Villagers in Mexico, for example, refused to leave their homes even when the scientists told them (23)___________ volcano above their village would erupt. It was because, as they explained, while it was not 100% percent sure that the volcano would (24) ________ , It was certain that if they left their homes, thieves would take away everything.

Now volcano (25) ___________ are taking a different way to saving lives, by changing the direction of the lava flow with three methods: setting explosives, building walls, and cooling the lava with water.

The most common one is setting explosives. (26) ________ bombs have not worked, explosives on the ground were used ( 27) _________ in Italy in 1996. Experts were actually able to block a flow of lava that was (28) __________ directly from Mount Etna to villages below.

23/ A. which B. that C. who D. whom

24/ A. stop B. continue C. arrive D. erupt

25/ A. scientist B. teachers C. experts D. professors

26/ A. Although B. Despite C. Because D. So

27/ A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully

28/ A. flowing B. running C. reaching D. going

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1)_______. It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (3)_____. The villagers started a huge campaign to (4) _____money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (5)____ it will continue to run in the future.

Điền vào số 4

A. rise

B. raise

C. pay

D. deal

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1)_______. It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (3)_____. The villagers started a huge campaign to (4) _____money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (5)____ it will continue to run in the future.

Điền vào số 2

A. run

B. running

C. has run

D. to run

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1)_______. It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (3)_____. The villagers started a huge campaign to (4) _____money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (5)____ it will continue to run in the future.

Điền vào số 5

A. in case

B. even though

C. as if

D. if only

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1)_______. It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (3)_____. The villagers started a huge campaign to (4) _____money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (5)____ it will continue to run in the future.

Điền vào số 3

A. little

B. less

C. few

D. small

A tiny village school is soon to celebrate its 110 birthday - against all expectations. Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it (1)_______. It is now ending its first term as a school (2)_____by the village community and the villagers are just proud of their achievement.

They were furious when education chiefs tried to make them send the village children to other schools further away because the number of pupils at the village school was too (3)_____. The villagers started a huge campaign to (4) _____money. They collected enough to hire a teacher and begin to help with school cleaning, lunch supervision and lessons. Now the school is doing well and it seems (5)____ it will continue to run in the future.

Điền vào số 1

A. open

B. opened

C. to opening

D. for opening

Read the text carefully, and then answer thw questions.

The traditional of dressing in costume for Halloween has both European and Celtic Roots. Hundreds of years ago, winter was an uncertain and frightening time. Food supplies often ran low and, for the many people afraid of the dark, the short days of winter were full of constant worry. On Halloween, when it was believed that ghosts came back to the earthly world, people thought that they would encounter ghosts if they left their homes. To avoid being reconized by these ghosts, people would wear masks when thay left their homes after dark so that the ghosts would mistake them for fellow spirits. On Halloween, to keep ghosts away from their houses, people would place bowls of food outside their homes to appease the ghosts and prevent them from attemping to enter.

53. What is the origin of the tradition of dressing in costume for Halloween?

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54. What happened in winter hundreds of years ago?

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55. What would people encounter if they left their homes on Halloween in the past?

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56. What would people do to avoid being reconized by the ghosts?

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57. And what would people do to keep ghosts away from their houses?

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Red Alert: Volcanoes

Volcanoes can be fun to learn about. It can be neat to watch them erupt. But if you live near a volcano, you know that they are dangerous! An eruption can like an explosion. Rock and lava can throw up into the air. Streams of red hot lava quickly run down from the peak of the volcano. The air is filled with deadly gases. These things can put many lives in danger. Scientists have learned that there are many things that they can study to help them tell when an eruption might happen. They can study the movements of the ground. When a volcano is about to erupt, the ground will often move just like it does during an earthquake. Scientists can also measure the gases that come out of a volcano. Most volcanoes emit gases all of the time. More gases are let out as the volcano gets closer to erupting. They can also study the way the land and water around the volcano. Scientists can read these signs and warn people of danger. They may not realize it, but their work helps to keep people safe!

1. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B,Cor D toeach question below. 1. In the passage, a volcanic eruption is compared as .

A.an explosion

B.an exploration

C.a bomb

D.a danger

2. can come out from a volcanic eruption.

A. Rock

B.Lava

C.Gases

D.All above

3. can study many things to predict when an eruption might happen.

A.Economists

B.Scientists

C.People

D.Biologists

4. There are ways for studying to estimate the time an eruption might happen.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

5. When an eruption is going to happen, .

A.the ground moves as it does during an earthquake.

B.the gases don't come out of it more than usual.

C.only the water around it changes.

D.the ground moves slowly and weakly.

THE GENERATION GAP

people talk about the generation as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is (GENERAL) ....................a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results in (COMPLAIN)....................on both sides. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are disrespectful and disobedient, and in (ADD) .............., young people tend to be (RESPONSIBLE)................when spending because they don't appreciate the value of money. Adolsescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don't understand them.

What has gone wrong? One (EXPLAIN)............lies in how society has changed in the past , children would (TYPICAL)...............continue the way of life of their parents. In today's world, parents are very (AMBITION) ....................for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that children often (AGREE)..............with their parent's plans. (TEENAGE)............also reach maturity at an (EARLY)..............age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides.