PRACTICE UNIT 9 (G9)

I. PHONETICS
Choose the word that has a different pronunciation or stress from the others:
* Pronunciation :
1. A. grandma B. disaster C. match D. damage
2. A. weather B. meat C. between D. beat
3. A. volume B. thunder C. result D. number
* stress :
4. A. disaster B. nature C. thunderstorm D. tropical
5. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight
II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences :
6. A(n)______ is a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
7. A(n) ______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
8. A(n) ______ is a mountain with a large opening at the top of through which gases and lava are forced out into the air, or have been in the past.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
9. A(n) ______ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind.
A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon
10. ______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc.
A. Climate B. Temperature C. Degree D. Weather
11. ______ is the regular pattern of the weather conditions of a particular place.
A. Climate B. Temperature C. Degree D. Weather
12. A ______ is a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle.
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood
13.A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood
14. A ______ is a very large ocean wave that is caused by a storm or an earthquake, and that destroys things when it reaches the land.
A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine (hunger) D. flood
15. The report ______ that prices will rise by 3% next month.
A. tells B. speaks C. talks D. forecasts
16. The old man ______you wanted to see was away on holiday yesterday.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
17. Miss Lien, ______ sings very well, is my English teacher.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
18. Everything ______ he said was true.
A. who B. whom C. whose D. that
19. Where is the cheese ______ was in the fridge?
A. who B. whom C. whose D. which
20. We’d like to travel to a city ______ there is a lot of sightseeing.
A. whose B. when C. where D. why
III. READING
* Read the following passage carefully, and then complete it with the most suitable words provided
DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ?
Some volcanoes are always(21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active(22) ____.
Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are(23)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes(24)____ have a hot spot under them. They(25)___erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time,(26)____ they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive)
Scientists try to figure out(27)____ volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They(28)____ maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not(30)___ to tell what a volcano might do.
21. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing
22. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill
23. A. named B. thought C. called D. said
24. A. any longer B. any more C. not more D. no longer
25. A. won’t