VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Hello! My name is Herman. I live in a big city in Germany and it’s quite exciting! There are lots of things to do. My parents bought a flat near a park where I can ride my bike or (1)                                                 skateboarding. My brother is older than me and I also go to the cinema with him. The city library is a great place. I usually meet my friends there and we do our school (2)                                           or study together.

      Of course living in a big city is not easy. City life can be fast, tiring and stressful. The streets are always (3)                        and noisy. Because of the cars is polluted sometimes. People are so busy that they (4)                  have time for their neighbours or friends. But I can’t see myself moving to the (5)                              . I just love living in the city too much.

1.   A. go                           B. do                           C. play                         D. sail

2.   A. workshop               B. projects                   C. playgrounds            D. competitions

3.   A. bored                      B. surprised                 C. crowded                 D. exhausted

4.   A. usually                    B. always                    C. often                       D. rarely

5.   A. university               B. countryside             C. mountain                D. building

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.

When most people hear the term “National Park”, they automatically think of names
such as “Yellowstone”, or “Yosemite”, or “Grand Canyon”. The big parks’ names bring to mind vast stretches of undisturbed wilderness perfect for hiking, camping, and naturewatching. But while this vision of America’s National Parks is wholly accurate and sufficiently
breathtaking, there’s more.

America’s National Park system has an incredible 388 places to visit. This number includes not only the big parks, but also monuments, historical sites, recreation areas, battlefields, as well as scenic lakeshores, seashores, and rivers. And the Parks themselves don’t just stop at geyser-fields and mule-excursions. In America’s National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, “spelunk” the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa. Each of these 388 places has a unique appeal- from the natural to the manmade, from the ethereal to the factual, from the subtle to the overwhelming – with the whole collection offering vacationers a nearly endless range of interests and activities in which to explore and indulge.

SeeAmerica.org is a great place to begin planning your trip to one of, or several of, America’s National Parks. From the homepage, you can search all of the parks by name, region, activity, or even zip code. The site also serves as a portal to other important sites, like the National Park Service’s official website, www.nps.gov, and the National Park Foundation’s, www.nationalparks.org. From SeeAmerica.org, you can get to all the
information you’ll need to plan your trip from start to finish – from directions to the park, to park fees, to typical weather conditions.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The names of the parks just suggest part of the pleasure of visits to them. 

B. There are 388 places of interest in the US national park system. 

C. All you see at national parks are natural. 

D. There are a great variety of things for vacationers to enjoy.

Read the text and choose the words or phrases to make the following statements correct.

Today, there are national parks all over the world, and the number is rising all the time. A national park is a special area for the protection of the environment and wildlife.

In Viet Nam, there are now 34 national parks. Con Dao National Park is one of them. It became a national park in 1993. The park is in Con Dao District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. It contains 16 small islands covering 20,000 hectares. The ecosystem here is very diverse with thousands of species, including marine animals. Many species of corals as well as sea turtles, dolphins, and endangered dugongs live here as well. The park is also home to a lot of valuable kinds of woods and medicinal plants. Three ancient trees in the park were named “Vietnamese Heritage Trees”.

Con Dao National Park, like other national parks, plays a key role in saving endangered species as well as protecting the environment and natural resources. It also helps raise the awareness of local residents about the importance of nature.

1. There are 34 national parks / nations’ parks in Viet Nam now.

2. The conservation / ecosystem in Con Dao is very diverse.

3. The dugong is a(n) dangerous / endangered animal.

4. National parks play a key role in saving the environment / small islands.

Read and do the tasks.

My name’s Nam. I live in Ha Noi. I have two friends, Lan and Minh. Lan lives in Da Nang.

Minh lives in Can Tho. The weather in our places is not the same. This weekend, it will be cold and dry in Ha Noi, but it will be cool and sunny in Da Nang, and it will be hot and cloudy in Can Tho. The seasons are different, too. There are four seasons in Ha Noi: spring, summer, autumn and winter. But there are only two seasons in Da Nang and Can Tho: the dry season and the rainy season.

A. Write the opposites. (Viết các điều trái ngược)

Diferent:_____________________

Read and do the tasks.

My name’s Nam. I live in Ha Noi. I have two friends, Lan and Minh. Lan lives in Da Nang.

Minh lives in Can Tho. The weather in our places is not the same. This weekend, it will be cold and dry in Ha Noi, but it will be cool and sunny in Da Nang, and it will be hot and cloudy in Can Tho. The seasons are different, too. There are four seasons in Ha Noi: spring, summer, autumn and winter. But there are only two seasons in Da Nang and Can Tho: the dry season and the rainy season.

A. Write the opposites. (Viết các điều trái ngược)

 Hot: ______________________

Listen and read. 

Ms Hoa: Nam, you went to Cuc Phuong National Park last weekend, didn‘t you?

Nam:  Yes, that’s right. It was an amazing trip. This old forest is home to thousands of different kind of plants, insects, and animals. I really liked the colourful butterflies and the thousand-year-old tree.

Ms Hoa: Yes, Cuc Phuong National Park has a very rich ecosystem.

Mai: What's an ecosystem, Ms Hoa?

