

Question I Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.
1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons
4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
Question II Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.
Questions.
1.How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
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2.Why did she have that feeling?
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3. What was she busy with?
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4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
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5. What did she do for her room?
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Question III. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer to fill in each blank.
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural ………….……. (1). Many cities are on large rivers, and almost every country has at least one river that …………………..... (2) an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers …………..… (3)food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ……….. (4) . And ……….(5) get water for crops, engineers sometimes………….…...(6) a dam across a river and let the water ………………(7) a lake behind the dam. Then people use their water not only to irrigate fields …….…(8) to make electricity for home and industries.
However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks ………. (9) in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that …………(10) necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
1. A. resources B. goods C. possessions D. materials
2. A. makes B. plays C. does D. comes
3. A. give B. send C. get D. provide
4. A. bodies B. sides C. banks D. wings
5. A. in order that B. so as C. in order to D. so that
6. A. set B. build C. make D. erect
7. A. become B. becoming C. became D. to become
8. A. but as well B. and C. as well as D. but also
9. A. get B. become C. plant D. grow
10. A. it was B. it is C. there was D. there is
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.
1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons
4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
Question II Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.
Questions.
1.How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.Why did she have that feeling?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What was she busy with?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What did she do for her room?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question III. Read the following passage and choose the most suitable answer to fill in each blank.
Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural ………….……. (1). Many cities are on large rivers, and almost every country has at least one river that …………………..... (2) an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers …………..… (3)food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ……….. (4) . And ……….(5) get water for crops, engineers sometimes………….…...(6) a dam across a river and let the water ………………(7) a lake behind the dam. Then people use their water not only to irrigate fields …….…(8) to make electricity for home and industries.
However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks ………. (9) in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that …………(10) necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
1. A. resources B. goods C. possessions D. materials
2. A. makes B. plays C. does D. comes
3. A. give B. send C. get D. provide
4. A. bodies B. sides C. banks D. wings
5. A. in order that B. so as C. in order to D. so that
6. A. set B. build C. make D. erect
7. A. become B. becoming C. became D. to become
8. A. but as well B. and C. as well as D. but also
9. A. get B. become C. plant D. grow
10. A. it was B. it is C. there was D. there is