Read the following passage then do the tasks below

1. Read the following passage then do the tasks below. (3.0 ps)

a) Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

          The 15th Asian Games was organized at 34 sporting venues, including Khalifa Stadium, which hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony of the 15th Asian Games, Doha 2006, at Khalifa Stadium, was the most (1)… opening of any Games with 50.000 people to get into Khalifa Stadium and more than one billion television (2)… . The Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) wanted to ensure that everybody who saw the ceremony would have a memory for life as suggested in the (3)… “The Games of Your Life”. The 15th Asian Games was a successful sporting event that all (4)… would never forget. Everyone is looking forward (5)… the 16th Asian Games, which will be held in Guangzhou, China, from November 2nd to November 18 th, 2010.

1.       A. Colorful           B. Formal             C. Spectacular               D. Elaborate

2.       A. Viewers           B. Observers        C. Partners                     D. Spectators

3.       A. Portrait            B. Banner             C. Streamer                    D. Slogan

4.       A. Attenders                  B. Attendees         C. Attendants                D. Attendances

5.       A. For                  B. In                     C. To                             D. Into

b) Answer the questions.

1. When and where was the 15th Asian Games organized?

2. How many people watched the 15th Asian Games on TV?

3. What is everyone looking forward to?
 

2. Read the following passage then do the tasks below. (3.0 ps)

a) Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

          (1)… more and more countries become industrialized, there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home heating, and industry. While (2)… petroleum contributes  greaty (3)… acid rain, it is less (4)… than coal. Unfortunately, petroleum is more expensive than coal and the supply of petroleum will eventually run out. Therefore, there will be more and more pressure to burn coal for energy. Coal is a (5)… dirtier energy source than petroleum. Since we already know how destructive acid rain is, it is very important that we increase our efforts to find a non-polluting source of energy as quickly as possible so that we can avoid further environmental damage.

1.       A. Although                   B. Even                C. As                    D. Also

2.       A. Burning           B. Flowing           C. Blowing           D. Releasing

3.       A. To                    B. On                             C. For                            D. With

4.       A. Pollute             B. Polluting          C. Pollution                   D. Polluted

5.       A. More                B.Much                C. Many               D. Most

b) Answer the questions.

1. How many countries become industrialized?

2. Is petroleum a clean energy source than coal?

3. Which is more expensive energy, petroleum or coal?

4. What is our efforts to avoid further environmental damage?