De ts 10

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. south B. drought C. southern D. cloudy
A. ancient B. dangerous C. tail D. animal
A. shaped B. hired C. experienced D. laughed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. typhoon B. disaster C. temperature D. experience
A. eruption B. tornado C. predict D. snowstorm
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
A tropical storm is called a _________in North and South America when it gets 120 km per hour.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. cyclone
Nowadays scientists can predict when a volcano will _________, can’t they?
A. break B. erupt C. work D. act
You’d better take an umbrella _________it rains.
A. due to B. although C. because of D. just in case
The most _________earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
A. damage B. destroyed C. disastrous D. danger
Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _________their path.
A. on B. in C. along D. under
A large number of people _________in 1995 when a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. was killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. killed
The volcanic eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was _________one.
A. the world largest B. the largest world C. the largest of the world D. the world’s largest
We should buy some candles in case there is _________.
A. a water cut B. a gas cut C. a power cut D. no electricity off
Have you ever seen something that was _________by lightning?
A. strike B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
I can’t hear the news on television well. Can you turn _________the volume a bit?
A. on B. up C. down D. off
There will be thunderstorms _________the central highlands.
A. on B. above C. over D. in
She doesn’t want to be laughed _________by others.
A. in B. on C. with D. at
I didn’t remember _________off the light before going to bed. It is still on this morning.
A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
During an earthquake, you should sit under a strong table or stand _________the corner of a room.
A. in B. at C. on D. near
The scientists _________invention was a success became famous.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
Choose the words or phrases that needs correction.
It is normal for students to be nervous when they were preparing for a new school year.
A B C D
Hurricanes almost never occur during this time of the year.
A B C D
This is the best place which I think of for our holiday.
A B C D
Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater moving of the Earth.
A B C D
The teacher felt angrily when he saw what was happening in the classroom.
A B C D


Find the best choice to complete the passage below.
New Year is one of the most important (26)________ in the United States. On New Year`s Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o`clock (27)________ night, everyone says "Happy New Year" and they wish their friends and relatives good luck. New Year`s Eve is usually a long night to this holiday children dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go from house to house asking for candy or fruit. (28)________ the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will (29)________ a trick on them. But this (30)________ ever happens. Many people give them candy or fruit.

A. festivals B. meetings C. contests D. courses
A. on B. at C. in D. for
A. Whether B. So C. Although D. If
A. say B. tell C. play D. speak
A. hardly B. hard C. soon D. always

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