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(1)REVIEW 1 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
9 A invent B debris C legend D news Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
10 A village B prevent C earthquake D shelter 11 A national B medical C historical D chemical Choose the best option to complete each sentence Circle A, B, or C.
12 Water _ in the lake has made the fish die
A pollution B pollute C polluted D polluting
13 _ workers were sent to the area immediately, but no villager was survived when the landslide happened
A help B rescue C volunteer D assistance 14 Three hundred people were left _ by the earthquake
A home B property C homeless D house 15 The train or Ha Noi at 7a.m tomorrow
A leaves B leaving C to leave D left 16 Environmental pollution has _ to lots of health problems
A caused B got C made D led
17 The heavy rain has caused _ in many parts of the country A drought B storms C forest fire D floods Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given.
18 Technology will probably help to predict NATURAL_ disasters (nature) Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets
19 By the time we came to the cinema, the film (start) _HAD STARTED_ 20 Our school (built) WAS BUILT _ a long time ago READING
Fill in each gap a suitable word from the box, then answer the questions below
of live are buildings exhausts increase
Air pollution is caused of ill health in human beings In a lot of countries, there (21)… ARE… laws limiting the amount of smoke which factories can produce Doctors have proved that air pollution causes lung diseases
The gases from the (22) …EXHAUST… … of cars have also increased air pollution in most cities The lead in petrol produces a poisonous gas, which is often collected in busy streets circled by high (23) …BUILDINGS…… Children who (24) LIVE… in areas where there is a lot of lead in the atmosphere can not think as quickly as other children, and are clumsy when they use their hands
There are other long-term effects (25) OF……… pollution If the gases in the atmosphere continue to (26) …INCREASE………, the earth's climate may become warmer A lot of the air near the Poles may melt and may cause serious floods
(2)Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA It has coaslines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean This state has an incredible three million lakes That’s four lakes per person living there
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river The only way to get it and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base Nearly two hundred float planes take off and land on the water of this airport every day It’s really a fun scene to watch
Alaska is called the Land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months But in winter the sun stays almost unseen
All Alaskans take place special pride in their beautiful and unique state 27 Where is Alaska?
ALASKA IS IN THE USA 28 Does it have a lot of lakes? YES, IT DOES
29 How we get there?
WE CAN GET THERE BY AIR, ON FOOT OR BY DOGSLED 30 Why is Alaska called the Land of Midnight Sun?
BECAUSE IN SUMMER, THE SUN DOESN’T SET FOR NEARLY THREE MONTHS BUT IN WINTER THE SUN STAYS ALMOST UNSEEN
WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. 31 Someone has stolen by bicycle
My bicycle HAS BEEN STOLEN
32 If she doesn’t work hard, she will not pass This exam
Unless SHE WORKS HARD, SHE WILL NOT PASS THIS EXAM 33 I don’t have free time, so I can’t go with you
If I HAD FREE TIME, I COULD GO WITH YOU 34 Tam ate a lot last night, so she had a stomachache
Because TAM ATE A LOT LAST NIGHT, SHE HAD A STOMACHACHE There is a mistake in each sentence Find and correct it
35 Water pollute in the lake has made the fish die A B C D
36 Factories won’t dump waste into rivers if the government will fine them heavily A B C D
Make sentences, using the cues given
37 Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems
NOISE POLLUTION IN THE BIG CITIES LEADS TO HEARING PROBLEMS 38 When/ rescuers/ arrive/ whole family/ already/ evacuate
WHEN THE RESCUERS ARRIVED WHOLE FAMILY HAD ALREADY EVACUATED
(3)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 POLLUTION 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 DISEASES , 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 EMISSION of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise Another reason is urban construction, including road UPGRADING 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.ENVIRONMENT, the consequence will be tragic
2 Read the passage Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words. The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa – a Taiwan steel corporation based in Ha Tinh – was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central Vietnamese provinces in April and May 2016 According to this announcement, Formosa has discharged a significant amount of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the ocean This seriously polluted the water and killed the fish The officials of the company, in a national correspondence meeting, apologized the Vietnamese people with a bow Formosa would pay $500 million to treat the oceanic pollution and to
compensate for economic losses of the region However, according to
environmentalists, it will take a long time for the ecosystem of the central Viet Nam to fully recover In the mean time, local tourism and fishing industries have already been negatively affected Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood, many tourists have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their fish to customers Formosa caused MASS fish deaths in Ha Tinh province
2 The polluted water had many HARMFUL CHEMICALS and was dumped directly into the ocean
3 The company promised to pay $500 million to treat the THE OCEANIC POLLUTION and to make up for economic losses
4 ENVIRONMENTALISTS say that the polluted ocean will not restore its previous state very soon
5 The incident has made tourists cancel their PRE-BOOKED TOURS to Ha Tinh III WRITING
1 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first Use the word in brackets You may need to change the word.
Here is an example.
0 The bookshop is opposite the library
(4)1 The English speaking countries exhibition finishes at 8p.m (END)
THE ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES EXHIBITION ENDS AT P.M How long is the presentation? (LAST)
HOW LONG DOES THE PRESENTATION LAST? The photo session takes place in the library (HOST) THE LIBRARY HOSTS THE PHOTO SESSION What time does the HN302 leave? (DEPARTURE) WHAT IS THE DEPARTURE TIME OF THE HN302.?
5 A kilt is the traditional garment for Scottish men.(TRADITIONALLY) TRADITINALLY, SCOTTISH MEN WEAR A KILT
2 Your school is holding a writing competition about English speaking countries Now write a paragraph (80-100 words) to describe one country you like best.
You should mention: - The name of the country - Its special features
- The reasons why you like it best.
……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… IV LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Put the words into the correct column according to their stress pattern. Cantonese attraction refugee Portuguese dependent
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2 Read the sentences Each has three underlined parts, A, B, and C Which part has an error? Circle A, B, or C.
(5)2 If the soil was- IS polluted, plants won’t be able to grow
3 If people continue dumping rubbish into oceans, many aquatic creatures don’t- CAN’T survive
4 If urban citizens take- TOOK better care of the environment, the city would not be so dirty
5 If there weren’t so many high-rise buildings, lots of stars will- WOULD be visible to us
3 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given
1 I like to speak English to people from _DIFFERENT _ countries DIFFER
2 Speaking English with correct _PRONOUNCIATION _ is difficult PRONOUNCE Hoa has made lots of _IMPROVEMENTS _ in her learning
English IMPROVE
4 Singlish is an ABBREVIATION of Singaporean English ABBREVIAT
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