READING EXERCISES

1. Read the passage below and choose one best answer for each question.
Parks in our country are wonderful playgrounds and millions of people visit them every year.
There are places where you can camp without charge or you can rent rooms in a hotel. You can take a
long walk in the forests, take boat trips, or climb mountains. You are not allowed to hunt in the park,
so there are many wild animals. You can fish in the streams of most of the parks. The park keepers
sometimes go with the visitors on walks to tell them about the animals, plants, and mountains. They
also have programmes and talks at the campgrounds and in the hotels so that people can learn all
about the park and the things that are in it.
1. We can camp in the parks _____________.
A. without having to pay anything B. with a small fee
C. if we rent a room in a hotel D. if we visit them every year
2. Which of the following activities is not mentioned in the passage?
A. go for a walk B. go climbing C. go skiing D. go by boat
3. The word “ streams ” in line 4 is closest in meaning to ______________.
A. small rivers B. ponds C. lakes D. big sea
4. The word “ them ” in line 5 refers to ______________.
A. parks B. visitors C. park keepers D. animals
50. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. There are many animals in the parks.
B. We can walk and have talks with the park keepers.
C. We are allowed to fish in most of the parks.
D. We can hunt in the parks.
2. Choose the best option among A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentence.
11. If I ….a lot of money now, I ... a new car.
a. have /will buy b. have / would buy c. had/ will buy d. had/ would buy.
12. If I ……………you, I …………….do that.
a. am/ will b. were /would c. were/ will d. had been/ would.
13. If I were offered the job, I think I ... it.
a. take b. will take c. would take d. would have taken.
14. I would be very surprised if he ...
a. refuses b. refused c. had refused d. would refuse.
15. Many people would be out of work if that factory………….down.
a. closes b. had closed c. closed d. would close.
16. If she sold her car, she …much money.
a. gets b. would get c. will get d. would have got.
17. They would be disappointed if we…………….
a. hadn’t come b. wouldn’t come c. don’t come d. didn’t come.
18. Would John be angry if I ………… his bicycle without asking?
a. take b. took c. had taken d. would take.
19. She ...............terrible upset if I lost this ring.
a. will be b. would be c. were d. had been.
20. If someone…………in here with a gun, I would be very frightened.
a. would walk b. walks c. had walked d. walked.
21. What would happen if you ……….. to work tomorrow?
a. don’t go b. didn’t go c. won’t go d. wouldn’t go.
22. We ‘ll get wet if we ………....out.
a. go b. did go c. went d. had gone.
23. If I go shopping, I ………… some food.
a. buy b. will buy c. would buy d. would have bought.
24. If I find it, I ….… you.
a. will tell b. would tell c. had told d. told.
25. What would you do if you………..a million dollars?
a. would win b. win c. had won d. won.
26. They ‘d be hurt if I ……………….
a. don’t go b. didn’t go c. hadn’t gone d. wouldn’t go.
27. If we took the 6: 30 train, we……….…too early.
a. would have arrived b. arrived c. will arrived d. would arrive.
28. If I had known you were in hospital, I ……..…to see you.
a. will go b. would go c. went d. would have gone.
29. If I …. him, I would have said hello.
a. had seen b. see c. saw d. would see.
30. I ………. out if I hadn’t been so tired.
a. will go b. went c. would have gone d. would go.
31. If I ………….a camera, I would have taken some pictures.
a. have b. had c. would have d. had had.
3. Change these following sentences into Passive voice.
1. Tim ordered this train ticket for his mother.
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2. You didn’t show me the special cameras.
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3. She showed her ticket to me.
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4. He lends his friend his new shoes.
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5. She left her relatives five million pounds.
=> _______________________________________________________________________________
6. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.
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7. The board awarded the first prize to the reporter.
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8. They make shoes in that factory.
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9. People must not leave bicycles in the driveway.
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10.They built that skyscraper in 1934.
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11. The students will finish the course by July.
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12. They are repairing the streets this month.
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13. They make these tools of plastic.
