ENGLISH 9 UNIT 9 EXERCISES

UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
According to the weather …………………, it will be raining tonight. A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
Yesterday a hurricane hit the………………… of Vung Tau city. A. coaster B. coast C. coasting D. coastal
The………………… can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays. A. science B. scientific C. scientists D. scientifically
A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a ………… in North and South America. A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
The tsunami…..in December 2004 in South East Asia killed more than 160,000 people. A. disaster B. disastrous C. disastrously D. disasterring
We must find a shelter now because of the………………… storm. A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
The roof………………… under the weight of snow last night. A. collapse B. collapsing C. collapsed D. collapses
He warned me of the ………………… in the forest. A. dangers B. dangerousness C. dangerously D. dangerous
Pompeii was completely………………… in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destroying
Many people become………………… because of the natural disasters every year. A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework
Daddy, it`s the weather forecast………………… TV. A. in B. to C. on D. at
Don`t worry, everything is………………… control. A. under B. without C. in D. at
Please hurry. We need these documents………………… delay. A. under B. without C. in D. at
We thought the two films were very similar………………… a great extent. A. to B. with C. at D. in
Police officers don`t have to wear uniform when they are…………………duty. A. on B. in C. of D. off
Hue will have temperatures………………… 23°C and 27°C. A. at B. between C. in D. with
I am preparing for the picnic………………… my friends tomorrow. A. at B. to C. in D. with
Please bring some raincoats just………………… case. A. in B. at C. on D. to
It snowed in Lang Son………………… the winter………………… 2002. A. in / of B. of / in C. at / for D. for / at
Kangaroos, which come………………… Australia, have long tails. A. to B. in C. from D. for
Mount Pinatubo, …………………, is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
Tornadoes or funnel-shaped storms can suck up anything......... ….is in their path. A. who B. whom C. that D. whose
We…………………; since we left school. A. don`t meet B. didn`t meet C. won`t meet D. haven`t met
I`ll bring some raincoats just in case. I hope my friends ………..laugh at me. A. didn`t B. won`t C. don`t D. haven`t
In 1995, a huge earthquake………………… the city of Kobe in Japan. A. strike B. struck C. striking D. striked
Tidal waves……… the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. A. are B. were C. is D. was
I can`t hear what you are saying. Can you………………… the radio? A. turn on B. turn off C. turn up D. turn over
Neil Armstrong, ………………… walked on the moon, lived in the USA. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
Marie Curie, …………… is one of the greatest women in our time, discovered radium. A. whom B. whose C. which D. who
The men and the elephants ………………… you saw on TV last night are from Africa A