IV:READING:

A.Cricie the option marked by A,B,C or D to fsil in each numbered blank in the following passage:

People need to breathe.If they don't breathe,they(1)......................Die.But how clean is the air people breathe?If people breathe(2)....................air,they will have breathing problems and become(3)............................Plants and animals need(4)............................................air too.A lot of the things(5)..................................our lives create harmful gases and(6)..................................the air dirty,like cars,motorbikes and factories.Dirty air is called(7)..............................................air'.Air pollution can also make our Earth warmer.The problem of air pollution started with the burning(8)....................................coal in homes and factories.

1. A.will B.are C.must

2. A.clean B.fresh C.dirty

3. A.well B.better C.ill

4. A.clean B.safe C.dirty

5. A.at B.in C.on

6. A.make B.get C.give

7. A.pollute B.polluted C.polluting

8. A.in B.for C.of

B.Circle the option marked by A,B,C or D to fill each numbered blank in the following passage:

Nha Trang is one of the most famous seaside resort(1).............................in Viet Nam.It attracts tourists not only with its(2)............................beaches but also with its exciting atmostphere of a young,growing city.If you(3)....................................Nha Trang during the period of January to August,you will experience the most wonderful weather for swimming and sunbathing.The town as also well-known(4)................................its seafood.

1. a.capital b.country c.continent d.town

2. a.beautiful b.boring c.modern d.dangerous

3. a.see b.come c.visit d.go

4. a.on b.for c.in d.of

C.Read the passage carefully and then fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word from the list:

Nowadays,football becomes one of the world's most (1)______________sports.Millions of people play and (2)_______________it all around the world.A football match often has two parts.Each part is forty-five minutes.The first part is the first half ans the second part is the second half.There is a fifteen-minute break between the two halves.There are two(3)__________________in a football match.Each football team has aleven(4)________________,including a goal-keeper.The playrs on the ground try to kick the ball into the other's goal.The team which scores more goals wins the match.

D.My primary school:

I ứa a happy(1)______________,living in a great place,going to a great school.My primary school ứa in a village,just half a(2)__________________away from my home.There also was a(3)______________in the same building.There were 12 girls and 18 boys in my class.We all were greatest(4)________________,sometimes we used to sit in our(5)__________________classroom and say''we are the best(6)______________in this school''.

E.Read the text and answer the following questions:

Today,badminton becomes a very popular sports activity.It spreads quicklyfrom the city to the countryside.People need only a pair of rackets,a shuttlecock,a net and a small piece of land to play the game.Two or four players hit the shuttlecock over the net with their rackets.People can play badminton in their free time or in a competition.Now there are many badminton competitions and even a World Cup.The strongest countries in badminton are Indonesia,China and South Korea.

Answer the questions:

a.Do people enjoy playing badminton nowadays?

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b.What do people need to play badminton?

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c.Describe how people play badminton?

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d.What countries are the strongest in badminton?

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F.Read the passage below and answer the following questions:

In the future,we will live in amazing new homes.Our houses will use the sun or the wind to make electricity.We won't have cookers,dishwashers or washing machines.We will have robots to cook dinner and wash our clothes.We will have robots to look after our children,and feed our cars and dogs.We won't use computers.We will have special remote control units.We can surf the internet,sendand receive e-mails and order food from the markets without getting out of bed.We won't have TVs or CD players because we will have watches that play music,take pictures and tell time.Our cars might not use gas.They might use energy from air,water or plants.In the future,the ải ươn't be polluted.Oủ world will be a great place to live.

1.What will our houses use to make electricity in the future?.........................................................................................................

2.What will we have robots to do?..................................................................................................................................................

3.Will we use computers in the future?...........................................................................................................................................

4.Why won't we have TVs or CD players?.....................................................................................................................................

5.Where will we live in the future?.................................................................................................................................................

6.Will we have cookers,dishwashers or washing machines in the future?......................................................................................

7.What will we have special remote control units to do?................................................................................................................

8.Why might our cars not use gas?..................................................................................................................................................

G.Read the text and answer the following questions:

Unlike other sports,basketball in truly an all-American sport.James Naismith,an American invented the game in 1891,When he was a young teacher at the YMCA in Springfield,Massachusetts.He was looking for a fun game for the young men to play when it was too cold to go outside.According to legend,Naismith came up with the rules for the game in less than an hour.Basketball is such a popular sport because it requires very little equipment,(on a ball,a basketball,and a hard surface) and nearly anyone can play.

1.Who invented basketballl?............................................................................................................................................................

2.When did Naismith invent the game?...........................................................................................................................................

3.Was basketball popular in the U.S.A?..........................................................................................................................................

4.How much time did he find out the rules for the game?..............................................................................................................

5.What is the most popular sport in the U.S.A?..............................................................................................................................

6.When did Naismith invent the game?...........................................................................................................................................

7.Was basketball popular in the U.K?..............................................................................................................................................

8.Did he find out the rules for the game?........................................................................................................................................