REVIVISION 1 I.Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others

REVIVISION 1

I.Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.

1.A. general                      B. property                  C. disaster                     D. fabulous

2. A. yesterday                  B. optional                  C. natural                       D. prediction

3. A. glamorous                 B. eruption                  C. volcanic                    D. tornado

4. A. fabulous                     B. volunteer                C. evening                    D. happening

5. A. thunderstorm             B. prosperous              C. important                  D. resident

II. Choose the best anwer

6. A strong earthquake caused a lot of _______ to eastern Japan last week.

A. damaged B. damages C. damaging D. damage

7. Two tornadoes struck Florida on Saturday morning and _______ 30 homes.

A. destroy B. destroyed C. destruction D. destroying

8. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but can _______ some of them.

A. damage B. destroy C. predict D. erupt

9. _______ from other states came to Oklahoma to help find the survivors.

A. Scientists B. Victims C. People D. Rescue workers

10. A _______ can save you in life-threatening situations because its sound can attract people's attention.

A. whistle B. kit C. warning D. tool

11. The workshop will teach you to build a(n) _______ with the items you need to survive a natural disaster.

A. warning   B. emergency kit   C. victims   D. erupted

12. Don't do that. You're damaging other people's _______.

A. property   B. victims   C. warning   D. erupted

13. They sent goods and supplies to the _______ of the flood in central Viet Nam.

A. emergency kit   B. warning   C. victims   D. property

14. My province has a _______ system to tell people when there is a danger of a landslide.

A. erupted   B. victims   C. warning   D. property

15. The Taal volcano _______ in 2022, sending plumes of ash 1,500 metres into the air.

A. warning   B. property   C. victims   D. Erupted

16. When the earthquake (happen) ______, they (do) ______ their homework.

A. happened / were doing   B. was happening / did  

C. happened / did   D. was happening / were doing

17. ____ you (talk) ______ to your friend on the phone at 9 p.m. yesterday?

A. Did / talk  B. Were / talking  C. Are / talking  D. Was / talking

18. While he (cook) ______ dinner, his mother (come) ______ home.

A. cooked / came   B. was cooking / was coming  

C. was cooking / came   D. cooked / was coming

19. Dark clouds (gather) ______ and after a few minutes, the storm (break) ______.

A. gathered / broke   B. were gathering / broke  

C. gathered / was breaking   D. were gathering / was breaking

20. What ____ they (do) ______ when you (arrive) ______ at their house?

A. did / do / arrived  B. were / doing / arrived  C. were / doing / were arriving  D. did / do / were arriving

REVISION 2

I.Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges.

1. A: The earthquake yesterday destroyed their house. - B: ______

A. Yes, I know it. C. That's awful.

B. Yes, I don't like it. D. They should stay inside.

2. A: The teacher said that I failed the exam again. - B: ______

A. I passed it. B. I'm sorry to hear that.

C. Why are you so sad? D. I don't agree with you

3. A: They lost all of their property in the storm last month. - B: ______

A. What awful news! I'm sorry. B. No, I'm sorry.

C. Can you speak louder? D. I think they can.

4. A: I left my new mobile phone on the bus yesterday. - B: ______

A. I didn't know that. B. Can you say that again?

C. I know what you mean. D. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

5. A: Our dog got lost last weekend in our neighbourhood. - B: ______

A. I don't agree with you. B. Sorry, that's awful.

C. I like your dog. D. I love playing with dogs.

II. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.

When violent events happen outside the (6) ______ of humans, they are called natural disasters. Natural forces are the (7) ______ of these events. There are many kinds of natural disasters, and they can result in (8) ______ of life, injury, and damage to property.

So, can we predict natural disasters? The (9) ______ is a definite 'yes' for some kinds of natural disasters. Scientists understand the factors that lead to storms, tornadoes, and floods. However, it is much more (10) ______ to predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Some volcanoes may leak gasses or pour out lava (11) ______ erupting, but others do not give any warnings at all. It is also difficult to predict (12) ______ although scientists are aware of the regions where earthquakes are most likely to (13) ______.

