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Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

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TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

A. car

B. date

C. lazy

D. hate

A. train

B. wait

C. said

D. paid

A. sailing

B. railway

C. brainstorm

D. captain

A. safety

B. chat

C. taste

D. waste

A. centre

B. let

C. belt

D. security

A. safety

B. traffic

C. station

D. plane

A. seat

B. head

C. heavy

D. weather

A. head

B. break

C. bread

D. heavy

A. maid

B. wait

C. said

D. sail

10.

A. hey

B. grey

C. honey

D. obey

11.

A. lake

B. came

C. station

D. start

12.

A. seatbelt

B. bread

C. ahead

D. healthy

13.

A. nature

B. ancient

C. radio

D. village

14.

A. enter

B. mention

C. vehicle

D. helicopter

15.

A. take

B. mistake

C. indicate

D. says

A. traffic

B. pavement

C. plane

D. station

17.

A. recycle

B. vehicle

C. helicopter

D. reverse

18.

A. sign

B. mistake

C. triangle

D. drive

19.

A. nearest

B. head

C. bread

D. health

20.

A. railway

B. mail

C. sail

D. captain

21.

A. animation

B. female

C. pavement

D. safety

22.

A. sign

B. critic

C. illegal

D. direct

23.

A. filled

B. wanted

C. played

D. opened

24.

A. recommend

B. seatbelt

C. vehicle

D. investigate

25.

A. cooked

B. talked

C. booked

D. naked

26.

A. delivered

B. clicked

C. promised

D. picked

27.

A. needed

B. developed

C. wanted

D. included

28.

A. liked

B. washed

C. loved

D. jumped

29.

A. acting

B. actor

C. address

D. action

30.

A. comedy

B. boring

C. shocked

D. long

31.

A. new

B. sew

C. few

D. knew

32.

A. large

B. hard

C. carbon

D. marry

33.

A. tool

B. blood

C. spoon

D. noon

34.

A. report

B. transport

C. short

D. power

35.

A. plays

B. wants

C. looks

D. helps

36.

A. truck

B. abundant

C. nuclear

D. dump

37.

A. decided

B. played

C. listened

D. enjoyed

38.

A. biogas

B. solar

C. hydroelectric

D. environment

39.

A. pleasure

B. meat

C. heat

D. feed

40.

A. energy

B. electric

C. plentiful

D. renewable

41.

A. perform

B. end

C. festival

D. elephant

42.

A. cake

B. celebrate

C. racing

D. candle

43.

A. desert

B. held

C. prefer

D. celebrate

44.

A. those

B. they

C. than

D. Thanksgiving

45.

A. cranberry

B. lantern

C. gather

D. apricot

46. A.ahead B.bread C.pleasant D.seat-belt

47. A.ways B.days C.says D.stays

48. A.obey B.key C.grey D.survey

49. A.stayed B.washed C.filled D.annoyed

50. A.embarrassed B.crowded C.excited D.divided

51. A.ahead B.instead C.seat-belt D.bread

52. A.left B.centre C.enter D.frighten

53. A.traffic B.plane C.station D.pavement

54. A.washed B.needed C.danced D.matched

55. A.wanted B.filled C.stayed D.played

II. Find which word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

A. costume

B. canoe

C. highlight

D. season

A. violet

B. serious

C. seasonal

D. hilarious

A. festival

B. disaster

C. pavement

D. station

A. serious

B. diverse

C. special

D. local

A. direct

B. affect

C. open

D. renew

A. succeed

B. happen

C. replace

D. attend

A. reward

B. country

C. samba

D. music

A. helicopter

B. entertainment

C. superstitious

D. documentary

A. perform

B. order

C. receive

D. rehearse

10.

A. invite

B. discuss

C. circle

D. combine

11.

A. pavement

B. review

C. concert

D. samba

12.

A. famous

B. asleep

C. pretty

D. careful

13.

A. highlight

B. project

C. horror

D. perform

14.

A. manner

B. tourist

C. machine

D. action

15.

A. chaos

B. circle

C. direct

D. cannon

16.

A. another

B. plentiful

C. dangerous

D. limited

17.

A. population

B. education

C. development

D. satisfaction

18.

A. countryside

B. natural

C. changeable

D. dioxide

19.

