I) 1. Polluted water can……………do harm to our health. (direct) 1……… 2. Some……………….groups checked the shore last week. (environment) 2……… 3. We are writing a……………….letter about catching fish by electricity. (complain) 3……… 4. …………………, we have done many things to protect the environment. (ultimate) 4……… II. Read the passage, and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt) Garbage is a serious problem in the United States. Every year, Americans produce 308 billion pounds of garbage (about 140 billion kilos). A lot of garbage goes into landfills, but there are not enough landfills for all the garbage. One answer to the garbage problem is recycling. About half of all the garbage in the USA can be recycled and used again. Recycling helps people solve the landfill problem and save natural resources. For examples, tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings; glass is collected and sent to the factories to make into new glassware. Moreover, household and garden wastes are collected to make compost. Therefore, everybody should know how to protect the environment and save natural resources. 1. Every year, people all over the world produce 308 billion pounds of garbage. 2. To solve the problem of garbage, Americans have to recycle it. 3. About 50 % of the garbage in the USA can be recycled and used again. 4. Things which can be recycled are tires, glass and even waste around houses. III. Choose the word or phrase (A,B, C, or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passages: (2pts) On January 17th , 1995, a strong earthquake (1)...................below Awaji Island across the bay From Kobe in Japan. It was the (2)....................deadly earthquake that hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fire broke (3)...................throughout the city. About 5,000 people (4)....................and more than 21,000 people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged (5).................the quake and resulting fire. Hundreds of people became (6)....................... In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave (7)............... Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California. In 1991, the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years occurred in the Philippines. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (8).......................scientists had warned them about the eruption. 1. A. struck B. went C. came D. arrived 2. A. best B. highest C. most D. tallest 3. A. in B. out C. up D. off 4. A. killed B. were killed C. have been killed D. are killed 5. A. on B. for C. of D. by 6. A. homesick B. homeless C. homely D. household 7. A. hit B. heated C. erupted D. hitted 8. A. although B. because C. because of D. so V. WRITING: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2pts) 1. The students are very friendly. They took part in the meeting last night.  The students who ............................................................................................. 2. Nam said, “Why don’t we go swimming this afternoon?”  Nam suggested.................................................................................................. 3. Because she didn’t feel well, she went to the clinic.  Because of ........................................................................................................ 4. I don’t like wearing clothes made of jean.  I don’t like putting ............................................................................................