More than two hundred years ago, the term “ enviromental polution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank (1) ________ water, and breathed fresh air. In those days, industry was not well- developed. Nowadays, the (2) ________ is quite different. The world today is faced with many (3) ________ threats. The most dangerous threat of all is war, and after the threat of war is (4) ________. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually, it is man that is (5) ________ the surroundings with many kinds of wastes from the devices that make human lives more comfortable and convenient. Everybody knows that cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous (6) ________ and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycles. Manufactures know that (7) ________ from factories make water and (8) ________ polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on (9) ________ the wastes safely. (10) ________ rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about polution?

1. A. fresh B. pure C. clean D. boiled

2. A. situation B. case C. circumstance D. occasion

3. A. chief B. significant C. major D. main

4. A. contamination B. polution C. dirtying D. poisoning

5. A. poisoning B. destroying C. dirtying D. contaminating

6. A. steam B. vapor C. air D. moisture

7. A. wastes B. junks C. garbage D. litters

8. A. land B. ground        C. soil D. earth

9. A. solving B. dealing C. processing D. treating

10.   A. throwing            B. scattering               C. distributing      D. pouring

* Choose the best answer

1. She is good ______________ meteorology.

A. on B. in C. at D. for

2. Last night, volcano Maui ______________ and the large areas of land were affected.

A. erupts B. erupted C. erupting D. erupt

3. I _______ buy things online, just once or twice a year. I prefer to shop at the shopping mall.

A. rarely B. always C. usually D. often

4. My sister _______ watches the Junior Master Chef programme. She never misses an episode.

A. seldom B. never C. rarely D. always

5. People go to a shopping centre for many ______.

A. people B. thing C. reasons D. product

6. Con Dao National Park plays a key role in saving the ______.

A. small islands B. environment B. water D. air

7. She’s a _______. She spends too much time and money shopping.

A. worker B. student C. shopaholic D. farmer

8. A ______________ often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.

A. forest fire B. flood C. tornado D. landslide

9. When there is a _______ , hot gases and liquid rock pour out from a mouuntain.

A. tornado B. storm C. earthquake D. volcanic eruption

10. People enjoy ______ for one or two hours in clean and well-lit areas.

A. walking B. walk C. have D. having

11. They ______________ on the lake when it started to rain, so they went home.

A. fished B. fishing C. were fishing D. are fishing

12. Her dad found some money while he ______________ her suitcase.

A.packing B. package C. are packing D. was packing

13. Your brother ______________ in Myanma when he met his girlfriend.

A. study B. was studying C. were study D. was study

14. Ba: Were you having dinner at 6 p.m yesterday?

Nam: _______

A: No, I didn’t . C: Yes, I was.

B: Yes, I did. D: No, I don’t.

15. Her mom ______________ in the park when she saw a rabbit.

A. was going B. was going C. were going D. were going

16. _______it _______ when you woke up this morning?

A.Is...raining B. Was...raining C. Is...rain D.Were.. . rainin

17. What ______________ when his mother came?

A. were you doing B. was you doing C. are you doing D. are you doing

18. Don’t forget to turn off the lights ____ you go out.

A. after B. before C. till D. until

19. He ______ a sandwich when his phone rang.

A. is eating B. eats C. was eating D. ate

20. It ______________ when I left Ireland.

A. was rain B. was raining C. is raining D. raining

21. Andrea lives next door, so we ____________ see her.

A. never B. often C. rarely D. seldom

22. We should avoid dumping waste ____ lakes and rivers to reduce water pollution.

A. on B. into C. out D. by

23. Americans throw ___________ twenty-eight and a half million tons of plastic in landfills every year.

A. in B. at C.to D. away

24. Residents in tall buildings in Ha Noi ran _____ their homes in fear.

A. out of B. on C. to D. out

25. Con Dao National Park ______ a rich habitat for marine life.

A. releases B. reduces C. provides D. reuses

26. The roads were slippery ___________ it started to rain.

A. so B. as soon as C. when D. before

27. My grandmother ____________ goes to the market to buy food. She goes there every day.

A. always B. never C. rarely D. sometimes

28. Do you like ____________ products?

A. home-growing B. home-grew C. home-grown D. home-grow

29. _______ trees and burning forests destroy a lot of wildlife habitats.

