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GRADE 8. UNIT 9
PRACTICE 2. READING
I. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word.
Think of all the things you throw away: juice bottles, soft drink cans, candy wrappers. It
adds up. (1) How much trash do you produce?
Americans throw away an average of one ton of trash per person (2) every year. Most
of this trash gets buried (3) in big holes in the ground called landfills. A lot of this garbage can
be recycled, or turn back (4) into something useful. Just about any material can be recycle. The
main things we recycle today are (5) made from metal, paper, glass, or plastic. People recycle
for many reasons. One of the (6) main reasons is to conserve resources. Making new
aluminum cans out old ones means less aluminum is needed (7) for new cans. This leads to a
second reason people recycle: It saves energy. Recycling old aluminum cans takes a lot (8) less
energy than making new aluminum. To make new aluminum, you (9) need to mine metal ore
from the ground, remove the impurities, and refine it into a finished metal. Recycle also
conserves valuable land. (10) By recycling, we produce less garbage. That means fewer
landfills are needed for dumping our trash.
II. Choose the correct word by underlining it at each number in the following paragraph,
then answer the questions.
A plastic problem
Nowadays, people use a lot of plastic bags and they often (1) throw away/ bury the
bags afterwards. They don’t often (2) pollute/ reuse or (3) waste/ recycle them. When we (4)
destroy/ reuse plastic, we pollute the lands or air. It isn’t a good idea to (5) burn/ poison
plastic because it (6) poisons/ saves the atmosphere. The alternative is to (7) bury/ pollute it,
but some plastic doesn’t decompose for over a thousand years.
8. Do you throw away or reuse plastic bags?
I always reuse plastic bags.
9. What do you and your school do with rubbish?
My school and I often put rubbish in the trash bin and we clean the school every Friday.
10. What things are harmful to the environment in your area?
Rubish, means of transports, plastic bags, non- reusable resources,..
III. Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.
Rivers are (1) ………… of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities
are on large rivers, and (2) ………….. every country has at least one river that (3) …………
an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers (4) ……….. food, water for crops, water to drink, and
opportunities for recreation for people who live along their (5) ……….. And in order to get
water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam across a river and let the water become a
lake (6) ………… the dam. Then people can use their water not only to (7) ………… fields
but also to make electricity for homes and industries.

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(8) ……………, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow (9)
………… size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to
(10) ………….. rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resource.
1. A. one B. ones C. among D. those
2. A. most B. mostly C. almost D. about
3. A. takes B. makes C. occupies D. plays
4. A. supply B. provide C. distribute D. bring
5. A. banks B. shores C. sides D. beaches
6. A. behind B. on C. below D. under
7. A. take B. irrigate C. drain D. give
8.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Thus D. However
9. A. of B. about C. in D. for
10. A. keep B. get C. hold D. maintain
IV. Choose the best choice.
Throughout its history, Japan (1)________from the destructive sea surges, known as tsunami.
Tsunamis (2)________by earthquakes, hundreds of which strike Japan each year. It is of
utmost importance that Japan is always ready for this chain of natural disasters. In Japan, high-
rise buildings in major cities (3)________so that they (4)_______rather than shake during
earthquakes, making them safer. Besides, new regulations for quake-proofing buildings came
into force, and some local governments (5)_____citizens a structural health check on their
homes. Some coastal areas have tsunamis (6)_______, while others (7)________built
floodgates to withstand inflows of water from tsunamis. And if an earthquake above a certain
magnitude (8)_________, the bullet train will stop and nuclear and other plants will
automatically go into temporary shut-down.
1. A. had suffered B. has suffered C. had been suffered D. has been suffered
2. A. trigger B. are triggered C. triggered D. were triggered
3. A. design B. are designed C. designed D. were designed
4. A. sway B. are swaying C. are swayed D. have swayed
5. A. offer B. are offering C. are offered D. offered
6. A. home B. house C. shelter D. habitat
7. A. build B. are building C. are built D. have built
8. A. strikes B. is striking C. has struck D. is struck

V. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.

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Flood stands amongst the most devastating natural catastrophes. Almost everyone is
well aware of its negative impacts on human such as loss of human life, damage to property,
destruction of crops, loss of livestock, and deterioration of health conditions owing to
waterborne diseases.
However, flood can also have some positive impacts on the environment. In many
natural systems, floods play the key role in maintaining the ecosystem functions and
biodiversity. They link the river with the land surrounding it, recharge ground water systems
and fill wetlands. Moreover, floodwater often carries both sediment and nutrients, so it helps
enrich the land. For many species, flood triggers breeding events and migration. The
environmental benefits of flooding can also help the economy through things such as increase
in fish production, recharge of groundwater resources, and maintenance of recreational
environments.
While cycling of sediments and nutrients is essential to a healthy ecosystem, too much
sediment and nutrient in a waterway lowers the downstream water quality. Other negative
effects include loss of habitat, dispersal of weed species and the release of pollutants such as
chemicals, heavy metals and debris. These can degrade aquatic habitats, lower water quality,
reduce coastal production, and contaminate coastal food resources.
1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Negative impacts of flood on human.
B. Negative impacts of flood on the ecosystem.
C. Effects of flood on the environment.
D. Positive impacts of flood on the environment
2. What does the word “catastrophes” mean?
A. disasters B. phenomena C. sources D. diseases
3. In which way does flood affect human health as mentioned in the first paragraph?
A. waterborne diseases B. loss of property
C. loss of livestock D. All are correct
4. Which is not mentioned as a way flood helps maintain the ecosystem functions and
biodiversity?
A. It recharges ground water systems. B. It carries both sediment and nutrients.
C. It maintains recreational environments. D. It helps the economy
5. What happens if there is too much sediment and nutrient in a waterway?
A. Breeding events are triggered.
B. The quality of downstream water is lowered.
C. It maintains a healthy ecosystem.
D. It helps enrich the land.