I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage
Today many people int he world are leaving their small villages in the country ( 1 ) ......................... bid and noisy cities. This means that they are leaving the peaceful hills, mountains, fields ( 2 ) ................... rivers of the countryside of the busy world ( 3 ) ....................... streets, bulidings, traffic and crowds.
In many countries people come to live in towns and cities ( 4 ) ...................... they need work.After one or two factories have been built in or near a town, people come ( 5 ) ....................... work and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There ( 6 ) usually an area nearby where the factory workers ( 7 ) ........................ . The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and markets ( 8 ) ......................... more and more people come to live in the area to provide these services and so a city grows
1. A. with B. for C. in D. about
2. A. and B. or C. but D. so
3. A. on B. of C. for D. in
4. A. so B. and C. because D. although
5. A. to find B. find C. to do D. do
6. A. are B. were C. is D. was
7. A. work B. play C. visit D. live
8. A. beacuse B. but C. so D. however
I. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same
1. You forgot to turn of the TV last night, didn't you ?
=> You didn't remember ..................................................... ?
2. I think you should go to work by bike
=> Why don't ..................................................................... ?
3. We will plant more trees along this street
=> More tress ....................................................................
4. Is pollution the most serious problem ?
=> Pollution is ................................................................... ?
5. Mr. Long lived in the country when he was a child
=> Mr. Long use ................................................................
II. Put the following words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. Add commas if it is necessary
1. more / because / people / cheap / solar / should / it / unlimited / use / and / energy / clean / is
2. she / is / aunt / although / lives / my / poor / happily
3. is / driving / dangerous / fast / very
4. live/ many / the / people / country / prefer / in / to
5. traffic / are / rush hours / always / there / jams / during
I. Put the words in the box into two groups. Read the words aloud
natural | water | energy | enormous | enjoy |
pollution | festival | perform | Easter | disaster |
Stress on 1st syllable | Stress on 2nd syllable |
................................ | ................................ |
................................ | ................................ |
................................ | ................................ |
................................ | ................................ |
II. Find the odd one out A, B , C or D
1. A. affect B. replace C. effect D. fly
2. A. density B. overcrowed C. crime D. megacity
3. A. explosion B. hunger C. slum D. float
4. A. space B. safely C. poverty D. slumdog
5. A. criminal B. driver C. doctor D. student
III. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap
1. The air in the city is very ............................ ( pollute )
2. We'll make this beach clean and ......................... again ( beauty )
3. If the pollution .......................... , what will happen ? ( continue )
4. The world's population is growing ........................... ( quick )
5. If it doen't rain soon, there'll be a great ......................... of water ( short )
6. In most big cities, there are many wealthy people, but ......................... is still a problem ( poor )
7. Life must be ........................... in the slums ( difficulty )
8. .......................... 325 to Ho Chi Minh City is now boarding at the gate 3 ( fly )
9. The little girl looks .......................... enough ( health )
10. Farmers need ........................... land than town people ( much )
I.Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences
1. In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at ....................
A. together B. once C. themselves D. each other
2. Which do you think are ..................... festivals ?
A. music B. harvester C. attend D. season
3. A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to ......................... the Rio festival
A. follow B. take C. attend D. play
4. Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ...................... the festival
A. remember B. celebrate C. set D. open
5. La Tomatina ....................... on the last Wednesday of August every year
A. hold B. held C. is held D. be held
6. The festival ....................... every year at the end of August
A. occur B. takes place C. takes D. held
7. The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d'Or, which is given ......................... the best film
A. with B. to C. of D. for
8. People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival ........................ a very serious way
A. at B. in C. on D. with
9. The Samba Parade in Rio Carinal has thousands of samba ....................... from various samba schools
A. performance B. perform C. performer D. perfromers
10. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak ia a race between elephants that are ridden by their ......................
A. own B. owners C. owner D. owning
11. The ......................... of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade
A. best B. highlight C. importance D. performance
12. Everybody has gone to the ..................... festival
A. music B. musical C. musician D. musicians
13. The Academy Awards, commonly ....................... as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world
A. know B. knew C. known D. be known
14. La Tomatina is a ..................... festival to celebrate the tomato harvest
A. year B. seasonal C. season D. annually
15. People put pumpkin ......................... outside the homes during Halloween
A. lights B. lanterns C. neon signs D. bulbs
16. It is ....................... to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak
A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement
17. A lot of cultural and ................. activies are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat
A. art B. artist C. artistic D. arts
18. The ....................... atmosphere is felt around all the villages
A. tradition B. festival C. festive D. air
19. People of ....................... minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival every March
A. athnic B. local C. native D. village
20. Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the ...................... holiday of the year in India
A. more important B. importance C. most important D. most importance
Rewrite sentences using : Although / Despite / In spite of
1. Although he is at the office, he is not working now
2. Although I have a big and luxurious house, I don't fell happy
3. Although my daughter doesn't like Chemistry, she is still good at it
4. Although the book was thick, he finished reading it in one day
5. Although the life is difficult, it is also full chances
6. Although the rooms are dirty, we still rent
7. Despite the age, the man could lift such a heavy box
8. Despite the deep river, some people swim in it
9. In spite of working hard, I could not finish the work on time
10. In spite of being tired, she didn't stop learning
11. Despite the dangerous road, everyone have to go on it
12. Despite drawing well, she doesn't want to major in arts