READING 1 : Choose the best word from A B C D to fill in each of the gaps below

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air (1) _____ gases and smoke, poisons the waters with (2) _____
and other substances, and (3) _____ the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also
pollutes his surroundings in (4) _____ other ways. (5) _____, people ruin natural beauty by
disposing garbage and (6) _____products on the land and in the water. They operate machines
and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and
even death. Polluted water kills fish and other coastal life. Pollution of soil (7) _____ the amount
of land that is available for growing food.
1. A. with B. at C. into D. on
2. A. chemistry B. chemist C. chemicals D. chemically
3. A. damages B. ploughs C. harrow D. water
4. A. vary B. various C. variety D. varieties
5. A. Besides B. As instance C. Therefore D. For example
6. A. put B. create C. waste D. clean
7. A. increase D. grows C. destroys D. reduces
READING 2 : Choose the best word from the box to fill in each of the gaps below
protection interesting enjoy decrease preserve resource damage
Conservation is the protection and wise management of the environment. People practice
conservation so that the environment can (1) …… their needs of all other living things. Without
conservation, all the (2)……. necessary for life – air, animals, energy, plants, soil and water –
would be (3) …… , wasted or destroyed.
Conservation also includes a concern for the quality of the environment, so that people
can (4) …… living. It means keeping the environment comfortable and safe and an (5) ……
place to live in. A healthy environment includes clean streets and highways, with open spaces in
cities for parks and playgrounds.
READING 1 : Choose the best word from A B C D to fill in each of the gaps below
Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1)……… Many species
of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2)……… if we do not make an effort to (3)
…….. them . There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (4)…….for their fur or
for other valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, (5)……..parrots, are captured alive and sold
as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat - the place where they live -
is (6)…….. More and more land is used for farms, for houses and for industry. All the Earth is
being polluted seriously. (7)…..we do not control our action, there will be only one animal left
on the Earth - human beings.
1. a. danger b. problem c. vanishing d.
threat
2. a. disappeared b. vanished c. empty
d. extinct
3. a. harm b. protect c. serve
d. safe
4. a. hunt b. to hunt c. hunting d.
hunted
5. a. or b. like c. such
d. where
6. a. appearing b. appeared c. disappearing
d. disappeared
7. a.If b. Unless c. When
d. Because
READING 3 : Choose the best word from the table to fill in each of the gaps below
thrown chemicals someone cleaned
responsible something purified
 Everyone agrees that modern cities are polluted and (1)……….must be done about it.
The air we breathe is not fresh, the water we drink has to be (2) ……..with chlorine , and our
streets are often dirty because of rubbish that has not been collected and paper bags that are (3)
…………away carelessly . Factories are (4) ……….for most of the pollution. Their chimneys
pour out smoke, contaminating the atmosphere, and also produce harmful (5)…….. like sulphur
that are invisible and dangerous. In many cases, they contaminate rivers even though the
factories themselves are outside the city.

READING 4: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word for each of the blanks from 1 to:
1.Bidoup Nui Ba National Park  is ………(1) national park in districts of Dam Rong and Lac
Duong, in the province of Lam Dong, Vietnam.
The Bidoup Nui Ba national Park …………(2) in 2004 and is named after the two
highest peaks of the Langbiang plateau: Bidoup (2,287m) and Nui Ba (2,167m). With a total
……….(3) of 70,038 ha, the park ranks as one of five ……….. (4) national parks in Vietnam
Over 1,933 recorded species of vascular plants including 96 endemic and 62 rare species
which are listed in the IUCN Red list 2009. The park is home to over 14 out of 33 conifer species
in Vietnam including many endemic and rare species.
The park is home to over 441 species of vertebrate animals from 30 orders and 98
families. 32 species are listed in the IUCN Red Book including many valuable, …………(5)
animals such as the pygmy loris, black-shanked douc, yellow-cheeked crested gibbon, bear,
Asiatic black bear, Asian alpinus, gaur, serow, etc.
Question 1. A. a B. the C. an D. no article
Question 2 A. is established B. established C. was established D. establishes
Question 3. A. area B. space C. section D. landscape
Question 4. A. Large B. Largest C. Larger D. largely
Question 5. A.dangerous B. dead C. popular D. rare

READING 5:.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer
sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 6 to 10:
A species that faces over exploitations is one (6 )……….may become severely
endangered or even extinct due to the rate in which the species is being used. Unrestricted
whaling during the 20th century is an example of over exploitation and the whaling industry
brought many species of whales to extremely low (7) ……… sizes. When several whale
species were nearly extinct, a (8)……… of nations agreed to abide by an international
moratorium on whaling. Due to this moratorium , some whale species, such as the grey
whale, have made remarkable comebacks, while others remain threatened or (9)………...
Due to the trade in animal part, many species continue to suffer high rates of
exploitation. Even today, there are demand for items such as rhino horns and tiger bones in
several areas of Asia. It is here that there exists a strong market (10)………traditional
medicines made from these animal parts.
Question 6 . A. that B. who C. whom D. where
Question 7 . A. habitat B. population C. pollution D. environment
Question 8 . A. total B. number C. sum D. crowd
 Question 9 . A. danger B. dangerous C. endangered D. endangering
Question 10 A. with B. of C. at D. for
READING 6: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below
THE WILD LIFE
Wild animals (and wild plants) and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened
almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many
hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of
extinction.
Already many kinds of wild animals has been so reduced in number that their role in the
ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger
of extinction.
But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are
in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical
forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs of timber and paper.
What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished?- Would our life
still exist then?
1. What would happen to the human beings if the wild life vanished?
A. Many species would quickly become extinct.
B. The human life would be seriously threatened.
C. Species would go on dying out.
D. Tropical forests would be cut down.
2. What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?
A. the vanishing of whole habitats. B. the extinction of many species.
C. the rapid advance of the process of extinction. D. man’s need of timber and paper.
3. What does the writer caution us against?
A. cutting down the tropical forests. B. hunting wild animals.
C. draining marshes. D. destroying our environment.
4. What would happen if we cut down forests?
Cutting down forests would cause ……………..
A. the changes of temperature. B. the flood
C. both A and B are correct. D. none are correct.
5. “To threaten” in the passage means …………..
A. to pollute B. to give fear to C. to vanish D. to poison