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Exercise 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.
Question 1: A affect B algae C aquatic D permanent
Question 2: A school B cholera C chemistry D machine
Exercise 2: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A pollutant B untreated C permanent D aquatic
Question 2: A affect B poison C thermal D visual
Exercise 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: Do you know what is the cause pollution?
Question 2: My mother has to measure blood every month.
A billboard B pressure C groundwater D earplug
Question 3: pollution is harmful or annoying level of noise, as from vehicles,
industry activities, etc
Question 4: Parents should teach children not to wastes on the road.
Question 5: I can’t hear your voice I’m wearing an earplug.
A although B due C however D because
Question 6: His grandfather made him hard when he was small
A study B to study C studying D studied
Question 7: This picture the contamination of ground water.
A illustrate B illustrating C illustrates D illustrated
Question 8: Could you list some non-point source ?
A pollution B pollutants C polluting D polluted
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with given words
Question 1: If/ people/ breath/ contaminate/ air, they/ have/ breathing problems.
Question 2: Many/ people/ this area/ have/ cholera/ because/ they/ drink/ untreat/ water Question 3: The street/ not/ look/ attractive/ because/ there/ be/ a lot of/ rubbish.
Question 4: The music club/ be/ make/ so/ much noise/ that/ the residents/ require/ them/
turn/ the music/ down
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Question 1: What/ pollution/ to/ is/ types/ the/ of/ most/ human/ harmful?
Question 2: poison/ Sewages/ lakes/ from/ such/ and/ water/ factories/ bodies/ as/ rivers Question 3: of/ are/ Plastic/ of/ source/ the/ main/ bags/ one/ pollution.
Question 4: in/ food/ Soil/ results/ contamination/ unsafe
Question 5: If there were more trees in the area, the air would be fresher.
Exercise 5: Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 1: It’s very wasteful to apply lights in almost everything at night.
Question 2: The soil is poisoned because farmers use too many pesticides and herbicides Question 3: If you don’t stop swimming in that lake, you will have a rash.
Question 4: The polluted water results in the death of many aquatic animals and plants Question 5: People use a lot of vehicles The air is polluted.
Exercise 6 Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
Exercise 7 Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D to complete the Mi’s email to her friend, Liam
From: mi@fastmail.com
To: liam@quickmail.com
Subject: Changes in my village
Hi Liam,
How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village There have been some changes (1) _ your visit last year
Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised You know what? The lake is not (2) _ anymore The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3) _ waste I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (4) _ air pollution
Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places This has (5) _ in a much cleaner environment My grandparents say that
at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (6) _ rubbish
What about your neighborhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner?
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Bye for now,
Mi
2 A pollute B polluting C pollutant D polluted
3 A chemical B chemistry C physics D physical
4 A increase B rise C reduce D fall
6 A collect B pick C get D take
8 Read the passage about the effects of visual pollution and answer the questions
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think
I remember when I went to a foreign city, I was really scared because there was so much graffiti on the buildings’ walls Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head Although they were not dangerous, I still felt insecure since I thought they might fall down These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city
I also remember the time I studied in Melbourne 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 things in their proper places I also bought a small plant and placed it in a corner These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning What about you? Have you ever been affected by visual pollution?
1 Why was the author scared when she was in a foreign city?
2 How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
3 Why did she have that feeling?
4 What was she busy with?
5 What happened when she looked at the messy room?
6 What did she do for her room?
Exercise 9 Combine each pair of sentences, using the words/ phrases given in brackets Don’t change the given words/ phrases
1 Noise pollution happens There is a change in animals’ living pattern (causes)
2 Radioactive pollution is very dangerous It can cause abnormal growth (since)
3 The area is uninhabitable The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened (made)
4 Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are burned Acid gases are produced (so)
5 Acid rain is dangerous Trees’ leaves are damaged (because of)
6 Leaves are damaged The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy (because)
Unit 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Exercise 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A Chinese B coffee C trainee D trustee
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Exercise 2: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: It can’t be denied that English has become an language of the world.
A national B international C cultural D multicultural
Question 2: The train the railway station at 8:00 a.m every morning.
A leave B leaving C will leave D leaves
Question 3: Koalas are well-known as the symbol Australia.
Question 4: What he has said about me is wrong.
A absolute B absolutely C official D officially
Question 5: What is _ official language of your country?
Question 6: Canada is made up _ 10 provinces and 6 territories.
