United Nations organizations ..ENABLE... people in developing countries to improve their education programmes and industry ABLE
United Nations organizations ..ENABLE... people in developing countries to improve their education programmes and industry ABLE
Read the passage below and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) for each space. Circle your option
UNICEF means the United Nations Children's Fund. It serves children in (1) ________ all over the world. It helps children of (2) ________ races, nationalities, religions and political systems in more than 140 worldwide countries. The (3) ________ of UNICEF is to help provide a better life for children and their mothers. UNICEF (4) ________ both long-term assistance and emergency.
UNICEF was (5) ________ in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War two in Europe. It began (6) ________ a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (7) ________ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the (8) ________ of life for almost one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations, New York City, (9) ________ it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs worldwide. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize (10) ________ its work helping children and building brighter future.
01. A. communities B. organizations C. groups D. society
02. A. every B. all C. some D. few
03. A. view B. purpose C. opinion D. intention
04. A. receives B. gets C. takes D. gives
05. A. found B. produced C. created D. built up
06. A. like B. with C. for D. as
07. A. due to B. in spite of C. since D. for
08. A. cost B. level C. character D. quality
09. A. and B. besides C. but D. moreover
10. A. as B. with C. for D. in
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United Nations officials say the use of energy from sun could help agricultural areas in developing countries. They say that the use of solar technology could greatly improve the lives of millions of people. Solar technology systems use energy from the sun to make electric power. Solar energy now is used mainly in homes. It supplies power for electric lighting, radios and TV. It is also used to heat water. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization says now is the time to develop other uses for solar energy. Nowadays almost two thousand million people in developing countries still have no electric power. In general, most poor farmers will not be able to purchase solar power systems. However, solar energy can provide some important social services for people in developing countries. They include water supply systems and cooling devices to store medicines.
1. What can people get from the sun with the solar technology systems? …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Will most poor farmers be able to purchase solar power seytem? …………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Where is solar energy now used mainly? …………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What is solar energy used to do? …………………………………………………………………………………….
5. What can solar energy provide for people in developing countries? …………………………………………………………………………………….
each year, on September 22th people in over 1500 cities in 40 countries ảound the globe celebrate World Carfree day. This annual event, which is coordinated by the World Car Network in Parague and supported. by the European Union and the United Nations, aim to raise awareness of ......... problems caused by put dependence on private cars. Streets are closed to traffic and opened instead to street parties, theater, bicycles demonstrations or ourdoor cafe, in order to show people what your city might loook like ........... there were fewer or no cars. Over one hundred milion people are believe to take ........... in the celebration, though this figure is difficulty to verify.
The hope of the organizers is that the initiative will serve as a catalyst and lead to more permanent changes ............ will promote and encourage more environmentally friendly alternatives to the car, ............ as walking, cycling, and public transport. ......................., with increasing globe car production and a world which ........... grown used to the benefits of private transport, skeptics of the event say the battle is already lost. One can only hope they are wrong and even if it is unlikely we will see cities ................ any cars at all, people may at least begin to change their habits and leave their car at home more often
Science and technology (S&T) capabilities are fundamental for social and economic
progress in developing countries; for example, in the health (19) ______ , scientific research
led to the development and introduction of oral rehydration therapy, which became the
cornerstone of international (20) ______ to control diarrheal diseases. Research also
established that two cents worth of vitamin A given to children every six months could (21)
______ child mortality in many countries by over one-third. In agriculture, rice-wheat rotation
techniques have significantly enhanced food production in South Asia. In Central America,
scientifically based natural resource management has been essential in developing the
tourist (22) ______ , a major source of foreign currency.
International programs based on S&T are critical components of U.S. foreign policy, and
particularly foreign assistance activities. Foreign assistance, probably more than any other
international endeavor, (23) ______ opportunities for representatives of the U.S. government
and its partners to join with political and economic leaders, intellectuals, and activists of
dozens of countries in continuing, constructive dialogues and in concrete projects designed
to enhance the quality of life of hundreds of millions of people. S&T are often the keystones
for (24) ______ projects. The shared political and economic dividends from these activities
can be enormous.
19. A. sector B. area C. region D. item
20. A. nations B. sessions C. owners D. efforts
21. A. mention B. reduce C. survey D. conflict
22. A. career B. branch C. industry D. agriculture
23. A. surround B. provides C. combines D. impresses
24. A. friendly B. beautiful C. delicate D. successful
giải thích nữa nha mọi người ơi.
