Đề thi giữa học kì 2 lớp 8 môn Tiếng Anh - Phòng GD & ĐT Việt Yên

The Prime Minister has inked a decision to recognize Bac Giang of the northern province of Bac Giang as a second-tier city.

Bac Giang city is a political, economic and culture hub of the province.

Located 50km to the North of Ha Noi and connecting Ha Noi with Lang Son city and Dong Dang border gate, Bac Giang city has become an industrial and service centre of Bac Giang province. Earlier, the city was recognized as a third-grade city in 2003.

In 2013, average income per capital of the city was 1.45 times higher than the national average figure. Economic growth rate has increased constantly by 17.1% over the last three years. Poverty rate was 1.5%./.

Rivers are one of the world’s most important natural ………….……. (1). Many cities are on large rivers, and almost every country has at least one river that …………………..... (2) an important part in the lives of its people.
Besides transportation, rivers …………..… (3) food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ……….. (4) . And ……….(5) get water for crops, engineers sometimes………….…...(6) a dam across a river and let the water ………………(7) a lake behind the dam. Then people use their water not only to irrigate fields …….…(8) to make electricity for home and industries.
However, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks ………. (9) in size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that …………(10) necessary to keep rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.