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Unit 9: natural disasters
I. Choose the word in each group that has different stress sylable from the rest:
1.A. weather B. typhoon C. highland D. ladder
2.A. experience B. hurricane C. volcano D. tornado
3.A. destroy B. prepare C. predict D. forecast
4.A. tidal B. abrupt C. ancient D. heavy
5.A. tropical B. volcanic C. disastrous D. extensive
II. Find and correct one mistake from underlined part in each following sentence.
6. My grandfather never misses any weather forecast in television.
A B C D
7. The weather forecast says it may rain this afternoon, so don`t forget bringing a raincoat.
A B C D
8. The whole town completely was destroyed after the hurricane which struck it last week.
A B C D
9. I think several preparations should made before the typhoon strikes.
A B C D
10. Between 1980 to 1990, the area was hit by five disastrous tornadoes.
A B C D
11. My brother, that you meet at the party last night, has been researching tornadoes for years.
A B C D
12. In 1960, a huge tidal wave started in Alaska hit California and severely damaged one of its coastal
town. A B C D
13. My grandmother loves watching folk song programs; she never misses one a single.
A B C D
14. I have a cousin whom is always afraid that one day his house will be destroyed by a typhoon.
A B C D
15. The volcano eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was the world`s largest eruption in more than 50 years.
A B C D
16. During the eruption, hundreds of people died, but thousands of others were saved because scientist
A B C
warn them about it.
D
17. The eruption of a volcano can is predicted, but we usually don`t have enough time to move people
A B C
out of the dangerous area.
D
18. A large number of people was killed during the earthquake in Kobe, Japan.
A B C D
19. We should buying some canned food before a typhoon because the market may be closed during that time.
A B C D
20. There must strong winds yesterday night, because some trees on the streets were uprooted.
A B C D
III. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
21. The country which ....................... the 1998 Tiger Cup is Thailand.
A. win B. wins C. won D. was winning
22. The Richter system is named after the person .................. invented it.
A. who B. whom C. which D. O
23. ASEAN, .............. ten countries in the South East Asia, is both a political and economic society.
A. that includes B. which includes C. includes D. which including
24. The radio ........................ for me on my birthday works very well.
A. which my mother bought B. that my mother bought
C. my mother bought D. all of the above
25. The animal................ to be the logo of SEA games 2003 was the buffalo.
A. which chosen B. was chosen C. which chose D. which was chosen
IV. Circle one word or phrase that has different meaning with the rest in each line.
26. A. hurricane B. typhoon C. cyclone D. tornado
27. A. earthquake B. rain C. volcanic eruption D. cyclone
28. A. damage B. destroy C. predict D. harm
29. A. extensive B. dangerous C. disastrous D. unsafe
30. A. beat B. strike C. hit D. trust
V. Read the passage and then circle the best answer to each question below.
1 The Earth has volcanoes because it is hot inside. In some places it is hot enough
2 to turn solid rock into liquid rock.
3 Geologists call the liquid rock magma.
4 The Magma rises towards the surface because it is less dense than the
5 surrounding rock ( like a hot air balloon rising through the cooler air). If the
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