VI. Reading comprehension:

1. Air pollution is caused of illhealth in human beings. In a lot of countries, there are lwasw limiting the amount of smoke which factiries can produce although there is not enough information on the ffects of smpke on the atmosphere. Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases. The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol prduces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands.

* Questions:

1. What does the air pollution cause?

2. Who has proved that air pollution causes lung diseases?

3. Is there pollution in the city? Why or why not?

4. What happens to the children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere?

2. Electricity is the most common form of energy today. In the modern world electricity is very available at the touch of a swich. Electricity has many uses. The most common use of electricity is to provide artificial lighting. In factories, electricity is used to light up the work place. It is also used to operate air-conditioners, coputers and many others machines. Electricity is also used to power the many appliances that we ave in our homes. Such appliances include television sets, computers, electric fans. Irons and many others. The list of simply endless. Modern man will most probably be lost without electricity.

* True or false:

1. The passage is about a kind of energy.

2. Electricity has a lot of uses.

3. Without electricity, our life will not be affected.

4. The appliances that are depened on electricity are endless.

Air pollution is a cause of ill-health in human beings. In a lot of countries there are laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce. Although there isn’t enough information on the effects of smoke in the atmosphere, doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases.

The gases from the exhausts of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities. The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas which often collects in busy streets surrounded by high buildings. Children who live in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere cannot think as quickly as other children and they are clumsy when they use their hands.

There are other long-term effects of pollution. If the gases in the atmosphere continue to increase, the earth’s climate may become warmer. A lot of the ice near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods.

1. What can make people sick?

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2. Where does smoke come from?

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3. Can air pollution cause lung diseases?

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4. What else can cause air pollution in cities?

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5. Why does the earth’s climate become warmer?

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1,I like the city life because there are many kinds of.................. (Entertain)

2,Lan's classroom is on the...............floor. (two)

3,These children like..............weather. (sun)

4,Lan speaks English...........than me (well)

5,My brother is a...............of English. (teach)

6,Nam is the.............of the three bots. (tall)

7,Vietnam has a lot of................beaches. (beauty)

8,Air................is a big problem in many cities in the world. (pollute)