A. renewable

B. artificial

C. unfortunate

D. continuous

20.

A. easily

B. energy

C. negative

D. consumption

21.

A. musician

B. scientist

C. energy

D. biogas

22.

A. advantage

B. atmosphere

C. motorbike

D. generate

23.

A. effective

B. regular

C. different

D. serious

24.

A. convenient

B. abundant

C. expensive

D. different

25.

A. excellent

B. dangerous

C. plentiful

D. polluting

26.

A. exercise

B. calendar

C. travelling

D. convenience

27.

A. advantage

B. enormous

C. petroleum

D. tendency

28.

A. excellent

B. marvelous

C. familiar

D. similar

29.

A. abundant

B. wonderful

C. convenient

D. important

30.

A. holiday

B. effective

C. pollution

D. attention

31. A.silent B.noisy C.pretty D.polite

32. A.station B.season C.police D.sandal

33. A.agree B.hurry C.enter D.visit

34. A.fasten B.describe C.listen D.hover

35. A.degree B.student C.funny D.widen

36. A.traffic B.dancer C.cycling D.balloon

37. A.central B.gripping C.complete D.boring

38. A.obey B.enter C.answer D.listen

39. A.station B.healthy C.safety D.alone

40. A.tidy B.compete C.extend D.mistake

41. A.dangerous B.plentiful C.another D.limited

42. A.easily B.consumption C.energy D.negative

43. A.different B.expensive C.abundant D.convenient

44. A.petroleum B.advantage C.enormous D.tendency

45. A.attention B.holiday C.pollution D.effective

III.1. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

In La Tomatina, people get to throw tomatoes at ___________.

A. together

B. once

C. themselves

D. each other

Which do you think are _____________ festivals?

A. music

B. harvester

C. artistic

D. season

A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to _____________ the Rio Carnival.

A. follow

B. take

C. attend

D. play

Villagers voluntarily contribute money and other things to ___ the festival.

A. remember

B. celebrate

C. set

D. open

La Tomatina ____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year.

A. hold

B. held

C. is held

D. be held

The festival ________________ every year at the end of August.

A. occur

B. takes place

C. takes

D. held

The biggest prize of the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d’Or, which is

given __________ the best film.

A. with

B. to

C. of

D. for

People in Cannes take the Cannes Film Festival _____a very serious way.

A. at

B. in

C. on

D. with

The Samba Parade in Rio Carnival has thousands of samba _____________

from various samba schools.

A. performance

B. perform

C. performer

D. performers

10. The Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak is a race between elephants that are ridden by their ____________.

A. own

B. owners

C. owner

D. owning

The _________ of the Rio Carnival is the Samba Parade.

A. best

B. highlight

C. importance

D. performance

12.

Everybody has gone to the _______ festival.

A. music

B. musical

C. musician

D. musicians

13.

The Academy Awards, commonly ____________ as the Oscars, are the most

famous film awards in the world.

A. know

B. knew

C. known

D. be known

14.

La Tomatina is a _____________ festival to celebrate the tomato harvest.

A. year

B. seasonal

C. season

D. annually

15.

People put pumpkin ____________ outside the homes during Halloween.

A. lights

B. lanterns

C. neon signs

D. bulbs

16. It is ____ to see elephants racing in the Elephant Race Festival in Dak Lak.

A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. amazement

17. A lot of cultural and __________ activities are held as part of the Flower Festival in Da Lat.

A. art

B. artist

C. artistic

D. arts

18.

The ____________ atmosphere is felt around all the villages.

A. tradition

B. festival

C. festive

D. air

19.

People of _______ minorities in Phu Yen celebrate Hoi Mua Festival

every March.

A. ethnic

B. local

C. native

D. village

20.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, is the ______ holiday of the year in India.

A. more important B. importance

C. most important D. most importance

III.2. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.I was ___ to learn that the director of that gripping film has won the first prize.

A. interest B. interests C. interested D. interesting

2. The film was so _____. However my father saw it from beginning to end.

A. interesting

B. exciting

C. boring

D. fascinating

3. We were __________ with the latest film of that director.

A. satisfied

B. satisfactory

C. satisfying

D. satisfy

4. We like the film very much. The ____ are unforgettable and the plot gripping.

A. character

B. acting

C. style

D. action

I have never felt as __________ as I did when I watched that horror film.

