Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
In a family having more children,...............................
A. the parents cannot remember all the children's name.
B. the children cannot be given a good breeding in food, clothing, shelter, education.
C. the parents will die at their young age.
D. it's very difficult for children to take care of their parents.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.
A. The building burned down completely though the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames.
B. Had it not been for the fire-fighters’ every effort, the building would have burned down completely.
C. Making every effort to put off the flames, the fire-fighters completely burned down the building.
D. Since the fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames, the building burned down completely.
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
Which country has the greatest population in the world?
A. Canada
B. The United States
C. Britian
D. China
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
The world population may double in the next forty years because............................
A. people don't know how to limit population
B. government hasn't provided birth-control methods.
C. people are being born faster than they are dying
D. each individual isn't responsible for limiting population.
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The faster the population grow the more natural resources we own.
B. The natural resources are always enough to supply the hugest population.
C. It's necessary to practise birth control to raise people's living standards.
D. The production of grains always meet the need of people.
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from........................
A. the supplying of food and clothing
B. the expanding number of people.
C. the building of remote regions
D. the expanding the area of the earth.
10. He felt _________ - when everyone kept looking at him. (embarrass)
11. Good ________ ensures the success of the party. (prepare)
12. I'm thinking of having a small family _______ - when our cousin Helen comes to visit us. (gathe r)
Rewrite the sentences, using perfect gerunds:
1. After Ha had read some documents about Green Earth, she decided to join the organisation.
-> Having..........
2. I have seen him before. I remember that.
-> I......
3. You had saved the lives of hundreds of wild animals. Thank you for that.
-> Thank you for.......
4. They had hunted and killed many wild animals. Later they regretted what they had done.
-> They regretted........
5. Since Mai had refused Nam's offer of a lift in his car, she had to walk home.
-> Having.......
6. ' You've lied to us', the villagers said. The politician denied it.
-> The politician...........
7. The factory has dumped tons of toxic waste into the river. It was heavily fined for that.
-> The factory........
8. Thanh had forgotten to turn off the gas cooker before he left his house. He admitted that.
-> Thanh admitted..........
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences below:
7. The students in this class, ____ are from the provinces, are having trouble finding decent accommodation.
a. most of whom b. many of them c. some of who d. all who
8. You have to be aware of the damage humans are doing to quicken the ______ of wildlife.
a. extinct b. extinctive c. extinction d. extinctions
9. Cameron, ______ directed ‘The Titanic’, is one of the leading faces in Hollywood.
a. that b. whose c. whom d. who
10. She ______ to study more English before enrolling at the university.
a. was recommended b. recommended c. has recommended d. recommends
11. The teacher asked those who ______ their tests ______ in their papers.
a. completed/ turn b. completed/ turned c. had completed/ to turn d. completed/ turns
12. Historian Barbara Tuchman was the first woman ______ president of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
a. whose election as b. to elect c. was elected d. to be elected
13. There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico.
a. to be b. being c. they are d. there are
14. Rarely ______ last longer than an hour.
a. do tornados b. tornados c. tornados that d. tornados do
15. ______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. .
a. If it had been b. If it hadn't been c. Had it been d. Hadn't it been
16. New words are constantly being invented ______ new objects and concepts.
a. to describe b. a description of c. they describe d. describe
17. A home computer ______ an opportunity for convenient and efficient work at home.
a. provides b. to be providing c. which provides d. providing it