READING:

A. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

Câu 1: Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each
other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over
the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election
in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone
with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4)
___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___
information travels fast.
1. A. communicate B. communicating C. to communicate D. A&C.
2. A. quickly B. quick C. slowly D. slow.

3. A. rural B. international C. nation D. urban.

4. A. close B. space C. distant D. rich.
5. A. technology B. technological C. technique D. technical.

Câu 2: Many human activities over the last 200 years have been responsible (1)
_____ polluting the air and damaging people’s health. Automobile engines and
power plants burn combustible (2) _____ like gasoline and coal and allow toxic
gases and smoke to escape into the air. Some pollutants destroy the ozone layer,
which is the thin blanket of gases that (3)____ Earth from the Sun’s dangerous
ultraviolet rays. Other pollutants contribute to (4)____ warming by adding to the
planet’s natural greenhouse effect. Still others create acid rain, a phenomenon that
has disastrous (5) ____ on lake and forest habitats. Air pollution is not limited to
industrial areas. Depending on the direction of the wind and its force, air pollutants
may even spread to other countries very far from the source of the pollution.
1.A. to B. with C. for D. of.
2.A. fuels B. matters C. chemicals D.
means.
3.A. protects B. stops C. covers D.
damages.
 4. A. thermal B. temperature C. environmental D.
global.
5. A. causes B. sources C. affects D.
effects.

Câu 3: There are three main (1) …… of pollution: air pollution, water pollution
and noise pollution. Air can be (2)…… in many ways. Smoke in the air from mills,
factories and industry contains carbon, monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane,
which are all poisonous gases. This leads (3) …… health problems like asthma and
lung diseases. Water is also polluted by the (4)… of commercial and industrial
waste. The noise of vehicles, mills, and factories can be really unbearable. People
living next to a building site where there is too much noise can become sick, as
they cannot sleep or relax. This is called (5) ……
1. A. sort B. things C. kinds D. type.

2. A. polluting B. polluted C. pollute D. pollution.

3. A. of B. to C. for D. on.
4. A. discharge B. survival C. outbreak D. reservoir.

5. A. noise pollution B. thermal pollution C. soil pollution D. light pollution.

Câu 4: THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is
located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three
different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills,
rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have
come to live the United States.
There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are
not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain
of islands in the Pacific Ocean.
1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.
A. second largest B. largest C. smallest D. third largest.
2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.
A. a chain of islands, the largest state
B. the largest state: a chain of islands
C. a chain of islands; the largest state
D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.
3. The United States does not have _________.
A. 50 states B. volcanoes C. mountains D. continents.
4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3.
5. What continent is the United States in?
A. North America B. Australia C. Africa D.
Europe.

Câu 5: Tsunamis, whose name derives from the Japanese expression for “high
wave in a harbour”, are giant sea waves. These waves are quite different from
storm surges. They are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves
although they have nothing to do with tides. Scientists often refer to them as
seismic sea waves, which is far more appropriate because they are often the result
of undersea seismic activity.
Tsunamis can be caused when the sea floor suddenly moves, during an underwater
earthquake or volcano, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly
displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can
travel great distances, at speeds close to 700 kilometres per hour. In the open
ocean, tsunami waves are not very high, often no more than one or two metres. It is
when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height,
possibly up to 40 metres.
1. The passage mainly discusses _________.
A. tidal waves B. tides C. tsunamis D.
storm surges.
2. All of the following is true about tidal waves EXCEPT _______.
A. they are as another name for tsunamis
B. they are caused by sudden changes in high and low tides
C. this term is not used by the scientists
D. the name refer to the same phenomenon as seismic sea waves.
3. The word ‘them’ in the passage refers to__________ .
A. Tidal waves B. tsunamis C. storm surges D. sea
waves.
4. The word “shallow” in the passage mostly means _________.
A. not clear B. tidal C. coastal D. not deep.
5. It can be understood from the passage that tsunamis _________.
A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean
B. generally reach heights greater than 40 metres
C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean
D. are often identified by ships on the ocean.