Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

 

We are using up the world’s petroleum. We use it in our cars and to heat our building in winter. Farmers use petro-chemicals to (23)…..the soil rich. They use them to kill insects eating plants. These chemicals go into rivers and lakes and kill the fish there. Thousands of pollutants also go into the air and pollute it. Winds carry this (24)…..air to other countries and other continents.

Poor farmers use the same land over and (25)….. . The land needs a rest so it will be better next year. However, the farmers must have food this year. Poor people cut down forests for firewood. In some areas when the trees are gone, the land (26)…..desert. Poor people can’t save the environment for the future. This is not a problem for one country or one area of the world. It is a problem for all humans. The people and the nations of the world must work together to (27)……the world’s resources.

We discussed the problem but we ………………. a final decision.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

………………. rush hour, the roads in the city are very busy.

Tom: “Would you please drive me to class today?”

Thuy: “________________.”

Staying in bed all day is not good for our health, hasn’t it?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct response to each of the following exchanges

 Bush: “______________.”

Clinton: “No, but thanks all the same.”

Tom, write carefully and don’t ………………. any mistakes!

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Devastating floods along the coast have left many people homeless. People are asked to help by donating food, clothes, furniture, and other supplies to the Assistance Fund. Donations of bottled water are especially needed, since the floods have disrupted the local water supply. In addition, volunteers are needed to travel to the flooded area to help distribute the donations.

We studied very hard for the exam, because we passed it very easily.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question.

It is the most beautiful building ………………. the world.

The word “donating” in line 2 is closest in meaning to_________.

If you ………………. forty cigarettes a day, you would cough a lot.

The people and the nations of the world must work together to (27)……the world’s resources.