Question II   Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.

Questions.

1. How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?

   ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Why did she have that feeling?

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3. What was she busy with?

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4. What happened when she looked the messy room?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. What did she do for her room?

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III. Read the passage and answer these questions below:

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.

Questions

1. Is England a large country?

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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?

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3. Are there many towns in England?

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4. What is the English countryside like?

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6. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given.

C.READING

Question I  Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

        Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.

       Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.

  1. A. means                        B. refers                    C. provides                     D. reduces

  2. A. thick                          B. natural                  C. exhaust                       D. influent

  3. A. purifies                      B. pumps                   C. sprays                           D. poisons

  4. A. soil                            B. forests                   C. streets                        D. beaches

  5. A. on                              B. in                          C. by                               D. with

  6. A. spoiling                     B. leaving                 C. scattering                    D. gathering

  7. A. survival                     B. environment         C. development              D. growth

  8. A. so                              B. ever                       C. too                              D. even

  9. A. animal                      B. marine                   C. human                        D. plant

10. A. nature                       B. natural                   C. naturally                     D. natured

3.Choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (3.25 marks)

1.        People __________the flooded villages when rescue works arrived

A. leave                      B. left                         C. had left                  D. leaving

2.        Our city _______ from different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise.

A. is suffering                       B. are suffering                     C. suffer                     D. had suffered

3.        The victims on the roofs of the houses _____ with food and water by the rescue team.

A.  provided              B. will be provide     C. were provided      D. had provided

4.        Several tropical storms ______ our country recently.

A. struck                    B. have struck                       C. are striking                       D. strike

5.        Singapore is famous for its _______ and green trees.

A. cleanliness                       B. cleanly                   C. cleaning                D. clean

6.        In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ________ food at Christmas.

A. national                 B. historical               C. traditional                         D. possible

7.        The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.

A. smallest                 B. largest                    C. narrowest              D. highest

8.                  Some documents say that people _______ the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.

A. celebrated                         B. were celebrating C. have celebrated   D. celebrate

9.        If we ________ more, we will help the Earth.

A. recycle                  B. are recycling         C. recycled                D. recycles

10.    By the time they got to the cinema, the film ____________.

A. started                   B. had started                        C. starting                  D. starts

11.    The group’s success was largely ____________to his efforts.

A. because                 B. due                         C. since                                  D. result

12.    If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ___.

A. die                          B. to died                   C. dead                                   D. will die

13.    In the United States, there are 50 __________ and six different time zones across the country.

A. states                     B. nations                  C. towns                     D. countries

4. Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets, using the passive voice.

1. Hundreds of people ________ in last night’s earthquake. (kill)
2. the whole city ________ by the storm? That was terrible! (destroy)
3. Three people ________ here. We need to help them now. (trap)
4. All the victims ________ to an evacuation centre in the early morning. (take)
5. Five people ________ missing after the flood swept through the town last week. (report)

5. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.

1.      Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.

2.      London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.

3.      The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ______________ (symbolize) freedom.

4.      Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09^th.

5.      We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.

6.      Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.

1.Choose the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 mark)

1.        A. polluted                B. puzzle                    C. dump                     D. cut

2.        A. climate                  B. rage                        C. familiar                 D. traditonal

3.        A. endless                  B. legend                    C. scenic                    D. century

4.        A. property                B. emergency            C. quickly                  D. typhoon

2.Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others. (0.5 mark)

5.        A. historic                  B. physical                 C. aquatic                  D. botanical

6.        A. referee                   B. Japanese               C. technology            D. Nepalese

GAP FILL

Everyone wants to (1)_____pollution but the problem isn’t (2)____simple as we think. Much pollution is caused by things that serve people in daily life. For example, exhaust fume (3)____automobiles causes approximately 37% of air pollution. But the automobiles (4)____transportation for millions of people. Many factory (5)____are guilty of pollutant release into the air and water. Some factory owners let waste and chemicals run (6)_____into the rivers which lead to the sea. This not only pollutes water but also kills sea creatures. But the authorities can not close these factories (7)____they give employment to a large number of people. (8)_____, to reduce pollution, people would have to stop (9)____many things they often use. Most of us don’t want to do that. We can’t clean up our polluted (10)____overnight but we can stop adding the problem while scientists search for answers.

