Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Saving the Environment: One Home at a Time
Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world, but also in our own homes. It comes from household chemicals, the amount of water people use and the waste people produce and throw away. What can be done to stop this pollution? Surprisingly, a person can help save the environment by doing simple things.
First, we need to recycle, which allows products to be used over and over again. Recycling can also reduce the number of trees cut down to produce paper products. It takes very little effort. It is not hard to place plastic and glass bottles, aluminium cans and paper in a bin. Anyone can do it.
Second, we need to watch the amount of water used at home. It can be conserved by taking short showers instead of baths, repairing leaky faucets, using the dishwasher or washing machine only when fully loaded, or simply turning the faucet off while brushing your teeth.
Third, we need to reduce waste. We need to recycle whenever possible, but should also try to use this waste effectively. For example, grass clippings and food scraps can be made into compost for plants. The average person produces 4.3 pounds of waste every day, but we can reduce that amount by recycling and reusing.
If we do our part in our own homes, we can help keep the planet from becoming more polluted.
38. Pollution is caused by the following sources except ________
A. water in rivers
B. water from households
C. wastes
D. house chemicals
39. Recycling can help us ________
A. never cut down trees
B. produce more paper products
C. place garbage bins easily
D. use products again and again
40. In order to save water, we can do all of the following things except ________
A. fully use the washing machine
B. repair leaky faucets
C. take short showers instead of baths
D. turn the faucet off while brushing your teeth
41. Recycling helps to reduce waste because ________
A. plants need to develop
B. waste can be recycled and reused
C. a person can do it in his home
D. an average man produces compost for plants
42. The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ________
A. cutting down
B. the number
39.A. water in rivers
40.D. use products again and again
41.A. fully use the washing machine
42.B. waste can be recycled and reused
38. A. water in rivers
39. D. use products again and again
40. A. fully use the washing machine
41. B. waste can be recycled and reused
42. C. recycling
43. C. Not until after midnight did the noise next door stop.
44. A. Phong said that he wanted to become a scientist.
45. C. I prefer watching television to reading newspapers.
46. C. If my friend had enough money, she could buy that dress.
47. A. Yesterday, a powerful earthquake caused lots of damage to property.
48. D. Dumping solid waste into rivers, lakes, and oceans leads to water pollution.49. B. He has decided to go to work in a school in a quite remote area.
50. B. When the rescuers arrived, the whole family had already evacuated.
