Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 to 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 21. Where is the Great Wall located? ____________________________________________________ 22. How long is it? ____________________________________________________ 23. When was it built? ____________________________________________________ 24. What is the purpose of the Great Wall? ____________________________________________________ 25. What is it made of? ____________________________________________________ V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank Technology has advanced to the point where instant communication anywhere in the world is an everyday fact of life. Technology has improved, and has a positive impact on communication as a whole in many (26) __________. It has increased the reliability of sending messages to others, made it easier to meet new people and keep (27) __________ touch with friends. Modern communication is handled by wireless signals, undersea cables, satellites and other (28) __________ technology, ensuring the fast delivery of messages and data to any locations. The accessibility of technology also means that you don’t need to be in any special locations like a post office or mail room to send a message; all you need is a cell phone. Online communication has (29) __________ the door to new ways of communicating with strangers and taking part in communities. Chat rooms, (30) __________ forums and dating sites let people meet each other and get to know more people without having to be there in person. VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 31. We will invite some old teachers to our class meeting. → Some old teachers ______________________________________________ 32. “I am going to do a test tomorrow”, he said. → He said ______________________________________________________ VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 33. Learning English (be) ______________ interesting. 34. While Tim (drive) ______________ to work, he had a wonderful idea. 35. We (not meet) ______________ since last year. 36. I (do) ______________ my homework at 8 and 9 pm tonight.