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(1)REVISION ENGLISH (16/03 – 22/03/2020) Exercise 1: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words
environment diseases pollution emission upgrading
If you wander on the streets of Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, you may be surprised that most people are wearing masks, hiding their faces This is because of serious air (1) in this city Between March and 4, 2016, the air quality index of Ha Noi, as measured by the US Embassy in Ha Noi was over 350 At this level, air pollution can cause lots of respiratory (2) _, especially to children and the elderly The major cause of air pollution in Ha Noi is traffic Due to the increasing number of motorcycles and cars in the last decade, the (3) of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise Another reason is urban construction, including road (4) projects and residential buildings People have to live with the dust and dirt throughout the city Environmental experts have warned that if the city continues to develop its economy with little regard to the (5) _, the consequence will be tragic
Exercise 2: Read the following passage Circle A, B or C to complete each sentence
Oral storytelling has been around as long as human language Our ancestors probably gathered around the evening fires and talked about their fears and their beliefs through oral stories This long tradition of storytelling is evident in ancient cultures such as the Australian Aborigines
Early storytelling probably originates in simple chant People sang chants as they worked at grinding corn or sharpening tools Then they started to combine stories, poetry, music, and dance The stories explained how life began and why things happened, as well as provided entertainment Those who were excellent at storytelling became entertainers, educators, cultural advisors, and historians for the community Through storytellers, the history of a culture was handed down from generation to generation
In the 20th century, interest in oral storytelling has revived A number of storytelling festivals were established Storytelling festivals bring tellers to gather for entertaining, telling and education in the art
* oral = spoken
1 The word "gathered" in the passage can be best replaced by
A talked B met C built
2 The phrase "originates in" in the passage can be best replaced by _
A creates by B comes from C begins with
3 The word "excellent" in the passage is closest in meaning to
A outstanding B brilliant C smart
4 The phrase "handed down" in the passage can be best replaced by _
A carried out B went on C passed on
5 The word "revived" in the passage can be best replaced by _
A come back B survived C disappeared
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences starting with if.
1 He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam
If She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam
If He will pay me tonight; I will have enough money to buy a car
If He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough
If She is very shy, so she doesn’t enjoy the party
(2)6 He doesn’t take any exercises He is so unhealthy
If Study hard or you won’t pass the exam
If Don’t be impatient or you will make mistakes
If I don’t buy that book because I don’t have enough money
If
Exercise 4: Complete these sentences use the correct form of the verbs.
The manager (be) ……….very angry if I am late for work You will have to work very hard if you (take) ………this course I (go) ……… to see the doctor if I don’t feel well tomorrow They can’t hear you unless you (speak) ……….louder
If Peter (forget) ………to write his essay, the teacher (give) ……… him a low mark
If they (win) ………this match, they will be the champions
We (have) ………plenty of time if we (arrive) ………there early The zookeeper (punish) ………you if you (feed) ……….the animal What ……… (Jane/ say) if Jim (tell) ……… her the truth?
10 The door (not lock) ……… unless you (press) ………the green button
Exercise 5: Combine each pair of sentences using the word given.
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)
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer to complete the letter below
From: info@123doc.org To: info@123doc.org
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? Tell me all about it in your next email
(3)1 A for B since C after D before
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
5 A caused B led C made D resulted
6 A collect B pick C get D take
Exercise 7: Fill each blank with suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the visual pollution.
Includes many with kind inside dump example a
Visual pollution can happen outside or (1) your house When you are in the street, you look around and see too (2) telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as (3) ‘negative visual environment’ and it causes visual pollution For many communities, visual pollution also (4) uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings This (5) of pollution can be present in your house, too If you (6) clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution A room (7) too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another (8) .of visual pollution in the house
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution
Exercise 8: Rearrange these sentences to make the logic conversation.
1 If/ I/ be/ you/, I/ plant/ vegetables/ garden
More/ tourist/ come/ here/ if / beach/ be/ cleaner
What/ happen/ if / there/ be/ no/ car/ world?
If/ I/ be/ his mother/, I/ ask/ tidy/ room/ every day
If/ there/ be/ no/ war/, people/ live/ more/ happy
Soil/ not/ be/ so/ polluted/ if/ farmers/ not use/ much/ chemical/ fertilizer