KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 4 pps

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KIỂM TRA ANH VĂN – ĐỀ 4

Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with the words given

learning and developments status dominated having important population

English is widely regarded as (1) become global language It is unlikely to be displaced as the world’s most (2) _ language English is closely associated with the leading edge of global sicentific , technological, economic and cultural (3) _ It is the main language of international commerce (4) trade in the world For the last few hundred years English has been (5) _ by monolingual speakers’ interests Worldwide, there are over 1,400 million people living in countries where English has official (6) One out of five of the world’s (7) _ speak English to some level of competence It is estimated that over one billion people will be (8) English by the end of this decade

Exercise 2 Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer

Over the past 600 years, English’s grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066

Until the 1600s,English was,for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales ,Scotland or Ireland However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade ( including slave trade), colonization and missionary work Thus, small enclaves of speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world.As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking and diplomacy

Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is English Two – thirds

of the world’s science writing is in English And English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers Today there are more than 700 millions English users in the world, and over half of these are non – native speakers, constituting the largest number of non – native users than any other language in the world

1 What is the main topic of this passage ?

a the number of non – native users of English b The French influence on the English language

c The expansion of English as an international language c The use of English for science

2 Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England ?

a in 1066 b around 1350 c before 1600 d after 1600

3 According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except

a the slave trade b the Norman invasion c missionaries d colonization

4 The word “ enclaves” in line 7 could be best replaced by whic of the following ?

a comminities b organizations c regions d countries

5 The word “ proliferated” in line 8 is closest in meaning to which of the following ?

a prospered b organized c disbanded d expanded

Exercise 3 Fill in the blank with suitable word

Today, when English is one of the (1) languages in the world, it requires an effort of the imagination to realize that this is a (2) _ recent thing – that is Shakespeare’s time, for (3) only a few million people spoke English, and the language was not (4) to be very important by the other (5) Europe, and was unknown to the (6) _ of the world English has become a world language because of its establishment as a mother tongue (7) _ England in (8) the continents of the world

Exercise 4 Word – building

1 It / important / necessary / school – leavers / choose / career

2 Most / spend / time / think / it

3 What / they / do / choose / job / suitable / ability

4 school – leavers / ill – prepared / future jobs / know / what / require

5 Sheffield study, over one – third / have / reasonable sound knowledge / tasks / involve / choice

6 This / expect / view of / unsatisfactory nature / guidance / give / home / school

Exercise 5 Fill in the blank with suitable word

A – Except for a number of hish school students who can (1) their studies in colleges or universities, the

(2) _ of school –leaves experience their transition from school to work with the feelings of hope and worry (3) _ them, the end of school (4) _ the beginning of their independent new life They are (5) _ for their first job because it will help them contribute a bit (6) their family and above all, give them the desirable status of workers

But they (7) _ realize that they are ill – prepared for employment and have no (8) of the tasks, which are involved in it When the time to start work gets nearer, many of them begin to worry and (9) _ up all ( 10) of fearsome prospects in their minds

B – The Job Training Partnership Act (1) came into force in 1983, provides job training and employment

services for poor and disadvantage (2) ,with the aim of finding permanent jobs for as (3) people as possible

A special section (4) the Act caters for people who lose jobs in industries where they are unlikely to be (5) _ to find another job Young unemployed people are given training (6) Job Corp residential training centrers States (7) _ provide employment training which is paid (8) from state taxes

Exercise 6 Give the correct form of verb in bracket

In mankind’s millions of years on earth, many types of energy resources (1 – utilize ) _ However, in the last ninety years, petroleum ( 2 – become ) by far the most important Accounting for over 50 percent of all energy consumed, it (3– be ) _ so essential that , without petroleum, we ( 4 – face ) _ with economic disaster

Of course, the earth’s supply of petroleum ( 5 – not last ) _ forever, and in fact, it ( 6 – disappear ) _ sooner than most people ( 7 – believe ) At the current rate of consumption, the world’s proven oil reserves ( 8 – exhaust ) within forty to fifty years

Obviously, measures ( 9 – take ) decades ago to decrease our dependence on oil Amazingly, such measures ( 10 – still discuss ) _ today

Exercise 7 A – Fill in the blanks with the words given

wisdom running action secure processes preserve science partners

We cannot (1) _ the Earth’s future by saving one species or one acre at a time We must think and act altogether on a larger scales – the biological (2) _, the lands, and the waters that keep the Earth’s engine (3) _ The Nature Conservancy makes use of the latest developments in conservation (4) _ We build alliances with the broadest series of (5) - communities and corporations, scientists, legislators, and government agencies We’re known for brave (6) and meaningful results

We work daily – systematically and intelligently – to (7) the world’s Last Great Places And in everything we do, we listen for nature’s own (8)

B – Fill in each blank with a suitable word

We can develop alternative fuel sources of power (1) we try, we’ll never succeed Instead of burning fossil fuels, we should be concentrating (2) more economic uses of electricity because electricity can be produced from (3) sources of energy If we didn’t waste (4) _ much energy, our resources would (5) longer

Unless we do research on ( 6) energy, wind power, wave power, hydro electric schemes, our fossil fuel will run ( 7) and we’ll starve to death

Don’t forget that energy (8) _ the sun , the wave and the wind lasts forever

Exercise 8 Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions

There are many sources of pollution in our modern world At present, the most serious sources are acid rain, car exhaust fumes and oil spills

Factory chimneys give out smoke that contain sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide These gases combine with the atmosphere to form sulphuric acid and nitric acid When it rains, these acids dissolve in the rain and make it acidic Acid rain is believed to be the worst pollution problem of all It has harmed aquatic life by turning many lakes into lifeless bodies of water In these areas, there is no limestones in the rocks to neutralize acid rain naturally One remedy is to pump limestone into the acid lakes However, it is not possible to do this on a large enough scale to save all the lakes

Car exhaust fumes contain carbon monoxide and lead which are highly poisonous In big cities, the exhaust fumes build up and pose a health hazard to human beings

Pollution of the sea by oil threaten marine life Much of the oil come from ships that clean their fuel tanks while at sea Offshore oil wells also discharge vast amounts of oil into the sea Pollution of the sea can also be caused by oil spills An oil spill may occur as a result of accidents involving oil tankers

1 Why is smoke from factory chimneys harmful to our environment ?

2 What do car exhaust fumes contain ?

3 What sources cause pollution of the sea ?

4 Find the words in the passage which means

a distribute b melt c treament d risk

Exercise 9 Fill in the blank with suitable word

Air pollution occurs when wastes dirty the air People produce most of the wastes that (1) air pollution Such wastes can be found in the form of gases or particles of solid or (2) _ matter These substances result chiefly

from burning (3) to power motor vehicles Industrial processes and the (4) _ of garbage also contribute to air pollution Natural pollutants include dust, pollen, soil particles and naturally occuring ( 5)

The rapid (6) of population and industry, and the increased use of automobiles and airplanes have made air pollution a (7) _ problem The air we breathe has become so filled with polutants that it can cause (8) _ problems Polluted air also (9) _ plants, animals, building materials and fabrics In addition, it (10) damage by alternating the earth’s atmosphere