Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
High school students from Southeast Asia protect the environment with inventions that challenge the present situation. They presented their research at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (ISEF) The team of Thailand presented its research on using Fish scales to create plastic were items such as bowls and plates, with no trace of fish odour in 2011. The team also found out that the material completely breaks down in about 28 days when buried in soil, and does not harm creatures that live in the dirt. In comparison, conventional plastic products release toxins during the manufacturing process and during disposal.
The Vietnamese team proposed using solar energy and vacuum techniques to power the desalination process in 2012. Conventional desalination methods are expensive affairs as they tend to consume vast amounts of electricity and fuel. In contrast, solar energy is an inexhaustible and renewable energy source.
The Indonesian team built a “ Green Refrigerant Box” in 2014 that, instead of running on electricity, used a hand-operated vacuum pump made from plastic soft drink bottle. The idea was formed because the students’ hometown in rural South Sumatra frequently experiences power cuts, constantly shutting down electrical appliance.
Bio-waste materials such as mangosteen skin can be used as a substance to dye cotton fabric, together with onion skin extract. The project of Malaysian students in 2014 not only replaced the usage of hazardous chemical dye with bio-waste material, but also helped recycle bio-waste itself.
Answer the questions about the passage.
1. What did the team from Thailand use fish scales for?
They use fish scales to create plastic were items such as bowls and plates, with no trace of fish odour.
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Nhóm nghiên cứu từ Thái Lan sử dụng vảy cá để làm gì?
=> Họ sử dụng vảy cá để tạo ra nhựa là các vật dụng như bát và đĩa, không có dấu vết của mùi cá.
Thông tin: The team of Thailand presented its research on using Fish scales to create plastic were items such as bowls and plates, with no trace of fish odour in 2011.
Đáp án: They use fish scales to create plastic were items such as bowls and plates, with no trace of fish odour.
4. They have never seen that film before.
→ This is the first ...................................................
3. That film made me bored. (boring)
→ I ...........................................................
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. In space, with no (A) gravity for muscles to work against (B), the body (C) becomes weakly (D).
Listen to how healthy these six people are when it comes to eating.
Answer the following questions about the interview.
Junk Food
1. When does Anita eat junk food?
I really wanted to take part in this contest, _________ my parents allowed me to.
2. He arrived in the middle of our lunch time. (while)
→ He ................................................................................
Rewrite the following sentences, using the given words below.
1. Mr. Dryden mended the washing machine.
→ The washing ..............................................................................
Volunteers for Peace Child Center ( VPV) is a __________, non-governmental organization that was founded in 2005 to provide help and education to people in both urban and rural Viet nam.
Doing volunteer work, we are more_______ of global problems facing our world.
5. How did the Indonesian team make a “ Green Refrigerant Box” work?
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
Animism is the belief (A) that objects and natural phenomena (B) such as rivers, rocks, and wind are live (C) and have feelings (D).
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.