A LISTENING
Part 1: Listen to five short conversations and tick the right picture You will listen to the conversations twice
1 Which book did John buy?
2 What does Sally want to do?
3 What's in the playground?
4 What's Ben drawing?
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Trang 25 What's Mum doing?
II Listen and complete the table You will listen twice
REDBRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE
Name: Lucy Flynn
(6) – Which class? (7) – When? (8) – Name of teacher? (9) – Comes to Centre by: (10) – Favourite sport: B GRAMMAR - VOCABULARY - LANGUAGE FUNCTION
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences
11 I often coffee, but today I am drinking tea
12 They the victims at 10 o’clock last night
A were helping B was helping C helping D helped
13 The heavy rain has caused in many parts of the country
A storms B floods C drought D tornado
14 Laura: "How fluently you speak English!” - Mike: “ ”
Trang 3A You're welcome B I'm afraid so C No, don't worry D Thanks a lot! It’s very nice of you to say so
15 If you yourself well, your parents will be happy
A behaves B behaved C behave D behaving
16 Too much carbon dioxide in the air can be for humans to breathe
A poisonous B unfriendly C healthy D poison
17 They _ money to help the poor last month
A donated B donates C donate D donating
18 How _ do you return things you buy online?
A often B never C sometimes D rarely
19 To generate cheap and clean energy, instead of burning fossil fuels, scientists have developed
A oil B solar panels C electricity D coal burning
20 They cleaned up everything they left
21 Lan: “ You know, they have estimated that over 46,000 people died in the earthquake in Turkey.” - Laura:” _”
A That’s awful! B wonderful! C That’s awesome! D That’s great!
22 What can be done to protect people from disasters?
A environment B environmental C environmentally D environmentalist
23 The train for Paris _ at 7.30 tomorrow morning
A leaves B will leave C would leave D leave
24 An example of a natural disaster is a _
A rain B sunlight C thunder D tornado
25 Hundreds of people were made _ after the flood
A helpless B homeless C careless D careful
C READING
Part 1 Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Light pollution is not (26) serious as water or air pollution Moreover, it is the type of pollution
that occurs more in cities than in rural areas In the past, we could sit out (27) _night and gaze at
glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in the outer space Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets, advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many
unwanted places The real problem (28) _ that it is very wasteful to apply light to almost everything at night Millions of tons of oil and coal (29) _ to produce the power to light the sky Eye strain, loss of vision and stress are what people may get from light (30) Too much light at night can harm our
eyes and also harm the hormones that help us to see things properly
Trang 426 A as B more C much D less
30 A pollute B polluting C pollution D polluted
Part 2 Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about passage
Two of the most dangerous storms which affect America are hurricanes and tornadoes They are very much feared by anyone who may live in the path of their destruction
Every year homes are destroyed by their fury and often lives are lost Most people who live near the coast are forced to evacuate their homes and to move to safer areas until the storm passes Floods are caused along the coasts by both the heavy rain and a storm tide that is considerably above normal water level The high winds, coastal flooding and heavy rains associated with a hurricane cause enormous damage
Hurricanes usually develop between July and October Once they hit land they carry tremendous power with driving rain and wind
Tornadoes are violent low - pressured storms These storms occur most often during the summer months and are noticeable by their strong wind and lack of rain The sky turns black as dust is sucked up into the air Tornadoes are capable of lifting quite heavy objects from the ground They can pick up trees and cars right into the air and even uplift heavier objects such as homes and railway cars
Both hurricanes and tornadoes cause millions of dollars worth of damage to life and property every year Today they can be predicted more easily than in the past, but they cannot be stopped or ignored
31 What are two of the most dangerous storms which affect America?
A Hurricanes and tornadoes B Typhoons and thunderstorms C Thunderstorms and hurricanes D Hurricanes and typhoons
32 At which part of the year do hurricanes usually develop?
A July and August only B All the year round C From the seventh to the ninth month D Between July and October
33 What is the major similarity between a hurricane and a tornado?
A They cover only a small area B They can cause great damage to life and property C They are not accompanied by rain D They have either wind or speed
34 Which of the following is TRUE of tornadoes and hurricanes?
A They cannot be predicted with accuracy B They are easier to control today than in the past C They can be predicted more easily today than in the past D They cannot be predicted today with greater accuracy
35 Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the article?
A The number of people killed each year by these storms
Trang 5B The tremendous power killed each year by these storms C The damage caused by hurricanes and tornadoes
D The time of year when they are most likely to strike
D WRITING
Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets
36 My father was watching TV My mother was reading books (while)