B.

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III Find the word which doesn’t belong to each group.
1. A. airplane B. helicopter C. jet D. submarine
2. A. pilotless B. airplane C. driverless D. careless
3. A. probably B. possibly C. perhaps D. certain
4. A. spacious B. poor C. malnutrition D. overcrowded
5. A. diseases B. criminals C. problems D. prosperity
IV Fill in the blank with a suitable word given.

shortage slums aircraft mono-wheel flying

1. There will be a .......................... of energy in the near future.

2. They will show the .......................... cars to the public when they finish it.
3. Although life has changed for the better in many areas, various people live in ...................
4. An .......................... without a human pilot aboard is called a pilotless aircraft.
5. The driver sits inside the wheel of the .......................... and pedals to go forward.
V Choose the suitable option A, B, C or D.
1. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people ................... the rules.
A. remember B. obey C. go after D. take care of
2. I’m sure you’ll find the film ...................
A. amuse B. amusing C. amused D. amusement
3. Give a ................... before you turn left or right.
A. sign B. turn C. sound D. signal
4. On Thanksgiving, families and friends ................... to have a feast.
A. meet B. arrive C. gather D. appear
5. The University of Indochina ................... in Ha Noi in 1906.
A. built B. was built C. has built D. has been built
6. Last year, we participated in ................... funds for street children.
A. raising B. making C. gathering D. taking
7. The doctor says my father will become ill ................... he stops smoking.
A. until B. when C. unless D. if
8. We ................... to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.
A. used to cycle B. cycled C. was cycling D. went
 9. ................... the silly story, many people enjoyed the film.
A. Although B. In spite of C. However D. Nevertheless
10. A friend of ................... corning to stay with me next month.
A. me B. my. C. I D. mine
VI Put the verb in the correct tense.
1. The major cause of death for children living in the slums (be) ...................... malnutrition.
2. Overpopulation problems (affect) ...................... both the rich and the poor.
3. The immigrants hardly (find) ...................... accommodation in the city, won’t they?
4. A hydro station (build) ...................... in the North of the country next year.
5. Solar power (use) ...................... to heat or cool our house.
VII Make a question for the underlined part of each sentence.
1. She went to school by bus yesterday.
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2. He bought this hat at the shop over there.
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3. It took me three hours to finish my homework.
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4. I need a phone card to phone my parents.
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5. It’s about 50 km from Lao Cai to Ha Noi.
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6. Her neighbor gave her a nice dress.
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7. They returned to America two weeks ago.
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8. She went to the doctor because she was sick.
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9. Nam left home at 7 o’clock yesterday.
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10. He taught English in the high school.
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VIII Fill in the blank with a suitable Possessive Adjective or Possessive Pronoun.
1. He wants you to return a book of ......................... you borrowed last week.
 2. You said you would introduce me to a friend of ........................ who had a very good
dictionary.
3. This is not our class-room, ......................... is on the first floor.
4. She wants to know if you have seen a book of ......................... lying about somewhere.
5. She had no pen, so I gave her .........................

C. READING
IX Read the following passage and fill one most suitable word into each blank.
Many people still (1) .................... that natural resources will never be used up. Actually,
the world’s energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left.
However, we also should use them economically and try to find out (2) .................... sources
of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnharm of the New England institute of
Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil and gas before it is too late; and nuclear
power is the only alternative.
However, many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it’s very
(3) .................... What would happen if there was a serious nuclear accident? Radioactivity
causes cancer and may badly affect the (4) .................... generations.
The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economical
as ....................
X Read the passage, and answer the questions given.
The rapid increase in the demand of energy has caused worry about its supply. The main
sources of energy are conventional sources. They are non-renewable and exhaustible sources.
The demand of energy has increased all over the world and the condition poses a threat on
the sources of energy like Petroleum and Natural gas by the year 2030-35 if any alternative
sources do not substitute or supplement them.
The Government of India gives high priority to the use of alternative, non-conventional
and renewable energy sources as supplement to the depleting conventional sources of energy.
These alternative sources include – Solar energy, Wind energy, Geo-thermal energy, Tidal
energy, Biomass energy etc. These energy sources have huge potential of energy and they
can be useful in various ways.
Solar energy is a wide source. Solar cells, solar cookers, solar ponds etc are the devices to
trap solar energy. It can produce electricity, cook food, heat water and can be converted to
other forms of energy.
The solar photovoltaic system which uses solar cells to convert the solar energy into
electrical energy is the most promising and progressive sources of alternative energy.
Wind energy is in form of Kinetic Energy. A blade of windmill is moved by blowing
winds and could be exploited for doing work. Theoretically about 60% of the wind energy
can be converted into other forms of energy. Wind mill farms are being set up in the world to
exploit this energy at suitable places.
Biomass energy is being used in villages but improvement in method and scientific
equipment can increase utilisation. It reduces waste materials and gives cheap energy.
Jathropa is a plant that produces diesel and it is pollution free. Besides the railways lines,
Jathropa planting is in implementation. Hydrogen is also proved to be a great advantageous
source of energy.
Geothermal energy can be used to produce electricity. However, the inner heat of the
Earth not available everywhere which can be commercially exploited. Such potential has
been found in Pegu valley in Jammu and Kashmir in India.
Tidal energy associated with the kinetic energy of tides can be converted into electricity
by using turbine. In the coastal areas this possibility is available.

Answer the questions:

1. What has caused worry about the demand of energy?
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2. What are the alternative sources?
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3. What can solar energy produce?
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4. How many percentages of wind energy cam be converted into other energy?
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5. What is the advantage of biomass energy?