A. terrify

B. terrified

C. terrifying

D. terrible

Not many people went to see the film; ______it received good reviews

from critics.

A. although

B. but

C. despite

D. however

Let’s go to the Victor Cinema. I’m sure you’ll find the film __________.

A. excites

B. excite

C. excited

D. exciting

Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ___________ being very tired.

A. because of

B. although

C. despite of

D. in spite of

____________ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. Nevertheless

B. However

C. When

D. Although

10.

Mr. Bean’s Holiday is a _____film – I was laughing from beginning to the end.

A. moving

B. scary

C. violent

D. hilarious

11. ____careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film.

A. Such

B. However

C. Despite

D. With

12. A___________ is a film that shows real life events or stories.

A. documentary

B. thriller

C. comedy

D. action

13. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday _____feeling very tired.

A. although

B. So

C. In spite of

D. but

14.

The end of the film was so _____________ that many people cried.

A. boring

B. shocking

C. exciting

D. moving

15.

We didn’t find it funny __________ it was a comedy.

A. but

B. although

C. despite

D. in spite of

16.

A ___________ is a film that tries to make audiences laugh.

A. sci-fi

B. documentary

C. comedy

D. horror

17. I enjoy the film on TV yesterday evening _____ nobody in my family liked it.

A. so

B. yet

C. although

D. in spite of

18.

I found the book so ____________ that I couldn’t put it down.

A. gripping

B. shocking

C. tiring

D. boring

19.

__________ he spent too much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

A. But

B. Even

C. Despite

D. although

20.

We found the plot of the film__________.

A. bored

B. boring

C. interested

D. acting

III.3. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. Cyclist and motorist have to wear a _______ when they ride a motorbike.

A. cap

B. mask

C. helmet

D. hard that

He forgot to give a ___________ before he turned left and got a ticket.

A. hand

B. signal

C. sign

D. light

All of us have to obey ____________ strictly.

A. traffic

B. traffic rules

C. traffic jam

D. regular

4. We should wait for the traffic lights ________ before we cross the street.

A. turn yellow

C. turn green

B. to turn yellow

D. to turn green

Drivers have to ___________ your seatbelt whenever they drive.

A. tie

B. fasten

C. put on

D. put

We should __________ the street at the zebra crossing.

A. walk

B. walk through

C. walk on

D. walk across

________is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “about 50 metres”.

A. How much

B. How long

C. How far

D. How often

Linh used to __________ jigsaw puzzles in his spare time.

A. do

B. does

C. doing

D. did

Public __________ in this city is quite good, and it’s not expensive.

A. vehicle

B. travel

C. transport

D. journey

10.

I ____________ marbles when i was young, but now i didn’t.

A. play

C. used to play

B. have played

D. didn’t use to play

11. There ___________ a bus station in the city centre, but it has been moved to the suburbs.

A. were

B. used to have

C. use to have

D. used to be

12.

___________ does it take to go from ha noi to ho chi minh city by plane.

A. How much

B. How many

C. How long

D. How far

13.

Minh used to ___________ his homework late in the evening.

A. do

B. does

C. doing

D. did

14.

If people ___________ the rules, there are no more accidents.

A. follow

B. take care of

C. obey

D. remember

15.

You should ___________ right and left when you go across the road.

A. see

B. look

C. be

D. take

16.

Hurry up or we can’t ___________ the last bus home.

A. keep

B. follow

C. go

D. catch

17.

Lan used to go to school ___________.

A. with bike

B. by foot

C. in car

D. by bus

18.

Public ___________ in my town is good and cheap.

A. travel

B. journey

C. tour

D. transport

19.

When there is a traffic jam, it ___________ me a very long time to go home.

A. takes

B. costs

C. spends

D. lasts

20. Yesterday rick and peter ______ round west lake. It took them an hour.

A. cycle

B. cycles

C. cycling

D. cycled

III.4.Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1. Many beautiful Cham Towers in Ninh Thuan Province __________ and now

_________ many domestic and foreign tourists.

A. restored – were attracted

C. was restored – attracted

B. were restored – attract

D. restored – attracted

Minh Mang Tomb _____ construction in 1841, and ____three years later.

