Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 11 năm 2021-2022 - Trường THPT Nguyễn Trãi

Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C, D The population of the world has increased more in the modern times than in all other ages of history combined. World population totaled about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650-1850. Today the population is about seven billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations indicate that it will increase to over 10 billion by the turn of the century. With recent advances in science and technology, including improved agricultural methods and great strides in medicine, some of the limiting factors in population growth have been lessened, with obvious results. International organizations have put forward several recommendations to alleviate the problem of overpopulation, including an increase in food production, general economic development in target areas, and a decrease in birth rates. Most experts agree that it will be necessary to combine all three recommendations in an effort to effect a lasting solution.

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Fill in each gap with the correct word Vietnamese Tet is the most important festival of the Vietnamese people. Tet is the abbreviation of Tet Nguyen Dan which means the first (31) __________of the first day of the new period. Tet marks the beginning of a new year on the lunar calendar, and the beginning of Spring. Tet is a huge celebration lasting three days. Families save money, store food, and plan far in advance for Tet. People buy new clothes, paint and clean their homes, cook three days worth of food, and pay off all (32) __________. The marketplace is very busy the week before Tet, as people buy food, firecrackers, flowers, and other items before the holiday. Food is plentiful, homes are (33) __________, parks are full of crowds of people dressed in their best new clothes, and for three days the people have a celebration. Tet is a time for visits from family and friends. The first visitor to a home is very (34) ________. If the first visitor is rich, or happy then the family will have (35) __________ fortune that year. The first day of Tet is reserved for visiting family and relatives. The second day is set aside for special guests and close friends to visit, and the third day is for (36) __________ and business associates .

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