Kiểm tra Tiếng Anh trình độ cơ bản - Bài 2

Test 2
I. Glossary: please give a definition of the following words
1. Life cycle
2. Parasitism
3. Vectors
4. Alternative host
5. Predators
6. Migration
7. The egg hatching time
8. Sterile insect technique
9. Host plants
10. Ovipositor
II. The words which are underlized in sentences below are most similar in meaning to which of the following 
1. Trees have to be pruned seasonally or annually to ensure that they continue to bear fruit
a) Fertilized
b) Trimmed
c) Weeded
d) Harvested
2. Carbon monoxide expelled by exhaust systems may profoundly change the climate on the planet
a) industrial production
b) Geological formations
c) Air composition
d) Weather conditions
3. Olives are grown for the oil, which is used in cooking predominantly in ethnic and traditional cuisine
a) Pretentiously
b) Flagrantly
c) Preponderantly
d) Frequently
4. The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to contamination of ground water basin in the Ohio River Valley
a) Extensive
b) Experimental
c) Occasional
d) Overwhelming
III. Select the best choice in the each sentence
1. Gardeners transplant bushes and flowers by moving them from one place to .....
a) other
b) others
c) another
d) each other
2. The upper branches of the tallest trees produce more leaves..... other branches
a) than do
b) than does
c) than they do
d) than it does
3. Botanists hope.... new methods of intensive cultivation of crops in Africa
a) formulate
b) formula
c) to formulate
d) formulating
4. Flower experts..... three main classes of cultivated roses
a) recognition
b) they recognize
c) recognize
d) recognizes
5. Professional gardeners appreciate flowers for their......, gorgeous colors, and pleasant fragrance
a) attractively shaped
b) shape and attract
c) shaped attractively
d) attractive shapes
6. Soil texture depends on the proportions of clay and sand particles, .... soil porosity
a) both alter
b) which alter
c) where altered
d) although altered
IV. True/false questions 
True
False
China, India, the United States, Brazil and Pakistan are the top five fertilizer nutrient consuming countries in the world
Potatoes are the second on-grain food product
Calcium, nitrogen and iron are called macronutrients for plant growth
Cash crops are crop grown for sale rather than for subsistence
About 90% of the weight of carbohydrates is carbon and oxygen
Use of free-diseased seeds, crop rotation, seed treatment and resistant varieties is the method to control the plant disease
Fungi are the least important plant pathogens of tropical fruits
In a package of fertilizer, the 15-30-15 rating indicates that 15% by weight of the fertilizer is phosphorus
Corn is the most produced grain in the world
Food crops are any plant grown for the primary purpose of being eaten by humans or animals
IV. Filling blank with given words (10 words)	
Livestock	Agricultural
Harvest	Self- sufficient
Crops	Dams
Irrigate	Fertile
Fertilizers	Farmers
A country which wishes to be a)..... in food will encourage its b)..... to produce as much as possible so that it will not be dependent on food imports. If there is not much rain, c)...... must be built on rivers to provide water to d)...... the land. If the land is not naturally rich, chemical e).... must be used to make it f).....
Then g) ( of wheat, rice, etc....) will grow the h)...... will be good, and in addition the i).... ( cattle, sheep etc.) will have grass to eat. If this does not happen, the j)..........sector of the country's economy will suffer and the country will have to import food from abroad