Listen and put the words into the correct columns.

• quizzes 
• friends 
• fixes 
• stops 
• watches 
• arts 
• laughs 
• prefers 
• rocks 

Itallan police announced they have finally maneged (1) catch Carmelo Balzari, the man who had (2) robbing banks in Milan for over two months. The police have been calling Carmelo the "gentleman thief" because whenever he robbed a bank, he was careful not to frighten bank workers or children. One detective even (3) reporters that Carmelo was a real gentleman, the kind you do not often see anymore. Witnesses reported that Carmelo always waited patiently till all the children (4) left before robbing the bank because he (5) not want to frighten them. They also (6) that the thief spoke softly and that (7) dressed very well. Carmelo has not yet been charged (8) a crime, but the police think he has robbed about 10 banks!

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

6. ___________ I have a new smartphone, I will pass my old one on to you.

A. Although B. As soon as C. While D. Therefore

1. Earth is the only ___________ planet in our solar system.

A. habit B. inhabitant C. habitat D. habitable

2. The computer shop is ___________ the clothes shop. We need to cross the street to get there.

A. next to B. behind C. between D. opposite

3. The teachers at our school use a __________ application to check students’ presence via our fingerprints.

A. biometric B. volumetric C. decametric D. hydrometric

4. Leon said he was having a math test __________, so he was very worried.

A. now B. then C. the next day D. tomorrow

5. Lisa looks like Susan and Naomi. She may be a cousin of __________.

A. their B. theirs C. her D. hers

6. We often use Messenger on Facebook to __________ group calls. It’s so convenient.

A. click B. make C. zoom D. dial

7. Three days of torrential rain caused a terrible ________ in many villages in Ha Tinh.

A. thunderstorm B. tornado C. cyclone D. flood

8. The locals ran quickly to the safe places when they saw ash and gas begin to ________ from the crater.

A. pour B. sweep C. erupt D. funnel

9. If you love home-grown food, you cannot ___________ the farmers’ market at the weekend.

A. miss B. find C. seek D. join

10. He established a volunteer group to help save the endangered ___________.

A. means B. series C. species D. types

11. Using reusable bags can help us reduce our carbon ___________.

A. footprint B. blueprint C. newsprint D. handprint

12. I’m not good at ___________, so I often buy things that are more expensive than usual.

A. conserving B. reducing C. bargaining D. developing

13. I can say the ___________ of the violent storm are unpredictable.

A. affects B. effectiveness C. effects D. effectively

14. ___________ is the first planet from the sun. It has the same name as a metal.

A. Venus B. Jupiter C. Saturn D. Mercury

15. ___________ the tsunami hit, many beach hotels were destroyed.

A. Before B. After C. As soon as D. Until

Write the correct form of the given words.

17. It is possible that we find ______________ things on another planet. (LIVE)

18. I find her story about UFOs hardly ______________. (BELIEVE)

19. Environmental pollution has led to the ______________ of many species of plants and animals from our planet. (APPEAR)

20. Many UFO ______________ have been recorded by the United States government. (SIGHT)