Exercise 3. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the numbered blanks from 11 to 15.
TREES FOR LIFE
Trees are among the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some dating back longer than the oldest buildings. But (11)_______ being nice to look at, trees also play an important role in improving the quality of our lives.
On a world-wide (12)_______, forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving (13)_______  the oxygen we need to breathe. At local neighborhood level, trees also (14)_______  important environment benefits. They offer shade and shelter, which in (15)_______  reduces the amount of energy needed to heat and cool nearby buildings; at the same time, they also remove other impurities from the air we breathe.
(2) 
A.range                      
B.size                         
C.scale                       
D.area

A.persuade
B.polite
C.publish
D.supply

Choose A, B, C or D to complete this passage:
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (1)_____ reading about the damage we are doing to the environment. The Earth is being threatened (2)______ the future looks bad. (3)______ can each of us do?
We cannot clean (4)______ our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the (5)______ of plants and animals. But we can stop adding to the problem (6)______ scientists look for answers.
It may not be easy to change your lifestyle (7)_______ but some steps are easy to take: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save (8)_____ , which also (9)_______ household bills. We must all make a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better world (10)_______ our grandchildren.
___(4)
A.to
B.up
C.on
D.in

Speaking English fluently is difficult
A.
B.
C.
D.

The flight to Ho Chi Minh City lasted one hour and a half.”
A.It took one hour and a half fly to Ho Chi Minh City.
B.It took one hour and a half flying to Ho Chi Minh City.
C.It took one hour and a half to have flied to Ho Chi Minh City.
D.It took one hour and a half to fly to Ho Chi Minh City.

According to the text, students in the USA _______.
A.are made to take primary and secondary education in the country.
B. are not necessarily take primary and secondary education in the country.
C.spend less than 12 years for primary and secondary education.
D.needn't take primary and secondary education.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each unfinished sentence.
He is the man .................... car was stolen last week.
A.where                                
B.whose                                
C.which                    
D.that

Unless the teachers’ salaries can be raised, their life will certainly_______.
A.be affected  
B.affect                           
C.be affecting       
D.affected

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
There were no poor performance. Moreover, that of the Russian dancers was certainly the best.
A.The best performance was the one of the Russians while some of the others were poor.
B.The Russian dancers were well- worth watching but the others weren’t.
C.All the dancers but the Russian performed poorly.
D.They all danced well, but the Russian did the best.

It isn’t just that the level of education of this school is high. It’s that it’s also been consistent for years.
A.It isn’t fair to deny that this school is successful, as it has had the same high standards for many years now.   
B.The standard of education is not high in this school, but at least all the students are at the same. 
C.The level of education in this school, which is usually quite high, shows only slight variations from year to year.                   
D.Not only are the standards of education good in this school, but it has maintained those standards over the years.