In these peaceful surroundings, a sea monster known as the 'Loch Ness Monster' is said to be living in the lake.. Where could the Loch Ness Monster have come from?. One explanation given
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Read the passage and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) is the most appropriate to each blank
Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the (1) _ by which man pollutes his surroundings Man dirties the air with gases and smoke, (2) the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and (3) _ Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (4) _death Polluted water kills fish and other marine life Pollution of soil (5) _ the amount of land that is available for growing food Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world
1/ A roads B streets C ways D paths
2/ A damages B supplies C provides D contaminates
3/ A pollution B dirty C substances D pesticides
4/ A even B moreover C therefore D so
5/ A makes up B grows C increases D reduces
Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to the questions
In the beautiful highlands of Scotland, there is a lake called the Loch Ness In these peaceful surroundings, a sea monster known as the 'Loch Ness Monster' is said to be living in the lake This
creature, affectionately known as 'Nessie', has been reported to be seen by many people around the lake
According to these people, Nessie looked like a creature from the dinosaur age It had a huge body, a small reptilian head and a long neck
Does the Loch Ness Monster really exist? No one can tell for sure Ever since the sighting of the monster, many people have been keeping watch at the lake, hoping to catch a glimpse of Nessie In 1934, a doctor, Colonel Robert Wilson, even managed to photograph the creature The picture revealed a creature with a long neck sticking out of the water
Where could the Loch Ness Monster have come from? One explanation given is that the monster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs While other dinosaurs have died out and become extinct, this creature has somehow managed to adapt to its surroundings and live on !
6/ What is the passage about?
A Loch Ness Lake
B A sea creature
C The Lock Ness Monster
D The Pre-historical Monster
7/ The sea monster's name is _
A Lock Ness B Colonel C Monster D Nessie
8/ It can be inferred from the passage that _
A Nessie has died
B Nessie is very dangerous
C Nessie is reportedly a pre-historic creature
D Nessie is a dinosaur
9/ Which statement is NOT true?
Trang 2A According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a small reptilian head
B The Loch Ness Monster like other pre-historic creatures has died out and becomes extinct
C According to many people, the Loch Ness Monster had a huge body
D It is explained that the Loch Ness Monster is a pre-historic creature which lived in the days of the dinosaurs
10/ The word ' affectionately ' in line 3 mostly means _
A in an angry way B hatefully C in a lovely way D attractively
Choose the best answer ( A, B, C or D ) to each question
11/ You _ go on diet; but you _ eat sensibly
A needn't/ must B should/ needn't C don't need/ should D must/ needn't
12/ "You can all come to my party?" - " "
A Yes, I shall B Yes, already C Thanks a lot D Excellent !
13/ You should hand him this letter of recommendation when you _ there tomorrow
A came B come C are going to come D will come
14/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A describe B Aborigine C type D digest
15/ _"Can I carry the bag for you? It seems very heavy."
_" _ I can manage"
A Yes, please B No, thanks C You are welcome D Sorry
16/ Who did you help?
A Who was helped you ? B Who did you be helped?
C Who was helped by you? D Who helped you?
17/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ This kind of grass can grow only in loosen sand on the crest
A on the B loosen sand C only in D grass
18/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ Plant and animal extinct leads to a loss of biodiversity, so maintaining biodiversity is
important for us in many ways
A so B in many ways C a loss D extinct
19/ The diesel engine was named its inventor Rudolf Diesel
A to B after C along D with
20/ I with my parents here when I was a child
A had lived B have lived C lived D was living
21/ The drainage of wetlands, cutting of forests, and road and dam construction have
destroyed natural habitats
A preservation B urban C urbanization D conservation
22/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A drew B chew C grew D few
23/ The boss has got angry I more careful when I talked to him
A need have been B can have been
C should have been D must have been
24/ Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from those of the rest
A valuable B gorilla C survival D condition
25/ There are a lot of of pollution from our modern world
A resources B bases C sources D foundation
26/ If the pain has gone, you _ take any more of these tablets
A have to B should C needn't D won't need
27/ The scientific study of life and structure of plants and animals is called
Trang 3A botany B biology C technology D zoology
28/ The tourist guide only has a twenty-dollar bill with her when she landed at the airport
A has B when C at D twenty-dollar bill
29/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ A lot of articles about the environmental pollution have written by my classmates
A environmental B A lot of C have written D about
30/ Many people thought that television with colour, picture and action could replace books, but , , it hasn't kill reading
A because B therefore C however D in fact
31/ " She will have to correct the mistakes " means that " "
A The mistakes will have been to correct
B The mistakes will be have to corrected
C The mistakes will be had to correct
D The mistakes will have to be corrected
32/ Inflation and unemployment can some companies to the verge of bankruptcy
A led B show C drive D cause
33/ Endangered animals should be well protected in their natural _
A habitat B position C situation D status
34/ Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from those of the rest
A subject B protection C surgeon D accurate
35/ The committee of different people of different views
A composes B contains C comprises D consists
36/ This superhighway is about 7000 miles in _
A depth B width C length D weight
37/ I didn't meet him yesterday He on business
A should have gone B should go C must go D must have gone
38/ It's a pity she didn't take her doctor's advice She wishes
A she would take her doctor's advice B she had taken her doctor's advice
C she took her doctor's advice D she takes her doctor's advice
39/ Reviewers describes this novel _ " hard-to-put-down"
A about B as C resembles D like
40/ Different conservation measures so as to save vulnerable species
A must have taken B have been taken
C would have taken D can't have been taken
41/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn't buy it
A The furniture was too expensive that I didn't buy it
B The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
C The furniture was too expensive for me to buy it
D The furniture was very expensive that I didn't buy it
42/ There is still much to discuss We shall, , return to this item at our next meeting
A however B already C therefore D so
43/ , I would have learned how to read
A Had I been able to go to school as a child
B If I could be able to go to school as a child
C If I been able to go to school as a child
D Unless I had been go to school as a child
44/ They have lived next door to us for years, we hardly ever see them
A therefore B yet C however D so
45/ There are different of books for people to read in different ways
Trang 4A types B sizes C models D styles
46/ "Would you mind if I smoked?" - " _"
A Yes, please do B No, please!
C Yes, please don't D Not at all
47/ Which underlined part needs to be corrected ?
+ Some people think that more and more people have television in their homes, less and less people will buy books to read
A will buy B more and more C in their homes D less and less
48/ Which underlined part of the following words is sounded differently from those of the rest?
A reduce B leopard C depend D between
49/ " Do you mind driving?" - " "
A Yes, please B Never mind, thank you
C You're welcome D I'm feeling pretty tired
50/ When you are _ holiday, you may "swallow " a good story because of lack of time
A in B at C for D on
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