QUESTIONS 6-10. COMPLETE THE NOTES. WRITE NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ORA...

5.

Hoang Anh was __________________

(COURAGE)

to apply for the job.

PART C. READING (3.0 POINTS)

I. PART 1: Read the following passage and answer the questions. For question 1-4,

put a tick (√) next to the correct answer A, B, C or D. For question 5-8, write your

answers in the spaces provided (you can give short but enough information answers).

(0.8p)

In the world today, particularly in the two most industrialized areas, North

America and Europe, recycling is the big news. People are talking about it, practicing it,

and discovering new ways to be

sensitive

to the environment. Recycling means finding

ways to use products a second time. The motto of the recycling movement is “Reduce,

Reuse, Recycle”.

The first step is to reduce garbage. In stores, a shopper has to buy products in blister

packs, boxes and expensive plastic wrappings. A hamburger from a fast food restaurant

comes in lots of packaging: usually paper, a box and a bag. All that packaging is wasted

resources. People should try to buy things that are wrapped simply, and to reuse cups and

utensils. Another way to reduce waste is to buy high-quality products. When low-quality

appliances break, many customers throw them away and buy new ones - a loss of more

resources and more energy. For example, if a customer buys a high-quality appliance that

can be easily repaired, the manufacturer receives an important message. In the same way,

if a customer chooses a product with less packaging, that customer sends an important

message to the manufacturers. To reduce garbage, the throw-away must stop.

The second step is to reuse. It is better to buy juices and soft drinks in returnable

bottles. After customers empty the bottles, they return them to the stores. The

manufacturers of the drinks collect bottles, wash them, and then fill them again. The

energy that is necessary to make new bottles is saved. In some parts of the world,

returning bottles for money is a common

practice. In those places, the garbage dumps

have relatively little glass and plastic from throw-away bottles.

The third step being environmentally sensitive is to recycle. Spent motor oil can be

cleaned and used again. Aluminum cans are expensive to make. It takes the same amount

of energy to make one aluminum can as it does to run a color TV set for three hours.

When people collect and recycle aluminum (for new cans), they help save one of the

world’s precious resources.