) ………. again.

Trees were the largest (54) ………… things around humans and they knew that some trees had been standing on the same spot in their parent's and grandparents' time, and would continue to stand long after they were gone. No wonder these (55) …………  became symbols of strength, fruitfulness, and everlasting life.

VI. Read the coversation and choose the corrcet answer (A, B, C or D)

THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY

David: How do you like living in the big city?

Maria: There are many things that are better than living in the country!

David: Can you give me some examples? 

Maria: Well, it certainly is more interesting than the country. There is so much more to do and see!

David: Yes, but the city is more dangerous than the country.

Maria: That’s true. People in the city aren’t as open as those in the countryside.

David: I’m sure that the country is more relaxed, too.

Maria: Yes, the city is busier than the country. However, the country is much slower than the city.

David: I think that’s a good thing!

Maria: Oh, I don’t. The country is so slow and boring! It’s much more boring than the city.

David: How about the cost of living? Is the country cheaper than the city?

Maria: Oh, yes. The city is more expensive than the country.

David: Life in the country is also much healthier than in the city.

Maria: Yes, it’s cleaner and less dangerous in the country. But, the city is so much more

           exciting. It’s faster, crazier and more fun than the country.

David: I think YOU are crazy for moving to the city.

Maria: Well, I’m young now. Maybe when I’m married and have children I’ll move back to the country.

Questions

1. Maria thinks life in the city is __________ life in the countryside.

 A. cheaper than   B. as cheap as          C. more expensive than            D. as expensive as

2. David says that the countryside is __________ the city.

A. less dangerous than                         B. more dangerous than    

C. as dangerous as                                         D. as safe as 

3. Maria says __________ when she is married and has children.

          A. she will move to the city              B. she will buy a house in the country

          C. might leave the countryside          D. she might move back to the country

4. According to the conversation, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The city is quieter than the country.  

B. The country is healthier than the city.   

C. Maria thinks the country is more fun than the city.  

D. The country is more exciting than the city.

5. According to the conversation, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. The people in the countryside aren’t as open as the people in the city.

B. David thinks Maria is crazy for leaving the country.

C. Life in the country isn’t as hectic as life in the city.    

 D. the country is slower than the city.

I.                Choose the best answer

Grass is probably the most successful living plant in the world. There are over 9,000 different types of grasses and they are A. noticed/ B. realized/ C. caught/ D. found in every region on the earth. They are the A. single/ B. one/ C. only/ D. special flowering plants that can exist in the freezing A. environment/ B. scene/ C. situation/ D. background of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Grasslands support a wide range of animal life, from tiny insects and birds to huge animals like cows and lions. All of them A. depend/ B. build/ C. turn/ D. hang on grass in one way or another.

Grass A. repeats/ B. recovers/ C. reduces/ D. remains very quickly after it is cut or A. hurt/ B. broken/ C. injured/ D. damaged. Unlike other plants, the new leaves from A. beside/ B. behind/ C. below/ D. beyond the soil, not from the topof the plant. That is A. why/ B. where/ C. what/ D. when large families of animals are able to live together in one area. As A.fast/ B. soon/ C. quickly/ D. often they have eaten all the grass there, a fresh meal is always A. available/ B. present/ C. free/ D. complete because the plants start to grow again.

Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to be used for each of the blanks to complete the following passage from 16 to 20.

Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also use a great (16)______ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water is fresh water and it comes to us from reservoirs, rivers and lakes.

The Earth's surface is (17)_____ by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have tasted the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to the (18)_____ of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea.

Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue (19)______ the sunlight. The reason is that sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea but blue light bounces back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (20)______ , a stormy sky will make the sea look grey.

Điền ô số 19

A. of 

B. within 

C. with 

D. in

Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to be used for each of the blanks to complete the following passage from 16 to 20.

Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also use a great (16)______ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water is fresh water and it comes to us from reservoirs, rivers and lakes.

The Earth's surface is (17)_____ by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have tasted the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to the (18)_____ of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea.

Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue (19)______ the sunlight. The reason is that sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea but blue light bounces back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (20)______ , a stormy sky will make the sea look grey. 

Điền ô số 18

A. attraction 

B. presence 

C. advantage 

D. influence 

Read the following passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to be used for each of the blanks to complete the following passage from 16 to 20.

Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also use a great (16)______ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water is fresh water and it comes to us from reservoirs, rivers and lakes.

The Earth's surface is (17)_____ by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have tasted the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to the (18)_____ of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea.

Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue (19)______ the sunlight. The reason is that sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea but blue light bounces back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (20)______ , a stormy sky will make the sea look grey. 

Điền ô số 20

A. Therefore 

B. Hence 

C. Consequently 

D. However