6. A. control   B. power   C. ability   D. effect

7. A. reasons   B. causes   C. results   D. problems

8. A. loss   B. lack   C. miss   D. fall

9. A. reply   B. answer   C. question   D. result

10. A. easy   B. simple   C. difficult   D. possible

11. A. before   B. after   C. during   D. since

12. A. storms   B. earthquakes  C. floods   D. disasters

13. A. happen   B. occur   C. come   D. appear

III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank in the following passage.

Tornadoes

     A tornado is a kind of storm which looks (14) …………. a huge funnel. Tornados are the strongest winds on earth. They can (15) …………. 480 km per hour. With such great strength, a tornado causes a lot of damage. It can (16) ………… trees, flatten buildings, and throw heavy things such as cars hundreds of meters. It is especially dangerous (17) ……….. people in cars or mobile homes.

     Tornadoes (18) ………… in their duration and the distance they travel. Most (19) …………… less than ten minutes and travel five to ten kilometers. Some special tornadoes can last several hours and travel up to more than 150 km!

       Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere (20) …….. earth, but most of them happen in the United States, especially in the Great Plains region. This area may (21) ………. more than 200 tornadoes in each year.

14.A. like                                 B. as                            C. such                               D. for

15.A. arrive                             B. go to                       C. reach                              D. speed

16.A. grow                              B. uproot                     C. plant                              D. water

17.A. for                                  B. to                            C. in                                   D. at

18.A. differ                              B. similar                    C. different                        D. change

19.A. go                                   B. keep up                   C. happen                           D. last

20.A. in                                   B. on                           C. for                                  D. up

21.A. be                             B. cause                     C. provide                          D. experience

IV.Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in each blank.

Ann:There are far more natural disasters today than in the past. Every time I (22) ______ on the news, I see floods or areas destroyed by earthquakes. Natural disasters are really scary because they can (23) ______ a lot of damage to humans and their property. I believe human activities are directly (24) ______ to all disasters.

Nick: Some natural disasters are predictable, but some are not. Yesterday, I read about a hurricane which (25) ______ flooding in a large area. The flood occurred suddenly when people were sleeping, so many of them were not prepared and were (26) ______ in their flooded homes. I think we should spend more money to develop warning systems (27) ______ hurricanes, floods, and other disasters.

Hung:A landslide occurred yesterday in my hometown and (28) ______ my aunt's garden. Luckily, no one in her family was hurt. Deforestation is one of the main reasons (29) ______ landslides. In my opinion, we should join hands to (30) ______ deforestation and other activities that harm our environment.

22. A. switch   B. turn   C. put   D. bring

23. A. make   B. cause   C. do   D. take

24. A. related   B. connected   C. joined   D. linked

25. A. made   B. did   C. caused   D. created

26. A. caught   B. trapped   C. stuck   D. locked

27. A. for   B. about   C. with   D. of

28. A. damaged   B. destroyed   C. broken   D. ruined

29. A. of   B. for   C. about   D. with

30. A. stop   B. prevent   C. avoid   D. reduce

IV. Choose the word having a different stress pattern from the others in each line.

31. A. national                     B. tropical                 C. typical                 D. provincial

32. A. official                      B. seasonal                C. violent          D. technical

33. A. logical                     B. practical                  C. financial             D. personal

34. A. continuous                B. disastrous               C. dangerous          D. unconscious

35. A. religious                     B. numerous                C. disastrous           D. delicious

V. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the sentences.

36. A _____ is a violent storm with very strong winds that move in a circle.

A. tornado  B. flood  C. volcano  D. landslide

37. The earthquake caused a lot of _____ to the infrastructure of this area.

A. disaster  B. loss  C. damage  D. property

38. Shopping online saves you the _____ of travelling.

A. joy  B. pleasure  C. convenience  D. trouble

39. During _____, shopping centres attract a lot of customers.

A. open hours  B. sales  C. office hours  D. floods

40. There are mainly two _____ of water pollution: man-made and natural.

A. ways  B. causes  C. reasons  D. results