I. LISTENING    

Listen to the conversation between Sophia and her father. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.         

1. What is Sophia’s father watching on TV?

A. A sci-fi about the negative effects of using non-renewable sources.

B. A documentary about the negative effects of using non-renewable sources.

C. A documentary about the benefits of using non-renewable sources.

2. What does Sophia think about non-renewable sources?

A. They’re not necessary for our daily life.

B. People shouldn’t use them to drive heavy machinery.

C. They help heat homes and cook food.

3. What does Sophia think about renewable sources?

A. They are unlimited but expensive.

B. They are clean but not available.

C. They are limited and dangerous.

4. According to Sophia’s dad, what does the excessive use of non-renewable sources cause?

A. It affects our health and work seriously.

B. It affects our work and environment seriously.

C. It affects our health and environment seriously.

5. What does Sophia hope can deal with the problem?     

A. Modern technologies.

B. People’s effort.

C. Intelligent Robots.

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

TASK 1

Choose the word with a different way of pronunciation in the underlined part.      

1. A.  hydro                      B. syllable                        C. hyperloop

2. A.  solar                        B. produce                        C. local

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others.

3. A.  bamboo                  B. royal                             C. butter

4. A.  instrument             B. performance                C. mineral

5. A.  Canadian                B. disappointing              C. renewable

TASK 2. Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. We believe that bullet trains ___________ (be) faster, safer and riders can avoid traffic jam.

2. Helen’s mother ___________ (buy) her this violin last Christmas.

3. At the moment these students ___________ (collect) some cardboard for building dollhouses.

4. Every Friday, Alex ___________ (join) different community activities with his friends after school.

 
5. Jack ___________ (not feel) well now so he cannot help his friends fix the solar panels.

6. The Scottish people ___________ (build) this castle long time ago.

7. The plane ___________  (carry) more than 120 passengers at present.

8. I hope we  ___________ (own) a driverless car in the coming time.

9. My desktop ___________ (not work), so I can’t send you my email immediately.

10. I ___________ (think) Jimmy friendly and generous when I first met him yesterday.

TASK 3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B, or C.

1. We use these ___________ to warn people about the dangers.

A.vehicles                        B. road signs                    C. handlebars

2. Tom’s performance at Christmas was so ___________ that everyone stood up to give him an applause.

A. dull                              B. shocking                      C. gripping

3. Some people believe that we should ___________ nuclear power in the long run due to its toxic.

A. reduce                          B. overcool                       C. perform

4. Some people are using vehicles that run ___________ safer energy for an eco-friendly environment.

A. over                              B. on                                 C. in

5. Everything belongs ___________ history is often priceless, such as ancient castles in Scotland.

A. about                            B. to                                 C. on

III. READING

TASK 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.

If you are a big fan of Doraemon, a Japanese cartoon series, you will realise that there are some magic gadgets that can transport people from one place to another in a super modern way. They are imaginary products that reflect people’s desire to invent future means of transport. One of the most popular ones is the bamboo-copter. It has a semi spherical base connected with spinning rooters by a thin shaft. Just putting it on any part of the body, Doraemon and his friends can fly anywhere they want by just thinking. It looks small but can carry a heavy body. Although it runs on batteries, it doesn’t pollute the environment. However, sometimes users can have a big problem if the battery is flat, especially when they cross a vast ocean or desert.     

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A desire to invent a modern means of transport.

B. An imaginary means of transport in a cartoon series.

C. A magic gadget of Doraemon that can save the world.

2. What does the word They in line 3 mean?

A. Magic gadgets.

B. Doraemon and his friends.

C. Cartoon series.

3. Where can we put a bamboo-copter?

A. On a semi spherical base.

B. On a thin shaft.

C. On any part of the body.

4. How can Doraemon and his friends fly with a bamboo-copter?

A. By thinking.

B. By using a control button.

C. By touching continuously.

5. Which of the following statements about a bamboo-copter is true?

A. It runs on wind energy.

B. It must be very big to carry a heavy body.

C. If we use it to cross oceans, we can have trouble.

TASK 2. Complete the reading passage. Write ONE suitable word in each blank.

Scotland is a country full of fascinating things. It (1) __________ a long history of myths and legends, so it's no surprise that the Unicorn is the national animal. This country is home to a more-than-2,000-year yew which is considered the oldest tree (2) __________ Europe. Edinburgh is well-known as the capital of Scotland, but it is not the largest city in Scotland. In fact, Glasgow is the largest and also the UK’s first UNESCO City of Music. (3) __________ you search for the traditional male clothing of Scotland, you definitely see many images of kilts. Scottish men (4) __________ kilts on some special occasions like weddings, St Andrew's Day, etc. Watching them play football or tug of war in kilts is really interesting. Scotland has many (5) __________ things for you to discover, so you should go and see it someday.     

IV. WRITING

TASK 1. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. cross / You / crossing / the / at / the / road / should / zebra /.

2. reviews / fantasy / received / That / film / many / very / good / exciting /.

3. are / be / festival / some / There / going / dances / to / traditional / at / the/ .

4. solar / now / heating / Some / are / using / energy / for / people /.

5. is / Christmas / she / abroad / but / Alice / home / always / returns / studying / at /.