Informed about the visiting of the delegation from Spain, the board is planning a formal welcoming party.

Write an essay (150 - 180 words) about the causes of, effects of and solutions to deforestation. You can use the following questions as cues:
* What is cutting down trees for?
* What may deforestation result in?
* What can be done to prevent deforestation?

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions
Global warming endangers our health, jeopardizes our national security, and threatens other basic human needs. Some impacts such as record high temperatures, rising seas, and severe flooding and droughts - are already increasingly common.
Our personal vehicles are a major cause of global warming. Collectively, cars and trucks account for nearly one-fifth of all us emissions, emitting around 24 pounds of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gases for every gallon of gas. In total, the us transportation sector - which includes cars, trucks, planes, trains, ships, and freight - produces nearly thirty percent of all us global warming emissions, more than almost any other sector. Unfortunately, oil-related emissions may rise in the coming years as the oil industry extracts and refines “unconventional” oils, such as tar sands and tight oil. Using less oil - and avoiding unnecessary emission from the oil we do use - is the real solution. And it is found!
Fuel-efficient vehicles use less gas to travel the same distance than their less efficient counterparts. When we burn less fuel, we generate fewer emissions. When emissions go down, the pace of global warming slows. Besides, cleaner fuels produce fewer emissions when they’re burned. Some fuels - such as those made from cellulosic biofuels - can reduce emissions by 80 percent compared to gasoline. And better regulations would help prevent the gasoline we do use from getting any dirtier. What’s more, electric cars and trucks use electricity as fuel, producing fewer emissions than their conventional counterparts. When the electricity comes from renewable sources, all-electric vehicles produce zero emissions to drive. These and other solutions are here today - but more can be done to save the Earth.
(Union of Concerned Scientists)

Choose the underlined part which needs correction

My family and I have been visiting Phong Nha Ke Bang for three times.

Rewrite each sentence so that the new sentence has a similar meaning to the original one, using the words in brackets

The experiences and wisdom acquiring while being abroad can influence the rest of your life.

The government must_________what is happening and do something about it.

Eight places in Vietnam recognising as UNESCO World Heritages Sites are listed in the document.

Read the passage and choose the best option to fill each blank.
Hoi An is an old town down the Thu Bon River, on the coastal plain of Quang Nam Province. It used to be known on the (1)_________market under many different names such as Lam Ap, Faifo, Hoai Pho and Hoi An. Researchers said most of the buildings in Hoi An (2) _________restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. The streets are very short and narrow, having a winding, crossing as the chessboard (3) _________. The traces of time can be found not only on the (4) _________design of each building but also everywhere like: on the yin-yang roof tiles covered with moss and plants; the old gray mold walls; the pictures carved on a strange animal, or describing an old story. Having inherited a multi-cultural architecture so varied and sophisticated, Hoi An must have (5) _________numerous and talented workers in carpentry, ceramics, and woodcarving from China, Japan and other regions of Vietnam.

Choose the word with a different stress pattern

The predominant factors_________in the warming of the earth are the emissions of CO2 and deforestation.

The streets are very short and narrow, having a winding, crossing as the chessboard (3) _________.

Almost every university in Vietnam has specific academic_________criteria for new students.

Environmental pollution can have detrimental effects on the balanced_________.

The traces of time can be found not only on the (4) _________design of each building but also everywhere like: on the yin-yang roof tiles covered with moss and plants; the old gray mold walls; the pictures carved on a strange animal, or describing an old story.