VII. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Right now, a private company is developing something called ET3. ET3 stands for Evacuated Tube Transport Technology. The ET3 system would reportedly be able to take passengers from New York to Beijing in just two hours. Here is how it works. A vacuum tube goes all the way from New York to Beijing. The tube is only a few meters, wide. Capsules move through the tube. Six people can sit in one capsule. The capsules use electricity instead of gasoline, so it is clean. For international travel, the capsules can travel at about 6,500 kilometers per hour. That is much faster than an airplane! So how can these capsules travel so fast? The answer is that there is no air inside the tube. When airplanes fly, they have to move through the air. The air resistance slows the airplanes down. Because there is no air in the ET3 tubes, the capsules are able to move at a very high speed. Besides, the capsules are quite light. They only weigh 183 kilograms. Of course, ET3 doesn’t exist yet. Developers still have to solve a lot of problems. The biggest problem is that right now, ET3 would be far too expensive. In order to make ET3 cheaper, we will need much better technology. Maybe someday, you will be able to have lunch in New York and dinner in Beijing.

1. Why is ET3 clean?

A. It is made of a clean kind of material. B. It uses a cleaner kind of gasoline, C. It doesn’t use gasoline or electricity. D. It uses electricity.

2. The word “works” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to .

A. travels B. operates C. earns money D. succeeds

3. All of the following are factors that make ET3 travel fast EXCEPT. A. there is no air inside the tube B. the capsule is quite light C. traveling takes place in the air D. there is no air resistance during the trip

4. There is no air in the ET3 tubes.

A. Each ET3 capsule can carry up to six people. B. We don’t know how to build its capsules C. Speed in ET3 system is 6,500 km/h for international travel. D. ET3 can travel a little faster than an airplane. 5. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. There is still a lot to do before putting ET3 into operation. B. In the future, people will mainly use ET3 to travel abroad. C. ET3 won’t be used domestically due to its high-cost D. ET3 will soon be cheaper.

13. When the clock _______ midnight, a black cat suddenly jumps out of the cupboard.

A. attacks                   B. goes                          C. strikes                      D. comes

14. The Mayans built jungle pyramids to worship their gods. Worship means ______.

A. to show needs                                  C. to show wealth

B. to show respect                                D. to realize dreams

15. When the performance had finished, the pianist stood up and bowed to the audience.

Bow means _______.

A. to move head backwards                         C. to move head upwards

B. to move head downwards                        D. to keep head not moving

16. When my grandfather went to a pagoda, he usually prayed for good weather.

Pray means ________.

A. to ask Gods for help                               C. to to celebrate an event

B. to ask Gods for health                            D. to show respect for Gods

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Use the Past form of the verbs:

1.  She (be not)........................a pupil last week.  2. This hat (be not) .........................new yesterday. 3.  My parents (be not) .......................teachers two years ago. 4. He (be not) ..........................a mechanic last Monday. 5.  (Be)................... he an engineer yesterday. No , he (be not)..................... 6. (Be) .................It hot last week? 7. The windows (be) ....................open last Monday. 8.  (Be)................. you a teacher two years ago? Yes , I (be)................. 9.  Where (be) ....................Nam from yesterday? 10. Why (be) ............................he unhappy last Tuesday? 11. I (remember)........................ your trip to Nha Trang two years ago. 12. Ba (wear)............................. the cap all day yesterday. 13. I (eat) ..........................a lot of fish yesterday. 14. Her aunt (take)................................... her to see Cham Temple last year. 15. Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday. 16. She (not buy) .................................. a new ruler yesterday? 17. He (not talk)................................. with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year. 18. They (not come) .................................. school yesterday?  19. The windows (not close) ............................ yesterday? 20. We (not return) ......................................at home at 7 pm last Monday. 21. She (not eat ) .............................................fish and crab yesterday. 22. Lan (not go )................................. to Ho Chi Minh city two years ago. 23. My parents (not take).................................to Vung Tau last week. 24. We (not have)......................................a lot of friends in Ha Noi. 25.  Lan and Hoa (be)....................................in your school two years ago? 26. What they (play) ...............................last week? 27. What Hoa (try)...................................................... on yesterday? 28. Who (talk) ....................................to about the film on TV last Monday? 29. Where they (stop) .....................................on their way back last Sunday? 30. What the student (wear)...................................... at school two years ago? 31. Where you (put)………………………. the cake yesterday? 32. What time you (leave )..................................home for school yesterday? 33. What Ba(receive).................................from Liz last week? 34. How long he (do)............................this hat yesterday? 35. What time you (go)...................................to bed last night? 36. You (go) ...................................to Dalat for last tet vacation. 37. He (have) ...................................a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago? 38. His uncle (take).............................him to see Tri Nguyen aquarium last week?

II. Read the text and answer the question that follow

Environmental pollution is a term that refers to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with gases and smokes, poisons the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings in various other ways. For example, people ruin the natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. They operate machines and motor vehicles that fill the air with disturbing noise.

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water, and soil are necessary to the survival of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of the soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man's naturally beautiful world.