Unit 9 grade 9

UNIT 9 : NATURAL DISASTERS.
A- MULTIPLE CHOICE :
According to the weather _________ , it will be raining tonight.
a- prediction b-information c- announcement d- forecast
You shouldn’t laugh ___________ old people . a- at b- on c- with d- for
Turn the radio __________. It’s too loud. a- down b- up c- on d- off
Please turn ________ the volume on TV . I want to listen to the news. ( down, up, on, off)
The _________ is heavy rain for tomorrow. (forecast, news, saying , guess)
Severe thunderstorms are ______ for Tuesday night. ( forecast, brought, hit, damaged)
It’s going to be quite cool with _________ as low as 18 ºC. (degrees, measurements, temperatures, conditions)
The south-central coast can _______ thunderstorms. ( be, expect, predict, guess)
HCM City will ________ temperatures between 28 ºC and 34 ºC. ( experience , arrive , reach, occur)
I don`t expect much traffic, but ___________ there is, I think we should leave early. ( in case , in case of , in time , in a hurry)
Although Tom’s grandmother doesn’t __________ weather forecasts, she likes watching them. ( experience , trust, expect , predict)
An area of land with hills or mountains is called the ________.(regions, territories, highlands, environment)
They are going to a park ______ the other side of Saigon Bridge. ( in, on, at, to)
The word “typhoon” comes ______ the Chinese, doesn’t it ? ( from, for, about, with)
The accident ______ while he was driving to the office. ( occurred, was occur, was occurred, was being occurred)
That important event ______ in 1945. ( happened, happening, was happened, has happened)
She was having a rest when the volcano _______ . ( erupted, flew, flowed, broke)
Two hundred people died in that volcano ______. ( corruption, eruption, destruction, reduction)
Tidal waves are the result of an ___________ shift in the underwater movement of the Earth . ( amazing, alternative, abrupt, unpleasant)
________ are funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm. (Earthquakes, Tropical storms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes)
In 1995 , a huge earthquake struck Kobe city in Japan and caused severe ________ (damage, destruction, shift, collapse)
The earthquake _______ the city at 2 this morning ( occurred, hit, swept, measured)
Thousands of people were saved because scientists had _______ them about the volcanic eruption. (said, spoke, warned, talked)
A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers an hour is called a __________ in North and South America. a- typhoon b- cyclone c- hurricane d- tornado
Ninety percent of earthquakes occur _______ the Pacific Rim. ( around, at, in, about )
The roof ___________ under the weight of snow last night.
a- collapsed b- fell c- dropped d- flew
A tornado looks like a big, dark _________ coming from the bottom of a storm cloud.
a- funnel b- bowl c- mushroom d- cloud
Early warnings about tornadoes could save many __________.
a-lives b- life c- living d- things
Yesterday a typhoon _________ a coastal city in the country.
a- hit b- strike c-collapsed d- predicted
People can know when a volcano will ________ nowadays, can`t they ?
a- break b- warn c- erupt d- seek
A tropical storm is called a hurricane in North and South America when it _______ 120 kilometers per hour. a- reaches b- goes c- gets d- comes
A ____ is a very large wave. a- tidal wave b- tsunami c- tornado d- a and b are correct.
A / An __________ is a sudden strong shaking of the ground.
a- snowstorm b- tidal wave c- earthquake d- volcano.
A _______ is a tropical storm with strong winds.
a- typhoon b- tornado c- volcano d- tsunami
A ________ is a very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle.
a- typhoon b- tornado c- volcano d- tsunami
The ________ of the volcano was predicted in advance, so no one was injured.
a- eruption b- erupted c- erupts e-erupt
A man ___________ sell cars.
a- who we know b- who we knows c- which we know d- that we knows
I know a man ___________ at Jones & Roe.
a- who work b