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I. Read the passage, and do the tasks that follow.
There are many causes that lead to water pollution. One man cause of this issue is waste water coming from many factories and then being directly pulled out into water bodies, especially into rivers or seas without any treatmentbecause this is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. Industrial waste consists of some kind of chemical substance such as sulphur, which is harmful for marine life. Lead is known as the main reason for cancer disease. Cancer has become a popular disease in several communes which are called "cancer villages". Another cause is the awareness of citizens, people always use water for many purposes and then they dump waste water or garbage directly into rivers, canal, and ponds and son on. In 2004, because of bird flu outbreak in Vietnam, people threw poultry to water body that made water highly polluted.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
AnswerAB




1. convenient (adj)
2. marine (adj)
3. awareness (n)
4. outbreak (n)
5. poultry (n)
A. birds, like hens ducks, geese… that are kept for eggs and meat
B. knowledge
C. connected with the sea
D. suitable or practical for a particular purpose
E. the sudden beginning of something unpleasant
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Task 2: Read the passages again, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T F
6. Waste water from many factories which is dumped into water bodies directly causes T F
water pollution.
7. Dumping waste directly into water is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. T F
8. Sulphur is believed the main reason for cancer. T F
9. Cancer villages occurred in 2004. T F
10. Due to lack of awareness, people poisoned water with dead poultry when there was bird flu outbreak in 2004. T F
II. Read the passage, and do the tasks that follow.
Space Pollution

The launch of Sputnik I and Yuri Gagarin, the first human being in space, marked the beginning of space exploration and the beginning of a new and unfamiliar type of pollution.
Satellites, solar panels, rocket bodies and fragment from space shuttles that are floating in space and are no longerfunctional are considered space debris. This pollution of man-made objects in space affects us here on Earth as well and will continue to affect us in future travel. In 1978, the Soviet Union Kosmos 954, which contained a nuclear power source, reentered over Canada and left debris over an area the size of Austria. In 1969, five Japanese sailors were injured by pieces of space debris that hit their ship. The largest piece, weighing one thousand pounds, in Australia in 1979.
Many solutions are being considered by scientists and engineers. However, the challenge to finding a solution lies within all of the nations which take part in the space exploration.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
AnswerAB
1. shuttle
2. functional
3. debris
4. man-made
5. solution
A.broken pieces of something larger
B. made by people
C. a vehicle in which people travel into space and back again
D. a way of finding an answer to a problem
E. working; being used
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then answer the following questions.
6. What are some examples of space pollution?

7. What are the effects of space pollution?

8. What did Kosmos 954 cause to Canada?

9. Why were Japanese sailor injured in 1969?

10. Is it easy for all the nations taking part in the space exploration to find solutions?

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I. Read the passage, and do the tasks that follow.
There are many causes that lead to water pollution. One man cause of this issue is waste water coming from many factories and then being directly pulled out into water bodies, especially into rivers or seas without any treatmentbecause this is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. Industrial waste consists of some kind of chemical substance such as sulphur, which is harmful for marine life. Lead is known as the main reason for cancer disease. Cancer has become a popular disease in several communes which are called "cancer villages". Another cause is the awareness of citizens, people always use water for many purposes and then they dump waste water or garbage directly into rivers, canal, and ponds and son on. In 2004, because of bird flu outbreak in Vietnam, people threw poultry to water body that made water highly polluted.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
AnswerAB



1. convenient (adj)
2. marine (adj)
3. awareness (n)
4. outbreak (n)
5. poultry (n)
A. birds, like hens ducks, geese… that are kept for eggs and meat
B. knowledge
C. connected with the sea
D. suitable or practical for a particular purpose
E. the sudden beginning of something unpleasant
[TBODY] [/TBODY]
Task 2: Read the passages again, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T F
6. Waste water from many factories which is dumped into water bodies directly causes T
water pollution.
7. Dumping waste directly into water is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. T
8. Sulphur is believed the main reason for cancer. F
9. Cancer villages occurred in 2004. T
10. Due to lack of awareness, people poisoned water with dead poultry when there was bird flu outbreak in 2004. T
 
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