VIII. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D. On the farm of today, machines provide almost all the power. Modern farmers now have mechanized "hired land" and keep horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new machinery, scientists and engineers have helped the farmers in many ways. For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, more effective insecticides, and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and vegetables. Some farmers even have computers which help them use their resources more efficiently. As a result, the farm of today are able to produce much more food with the same amount of labor. This means fewer but larger farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers. 1. What do modern farmers keep horses for? A. meat B. plow C. pleasure D. sale 2. Who has developed new machinery? A. Only scientists B. Only engineers C. Scientists and farmers D. Scientists and engineers 3. The farmers use computers to .............. A. play computer games B. help them use resources efficiently C. type documents D. send e-mails 4. The farms today are ........... . A. fewer but larger B. fewer and smaller C. more but smaller D. more and larger 5. The farmers today are ............. than they used to be. A. richer B. poorer C. more D. less powerful IX. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the meaning of the second sentence remains unchanged as the first one's. 1. "You shouldn't lend him any more money." Hoa said. => Hoa advised ......................................................................................................................................... . 2. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it. => The bread isn't fresh .......................................................................................................................... . 3. Whose handbag is this? => Who does this ...... ............................................................................................................................. . 4. It's a long time since we became close friends. => We have .............................................................................................................................................. . 5. She had to do the washing, but she didn't. => She forgot .......................................................................................................................................... . 6. He left home six months ago. => It's .............................................................................................................................................. . 7. How clever the carpenter is! => What ................................................................................................................................................ . 8. I learn Enlish so that I can communicate with foreigners. => I learn Enlish so as ............................................................................................................................. . 9. They won't be able to come on Sunday. => It will be ........................................................................................................................................... . 10. Birth rates have fallen sharply recently. => There ............................................................................................................................................... . X. Make complete sentences, using the given cues. 1. These students / learn / French / for / 10 years. ............................................................................................... 2. School English Club / going / hold / speaking contest / celebrate / Teacher's Day. ............................................................................................... 3. We / used / walk / school / morning / return / noon. ............................................................................................... 4. I / call / tell you / that / we / come / visit / you / next weekend. ............................................................................................... 5. My / brother/ usually/ have / some / rice / dinner / but / this / evening / have / instant noodle. .................................................................................................................