ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 17 Exercise 1. Read the passage carefully. The forces of nature are used by man to generate energy for his many needs. Gravity, being a fundamental force of nature. Is always present. One of the most obvious effects of gravity is that it makes water flow. The flow of water has long been used by man for various purposes. River are used for travelling and transpotation. Dams, both natural and man – made, enable electricity to be generated. On a small scale, water power is used to run mills and do other simple work for man. There is research being carried out to harness the energy of waves. This energy is again converted to electricity to serve man. By far, electricity is the most versatile of all of nature’s energy. Without electricity, we will have no electric light, air conditioner, television, radio, electronic computer, rice cooker, motor car etc. So it is without doubt our most important sources of energy. The Earth is surrounded by a huge invisible magnetic force field that stays reasonably constant all the time. Ever since the discovery of the magnetic compass, man has made used of it for navigation. The compass is still being used today by aeroplanes and ships that sail the seas. It is indispensible component of navigation. It enables man to find his way around the entire planet. The most powerful force on the entire planet is the force released in an atomic explosion. Man discovered this awesome force just about fifty years ago and has since been trying to harness it safely and profitably. Unfortunately, nuclear energy is still a very difficult thing to control. No doubt it is a source of tremendous and almost inexhaustible energy, but the price we must pay for using it seems too much. Nobody wants to be burdened by the by–products of an atomic reactor. They are too toxic and radioactive. The problems associated with safe disposal of these by–products are too numerous to surmount. Unless man finds better ways to harness the power of the atom, it is better to leave it alone. Otherwise man might destroy himself with it. Sadly too, atomic energy is being used to make bombs. Bombs are nothing but tools of destrcution. Man in his madness or ignorance has stockpiled thousands of such horrors and they are just waiting to be let loose upon the world. So far, only Hiroshima and Nagasaki had tasted the horror of the atomic bomb. There is much fear that one day the whole world will be consumed by a nuclear war that will end everything for man. If that happens it will just be man’s foolishness. He is given this whole beautiful Earth to enjoy in. If he uses what he is given correctly, he lives. If he uses what he is given foolishly, he will certainly perish. A – Answer the questions by ticking True or False. 1. Man can’t use the forces of nature to generate energy for his many needs. 2. Man knows how to make use of rivers for travelling and transportation. 3. The flow of water has no longer used by man. 4. Water power is used to run mills and do other simple work for man. 5. We can have a modern life without electricity. 6. Man is using atom to make bombs. 7. Man might destroy himself with atomic bombs. 8. The atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. B – Give the best title for the passage. C – Give the antonym of each word given below. 1. huge 3. visible. 5. powerful 7. exhaustible 2. destructive. 4. active 6. tamed 8. loose. Exercise 2. Find and correct the mistakes in these sentences. 1. The director advises that we are on time for the next meeting. 2. The counselor has insisted that Rochester takes time to relax. 3. Did the general urge that his troops fought / 4. Her father suggested that she didn’t buy a used motor – bike. 5. It is important that she finishes the typing today. 6. The man, as well as his wife and four children , were injured in the accident. 7. The best time to play football are the two hours before lunch time. 8. Buried under the floorboards are the murdered man. 9. The parents or the children inherits the estate. 10. Your request that the test is delayed has been denied. Exercise 3. Give “ Ing” form of some suitable verbs to complete the sentences. 1. I’m annoyed about John’s _____________________. 2. Do you mind my __________________________? 3. You mentioned ________________ in hospital last year. 4. Have you considered ________________ a job abroad? 5. There’s nothing to prevent her from _______________! 6. Does your suit require _______________, Sir ? 7. No one can make an omelet without _______________ eggs. 8. Do you object to __________ on Sundays ? 9. ____________ a child will do more harm than good. 10. One of my bad habits is __________ my head when I am upset. 11. ________ the same mistake twice is unforgiven. 12. How long do you intend to go on _______________? 13. I don’t regret ______________! 14. We are all interested in ________________ 15. She couldn’t help ________________. Exercise 4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Endangered species. The future of the African elephan depends on man. No (1) _____can human beings and (2) _____ animals live in harmony throughout vast areas of (3) _____ continent as was possible in days gone by, for man’s needs have increased as well as his numbers. There are regions, (4) ______ as the Congo forests and the equatorial Sudan, (5) ____ the old relationship may remain for a few more years or even generations, but in general it has gone. Conservation, if it is to be effective, must be a positive, constructive policy, and it is wishful thinking to imagine otherwise, particularly in the case of elephant. And if this is not yet true of the whole of Africa , it soon will be, for the increase (6) _____ the human population is almost universal. Where human (7) ______ and wild animals find themselves in competition (8) ____ each other, the animals will lose. Even if there appears to be (9) _____ room for both, man will not tolerate for long a situation in (10) _____ elephants and other creatures make even occasional raids (11) ____ his fields of food or economic crops. For many years this has been (12) ___ major cause of conflicting interests and (13) _____ of the reasons why so many elephants have been (14) _____ to control (15) ___ numbers. Exercise 5. Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning. 1. I was amazed when Jane got into university, given the fact that she hadn’t worked hard at school. To my _________________________________________________ 2. Tom insisted on being told the complete story. Nothing but _____________________________________________ 3. I’m sure it wasn’t Jane you saw because she was at home at that time. It can’t _________________________________________________ 4. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged ? When __________________________________________________ 5. I wish I’d taken my doctor’s advice. It’s ____________________________________________ 6. The bread is so stale that we can’t eat it. The bread isn’t ___________________________________ 7. My mother told me that I should never borrow money from friends. “ Never _________________________________________________ 8. Ann kept one hand on the steering wheel. She opened a can of soda pop with the other hand. Keeping _________________________________________________ 9. I studied for three months for the examination. Regardless of that, I barely passed. Regardless _______________________________________________ 10. “ Are you planning to enter law school?” I asked Mary. I asked __________________________________________________ Exercise 6. Find the word with different sound. 1. a. good b. roof c. foot d. flood 2. a. see b. measure c. saint d. second 3. a. stage b. managed c. village d. baggage 4. a. seat b. meat c. meant d. heat 5. a. may b. pay c. mayor d. day 6. a. coughed b. laughed c. mapped d. wicked 7. a. chemist b. check c. child d. cheer 8. a. don’t b. bone c. sold d. comic 9. a. love b. cover c. colour d. over 10. a. bought b. thought c. through d. ought . ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HKI – ĐỀ SỐ 17 Exercise 1. Read the passage carefully. The forces of nature are used by. has long been used by man for various purposes. River are used for travelling and transpotation. Dams, both natural and man – made, enable electricity to be generated. On a small scale, water. A – Answer the questions by ticking True or False. 1. Man can’t use the forces of nature to generate energy for his many needs. 2. Man knows how to make use of rivers for travelling and transportation.