II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1. We _________ from different kinds of pollution: water air, soil and noise.

A. is suffering  B. suffer  C. are suffering  D. had suffered

2. The babies _________   when Alice came.

A. has slept  B. have slept  C. is sleeping  D. were sleeping

3. America _________   Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November since 1864.

A. celebrates  B. has celebrated  C. is celebrating  D. celebrated

4. The fish died massively because the water is _________.

A. damaged  B. hotter  C. contaminated  D. poison

5. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or _________   damage.

A. property  B. house  C. home  D. money

6. _________   are severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong winds.

A. Droughts  B. Blizzards 

C. Hailstorms  D. Volcanic eruptions

7. The _________ can be controlled by the stoppage of leakage from the radioactive materials including the nuclear reactors, industries and laboratories.

A. light pollution  B. visual pollution 

C. air pollution  D. radioactive pollution

8. The tornado caused a massive _________   to the town.

A. destruction  B. extension  C. danger  D. mishap

9. Australia has the biggest _________   in the world.

A. natural beauty  B. puzzling games  C. cattle station D. tallest building

10. _________   could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and planning.

A. Earthquakes  B. Mudslide C. Droughts  D. Forest fire

11. Mai says she _________ to become a computer programmer.

A. wants B. wanted C. had wanted D. will want

12. You are old enough to take _________   for what you have done.

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible

13. I’ve been working in the _______ of medical science for nearly 10 years.

A. work B. job C. career D. field

14. They got on quite quell despite the language ___________.

A. communication B. breakdown C. barrier D. telepathy

15. Astronauts work in ___________ conditions.

A. weightless B. weights C. weighty D. weight

16. Do you think that __________ are physically similar to earth people?

A. messengers B. terrorists C. aliens D. adventurers

17. When I was young, I usually called my friends on the __________ instead of using advanced technology like today.

A. website B. chat room C. landline D. snail mail

18. The media play an important ________ in connecting people.

A. messenger B. cause C. parade D. role

19. Students can meet a career ___________ and discuss what they should do.

A. inventor B. adviser C. programmer D. developer

20. There ______ be life in other planets, but I can’t be sure.

A. should B. might C. will   D. must