Subject: Changes in my village
Hi Liam,
How are you? I'm happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (38) _______ your visit last year.
Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (39) _______ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (40) _______ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (41) _______ air pollution.
Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (42) _______ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to collect rubbish.
What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.
Bye for now,
Mi
38. A. for B. since C. after D. before
39. A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. polluted
40. A. chemical B. chemistry C. physics D. physical
41. A. increase B. rise C. reduce D. fall
42. A. caused B. led C. made D. resulted
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions and grammatically correct.
43. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.
A. I haven’t been to Bangkok since my first time there.
B. I haven’t been to Bangkok before.
C. I have been to Bangkok once.
D. I have been to Bangkok before.
44. I don’t have enough money, so I don’t buy seafood.
A. If I have enough money, I will buy seafood.
B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
C. If I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy seafood.
D. If I didn’t have enough money, I would buy seafood.
45. I don’t live with my mother, so I can’t take care of her.
A. I can’t take care of my mother because of I don’t live with her.
B
38. C. after
39. D. polluted
40. A. chemical
41. C. reduce
42. B. led
43. B. I haven’t been to Bangkok before.
44. B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
45. D. Because I don’t live with my mother, I can’t take care of her.
