Ex 3; Every year many people in the world learn English. Some of them are young children. (17) _______ are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, and some learn in evening classes. A few learn English by (18) _______ or just by (19) _______ to the language on television or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. (20) _______ do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer that question. Young children learn English at school to study better at their subject. Many adults learn English because (21)______ of their useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their (22) ______ studies, because some of their books are written (23) ______ English at college and university. Other people learn English because they want to read English newspapers or magazines for (24) ______ and entertainment. 17. A. The others B. Others C. Another D. Each other 18. A. them B. their C. themselves D. theirs 19. A. listening B. speaking C. talking D. hearing 20. A. What B. How C. Why D. Where 21. A. they are B. it is C. there is D. of being 22. A. taller B. higher C. better D. fuller 23. A. in B. at C. by D. with 24. A. equipment B. example C. transportation D. information Ex 4 On January 17th, 1995, a strong earthquake (17) _______ below Awaji Island across the bay From Kobe in Japan. It was the (18) _______ deadly earthquake that hit Japan since 1923. The quake caused buildings and bridges to collapse and fire broke (19) _______ throughout the city. About 5,000 people (20) _______ and more than 21,000 people were injured. More than 30,000 buildings were damaged (21) _______ the quake and resulting fire. Hundreds of people became (22) _______ In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave (23) _______ Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California. In 1991, the world’s largest volcanic eruption in more than 50 years occurred in the Philippines. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (24) _______ scientists had warned them about the eruption. 17. A. struck B. went C. came D. arrived 18. A. best B. highest C. most D. tallest 19. A. in B. out C. up D. off 20. A. killed B. were killed C. have been killed D. are killed 21. A. on B. for C. of D. by 22. A. homesick B. homeless C. homely D. household 23. A. hit B. heated C. erupted D. hitted 24. A. although B. because C. because of D. so Ex 5 These days it is impossible to open a newspaper without reading about the (17)¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ _________ we are doing to the environment. The earth is being (18) _________and the future looks bad. What can each of us do? We cannot clean up our (19) _________rivers and sea overnight. Nor can we stop the (20) _________of plans and animals. But we can step adding to the problem while scientists (21) _________the answer. It may not be easy to change your lifestyle completely but some steps are easy to take: (22) _________the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as possible. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills. We must all (23) _________a personal decision to work for the future of our planet (24) _________we want to ensure a better world for our grandchildren. 17. A. death B. damage C. destruction D. ruin 18. A. threatened B. died C. loved D. occupied 19. A. poisoned B. polluted C. poisonous D. polluting 20. A. harm B. appearance C. disappearance D. ruin 21. A. look for B. look into C. look up D. look after 22. A. cut off B. cut up C. cut into D. cut down 23. A. get B. come C. give D. make 24. A. if B. whether C. when D. while