===TITLE=== UNIT 7: CLOZE TEST (DROPDOWN) :: 16 QUESTIONS ===TIMER=== 15 ===PART=== 1. READING :: 16 :: 1 ===SECTION=== Cloze Test Dropdown ===DROPDOWN=== **Passage 1** Last summer, my class visited a magnificent (1) {*national park | camel | snowstorm | aquarium}. The tour guide asked us (2) {that | *if | what | which} we had ever seen such diverse flora and fauna before. We all said that we (3) {are | have been | *were | will be} amazed by the breathtaking beauty of the rainforest. The guide explained that the (4) {exploration | contest | permission | *government} was working incredibly hard to protect this charming area from destruction. He wanted to know if we (5) {*cared | care | cares | caring} about sustainable development. My friend Anna asked if the local animals (6) {are | *were | will be | have been} endangered by severe pollution. The guide replied that they (7) {had been | will be | *were | are}, and he strongly stressed the (8) {development | discovery | occurrence | *urgency} of conservation efforts to save this natural wonder. ===DROPDOWN=== **Passage 2** A famous (9) {*environmentalist | camel | contestant | valley} visited our school last week to talk about the world’s oceans. She asked whether we (10) {are | *were | have been | will be} interested in scuba diving and coral watching. Many students raised their hands with excitement. She told us that the marine (11) {peak | snowstorm | *environment | rank} is extremely fragile and needs our support. She wanted to know if we (12) {are | will be | have been | *were} aware of the terrible damage caused by plastic waste. We answered that we (13) {*had learned | learn | are learning | will learn} about it in our science class recently. She encouraged us to (14) {destroy | *contribute | endanger | possess} to the protection of the coast. A student asked if she (15) {plans | is planning | *planned | has planned} to explore the deep seabed next year. She said she (16) {prepares | is preparing | has prepared | *was preparing} to do an exploratory dive in a tropical paradise. Giải thích: (1) magnificent national park: công viên quốc gia tráng lệ. (2) asked us if: tường thuật câu hỏi Yes/No dùng if/whether. (3) said that we were: tường thuật lùi thì tobe thành were. (4) the government was working: chính phủ đang làm việc (hợp logic bảo vệ khu vực). (5) wanted to know if we cared: lùi thì hiện tại đơn (care) về quá khứ đơn (cared). (6) asked if the animals were: lùi thì tobe (are) về quá khứ (were). (7) replied that they were: trả lời lặp lại tobe ở quá khứ. (8) urgency: sự cấp bách của nỗ lực bảo tồn. (9) famous environmentalist: nhà môi trường học nổi tiếng. (10) asked whether we were: lùi thì tobe thành were. (11) marine environment: môi trường biển. (12) wanted to know if we were: lùi thì tobe thành were. (13) answered that we had learned: lùi thì từ Hiện tại hoàn thành (have learned… recently) sang Quá khứ hoàn thành (had learned). (14) contribute to: đóng góp vào. (15) asked if she planned: tường thuật câu hỏi Hiện tại đơn lùi về Quá khứ đơn. (16) said she was preparing: tường thuật Hiện tại tiếp diễn lùi về Quá khứ tiếp diễn.