Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
There are many (1)_________of pollution. Air, water, and land can be polluted. Some pollution is caused by nature, such as foods, forest fires, and volcanoes. People are the major cause of pollution. We pollute the air with our cars, homes, and factories. Smoke (2)_________factories and car exhaust makes the air looks gray and smoggy. Some people cannot go outside when the air is very bad! We pollute the water by dumping garbage and chemicals in the water. Plants and animals die (3) _________of the pollution in the water. We pollute the soil with chemicals and garbage. We harm the land by (4)_________down trees in the forest, especially to build roads and new houses without careful planning and thinking. The only way to save our environment is to think about pollution. How can you stop or limit pollution? How do we () _________our environment?
1. A. ways
B. type
C. kinds
D. form
2. A. to
B. from
C. in
D. of
3. A. because
B. although
C. however
D. since
4. A. cutting
B. to cut
C. cut
D. cuts
5. A. destroy
B. damage
C. protect
D. break

Read the following passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. The large movement of the earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. That tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday which they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30 meters killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other property. Over 225,000 people died or they were not found after the tsunami. The waves traveled as far away as South Africa (8,000 kilometers) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the waves. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
6.
Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes.
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day.
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes.
7.
How high were the waves?
A. thirteen meters
C. thirty meters
B. eighteen meters
D. two hundred meters
8.
What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. earthquake
B. high water
C. high wind
D. volcano
9.
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves.
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
10.
What does the word “survivors” in the last sentence mean?
A. Houses that aren’t destroyed.
B. Offices are being rebuilt.
C. People who were dead.
D. People who are left alive.