Revision U 8,9 E9

Name:……………………………… 9A.. EXERCISES (ENGLISH 9 - Unit 8,9)

I. Choose the word that the underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. a. disaster b. grandma c. natural d. damage
2. a. weather b. reach c. leak d. between
3. a. typhoon b. cyclone c. sunny d. sky
4. a. thunder b. erupt c. volume d. result
5. a. proud b. around c. town d. although
6. a. priority b. sticky c. spring d. charity
II. Choose the word that the main stress pattern is placed differently.
1. a. natural b. disaster c. typhoon d. volcano
2. a. thunderstorm b. earthquake c. experience d. temperature
3. a. forcast b. hurricane c. tropical d. tornado
4. a. erupt b. collapse c. gather d. occur
5. a. decorate b. describe c. celebrate d. nominate
6. a. charity b. parade c. festival d. slavery
III. Combine the sentences
1. Here’s an article. It might interest you. (which)
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2. I know some people. They live in London.(who)
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3. I bought a new typewriter. It costs me a lot of money.(which)
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4. Where is the girl? She sells the tickets. (who)
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5. The student gets the scholarship. He is very poor. (who)
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6. These are the keys. They open the front door and back door. (which)
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7. Mr. Nick is a policeman. Mr. Minh is talking to him. (who)
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8. She works for a foreign company. The company makes shoes. (which)
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9. Children like to eat candy. It can cause toothache. (which)
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10. The festival is called Tet. It is in late January or early February. (which)
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11. She didn’t eat much. She was hungry.(although)
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12. She kept on studying. It was noisy. (though)
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IV. Give the correct form of the words.
He wants to ........................................ his room. (decoration)
Tet is a ........................................ festival in Viet Nam. (joy)
She isn’t happy with her ....................................... for Tet. (prepare)
People crowd the street on ......................... (nation) Day to watch ................................... (color) parades.
Easter is a festival which is ................................ in many countries in the world. (celebrate)
V. Read. Then answer True or False.
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim , which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon “ comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim.
Hurricane, cyclone and typhoon are not the same disaster.
The word “typhoon” comes from America.
A huge earthquake, which occurred in Kobe, was in the twentieth century.
VI. Read the passage and choose a, b ,c ,d for each of the following gaps.
Drought is a condition that (1) _______ when the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal (2) ________ for a long period of time. In areas (3) _______ are not irritated, the lack of rain causes farm crops to wither and (4)_______ . Higher than normal temperatures usually accompany (5)______ of drought .They add (6)______the crop damage. Forest fires start easily during (7)______ .The soil of a drought area becomes (8)________ and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is (9)_____ away by the hot, dry winds .Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought, and animals suffer and may even die (10)______ the