A. started – completed

C. was started – was completed

B. started – was completed

D. was started – completed

A lot of flowers __________ in Da Lat throughout the year.

A. grow

B. grew

C. growing

D. Are grown

Papers at the Royal examinations in the past were __________ by the King.

A. passed

B. correct

C. check

D. graded

The Temple of Literature __________ by old trees and __________ many

interesting things

A. is surrounded – contains

C. is surrounded - is contained

B. surrounds – is contained

D. surrounds – contains

6. In 2003, four __________ of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong, Emperor Ly Nhan Tong, Emperor Le Thanh Tong and Chu Van An were built in the Temple of

Literature.

A. forms

B. statues

C. photos

D. stone tablets

The first Doctors’ stone tablets __________ in 1484.

A. are erected

B. erected

C. was erected

D. were erected

In 2010, the 82 Doctors’ stone tablets _____ as a Memory of the World.

A. were recognised

C. recognising

B. are regconised

C. recognised

Many precious relics __________ in the Temple of Literature.

A. are kept

B. is kept

C. kept

D. keep

10.

The Temple of Literature __________ in 1070.

A. find B. found C. was found D. was founded

11. Many kinds of fruits and vegetables _____ at the floating market in Can Tho.

A. sell B. will sell C. are sold D. are selling

12. Oxford University _____ the oldest university in the English speaking world.

A. is regarded

C. considered to be

B. is regarded as

D. is considered being

13.

Tan Ky House in Hoi An __________ over two hundred years ago.

A. build

B. is built

C. is to built

D. was built

14.

Bach Mai National Park __________ close to the sea.

A. locates

B. located

C. is located

D. is being located

15. Student at Oxford University __________ by famous lecturers and tutors in many departments.

A. teach and support C. are taught to support

B. taught and supported D. are taught and supported

16. The Imperial Academy was __________ young men for the country.

used to educating

used to educate

use to educate

used of educating

17. The students at the Imperial Academy were carefully __________ for the National examinations first, then the Royal examinations.

A. taken B. learned C. prepared D. studied

18. The Imperial Academy was in ______ 1076 under Emperor Ly Nhan Tong.

A. construct B. constructed C. build D. constructing 19. The students of the Imperial Academy _______ from local examinations all over the country.

A. selected B. selecting C. was selected D. were selected

20. The Imperial Academy was regarded ______ the first university in Viet Nam.

A. to B. as C. for D. of

III.5. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.Does your bike ever ___________ down on the way to school?

A.break B.take C.do D.turn

2.I ___________ go on foot when I was in primary school.

A.have to B.used to C.can D.may

3.Give a ___________ before you turn left or right.

A.sign B.turn C.sound D.signal

4.A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to ___________ the Rio Carnival.

A.join B.perform C.attend D.appear

5.I had to stand in the balcony to catch the whole ___________ of the parade.

A.view B.picture C.sight D.vision

6.Everybody attends the festival ___________ fun.

A.with B.for C.in D.of

7.On Thanksgiving, families and friends ___________ to have a feast.

A.meet B.arrive C.gather D.appear

8.The end of the film was so ___________.

A.moved B.moving C.move D.moveable

9.Although they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big ___________.

A.success B.failure C.performance D.show

10.___________ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

A.However B.Although C.In spite of D.Despite

11. The boys ___________ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A.have not come B.do not come C.will not be coming D.is not coming

12.It is going to rain any minute now. The children ___________ in the rain.

A.is being caught B.will be caught C.is caught D.are caught

13.They ___________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.

A.will be having B.will have C.have D.had

14.They ___________ that we have gone without telling them.

A.thought B.are thinking C.will be thinking D.think

15.___________ you ______ up this book for me, please?

A.Are … going to wrap B.Will … be wrapping C.Will … wrap D.Have …wrapped

16.We ___________ solar panels in the schoolyard while you are checking cracks in the water pipes.

A.have put B.will be putting C.will put D.put

17.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.

A.cycle B.will cycle C.will be cycling D.will be cycled

18.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in the future.

A.use B.will use C.will be using D.will be used

19.Look at the photo! You’re ___________ a horse!

A.driving B.flying C.riding

20.It’s really difficult to ___________ a bicycle up the hill.