Read the passage carefully and then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the list.
representatives protesting sporting co-operation promotion
understanding loyalty competition sending representing
International sporting events, such as the Olympic Games, the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games are held regularly. Some of these events are held annually. At such international meets, the athletes try to achieve excellence in their own 1)____________ event. The strong 2)_____________ serves as a challenge to the athletes to bring out the best in themselves.
Competitive sport also offers athletes a chance to show their 3)_____________ to their country. The athletes wear the attire 4)____________ their country when they compete. It is for their country that the athletes push their bodies to the limit.
Competitive sports serves to bring together people of different countries, races and cultures. Friendly competition helps in the 5)______________ of international 6)_______________, peace and goodwill. As a result of improved international relations, 7)____________ between nations will be increased.
Unfortunately, some of these international sporting events have been used by certain countries as a means of 8)______________ against the policies of another. In 1980, the Olympic Games was held in Moscow, to which the United States of America did not send any 9)______________. In 1984, when the Olympic Games was held in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union responded by not 10)________________ any of their athletes. These actions can only serve to harm the spirit of sports. We can only hope that they will never be repeated.
WORLD CARFREE DAY
Each year, on September 22th people in over 1,500 cities in 40 countries around the globe celebrate World Carfree Day. This annual event, which (76)__________ coordinated by the World Car Network in Parague and supported by the European Union and the United Nations, aims to raise awareness of (77)__________ problems caused by our dependence on private cars. Streets are closed to traffic and opened instead to street parties, theatre, bicycles demonstrations or outdoor café, in (78)________ to show people what your city might look like (79)_______ there were fewer or no cars. Over one hundred million people are believed to take (80) __________ in the celebration, though this figure is difficulty to verify.
The hope of the organizers is that the initiative will serve as a catalyst and lead to more permanent changes (81)__________ will promote and encourage more environmentally friendly alternatives to the car, (82)________ as walking, cycling and public transport. (83)__________, with increasing globe car production and a world which (84) __________ grown used to the benefits of private transport, skeptics of the event say the battle is already lost. One can only hope they are wrong and even if it is unlikely we will see cities (85) __________ any cars at all, people may at least begin to change their habits and leave their car at home more often.
1. The United Kingdom, an island region, …… …………… four countries including England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. (comprise)
2. Hawaii and Alaska … ……………… US states since 1959. (be)
3. People in England …… …………… Easter from March 30th to April 2nd. (celebrate)
4. The flight to New Zealand …… …………… at 9 a.m. tomorrow, so you have to come an hour earlier.
(leave)
5. There are 42.4 million immigrants now living in the United States, and the number …… …………… bigger. (get)
6. I need to go home now because the movie ……… ………… on the HBO channel in 30 minutes. (play)
7. The rules of getting green cards to become a US citizen ………………… over the past several years.
(change)
8. We need to be quick, or we will miss Ms. Joan’s class which ………………… in 5 minutes. (start)
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the passage
An industrial society, especially one as centralized and concentrated as that of Britain, is heavily (1.depend).... on certain essential (2.serve)......., for instance, electricity supply, water, rail and road transport, the harbors. The area of (3.depend)......... has widen to include removing rubbish, hospital and ambulance services, and, as the (4.economic)...... develops, central computer and information services as well. If any of these services ceases to operate, the whole economic system is in (5.dangerous)........
It is this interdependency of the economic system which makes the power of trade unions such an important issue. Single trade unions have the (6.able)........ to cut off many countries' economic supply. This can happen more (7.easy)...... in Britain than in some other countries, in part because the labour force is (8.high)........ organized. About 55 percent of British workers belong to unions, compared to under a quarter in the United States. For (9.history)...... reasons, Britain's unions have tended to develop along trade and occupational lines, rather than on an distry- by- industry (10.basic)........
Travell and tourism are very important to millions of over the world. In every country you can find people that work in travel and tourism. Some countries need the money from tourism to help their people survive. It is necessary for there places that travel and tourism continue to expand and bring money to their regions. However, travel and tourism have negative aspect. Planes, buses and boats and other means of transportation that carry travelers and tourism cause pollution. Moreover, some people do things on a holiday they would never think of doing at home. For example, many travelers use a lot of water and electricity when they stay in hotel. They forget to turn off the lights when they leave the room. 1. Are travel and tourism very important to millions of people over the world? 2. Why is tourism important to some countries? 3. How does tourism affect the environment? 4. What do may people use a lot when staying in hotels? 5. What shouldn't you do to be environmentally friendly? Mention two ideas.