II.Read the following passage then choose the best option to each question.(1.0pt)

The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.
1. What is the topic of the passage?
A. African elephant   B. Indian elephant
C. Elephants              D. Elephants’ trunks
2. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?
A. 70 pounds  B. 200 pounds  C. 300 pounds  D. 1,200 pounds
3. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT?
A. bathing B. fighting C. drinking D. communicating
4. An Indian elephant has _________than an African elephant.
A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk C. smaller ears D. bigger teeth
5. Which kind of elephant is the largest?
A. the Indian elephant B. the African elephant
C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian and Asian elephant

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The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.

1,what is the topic of the passage?

2,How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?

3,According to the passage, what do elephants use their trunks for?

4,Which kind of elephant is the largest?

5,What is the height and weight of an adult Indian elephant?

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The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephant can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant.

1,what is the topic of the passage?

2,How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth?

3,According to the passage, what do elephants use their trunks for?

4,Which kind of elephant is the largest?

5,What is the height and weight of an adult Indian elephant?

Task 4: Fill in each gap one suitable word to complete the passage:

Porto is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon. It (1)________one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula. Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres. (2)__________1996, UNESCO recognised its historic centre as a World Heritage Site. Among the architectural highlights of the city, Porto Cathedral is (3)__________oldest surviving structure. It attracts millions (4)____________tourists every year.

Task 5: Put questions:

1. My future house will be on the ocean.

____________________________________________________________________________

2. She goes to the fitness center three times a week.

____________________________________________________________________________

3. They joined the environment project last Sunday.

____________________________________________________________________________

Task 6: Read the following passage:

Recycling is important in improving the environment. Below are some helpful tips about recycling in and around the home.

1.     Find ways of recycling different materials

Many materials can be recycled, such as paper, plastic, metal and glass. Other items such as furniture, electronic equipment, building material and vehicles can also be recycled.

2.     Buy products that can be recycled

When shopping at the supermarket, buy products that can be recycled easily such as glass jars and tin cans.

3.     Recycling bins

Make sure you have a recycling bin in your home. Keep it in an obvious place so you won’t forget to use it.

Find the word in the passage having the similar meaning with the explanation:

1. the pieces of information, especially about how to do something                                  ____________

2. a large shopwhich sells most types of food and other goodsneeded in the home            ____________

True or false?

3. Plastic cannot be recycled.                                                                                      ____________

4. When shopping, it is a good idea to buy things from glass.                                                ____________

5. It is better to put the recycling bins in obvious places.                                            ____________

Task 4: Fill in each gap one suitable word to complete the passage:

Porto is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon. It (1)________one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula. Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres. (2)__________1996, UNESCO recognised its historic centre as a World Heritage Site. Among the architectural highlights of the city, Porto Cathedral is (3)__________oldest surviving structure. It attracts millions (4)____________tourists every year.

Fill each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.

      Write your answers in the spaces given. (15 pts)

The mosquito is an insect that --(1)-- some of the worst diseases of man and animals. Certain kinds of mosquitoes carry the germs that cause --(2)-- serious diseases as malaria, --(3)-- yellow fever. When a mosquito “bites”, it may leave germs --(4)--. Many kinds of mosquitoes do not spread diseases, but they have --(5)-- “bites”.

Mosquitoes are found in all parts of the world, --(6)-- near the North Pole. Most kinds of mosquitoes that carry diseases live in the hot, damp lands near the Equator. --(7)-- some countries, mosquitoes often gather in great swarms that look like clouds. They --(8)-- men, interfering with such work as fishing, lumbering, and mining.

Man controls mosquitoes in many --(9)--. Scientists have developed chemicals --(10)-- insecticides, which kill mosquitoes and other insects. Small amounts of these chemicals kill mosquitoes --(11)-- sprayed in home, garages where they grow. Mosquitoes --(12)-- their eggs in marshes, swamps and other pools of quiet --(13)--. Engineers may build canals through marshes --(14)-- drain off the water, and often fill small pools and swamps --(15)-- soil.

Cloze test

The African elephant is __________ largest animal in the world. Both the African and the Indian elephant belong to the group of animals which we __________ mammals. The African elephant is larger __________ the Indian elephant and weighs as much as 8 tons. Elephants sleep __________ their feet and the strange thing is that when they have bad dreams, they make __________ noises with their trunks. They need great quantities of food everyday and this's the reason __________ they move to places with rich vegetation. They eat grass, leaves __________ fruit and they walk long distances to large family groups but the old males often live alone __________ they die.

III.  Fill in each gap with one suitable word. (10 points)

            Living in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the Xicrin are a small tribe (71)_______ have retained their traditional customs and rites. (72)_______ such ritual is part of an age-old ceremony young men have to endure in (73)_______ to prove their manhood and become warriors. This entails attacking a wasps' nest with their bare hands. It is one of the many ceremonies (74)_______ mark the maturation of the young men and reflect the tribe's relationship (75)_______ the natural environment.

            I was invited to witness this ceremony (76)_______ of my support for the Indians over many years as they tried to come to terms with outside culture.

            (77)_______ a period of several days and nights, the villagers had (78)_______  for the event. The young men, aged fourteen to eighteen, had been listening to stories of the tribe's history, as well as (79)_______ taught hunting and survival skills. The final ordeal, which always results in wasp stings, proves (80)_______ willingness to face dangerous situations.

PART E: WRITING (20 points)

I. Rewrite each of the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that its meaning does not change. (5 points)   

81 I am not accustomed to driving on the left.

I find  __________________________  .

82 Only when she is really hungry does she eats snacks between meals.

Unless __________________________  .

83 They wanted Mary to do the job.

They __________________________  .

84 We can start at 9 A.M or 10 A.M.

It makes __________________________  .

85 There are a lot of people dependent on him.

He __________________________ .

II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word in bold and other words to complete each sentence. Do not chang the word in bold. (5 points)

86 Do you think I could disturb you for a moment?                                                    wondering     

I __________________________ could disturb you for a moment.

87 I'm so sorry we have to endure this weather.                                                          put     

If only we did __________________________ this weather.

88 Everyone is sure that he will win the election.                                                         bound

He __________________________ the election.

89 The cause of explosion is still unknown.                                                                caused

_________________________  is still unknown.

90 He is very likely to come.                                                                                       probability

In _________________________ come.

Fill each gap with a suitable word to complete the passage 

 The Amazon rainforest , also know as the Amazon Jungle , is a vast tropical rainforest lying next to the Amazon River ( 1 ) .........,, Brazil and the neighbouring countries . It is one of the natural ( 2 ) ......  of the world , and the largest rainforest . If you want to go to a place which has the ( 3 ) .......... kinds of plants and animals on Earth , you should to the Amazon Jungle . It contains an amazing number of plants and ( 4) ............. . The region idd home to about 2.5 milion insect species , tens of thousands of plants , and some 2,000 birds and mammals . Many useful plants ( 5) ........ in the Amazon rainforest . They provide food , building materials , rubber , medicines , and other products