A.pedal B.drive C.fly

21.You can ___________ easily on the Dead Sea. Why? Because it’s so salty!

A.fly B.walk C.float

22.She is a frequent customer of that airline. She has to ___________ every month for work.

A.drive B.fly C.ride

23.Will you ___________ a taxi or a train?

A.fly B.walk C.take

24.He ___________ in a white sport car.

A.walks B.drives C.takes

25.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.

A.used to cycle B.cycled C.was cycling D.went

26.My father used to go to work by motorbike. Now he __________.

A.cycled B.was cycling C.cycles D.used to cycle

27.__________ the film is a bit frightening, I really enjoyed it.

A.However B.Nevertheless C.Although D.Despite

28.__________ the silly story, many people enjoyed the film.

A.In spite of B.Although C.However D.Nevertheless

28.The film didn’t receive good reviews from critics. __________, many people saw it.

A.Although B.In spite of C.Despite D.However

30.We will go on holiday with some friends of __________.

A.our B.ours C.us D.we

31.A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next month.

A.me B.my C.I D.mine

32.What shall we do this evening? – We __________ to the cinema.

A.go B.could go C.could have gone D.will be going

33.Careless driving __________ accidents on the road.

A.will cause B.have caused C.is causing D.is going to cause

34.Nuclear power __________ in the future.

A.will replace B.replaced C.will be replaced D.replaces

III.6. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

1.She came to the stadium (in, on, by) bus.

2.They go to work (in, on, by) train.

3.I usually read books while I am (in, on, by) a train.

4.We went to Gothenburg last summer and it was our first time (in, on, by) a tram.

5.He often travels (in, on, by) his car.

6.They prefer not to go (in, on, by) car because it’s more expensive.

7.My children often sleep while they are (in, on, by) a plane.

8.The computer belongs to Nhung. That computer is hers/her/she.

9.Their car is red. We/Our/Ours car is grey.

10.The books are all me/mine/my.

11.What happened to him? He has broken him/his/he arm.

12.Mine/My/Me keys are here on the table. Where are your/yours/us?

13.Is this chair you/your/yours?

14.This time next year my father will work/will be working in the hydro power station.

15.Don’t forget to turn off the lights before you’re leaving/you leave.

16.My brother and I will cycle/will have cycled to school to cut air pollution.

17.By the year 2020, people in my village will use/will be using energy from the sun.

18.What will we do/will we be doing to save electricity?

19.What will happen/will be happened to us when the non-renewable energy sources run out?

20.Wind power is a renewable source because it can be replaced/can replace easily and quickly.

IV.1.Complete the conversation with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. A: Was it a good film?

B: No, it wasn’t very (interest) _____________. In fact, it was very (bore)

_____________.

2. A: I’m always very (tire) ________________ after a day at work. I can’t do anything in the evening.

B: Why don’t you watch a film?

A: I always fall asleep. Sometimes, I put on the most (excite) ___________

film that I really want to see but I always fall asleep.

3. A: I’m an actor. Acting is a very (tire) _____________ job. It isn’t

(relax)_____________ at all. Are you (relax) _______________?

B: No way. I’m a worker.

VI.2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. I was very _______________ in the lesson because our teacher is very

_______________ in history. (interest)

2. My friend is a very _______________ sort of person but he hates doing

_______________ activities. (relax)

3. Studying for exams is very _______________ I get _______________ when I open my school books. (tire)

4. We were all very _______________ about the school trip but it wasn’t an

_______________ trip at all. (excite)

5. It’s a _______________ book and I’m _______________ every time I start reading it (bore)

IV.3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Street are decorated with ________________ lights and red banners. (colour)

2. There are many _________ differences between the two communities. (culture)

3. She gave a wonderful ________________ as the Iron Lady – the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. (perform)

4. There were lively New Year ________________ all over the town. (celebrate)

5. When we heard she’d got the job, we all went off for a ________________

drink. (celebrate)

6. It is ________________ in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. (tradition)

7. What forms of ________________ do you participate in during the festival? (entertain)

8. The hall looked very ________________ with its Christmas tree. (festival)

9. Her eyes were wide with ________________ when she heard the news. (excite)

10.The Chinese New Year marks the ________________ of spring and the start of the Lunar New Year. (begin)

