Earth Day is a birthday! Just like a birthday is a special day to celebrate a person. Earth Day is a special day that celebrates the Earth. It is a day to remember to take care of our planet.
Earth Day was born on April 22,1970, in San Francisco, California. It is now the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Every year, many countries around the world join together in the celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd. On Earth Day, people celebrate by doing things that help to protect the environment. Some things people do to help the Earth are: turn off the lights to conserve energy, plant trees, recycle, and pick up garbage in their communities.
You don’t have to wait for Earth Day though, you can help the environment every day!
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Đáp án: Children should have a special day to express their feelings, memories and love for their parents.
Earth day is a meaningful day which is celebrated every year (14) ... April 22 . Earth day (15).. on college campuses in 1970 . Gaylord Nelson , a senator from Wisconsin, had inspired the (16) ... of college students. This special day reminds us that we need to preserve the Earth’s (17) .... and natural resources . Millions of school children participate in Earth day projects . On each Earth day , people study the environment report on the problems (18) .... face out planet . Earth day pushes people to look (19) .... ways to slow , or even reserve the damage we have done . Recycling materials like cans , glass , and paper saves natural resources. People are (20) .... to conserve energy like oil , gasoline, and electricity.
14. A . In B. At C. On D. From
15. A. Begins B. Begun C. Starts D. Started
16. A. effect. B. Effects. C. Efforts. D . Affection
17. A, beautify B. Beauty C beautiful D beautifully
18. That , who , whose , whom
19. After , for , into , up
20. Courageous, encouraging, encouraged , discouraged
I. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (lpt)
In my opinion, it is important to have a day to celebrate for our parents. Children will have a special day to express their feelings, memories (25)________ love for their parents. We have (26)________ opportunity to enhance family traditions. Members of families can have a chance to get together, to know one another and to help one another. On that day, children should give their parents flowers, send them cards, or bring them a special cake and serve them the food (27)________they like best. I believe the idea will be supported and the day will (28)________ nationwide . Everybody loves and wants their parents to be happy.
25. A. because B. but C. so D. and
26. A. a B. an C. the D. once
27. A. where B. who C. whom D. that
28. A. be celebrated B. held C. be done D. take
II. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (1pt)
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami. The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $ 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
29. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing. B. Because it happened when people were making boxes.
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day. D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes.
30. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five
meters
In most of the world, what do they call the tsunami?
the Boxing Day B. the Asian Tsunami C. Waves D.survivors
Some people in South Africa were killed by__________
A. high water B.buildings C. other properties. D. the earthquake
Điền từ thích hợp vào bài văn sau:
| anniversary | public | increased | organizations |
| gain | global | needs | annual |
The Earth Day
Earth Day is an ANNUAL event created to celebrate the planet's environment and raise public awareness about pollution. Each year, Earth Day- April 22- marks the ANNIVERSARY of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. The first Earth Day was in 1970.Nelson,after seeing the damate done by a 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, was inspired to organize a natinal "teach-in" that focused on educating the PUBLIC about the environment.
Earth Day started to GAIN world-wide popularity in 1990 when 200 milion people in over 140 nations participated in activities around the globe.The numbers only INCREASED from there.
Today the Earth Day Network paartners with over 17,000 ORGANIZATIONS in 174 countries, with more than a billion people participating in the activities. Earth Day is truly a GLOBAL event with the mission of addressing the enviromental NEEDS of the Earth nơ and for years to come.
It is a day remember to take care of our planet.
remember => to remember
Question 26: False
Question 27: True
Question 28: False
Question 29: True
Question 30: True