1. She ...................... us English at school. TEACHER
2. In my ......................, there is a park. NEIGHBOR
3. Bacgiang has a lot of ................. places. BEAUTY 
4. What is the .................. of this mountain? HIGH
5. We often buy cheap bread in the .................. BAKE
6. They have a lot of ........................ in the summer. ACT
7. This is the ....................... pagoda in Bacgiang OLD
8. Don`t ride too quickly. It is ......................... DANGER
9. My house is .................. than yours. BIG
10. He greets me in a ......................... way. FRIEND
There are four............................in my house. bookshelf.
The photocopy is between the .....................................and the drugstore. bake
Is your brother an .........................................? act
Mai`s sister is a ...................................... sing
We must be .................................... when we cross the road. care
This tree has a lot of green .......................................... leaf
Is your father a .............................................? business
I’m Vietnamese. What’s your ....................................................? nation
Air ..................................... is a big problem in many cities in the world. pollute
20. Yoko is from Japan. She is ................................ Japan
21Anna likes attending the English .............................................. contests. (SPEAK)
22. My neighborhood is ..................................... for good and cheap restaurants. (FAME)
23. I like the city life because there are many kinds of .....................................(ENTERTAIN)
24.Van’s classroom is on the ......................................... floor. (TWO)
25. These children like ........................................ weather. (SUN)
26. Lan speaks English ....................................... than me. (WELL)
27. The Great Wall of China is the world’s ..................................... structure. (LONG)
28. What’s Maco’s ........................................? - She’s British. (NATION)
Don’t make a fire hare. It’s very……….. DANGER.
Air………….. is a big problem in many cities in the world. POLLUTE
There are lot of……………mountains in Vietnam BEAUTY.
I’m Vietnamese. What’s your…………? NATION
This is the ………….. pagoda in our country OLD.
She is very ……………….. .(beauty)
Mai’s sister is a ………………… .(sing).
It is very ………........... in the city. (noise)
Her …………….. are small and white. (tooth)
There are two ……………… in his office. (secretary)
Do you know the …………….. of this book? (write)
This is my favorite chair. It’s so …………….. . (comfort)
My father often ………………. his work at 4.30. (finish)
The Mekong River is the …………………._ river in Vietnam. (long)
Tokyo is …………………. than London. (big)
Ho Chi Minh city is the………………….city in Vietnam. (big)
Petronas Twin Towers is………………….than Sears Tower. (tall)
My sister is …………………. than I. (old)
Nam is………………….than Ba. He is the ………………_ boy in Vietnam. (short)
Phanxipang is the …………………. mountain in Vietnam. (high)
These books are …………………. than those books. (thick)
It is the………………….building in this city. (tall)
The Nile River is …………………. than the Amazon River. (long)
5 2. My aunt has two _______________, one boy and one girl. ( child)
53. Do you know the _____________ of this book? (write)
54. I don’t like the ____________ weather. (rain)
55. To the right of my house there is a _________________ garden. (beauty)
56. That ___________ can play the guitar very well. ( music)
57. She plays badminton ___________ a week. (two)
58. Is Quang Ninh a ________________ province? ( mountain)
59. He greets me in a ______________ way. (friend)
60. Mr. Lam and Miss. Lan teach English very well. They are good ……. (teach)
61 My mother is a....................................................of English. (TEACH)
62. Our .....................................................are in the bookstore . (CHILD)
63. In the ................................there is a museum, a factory, and a stadium NEIGHBOUR)
64. He ..............................................................TV every evening . (WATCH)
65. AIDS is a.................................................disease. (DANGER)
66. There is a .........................................rice paddy near my house (BEAUTY)
67. His ......................................................are small and long. (FOOT) 
68. It is very ....................................................in the city. (NOISE)
69. Miss. Thuy is ...............................................her motorbike to work. (RIDE)
70. Is Mr. Quang a ...................................................

VI: Read the following passage carefully and then decide if the statements are TRUE (T) or FALSE (R)

Big cities have problems with, crowded streets, congested traffic, noise and air pollution. Every day, thousands of vehicles fill the streets, especially. during rush hours. The large numbers of cars, buses and trucks cause so much congestion. No vehicles can move in any direction. Parking' is another problem. There are not enough parking facilities, and when cars try to park on the streets, there is not enough room for traffic. Finally, the traffic adds to the problem of air and noise pollution.

1. In big cities, there is a lot of traffic during rush hours. ...............

2. It is not difficult to park cars on the streets in big cities............

3. The traffic also causes air and noise pollution.. ................

4. Cars, buses and trucks cause little congestion..............

6.Her hair is long. → She

7.Her eyes are brown. →She

8.Our school has 20 classrooms. → There

9.The book is on the table. → There

10.Is there a lake in the park? →Does

11.The mountains are behind the house. → The house

12.Miss Huong is my English teacher. → Miss Huong

13.There is not a math class today. → We don’t

14.What subject do you like best? → What’s

15.There is a dog in front of the computer. → A dog 

The weather is not beautiful all of the time. Perhaps you can remember a day when bad weather made you afraid. One kind of bad weather that scares many people is called a thunderstorm. This is what happens when there is a thunderstorm. First, you see a sudden flash of bright light. A few seconds later you hear a loud rumbling sound. This quick flash is called lightning and the loud sound is called thunder. Lightning is colorful , but it can cause serious problems. Lightning is electricity that is moving very rapidly. It may be moving between a cloud and the ground, between two clouds, or between two parts of the same cloud. The lightning heats the air around it. This hot air expands, or get bigger, and it causes the air to move in waves. The air waves pass you in a series, one after another. For this reason, you may hear many rumbles and not just one sound.

____ 29/ Lightning may move between a cloud and the ground.

____ 30/ Thunder is a very bright light in a thunderstorm.

____ 31/ When you hear thunder you may hear a series of loud sounds and not one

big sound. This is because the air waves pass one after another.

____ 32/ Lightning always moves rapidly.