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 READING EXERCISES (CONT)
1. Read and then choose the best answer
We know that every year less than 100 people are attacked by sharks and about 5 to 10 of these
people die. But, let's look at the other side of the story - How many sharks do people kill? Well, I think
you already know this: People kill many more sharks. Every year, people hunt and kill thousands of
sharks. One reason people kill sharks is for sport; they hunt them just for fun. Some people started to have
contests to see who kill the most sharks or the biggest sharks. Another reason that people kill sharks is for
food. In some countries, such as the United States and Great Britain, shark meat is a popular food. In
other countries, such as China, people use shark fins to make soup. Because so many people like to eat
shark, fishing boats catch a lot of sharks to sell for food.
So, for both of these reasons, people are killing many sharks. Some biologists are getting worried that
the number of sharks is getting too small. That's why many biologists think we should stop killing so
many sharks, and instead try to protect them - or else some day they may all be gone. Some countries
have already passed some laws to help protect sharks. The United States, for example, has passed laws
that limit the number of sharks that people can kill for food or for sport. So even though some people like
to hunt sharks, we do need to protect them.
1. How many sharks are hunted and killed every year?
A. thousands B. many C. five to ten D. one hundred
2. People want to kill sharks because________
A. they are afraid of sharks. B. shark meat is a popular food.
C. they get their enjoyment from killing sharks D. B and C are correct.
3. The number of sharks in the world is _________
A. not getting worried by some biologists. B. being killed.
C. getting bigger. D getting smaller.
4. Why do biologists want to protect sharks?
A. Because they want to learn more about sharks.
B. Because of the number of sharks that were killed.
C. Because they are afraid some day sharks may no longer exist.
D. Because shark fins can be used in medicine.
5. Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?
A. The governments prohibited people from killing sharks.
B. Laws have been passed in sharks' defence.
C. People like to hunt sharks.
D. People are killing many sharks for some reasons.
2. Complete each sentence in such a way that is means the same as the sentence before it.
1. I have to get a raise or I'll look for another job.
 If I __________________________________________________________________________
2. She has to apologize to me or I won't forgive her.
 If she _______________________________________________________________________
3. You won’t pass the exam if you don’t study harder.
→ Unless _______________________________________________________________________
4. He doesn’t drive carefully, so his mother worries very much.
 His mother ___________________________________________________________________
5. I can’t look the word up because I haven’t got a dictionary.
 If I _________________________________________________________________________
6. I didn’t have an umbrella with me and so I got wet.
  I wouldn’t ___________________________________________________________________
7. We didn’t hurry, so we miss the train.
 If we _______________________________________________________________________
8. We didn’t go to the concert last night because we were busy.
 If we _______________________________________________________________________
9. You drink too much coffee, that's why you can't sleep.
 If you _______________________________________________________________________
3. Choose the one or phrase that best completes each sentence.
1. The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A. protect B. pollute C. destroy D. eliminate
2. Water pollution is more and more serious due to the tests of nuclear weapon in the seas and
oceans.
A. circulation B. environment C. elimination D. contamination
3. Man and animals need a constant supply of water to live.
A. regular B. rare C. short D. inadequate
4. Without plants, most water would run off as soon as it falls, taking away valuable soil.
A. supplying B. recovering C. removing D. holding
5. The farmers removed some undeveloped trees to improve the growth of the rest.
A. eliminated B. planted C. fertilized D. transferred
6. Harmful insects must be _______to protect our crops.
A. conserved B. protected C. destroyed D. cultivated
7. The new laws will be _______to restrict wildlife destruction.
A. pasted B. passed C. supplied D. taken away
8. Up to now, AIDS have not been _______, and more and more people died of the disease.
A. treated B. concerned C. killed D. stopped
9. Up to now, we have hardly estimated the _______that our country suffered during the war.
A. destroy B. destroyable C. destructive D. destruction
10. The government have become more and more worried about the _______of the coastline by the
sea.
A. erode B. erosion C. erosive D. erodent
11. We should do something immediately to save the Earth_______ being destroyed.
A. from B. for C. in D. at
12. Man is doing harm _______the environment.
A. on B. in C. for D. to
13. Fire is the greatest danger _______forests.
A. on B. of C. to D. in
14. _________ the report__________ yet?
A. Was/written B. Has/written C. Did /write D. Has/been written
15. The roads in our town _________.
A. wide B. are being wide C. are being widened D. are being widen
16. Just a minute. The food is ready and the table _________.
A. set B. sets C. is setting D. is being set
17. _________ this tractor_________ last year?
A. Did /buy B. Was / bought C. Has / bought D. Has /been bought
18. In some areas, water _________from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
A. is being taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. has taken