I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. If the factory continues dumping poison.... the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die
A. into B. to C. about D. in
2. ............ is the most common natural disaster in your country ? - Snowstorms.
A. Why B. How C. Who D. Which
3. I couldn’t sleep ............ there was a loud noise next to my door last night.
A. although B. because C. so D. but
4. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are..........with coloured lights across the streets
A. decorated B. hang C. put D. made
5. American rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except ............ business occasions
A. during B. at C. on D. in
6. When a typhoon happened , many houses and roads ............ destroyed or flooded.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
7. Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area. It caused extensive damage to our ......
A. wealth B. furniture C. property D. savings
8. ............. workers were sent to the area immediately but no villager was survived when the landslide happened.
A. rescue B. help C. assistance D. volunteer
9. .............is the most common natural disaster in your country?
A. When B. How C. Who D. Which
10. What .............we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may B. ought C. should D. be able
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1. If I (be)________you, I would think very carefully.
2. Most people (leave)________before the volcano erupted.
3. The train (arrive) ________at 6 tomorrow morning.
4. They might (be) ________in the office.
5. This time tomorrow I (chat) ________with my cousin in Sydney on Skype.
PART C : READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in each of the blanks:
Scotland is in the north of Great Britain. It is (1)________for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty. (2)________to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles. But be aware- legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts. Fun-lovers can (3)________its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scotish activities such as the pipping, drumming and (4) ________. They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the (5)________people. Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes- or lochs- are other attractions that Scotland offers.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
We are all slowly (1)________the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world’s cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases (2) ________cars pollute the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks. We have cut down (3)________trees that there are now vast areas of waterland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Afica can not grow enough (4)________. In certain countries in Asia, there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough care of the countryside.
Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many of them. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do (5)________about it. Join us now. Save the Earth!
1. A. destroyed B. destroying C. destroys D. destroy
2. A. by B. from C. of D. in
3. A, so much B. so few C. so little D. so many
4. A. eating B. to eat C. for eat D. to be eaten
5. A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
There are more than 3,000 languages in the world today, but only about six are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s populations speak those six languages. More than 300,000,000 people speak English as their first or native language. No one knows how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China, more than one billion people.
English is the native or official language on the one-fifth of the land area of the world. It is spoken in North America, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. In South Africa and India it is one of the official languages.
More people study English than any other languages. In many countries, the textbook in universities are in English. Many university classes are taught in English even though the native language is not English. English is the language of international communication. It is the language of international business, research, and science. More than three-fourths of the world’s mail is written in English. More than three-fifths of the world’s radio stations use English. More than half of the scientific and research journals are in English. Most other languages have borrowed many English words.
A. Choose the best answer a, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. What language has the most speakers in the world?
A. English B. French C. Chinese D. Russian
2. ________people speak English as their first or native language.
A. Two-thirds of the world’s population B. Over 300 million
C. About 300 million D. nearly 300 billion
B. Answer the questions:
1. Are Chinese and Arabic probably major languages of the world?
……………………………………………………………………………….
2. What percent of the world’s radio stations are in English?
……………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why do some countries use English textbooks even though English is not the native language?
……………………………………………………………………………….