Question 7: Since 1965, the maple tree with red leaves _ the most well-known
Canadian symbol
A has become B become C became D becoming
Question 8: Mount Rushmore is located _ the USA
Exercise 3 Read the passage and choose the correct answer a, B, or C
ALASKA
Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean This state has an incredible three million lakes That’s four lakes per person living there
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day It’s really a fun scene to watch
Alaska is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months But in winter the sun stays almost unseen
All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state
1 Alaska .
A is another name for the USA
B is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C has coastlines facing both the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans
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A In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people
B There is one lake for each person living there
C Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes
3 Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
4 In Alaska we can always see the sun .
A in winter B in summer C every month of the year
Exercise 4 Rearrange the words and phrases to form a complete sentence
1 is/ country fair/ entertainment/ at/ pig-racing/ for/ a/ often/ held/
2 New York/ the/ but/ capital/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/
3 English/ an/ language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ other countries/ in/ and/
4 whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the/ is/ is/ Scotland/
5 English speakers/ increasing/ the/ fast/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/
Exercise 5: Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 1: He hasn’t got his hair cut for two months.
Question 2: Although Singapore is a developed country, it is not polluted by industry Question 3: It is interesting to study tourism.
Question 4: New Zealand and Australia are both surrounded by the sea.
Question 5: Australians use English as their mother tongue so they are native speakers.
Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
1 Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others
1 A industry B tornado C natural D injury
2 A geography B electronic C scientific D preparation
3 A debris B rainstorm C destroy D shelter
4 A primary B animal C tropical D volcano
5 A climatology B bibliography C communication D radiography
2 Choose the best option to complete the sentences below
Question 1: Tsunami is one of natural disasters
A worse B worst C worse than D the worst
Question 2: Last night’s storm caused a lot of to people in that area
A droughts B forests C damages D volcanoes
Question 3: Vietnam has just overcome a devastating forest in Ha Tinh.
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A typhoons B workers C eruption D earthquakes
Question 5: The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers found it hard to put it
Question 6: There have been some eruptions in this area for the last 10 years.
A volcanic B scattering C homeless D disastrous
Question 7: They are trying residents from the flooded area.
A evacuate B evacuating C evacuated D to evacuate
Question 8: Have you ever heard mudslide in mountainous area?
3 Complete the passages with the words given
A forest fire happened in the west of Quang Binh Province last week How it started
is unknown, but three days later it was still (1) _ out of control The weather was (2) _ and windy, so it (3) _ quickly, and many surrounding districts were
in (4) Fortunately, on the fourth day, there was a (5) _ which helped
to put it out
B unstable confirmed moved missing destroyed
On Saturday morning, a mudslide (6) _ down the Ngan Pho River near the small village of Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province Authorities have (7) _ eight dead, eight injured, and as many as 108 people (8) .The two – square – kilometer path of the mudslide also (9) about 50 homes A local resident said that the mudslide was caused by ground which has been made (10) by heavy rainfall
4 Read the passage and answer the questions by choosing A, D, C or D
Tsunamis, whose name derives from the Japanese expression for “high wave in a harbour”, are giant sea waves These waves are quite different from storm surges They are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves although they have nothing to do with tides Scientists are often refer to them as seismic sea waves, which is far more appropriate because they are often the result of undersea seismic activity
Tsunamis can be caused when the sea floor suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced This sudden shift of water sets off a series od waves These waves can travel great distances, at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour In the open ocean, tsunami waves are not very high, often no more than one or two meters It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height possibly up to 40 meters
1 The passage mainly discusses .
A tidal waves B tides C tsunamis D storm surges
2 All of the following is true about tidal waves EXCEPT _.
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B they are caused by sudden changes in the high and low tides
C this term is not used by the scientists
D the name refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves
3 The word “them” in the passage refers to _.
A tidal waves B tsunamis C storm surges D sea waves
4 The word “displaced” in the passage is closest in meaning to _
A located B not pleased C filtered D moved
5 The word “shallow” in the passage mostly means _.
6 It can be understood from the passage that tsunamis _.
A cause serve damage in the middle of the ocean
B generally reach heights greater than 40 meters
C are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
D are often identified by ships on the ocean
5 Complete the blanks by choosing A, B or C
When a volcano (1) _, hot gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find (2) _ way up to the surface This material may (3) _ slowly out of a crack in the ground, or it may explode suddenly in to the air Volcanic eruptions may be very (4) _ But they can (5) _ create new landforms
Of the nearly 1.900 volcanoes active today, or known to have been active in (6) _ times, about ninety per cent can be found in the (7) of South America, North America, Asia, and Oceania that are close (8) _ the Pacific Ocean When marked on a map of the world, thus line of volcanoes looks a bit (9) a vast, open circle For this (10) it is known as the ring of fire
1 A blows B erupts C throws
4 A destruction B destroy C destructive
6 A history B historical C historically
7 A areas B pieces C ways
10 A reason B aim C condition
6 Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 1: Because the storm is getting bad, you shouldn’t go out.