Ms Hoa: It's a community that has living things, like flora and fauna. Flora refers to plants and fauna refers to animals, including tiny organisms, like bacteria. Ecosystems also include non-living things, like sunlight, air, soil, and water.

Nam: How important are ecosystems to life on our planet, Ms Hoa?

Ms Hoa: Healthy ecosystems are essential for human health and survival because they provide us with goods such as food, energy, raw materials, clean water, and air.

Mai: So we should protect our ecosystems, shouldn't we?

Ms Hoa: That's right. Unfortunately, many ecosystems around the world are being lost, damaged, or destroyed because of climate change, pollution, and overuse of natural resources. It’s very important to protect and restore them for future generations. We don't want our planet to lose even more biodiversity, do we?

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.

When most people hear the term “National Park”, they automatically think of names
such as “Yellowstone”, or “Yosemite”, or “Grand Canyon”. The big parks’ names bring to mind vast stretches of undisturbed wilderness perfect for hiking, camping, and naturewatching. But while this vision of America’s National Parks is wholly accurate and sufficiently
breathtaking, there’s more.

America’s National Park system has an incredible 388 places to visit. This number includes not only the big parks, but also monuments, historical sites, recreation areas, battlefields, as well as scenic lakeshores, seashores, and rivers. And the Parks themselves don’t just stop at geyser-fields and mule-excursions. In America’s National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, “spelunk” the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa. Each of these 388 places has a unique appeal- from the natural to the manmade, from the ethereal to the factual, from the subtle to the overwhelming – with the whole collection offering vacationers a nearly endless range of interests and activities in which to explore and indulge.

SeeAmerica.org is a great place to begin planning your trip to one of, or several of, America’s National Parks. From the homepage, you can search all of the parks by name, region, activity, or even zip code. The site also serves as a portal to other important sites, like the National Park Service’s official website, www.nps.gov, and the National Park Foundation’s, www.nationalparks.org. From SeeAmerica.org, you can get to all the
information you’ll need to plan your trip from start to finish – from directions to the park, to park fees, to typical weather conditions.

What is the most popular national parks in the USA?

A. Yellowstone

B. Yosemite

C. Grand Canyon

D. All are correct

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.

When most people hear the term “National Park”, they automatically think of names
such as “Yellowstone”, or “Yosemite”, or “Grand Canyon”. The big parks’ names bring to mind vast stretches of undisturbed wilderness perfect for hiking, camping, and naturewatching. But while this vision of America’s National Parks is wholly accurate and sufficiently
breathtaking, there’s more.

America’s National Park system has an incredible 388 places to visit. This number includes not only the big parks, but also monuments, historical sites, recreation areas, battlefields, as well as scenic lakeshores, seashores, and rivers. And the Parks themselves don’t just stop at geyser-fields and mule-excursions. In America’s National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, “spelunk” the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa. Each of these 388 places has a unique appeal- from the natural to the manmade, from the ethereal to the factual, from the subtle to the overwhelming – with the whole collection offering vacationers a nearly endless range of interests and activities in which to explore and indulge.

SeeAmerica.org is a great place to begin planning your trip to one of, or several of, America’s National Parks. From the homepage, you can search all of the parks by name, region, activity, or even zip code. The site also serves as a portal to other important sites, like the National Park Service’s official website, www.nps.gov, and the National Park Foundation’s, www.nationalparks.org. From SeeAmerica.org, you can get to all the
information you’ll need to plan your trip from start to finish – from directions to the park, to park fees, to typical weather conditions.

What is NOT true about the US national parks?

A. They are undisturbed wilderness

B. In each national park, there are 388 places to visit 

C. They are perfect for camping

D. Tourists to the parks can enjoy nature-watching

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 45 to 54.

When most people hear the term “National Park”, they automatically think of names
such as “Yellowstone”, or “Yosemite”, or “Grand Canyon”. The big parks’ names bring to mind vast stretches of undisturbed wilderness perfect for hiking, camping, and naturewatching. But while this vision of America’s National Parks is wholly accurate and sufficiently
breathtaking, there’s more.

America’s National Park system has an incredible 388 places to visit. This number includes not only the big parks, but also monuments, historical sites, recreation areas, battlefields, as well as scenic lakeshores, seashores, and rivers. And the Parks themselves don’t just stop at geyser-fields and mule-excursions. In America’s National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, “spelunk” the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa. Each of these 388 places has a unique appeal- from the natural to the manmade, from the ethereal to the factual, from the subtle to the overwhelming – with the whole collection offering vacationers a nearly endless range of interests and activities in which to explore and indulge.

SeeAmerica.org is a great place to begin planning your trip to one of, or several of, America’s National Parks. From the homepage, you can search all of the parks by name, region, activity, or even zip code. The site also serves as a portal to other important sites, like the National Park Service’s official website, www.nps.gov, and the National Park Foundation’s, www.nationalparks.org. From SeeAmerica.org, you can get to all the
information you’ll need to plan your trip from start to finish – from directions to the park, to park fees, to typical weather conditions.

What is NOT included in the national parks?

A. monuments

B. seashores 

C. zoos 

D. big parks