Read the following passage and choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks

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Reading 1:

Read the following passage and choose the word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

              Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy from the (17) ________. At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil (18) _________ nuclear power. This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the total (19) ________. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed (20) ________ the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water.

17.      A. Moon                  B. Sun                    C. Earth                            D. Mars

18.      A. or                       B. but                     C. so                                 D. although

19.      A. popular               B. population           C. world                           D. Vietnam

20.      A. on                       B. in                       C. of                                 D. to

Read the passage below and do the tasks that follow.

HALLOWEEN DAY

Halloween is a festival held on the 31st of October every year. The most common colors of the day are orange and black. Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain. The ancient Celts believed that at the night of October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased was not clear, and the dead became dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.

On Halloween day, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton by their window to represent the dead. Believing that the head was the most powerful part of the body, containing the spirit and knowledge, the Celts used the "head" of vegetable to decorate their houses. On this day people often wear strange clothes as characters in horrible novels or movies to frighten others. People usually like to dress as ghosts, skeletons, or witches. Now Halloween is an official holiday in almost all European countries.

Task 1. Answer the question.

21. What are the most common colors of the Halloween day?

@ The most common colors of the day are orange and black.

22. Where does Halloween come from?

@ Halloween comes from the ancient Celtic festival Samhain.

Task 2. True or False.

23. _____ The Celts decorated their houses by using the “body” of vegetables.  

24. _____ On Halloween day, people usually like to dress as ghost, skeletons or witches to frighten others.  

Reading 2:

Read the passage and then choose the correct answer to each question.

I live in a big city and there is always busy traffic (1)______ the streets. About 6.30 every weekday people often travel to work or to school in a hurry by bicycles, motorbikes (2)_____ cars, so there is always heavy traffic. The same situation happens at 5.30 p.m. when everybody (3)_____ home. As a result, there are often traffic jams at the (4)_____crossroads or roundabouts during rush hours. Heavy traffic also causes (5)______ pollution and we are trying our best to use bicycles and buses more often to save the environment.

1. A. on                                      B. in                                     C. at                                   D. of         

2. A. with                                   B. by                                    C. and                               D. so          

3. A. takes                                B. gets                                  C. brings                           D. keeps       

4. A. busy                                 B. noisy                               C. quiet                             D. thin        

5. A. water                              B. soil                                    C. noise                             D. air