1.       A. increase                      B. reduce                   C. produce                D.  replace

2.       A. less                             B. like             C. as                            D.  more

3.       A. from                            B. in                            C.  for             D . at

4.       A. send                            B. use                         C. take                        D.  provide

5.       A. owners                       B. workers                 C. employees            D.  keepers

6.       A. direct                          B. directly                  C. indirectly              D.  indirect

7.      A. so                                 B. though                   C. if                             D.  because

8.      A. However                     B. Therefore              C. Besides                  D.  Although

9.      A. making                        B. working                 C. using                     D.  throwing

Rewrite :

1.He couldn’t sleep because of his worries ( because)

……………………………………………………………..

2.Because of driving too fast , he caused a serious accident

Because ………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. because these houses were dirty, her parents punished him

Because of…………………………………………………..

4. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.

In spite of……………………………………………………………………..

5. In spite of the high prices , my daughter insists on going to the movies.

Although……………………………………………………………………………………..

Choose the best answer. (A,B, C or D )

1. If the factorycontinues dumping poison  ________________ the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.

A. into                        B. to                         C. about                                  D. in

2 Mi and Nick like ______________ back Mi’s home village on holiday.

A. comes                                B. come                      C. came                                  D. coming

3. If we  ______________ water carefully, more people will have fresh water.

A. will use                             B. would use                        C. using                     D. use

II. Use the correct form of the verb in the blank.  (0.5points)

1 The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ___________ (symbolize) freedom.

2.  The ____________chemical waste is dumed into the river.(poison)

I. Read the passage and answer the questions.(1points)
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.

Questions.

1.How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?

   ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.Why did she have that feeling?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.What was she busy with?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. What happened when she looked the messy room?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

1. Supply the correct verb form :

1. If today ( be)_________________Sunday, we ( have ) _________________ a lot of fun.

2. The earth is seriously   polluted. I wish it ( not be) _________________ polluted like that.

3. What _________________ you ( do) _________________ if you ( see) ________________ a UFO ?

4. If you ( practice) ____English with a native speaker, your pronunciation ( improve) ____________

5. We ( save) _________________a  lot of natural  resources if we ( use) _____solar energy.

6. If I ( be ) _________________you, I ( not accept) _________________ his invitation.

7. What a pity she is not here.  If she ( be) ____here, we ( have) _________________ lots of fun.

8. I may be free tonight.  If I ( be) __________ free tonight, I ( come) _________________ to see you.

9. John wishes he (  have) _________________ a good job in the future.

10. It’s too cloudy for  the picnic today. I wish the sun ( shine) _________________ right now.

GAP FILL

Everyone wants to (1)_____pollution but the problem isn’t (2)____simple as we think. Much pollution is caused by things that serve people in daily life. For example, exhaust fume (3)____automobiles causes approximately 37% of air pollution. But the automobiles (4)____transportation for millions of people. Many factory (5)____are guilty of pollutant release into the air and water. Some factory owners let waste and chemicals run (6)_____into the rivers which lead to the sea. This not only pollutes water but also kills sea creatures. But the authorities can not close these factories (7)____they give employment to a large number of people. (8)_____, to reduce pollution, people would have to stop (9)____many things they often use. Most of us don’t want to do that. We can’t clean up our polluted (10)____overnight but we can stop adding the problem while scientists search for answers.

1.       A. increase                      B. reduce                   C. produce                D.  replace

2.       A. less                             B. like             C. as                            D.  more

3.       A. from                            B. in                            C.  for             D . at

4.       A. send                            B. use                         C. take                        D.  provide

5.       A. owners                       B. workers                 C. employees            D.  keepers

6.       A. direct                          B. directly                  C. indirectly              D.  indirect

7.      A. so                                 B. though                   C. if                             D.  because

8.      A. However                     B. Therefore              C. Besides                  D.  Although

9.      A. making                        B. working                 C. using                     D.  throwing

A. environmental     B. condition               C. environment         D.  conditional