The planet Earth is 4,600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years of age.
Nothing is known about the first seven years of this person’s life. Very little information exists about the middle period either. It was only at the age of forty-two that the Earth began to flower.
Dinosaurs and great reptiles did not appear until one year ago, when the planet was forty-five. Mammals only arrived eight month ago. In the middle of last week, man-like apes became ape-like men and began to communicate with each other. Last weekend, the Ice Age covered the Earth.
Modern man has only been around for four hours. During the last hour man discovered agriculture. The Industrial Revolution and the rise of large cities began just sixty seconds ago.
During that short time, modern man has made a rubbish tip of the Earth. In one minutes, he has increased his numbers to terrible proportions, and has caused the death of hundred of species of animals. He has robbed and destroyed the planet in his search for fuels. Now he stands, like a violent, spoilt child, delighted at the speed of his rise to power, on the edge of the final mass destruction and of killing all the life which exists in the solar system.
  46. According to the passage, ____.
       a. our planet is over 4,600 million years old
       b. dinosaurs and great reptiles appeared during the Ice Age
       c. man-like apes can communicate with each other
       d. we know nothing about the first period of the life of our planet
  47. In the context of the passage, what does the word “flower” mean?
       a. to develop fully                                                   b. to produce flowers
       c. to become famous                                               d. to become more successful
  48. Which of the following is not true?
       a. Modern man is destroying the Earth
       b. Modern man has caused the distinction of hundreds of species of animals
       c. We know very little about the middle period of the Earth’s life
       d. We now live in a time called the Ice Age
  49. From reading the passage, it seems that the author ____ . 
       a. approves modern man’s activities
       b. thinks that modern man has no right to destroy the Earth
       c. thinks that modern man has been the most successful animal
       d. says that modern man should kill all life which exists in the solar system
  50. The tone of the last paragraph is best described as ____ . 
       a. somewhat hopeful                         b. pessimistic
       c. militant                                          d. overly optimistic

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ENGLISH PRACTICE 31

I: Write the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. I (not see)_______ him for ages. 2. What you (do)______ when I (phone)______ you last night?

3. Look. The teacher (come)_______ here. 4. Lan is saving money. She (buy)_______ a new bicycle.

II: Each sentence has a mistake, find and correct it.

1. Children don’t go to school on Sundays on the world.  ………………………

2. My book is the same of yours.  ………………………

3. He speaks English is like an English man.  ………………………

4. They do their best to keeping the family happy.  ………………………

5. There are many differently ways of learning words.  ………………………

III: Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.

1. My mother is always proud_______ me and my brother.

2. I was born_______ January 1st, 1965.

3. Do you want to watch the sky_______ sunset?

4. You don’t have to learn_______ heart this poem.

5. I don’t know what he’s doing_______ this moment.

IV: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Lynn is the most_______ girl in the country.    BEAUTY

2. Ba is_______ from his father.                                DIFFER

3. It’s_______ to go swimming in the summer.      INTEREST

4. Are you a_______ or are you living here?             TOUR

V: Rewrite the following sentences that keep the same meaning.

1.The teacher said to the children: “Don’t make noise in class.”

 The teacher told………………

2. Nam will solve the problem soon.  The problem…………….

3. A big house was built last year.  They………………………

VI: Make sentences, using the words given.

1. what/ you/ do/ when/ storm/ occur?  ……………………………………………

2. The singer/ have/ three albums/ so far.  …………………………………………

3. I/ used to/ chase/ butterflies/ my sister.  …………………………………

VII: Fill in each space with a correct word to complete the text below.

remember          make            example          tongue          heart          piece

Different language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners (1)_______ a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother (2)_______, and try to learn them by (3)_______. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two (4)_______ sentences with each new word in order to (5)_______ how to use the word in the right way.

VIII: Choose the best option to complete each sentence below.

1. It_______ in winter; now it_______.

A. rains/ doesn’t rain B. rains/ isn’t raining C. is raining/ isn’t D. is raining/ doesn’t rain

2. He normally_______ quickly but today he_______ slowly.

A. is speaking/ isn’t speaking B. speaks/ doesn’t speak

C. is speaking/ speaks D. speaks/ is speaking

3. He not only sings_______ dances.A. but also B. and C. as well D. also

4. You should cool the burn_______.

A. immediate B. immediately C. immediating D. immediated

5. _______ is easy.A. recycle B. recycling C. to recycle D. recycles

6. My friend doesn’t know the City very_______.A. good B. moreC. a lot D. well

7. This is the first time I_______ his mother.A. meet B. am meetingC. have metD. met

8. The doctor_______ a red car lives near my house.

A. to drive B. driving C. drove D. driven

9. It is_______ to find a modern hotel in this town.

A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. more difficult

10. Would you mind if I_______ a photo?

A. take B. took C. taking D. to take

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