Read the following passage, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question
Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But it doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. Iam even less lucky. I never catch anything not even an old boots. After having spent whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. My friends advise me to give up fishing. But they don’t realize one important thing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.
1. What is the writer’s favorite sport?
A. The writer’s favorite sport is swimming. B. The writer’s favorite sport is fishing
C. The writer’s favorite sport is fish D. The writer’s favorite sport is for fishing.
2. Does he catch anything?
A. Yes, he does B. He catches many things
C. Yes, he catches a lot of things D. No, hes doesn’t
3. What do some unlucky fishermen catch?
A. He catches old boots and rubbish B. They catch old boots and many rubbish
C. They catch old boots and rubbish D. They catch many old boot and rubbish
After Jim and Terry ___________ (finish) their breafast,they ___________ (take) their bags and (go) to the river to fish.They ___________ (go) there before and ___________ (catch) some big fish.By 5 o'clock they ___________ (promise) their mother to bring fish for dinner, so they ___________ (look) for a shop where they could buy some but the shops ___________ (already/close).When they ___________ (arrive) home,they ___________ (tell) their mother that thay ___________ (catch) the biggest fish they ___________ (ever/see) but it ___________ (escape)
Read the text and then answer the questions.
My name is Huy and fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this doesn’t worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything, not even old boots. After spending the whole morning on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. “You should give up fishing”, my friends say. “ It’s a waste of time”. But they don’t know that I’m not really interested in fishing. I’m only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
1. Huy’s hobby is ……………….
a. fishing b. sports c. catching boat d. swimming
2. When he goes fishing, Huy often catches …………….
a. old boots b. rubbish c. a lot of fish d. nothing
3. When does Huy usually go fishing?
a. in the morning b. at noon c. in the afternoon d. in the evening
4. What does Huy’s friends advise him?
a. go fishing at night b. stop fishing c. fish on other rivers d. spend less time on fishing
5. Where does Huy sit to fish?
a. on the river bank b. at a large lake c. in a boat d. in the sea
6. What does Huy do when he fishes?
a. reads books b. listens to music c. does nothing d. talks to other fishermen
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1. If you (had bought, have bought, bought, bye) this car, you would have to pay for it youself.
2. I can't stop. I'm ( on, in, with, for) a hurry.
3. Hurry up or you won't ( catch, reach, take, do) the last train
4. You are going to come to the party, ( aren't you, will you, won't you, do you)?
5. ( Spend, Pass, Make, Have) a good weekend .
6. Yoko's pastime (vacation, hobby, career, business) is collecting seashells.
7. He told me to rest for a while.
"(Resting, To rest, Rest, Do you rest) for a while" he said
8. I haven't seen Nga ( for a long time, since long, lastly in the last time ).
9. There ( is, has, are, were) some bread on the plate.
10. What makes you ( having thought, to think, think, thinking) so?
11. Paola was very pleased (from, with, to, of) the birthday present her father gave her
12. We won't go out ( when, if, unless, if not) it stops raining.
13. "I have got a cold". ( Oh dear!, I regret it!, Bless you!, My dear!)
14. She will come to England (the last, next, last, the other) year
15. I was tired, (if, and, so ,but) I took a rest
16. They make their living by ( catch, to catch, catching, caught) fish in the river.
17. Last night we came to the meeting late (because, althought, despite, and) the traffic was very heavy.
18. Mr. Robinson has stayed here ( in, since, for, on) yesterday
1. Ba's village lies near the foot of a mountain and _________ the river.
A. by B. at C. next D. to
2. Many people go to my village on the weekends to have a rest after _________
A. hard working week B. a working hard week
C. a hard working week D. a hard week working
3. There is a big old banyan tree at the _________ to the village.
A. door B. gate C. chance D. entrance
4. Liz wishes she _________ Ba's village again someday.
A. can visit B. could visit C. visit D. visits
5. I had _________ to the countryside last month.
A. a two-day trip B. a two-days trip C. two-day trip D. two-days trip
6. Liz took a lot of photos _________ the trip to her parents.
A. show B. showing C. to show D. showed
7. _________ do you go to school? _ I go by bike.
