READ THE PASSAGE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION

Exercise 4: Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question:

I often hear or read about “ natural disasters”- the erruption of Mount St. Hellen, a volcano in the state of

Washington, Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible all over the world.; huge

fires; and so on and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature-“ the

London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4

, when a high- pressure system( warm air)

covered southern England. With the freezing- cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars

and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terrible high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic ( cars,

trains and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was

hard to breath, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9

the wind came and the fog went

away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.

1. Which “ natural disasters” isn’t mentioned in the text?

A. a volcano B. a fllod C. a hurricane D. a tornado

2. What is his unforgettable personal experience?

A. the London killer B. the heavy fog in London in 1952.( humidity: độ ẩm, ẩm thấp)

C. the strangeness of nature D. a high- pressure system

3. What didn’t happen during the time of “ The London Killer Fog”

A. heavy rain B. humidity C. pollution D. heavy fog: sương mù nặng

4. Why did the traffic stop?-

A. Because of the rain B. Because of the windy weather

C. Because of the humid weather D. Because of the heavy rain

Rewrite the following sentences as directed.

1. My father has bought a new car for 3 months. (Turn into passive)

 A new car ____________________________________________________________________

2. It’s a pity! I don’t have more time for my hobby

 I wish _______________________________________________________________________

3. We can’t live without water.

 If __________________________________________________________________________

4. Today isn’t Sunday. We can’t go for a picnic.

 If today ______________________________________________________________________

5. Mai is the best student in my class. She lives next door. (Use relative clause)

 Mai _________________________________________________________________________

6. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean.

 Although ____________________________________________________________________

7. Why don’t you make posters on energy saving?

 I suggest _____________________________________________________________________

8. “ What kind of books do you like best, Linh?” asked Kim

 Kim asked ___________________________________________________________________

9. That’s the woman. I was telling you about her.( Use relative clause)

 That’s _______________________________________________________________________

10. She had to do the test again. Hoa didn’t pass the final exam (use ‘so’)

 Hoa _________________________________________________________________________

Writing: Answer the question in 50 words:

1. Nowadays a lot of students surf the Internet in their free time. Do you think that the Internet is useful? Why?

2. Our environment is being polluted. What should we do to protect the environment?

3. Electricity plays an important part in our life nowadays. What should we do to save electricity?

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