VII. Read the following passage about tornadoes and choose the best answer.
Tornadoes
Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy and Toto, sending them to a new world where there are witches and talking lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and they are serious business. In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all.
Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped like a cylinder. They are born in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl around and around and can be more than 300 miles per hour (mph). The winds are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars, and even houses.
The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world. States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley.” Tornado season is during the springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can happen any time of year.
Question 31. Where do tornadoes begin?
A. in the ocean
B. in cyclones
C. in thunderclouds
D. underground
Question 32. Why does the author mention The Wizard of Oz at the beginning of the passage?
A. To show that hurricanes are not real.
B. To give a history of tornadoes.
C. To explain why tornadoes are dangerous.
D. To give a famous example of a tornado.
Question 33. Based on the passage, people who live in Tornado Alley should ___________.
A. think about moving to the United States.
B. expect tornadoes only during the summer.
C. be prepared for the dangers of tornadoes.
D. be very familiar with the movie The Wizard of Oz.
Question 34. The word conditions in the last paragraph means ___________.
A. the way things are
B. lucky feelings
C. dangerous hazards
D. preparations
Question 35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Tornadoes are different from how they are in movies.
B. Tornadoes are dangerous storms that affect the U.S.
C. Some states get tornadoes more than other states.
D. Many tornadoes do not cause a lot of damage.