IV.4. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. What I like about festivals is that they show the …… values of different communities. (culture)

2.My mother liked the ……… of that young pianist. (perform)

3.On special occasions, people usually have ………….. drinks. (celebrate)

4.I’ve seen a lot of ………….. in my life. (parade)

5.Another ………... season is coming. (festival)

6.Japanese people hold the Japanese Boys’ Day with special ………….. (celebrate)

V.1. Read the text and choose the best answers:

Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday. It is (1)______ to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is not a fixed holiday. Its (2)______ varies between 22nd March and 25th April. People celebrate Easter (3)______ the world.
In the UK, Easter is a public holiday. People (4)______ Easter chocolate eggs to their friends and family. There are also egg hunts for kids. In the US, Easter is a (5)______ holiday. People can go to church and have a special family meal. They also (6)______ egg-hunts and give gifts of coloured eggs. In Russia, Easter is one of the (7)______ important holidays. People celebrate it (8)______ an Easter breakfast or meal. They also create very beautiful Easter eggs.

1.A.made B.held C.given D.opened

2.A.day B.date C.event D.month

3.A.through B.in C.all D.around

4.A.eat B.have C.give D.receive

5.A.nation B.local C.native D.national

6.A.organise B.play C.do D.try

7.A.more B.best C.most D.better

8.A.with B.by C.for D.in

V.2. Read the text and choose the best answers:

SAFETY TIPS FOR BUS PASSENGERS

Always maintain a queue while waiting (1)______ a bus. Never stand on queue on the middle of the road.

At the time of boarding a bus do not try to run or chase the bus. Once you are inside the bus, (2)______ a seat and hold firmly on the handrail if you are standing.

Never try to (3)______ an overcrowded bus.

Avoid (4)______ inside of a bus because your high-pitch noise may distract the attention of the driver and it could lead to a major (5)______ accident.

1.A.for B.to C.on D.in

2.A.hold B.sit C.take D.find

3.A.choose B.go C.wait D.board

4.A.shout B.shouting C.to shout D.shouts

5.A.road B.way C.path D.street

V.3. Read the text and choose the best answers:

In Britain, the climate is not very good. There are very few hot days and it rains a lot. Because of this, people spend a lot of time at home. Generally, British homes have a lot of furniture in them, carpets on the floors and heavy curtains.

Many houses in Britain are old. Many of them are over one hundred years old. Often, they do not have enough insulation and the heat goes out through the windows, the doors and up the chimney.

Because of the climate, people in Britain have to spend a lot of money on heating. Many houses have a special system called "central heating". This heats all the rooms and, at the same time, heats the hot water. Houses without central heating often have gas, electric or coal fires. The rooms in most British houses are quite small.

New houses are much better. They have two layers of glass in the windows to stop the heat going out.

1.Why do British people spend a lot of time at home?

A.Because the climate is not very good. B.Because they don’t know where to go.

C.Because the climate is very good. D.Because they want to stay at home.

2.The heat goes out of the houses through ___________.

A.the doors and up the chimney B.the windows and up the chimney

C.the windows, the doors and up the chimneyD.the walls and up the chimney

3.Because of ___________, people in Britain have to spend a lot of money on heating.

A.cold weather B.cool weather C.hot weather D.bad weather

4.Houses without central heating often have ___________.

A.only coal fires B.gas or coal fires C.electric or coal fires D.gas, electric or coal fires

5.New houses usually have ___________ in the windows to stop the heat going out.

A.one layer of glass B.two layers of glass

C.three layers of glass D.two or three layers of glass

V.4. Read the text and choose the best answers:

The world’s population (1)________ five-billion mark in 1987 and it is increasing (2)________ about 1.7% a year. At this rate of growth, the number of people in the world will double every 41 years. This rapid increase has been called the (3)________ explosion. No one knows how many people the Earth can (4)________. Many scientists believe that the world will soon become (5)________, that is, it will have more people than it can support.

When too many people (6)________ in a small place, life can become very difficult and (7)________. In some places, there are so many people that there is not enough food or houses for everyone. Many families move to the cities, (8)________ to find work and homes. So more homes need to be (9)________. The city spreads over more and more farming land. As the world’s population (10)________, there is less and less land left for agriculture to feed all the people.

1.A.