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I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C, or D. (2.0pts)
1. Air ___________ is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluted D. polluting
2. Alexander Graham Bell was the _____ of the telephone.
A. developer  B. inventor  C. writer D. user
3. If I were you, I _____do something to prevent him from littering.
A. will B. did C. would D. do
4. All our English teachers are ___________speakers.
A. native B. original C. foreign D. originally
5._______ having two official languages, Canada has the third largest English-speaking population.
A. Despite B. Because C. Due to D. Even though
6. She said she ____to the Moon when she had enough money.
A. travel B. to travel C. would travel D. travelling
7. After three hours of considering, we have decided_______the final decision.
A. making B. making C. to making D. to make
8. When I came, the whole family ___________dinner around a big dining table.
A. is having B. was having C. had D. have
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. (1pt)
1. By the time we came to the cinema, the film (start) ________________.
2. If we send an invitation, our friends (come) _____________________to our party.
3. If the local people________ (have) fresh water, they wouldn’t have to use polluted water.
4. While she _________________(cry), a fairy appeared .
III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. (1pt)
Water Pollution in India
Contamination of water from any external source that makes it (1)______ to life is known as water pollution. With the fast industrial development and modern civilization, the problem of water pollution is (2)_______day by day. The major sources of water pollution (3)_______ domestic wastes, agricultural wastes, sewage disposal, industrial wastes, and radioactive wastes.
All the Indian rivers, including the holy river Ganga, have become highly polluted today. However, the Ganga Action Plan to control its water from pollution has not been proved successful. The (4)________ of water pollution is widespread. It causes many severe water-borne diseases.
1.
A.
harm
B.
harmful
C.
harmless
D.
unharmed

2.
A.
increase
B.
increasing
C.
increased
D.
to increase

3.
A.
are
B.
is
C.
was
D.
were

4.
A.
effect
B.
effects
C.
affect
D.
affects

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions (2pts)
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. In the southern part of Hyogo Prefectures, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, died. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
1. Where did the Great Hanshin Earthquake happen?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. When did it occur?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Did it cause approximately ten trillion dollars in damage?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. How many people died in the Kobe Earthquake?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first one. (2pts)
1. The storm destroyed the whole village.
( The whole village ……………………………………………………………….
2. Unless you are hard-working, you will fail the exam.
( If ………………………………………………………………………………...
3. Because she was tired, she didn’t go to work.
( Because of ……………………………………………………………………….
4. David had gone home before we arrived.
( After ……………………………………………………………………………..
VI. Rearrange the words to complete the sentences. (2pts)
1. dumped / The factory / into / the lake. / poison /
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2.