IV.Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions (1,5p)
Singapore is an island city of about three million people. It’s a beautiful city with lots of parks and open spaces. It’s also a very (1)______ city.Most of the people (2)______ in high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with (3)______ of high new office buildings. Singapore also has some nice older sections. In Chinatown, there (4)______ rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very beautiful and date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous (5)______ its shops and restaurants. There (6)______ many good shopping centers. Most of the goods are duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian, Malay and European food, and the prices are quite reasonable.
1. A. large B. dirty C. small D. clean
2. A. live B. lives C. are living D. lived
3. A. lot B. lots C. many D. much
4. A. is B. will be C. were D. are
5. A. in B. on C. at D. For
6. A. is B. are C. were D. was
V.Read the following passage then choose the word A, B, C or D to answer the questions (1p)
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through “online” rather than attend a class.
1. The Internet allows people .................................................
A. to stay at home and rest B. not to work
C. to travel to work D. to work at home
2. To a business, the Internet is .................to communicate with customers.
A. a cheap way B. a very expensive way
C. an inconvenient way D. a difficult way
3. E.mail can be used to send .................................................
A. documents B. information C. data D. all are correct
4. To use the Internet for education is .............................
A. impossible B. possible C. inconvenient D. difficult
5. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The benefits of using the internet. B. The disadventage of using the internet.
C. How to use the internet. D. All are correct.
