Vietnam usually has a dozen storms every year from June through the end of November, and most of which occur in the Central and northern provinces. On November 2nd, 1997, however, unexpectedly severe tropical storm Linda raged in the South. Linda was the worst typhoon in Southern Vietnam over 100 years, killing thousands of people and leaving extensive damage. Formed in the sea of the Philippines, Linda strengthened as it moved westwards. Later, it struck extreme Southern Vietnam with winds of 100 kilometres an hour. Ca Mau province, suffered a direct hit by the storm, had the most damage. Strong winds and heavy rain caused flooding, destroyed crops, damaged about 200,000 houses and left about 383,000 people homeless. Linda later struck Thailand, causing flash flooding and at least 164 deaths. The storm also affected Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia to a lesser degree.

*Write True (T) or False (F). (0.5pt)

1. Most storms occur in the Central and southern provinces of Viet Nam every year. _______

2. Linda was the worst tropical storm in Southern Vietnam over 100 years. _______

VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word from the box to complete the passage. (1pt) 

Light pollution is not as serious as water (1)_______ air pollution. Moreover, it is the type of pollution that occurs (2)_______ in cities than in rural areas. In the past, we could sit outside at night and look at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets and advertising displays. The real problem is that it is very (3)_______ to apply light to almost everything at night. Millions of tons of oil and coal are used to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, loss of vision and stress are (4)_______ people may get from light pollution. 

1. A. but         B. or       C. so      D. yet

2. A. more     B. much     C. many       D. a lot

3. A. waste    B. wastes      C. wasting         D. wasteful 

4. A. who        B. why         C. what           D. which

V. Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences. (0.5 pt) 

1. This river will soon become _____________  if the people here keep dumping waste into it. (POLLUTE)

2. There are a lot of cultural ___________________ between Viet Nam and the UK. DIFFERENT