Bài 7
Đoạn 1
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C
The search of alternative resources of energy has resulted in different directions. Many communities are burning garbage and other biological waste products to produce electricity.
Experimental work is being done to make synthetic fuels from coal, or coal tars. But to date, that process has proved expensive. Some experts are trying to revive hydroelectric power which is derived from streams and rivers. Fifty years ago, hydroelectric power provided one third of the electricity used in the United States, but today it supplies only four percent. The oceans are another source of energy. Scientists are studying ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves into electricity.
- 1. What are many communities doing to produce electricity?
- burning garbage and other biological waste products.
- changing waste products into power
- searching for alternative resources
- Has the process of making synthetic fuels proved cheap or expensive?
- It has proved cheap
- It has proved expensive
- It has not proved expensive
- Where is hydroelectric power derived from?
- rivers and ocean
- lakes and streams
- rivers and streams.
- What percentage of the electricity used in the United States does hydroelectric power provide today?
- 33%
- 35 %
- 4 %
- What are scientists studying?
- ways to have electricity from the energy of ocean.
- ways to change the energy of ocean currents, tides, and waves into electricity.
- a and b are correct.
Đoạn 2
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D
New York is called “the Big Apple”. Maybe it is not exactly like an apple, it’s certainly very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full of cars and trucks; you can never find a place to park.
Travelling around is never easy in the city. If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New York, but many are newcomers to the United States.
A few drive slowly, but most go very fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to steal the drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The subway is quick and it’s cheap, but some of its parts are old and dirty. Lights don’t always work and there are often fires on the track. On some subway lines, there are new, clean and silver trains. But you can’t see the color of the old trains easily. There is too much dirt and too much graffiti, inside and outside.
- What is the problem in New York?
- It looked like an apple. B. It has too many apples.
- It is too long. D. It is too crowded.
- What does “a cab” mean?
- truck. B. a plane.
- a taxi. D. a bus.
- Cab drivers in New York _____.
- can be dangerous. B. look the same.
- can be attacked by thieves. D. were all born in New York.
- The word “subway” can be replaced by ____.
- platform. B. light bulb.
- underground. D. station
- 5. Subways in New York ________.
- have no lights. B. are clothes.
- are quick but dirty. D. often cause fire.
Đáp án
Đoạn 1: 1 – a; 2 – b; 3 – c; 4 – c; 5 – b
Đoạn 2: 1 – D; 2 – C; 3 – C; 4 – C; 5 – C