A. Watering B. Cleaning up C. Planting D. Cutting down

30. Do you know that ____ can cause pollution?

A. littering B. releasing C. protecting D. keeping

31. You can _______ bargain at the supermarket because the prices are fixed.

A. always B. often C. never D. sometimes

32. There were only a few houses left standing _____ the tornado hit.

A. after B. before C. as soon as D. until

33. The shuttle bus ____ every 15 minutes to take customers to the parking lot.

A. will leave B. leaves C. left D. was leaving

34. We _____ home economics next semester. We have music instead.

A. didn’t have B. won’t have C. don’t have D. weren’t having

35. The announcement says that the sale _______ for just two hours, from 17:00 to 19:00 tomorrow.

A. lasts B. will last C. lasted D. last

36. Phong: My uncle called this morning. A flood destroyed his house. Mark: ________

A. I’m glad. C. You’re welcome.

B. I’m sorry to hear that. D. You’re very kind.

37. What were you doing when the volcano _______ ?

A. erupted B. erupt C. erupts D. was erupting

38. I ____ TV at 9 p.m yesterday.

A. didn’t watch B. don’t watch C. wasn’t watching D. isn’t watch

39. Water pollution can put negative _________ on our health.

A. contamination B. affects C. effects D. problems

40. Rescue _______ are trying hard to save people in the flooded area.

A. worker B. workers C. child D. children

Rewrite the following sentences

1. Mr Quang works in a noisy environment. His hearing becomes worse.(if)

Câu này ngoài việc em sử dụng câu điều kiện loại 2 như thông thường thì viết lại ở dạng loại 1 có bị sai ko ạ?

If Mr Quang works in a noisy environment, his hearing will becomes worse

11.I am going to wait right here until Jessica ________.

A. comes                     B. will have come       C. is coming                D. came

12. As soon as the war ________over, there will be great joy throughout the land.

A. are                          B. will be                     C. is                             D. would be

13. _____ is the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives.

A. Resource                B. Campfire                C. Habitat                   D. Green park

14. We bought some snacks at the _____________store at midnight. It serves us all the time.

A. retail                       B. department C. convenience            D. online

15. As a_____________, Jane loved looking for new clothes with her two daughters.

A. shopaholic  B. shopkeeper C. shop assistant         D. retailer

16. It has a _____________ of more than $2,000.

A. price control           B. price tag                  C. price war                 D. priceless

17. We often go to an _____________ swimming pool to enjoy sunlight.

A. open day                B. open-ended                        C. open air                   D. open-air

18. 23. Students are from a wide _____________ of backgrounds.

A. limit                        B. distance                  C. range                       D. group

19.  Duong bought a new pair of shoes during ___________ and he could save a lot of money.

A. sales                        B. peak season            C. low season D. promotion

20. Ann tried to ___________ with the vendor and got the price down.

A. discuss                    B. request                    C. bargain                    D. demand

21. I ________ eat junk food because I know it’s not healthy.

A. usually                    B. rarely                      C. always                    D. often

22. A(n) _________ price is a non-negotiable sum charged for a product, service or piece of work.

A. bargaining              B. fixed                       C. discount                  D. expensive

23. They reduced street advertisements to free the city from ______________ pollution.

A. visual                      B. view                        C. viewer                     D. vision

24. The melting of the earth’s ice masses has increased due to the ______________ of fossil fuels.

A. reducing                 B. cutting                    C. rising                       D. burning.

25. A(n) ______________ is a tropical cyclone with maximum wind speed of 118 to 184 kph.

A. earthquake  B. typhoon                  C. landslide                 D. tsunami

26. A _________ store is usually open in a convenient location that is close to customers.

A. home-grown           B. convenience            C. homemade              D. convenient

27. Our shop has a wide ________ of tools, gardening and home improvement products.

A. type                        B. rank                        C. kind                        D. range

More than two hundred years ago, the term “environmental pollution” was quite strange to people. They lived healthy, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the environment. Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufacturers know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering rubbish is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?

1.More than two hundred years ago, _____________.

A.the environment was polluted as much as it is today.

B.people knew nothing about environmental pollution.

C.air was polluted badly

D.people faced with pollution.

2.Nowadays, many people are concerned about ___________.

A.the destruction of the poisonous air. B. the polluted water

C.the wastes from the factories. D. the pollution of the environment

3.The word “they” in the passage refers to _______.

A.no one B. factories C. manufacturers                   D. wastes

4.The word “emit” in line 4 is the closest in meaning to _____________.

A.release B. intake                C. keep                             D. absorb

5.According to the passage, _______________.

A.people should protect the environment

B.people shouldn’t protect the environment

C.people don’t have to be worried about the environment

D.people can destroy the environment