Question 2: The weather forecast is sometimes unreliable
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Question 4: We are raising money to help people in the flooded area.
Question 5: If that man hadn’t burnt rubbish in the forest, there would not have been a
forest fire
UNIT 10 COMMUNICATION
Exercise 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.
Question 1: A language B cultural C interact D landline
Question 2: A cyber B typhoon C dry D funny
Exercise 2: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A communicate B telepathy C evaluate D multimedia
Question 2: A cyber B prefer C channel D social
Exercise 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: I prefer face-to-face conversation video call
Question 2: There is no school teaching netiquette we should learn it.
Question 3: Non-verbal is popular in our daily life.
A communicate B communication C communicative D communicating
Question 4: With multimedia, we can have to the latest news in the world.
A access B message C language D landline
Question 5: Have you ever talk with stranger in a chat ?
Question 6: You shouldn’t believe in things in the world.
Question 7: Communication occurs when two people don’t understand what
each other is talking about
A breakout B breakdown C breakin D breakoff
Question 8: Could you tell me how many channels are there in daily life?
A communication B world C conference D difference
Exercise 4: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
Trang 9The Internet was born (6) _scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network to other satellite networks in (7) _to exchange information Soon, scientific and educational institutions as well as research departments became interested (8) _ linking up, and, before long, the Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network
The Internet now (9) _ all the countries in the world You can be connected to the Internet directly through your own computer or you can hook up to (10) _ access system which allows you to use some of the Internet’s services
Question 1: A what B where C when D who
Question 2: A in view B in order C in regard D in as
Question 4: A lies B comes C spreads D prays
Exercise 5: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions
Telephones help people speak to one another when they are apart For more than a hundred years, nearly every telephone was a landline A landline telephone is one that needs to be connected by a wire to a network of other telephones Because of the wires, people could not take those telephones with them when they left their homes or offices
What if you had to make a call while you were away from home? You had to find a pay phone Pay phones are landlines found in public places Many pay phones are on the street You can make a call from inside a glass or metal space called a phone booth Once you are inside the booth, you put coins into a slot in the phone to make a call
Telephones have seen a lot of progress Today, many people carry cell phones Cell phones
do not need to be connected with wires They can be used almost anywhere and can fit in an
adult’s hand
Many cell phones sold today are smart phones A smart phone is a cell phone that has lots of computer-style features For example, people use smart phones to check e-mail and go on the Internet And all that can be done using something small enough to carry in a pocket!
Question 1: Does a landline need to be connected by a wire to a network of other
telephones?
A Yes, it does B No, it doesn’t
Question 2: Why weren’t people able to take the landline with them to work?
A Because of the wire B Because of the cost
C Because of the weather D Because of the traffic
Question 3: What are payphones?
A Pay phones are landlines found in home
B Pay phones are landlines found in the sea
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D Pay phones are landlines found in the sky
Question 4: What does “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A landline B payphone C cellphone D mail
Question 5: What is the difference between smart phone and cellphone?
A It is cheaper B It weighs heavier
C It has more features D It needs restoring
Exercise 6: Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning
Question 1: Interacting with friends through the internet is fun.
Question 2: It’s required that you have to follow netiquettes in this chat room.
Question 3: To communicate face-to-face is more convenient than to interact online Question 4: The message board is so informative that I read it all day.
Question 5: If I had a smart phone, I would be able to read emails.
UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Exercise 1: Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A oversleep B interact C underground D discover
Question 2: A precise B science C engine D concert
Exercise 3: Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Question 1: Archaeology are digging the ground to that site
A explore B patent C invent D support
Question 2: I really hope my dream will become a in the future
A real B really C reality D realistic
Question 3: I want to go to the supermarket to buy some bulbs
Question 4: We are trying to the problem with the steam engine
A support B solve C invent D benefit
Question 5: There are a lot of benefits to do researches
A scientific B enormous C precise D technical
Question 6: “I will hand in my assignment to the teacher tomorrow.” Alan said to me.
A Alan told me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day
B Alan told me that he will hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day
C Alan said me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher the next day
D Alan told me that he would hand in his assignment to the teacher tomorrow