A. What B. When C. How long D. How
8. What do people do _________ a living in your village?_ They plant rice and vegetables.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
9. There is a river flowing _________ my village.
A. across B. crossing C. into D. through
10. The bus stopped at a/an _________ to get some more fuel.
A. airport B. pond C. store D. gas station
11. My friends and I usually play soccer _________ Sunday afternoons.
A. on B. into C. at D. for
12. Mr. Parker grows maize on his farm. He is a _________
A. farmer B. doctor C. teacher D. worker
13. The parkers are nice, _________ van feels like a member of their family.
A. as B. because C. so D. for
14. It was a beautiful day, my friends and I went _________ a picnic to my home village.
A. to B. on C. at D. into
15. When we looked at the time, it _________ nearly 6.30 p.m.
A. is B. was C. were D. be
16. We were lucky enough _________ the last bus.
A. to catch B. catch C. caught D. catching
17. I cannot have a new bike. à I wish I _________ a new bike.
A. have B. can have C. had D. could have
18. We have a meeting _________ 8.00 and 10.15 am.
A. from B. at C. since D. between
19. We caught a bus and arrived home early _________ the morning.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
20. I was born _________ December 15th, 1992.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
. Read the passage. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.
The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa – a Taiwan steel corporation based in Ha Tinh – was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central Vietnamese provinces in April and May 2016. According to this announcement, Formosa has discharged a significant amount of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the ocean. This seriously polluted the water and killed the fish. The officials of the company, in a national correspondence meeting, apologized the Vietnamese people with a bow. Formosa would pay $500 million to treat the oceanic pollution and to compensate for economic losses of the region. However, according to environmentalists, it will take a long time for the ecosystem of the central Viet Nam to fully recover. In the mean time, local tourism and fishing industries have already been negatively affected. Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood, many tourists have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their fish to customers.
1. Formosa caused ______ fish deaths in Ha Tinh province.
2. The polluted water had many ______ and was dumped directly into the ocean.
3. The company promised to pay $500 million to treat the ______and to make up for economic losses.
4. ________ say that the polluted ocean will not restore its previous state very soon.
5. The incident has made tourists cancel their _______ to Ha Tinh.
Read the passage. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.
The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa – a Taiwan steel corporation based in Ha Tinh – was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central Vietnamese provinces in April and May 2016. According to this announcement, Formosa has discharged a significant amount of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the ocean. This seriously polluted the water and killed the fish. The officials of the company, in a national correspondence meeting, apologized the Vietnamese people with a bow. Formosa would pay $500 million to treat the oceanic pollution and to compensate for economic losses of the region. However, according to environmentalists, it will take a long time for the ecosystem of the central Viet Nam to fully recover. In the mean time, local tourism and fishing industries have already been negatively affected. Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood, many tourists have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their fish to customers.
1. Formosa caused ______ fish deaths in Ha Tinh province.
2. The polluted water had many ______ and was dumped directly into the ocean.
3. The company promised to pay $500 million to treat the ______and to make up for economic losses.
4. ________ say that the polluted ocean will not restore its previous state very soon.
5. The incident has made tourists cancel their _______ to Ha Tinh.
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
The tropical Pacific Ocean (1)______________ a warming and cooling cycle. This cycle is a completely natural event and usually (2)___________ between three to seven years.
When the waters become (3)______________, it is called El Nino, and when they become cooler it is called La Nina. During the cycle, the (4)___________ of the ocean can change by around 3oC between the warmest and coolest times .
(5)_____________ of the South American coast have known about this (6)____________ event for hundreds of years. When it (7)____________, they see a huge fall in the numbers of fish caught. But scientists are only just beginning to (8)____________ how the event affects Earth’s weather and climate.