to collapse V Đổ, sập, sụp -> expectation N Sự trông chờ, sự mong đợi -> tidal Adj thuộc thuỷ triều, do thủy triều 19.. abrupt Adj Bất ngờ, đột ngột -> highlands Adj Thuộc cao nguyên ->
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(Các thảm họa thiên nhiên)
1 disaster N Thảm họa, thiên tai -> a leak in the roof Chỗ dột trên mái nhà
-> natural disaster N Thiên tai 2 power cut N Tình trạng mất điện
-> disastrous Adj Thảm khốc, tai hại power failure N Tình trạng mất điện
-> volcanic Adj Thuộc núi lửa 9 drill N Sự tập luyện , sự rèn luyện
10 typhoon N Bão nhiện đới (châu Á) -> to drill V Tập luyện, rèn luyện
-> forecast N Lời dự báo, bảng dự báo -> Pacific Rim N Vùng lòng chảo/vành đai TBD
(gồm các Quốc gia Đông Nam Á)
13 to turn up V Vặn to lên (âm thanh) 14 strike –
struck – struck
V Xảy ra đột ngột, đập, tấn công
-> # to turn down V Vặn nhỏ lại 15 to collapse V Đổ, sập, sụp
-> expectation N Sự trông chờ, sự mong đợi -> tidal Adj (thuộc) thuỷ triều, do thủy triều
19 thunderstorm N Bão lớn (có sấm sét, mưa to) -> tidal wave =
20 high lands N Vùng cao, vùng cao nguyên 21 abrupt Adj Bất ngờ, đột ngột
-> highlands Adj Thuộc cao nguyên -> abruptly Adv Một cách bất ngờ, đột ngột
22 delta N Châu thổ, đồng bằng 23 shift N Sự chuyển dịch, sự thay đổi
26 to trust V Tin, tin tường, tin cậy 27 hurricane N Bão lớn (Bắc + Nam Mỹ)
-> trust N Lòng tin, sự tin cậy = cyclone =
typhoon(châuÁ)
N Bão lớn (Úc)
28 (just) in case Exp Phòng khi, phòng hờ 29 to erupt V Phun, phun trào
30 to predict V Dự báo, dự đoán -> eruption N Sự phun (núi lửa)
-> prediction N Sự dự báo, lời dự báo 31 to save V Cứu, cứu vớt
-> predictable Adj Có thể đoán trước được 32 to warn V Báo trước, cảnh báo
-> canned food N Thực phấm/thức ăn đóng hộp 34 tornado(es) N Lốc xoáy
35 to damage V Làm hư hại, làm hỏng 36 severe Adj Nghiêm trọng, dữ dội
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Trang 41 volcano (n): núi
lửa
volcanic (adj):
thuộc núi lửa
2 prepare (v): chuẩn
bị
preparation (n):
sự chuẩn bị
preparatory (adj):
dự bị
prepared (a):
được chuẩn bị
3 can (n,v): hộp;
đóng hộp
canned (adj):
đóng hộp (thực
phẩm)
4 move (v): chuyển
động, di chuyển
movement (n): sự
chuyển động
movable (adj): có
thể di chuyển
được
unmovable (adj):
không thể di
chuyển
moved (adj): cảm
động (người)
moving (adj):
cảm động (film)
5 predict (v): dự
đoán
prediction (n): sự
tiên đoán, dự
đoán
predictable (adj):
có thể tiên đoán
unpredictable
(adj): không thể
đoán trước được
6 science (n): khoa
học
scientist (n): nhà
khoa học
scientific (adj):
thuộc khoa học
scientifically
(adv): theo khoa
học
7 safe (adj): an toàn
safe (n): két sắt
safely (adv): một
cách an toàn
safety (n): sự an toàn
unsafe (adj):
không an toàn
unsafely (adv)
8 disaster (n): thảm họa
disastrous (adj):
thảm khốc
9 destroy (v): tàn phá, phá hủy destruction (n): sự tàn phá
destructive (adj):
phá hoại destructively (adv): 1 cách phá hoại
10 storm (n) bão stormy (adj): có bão
11 thunder (n): sấm thundery (adj): có sấm
12 collapse (v/n):
sụp đổ collapsible (a): có thể gấp lại
13 discover (v):
khám phá discovery (n): sự khám phá
discoverer (n):
người khám phá
14 divide + Into (n/v): chia division (n): sự phân chia divisible (a): có thể chia được, chia hết cho
indivisible (a):
không thể chia được
15 eruption (n): sự phun trào eruptive (a): nổi lên, bùng lên erupt (v): phun trào
16 abruptness (n): sự bất ngờ, đột ngột
abrupt (v): bất ngờ, đột ngột, vội vã
abruptly (adv): một cách bất ngờ, đột ngột
17 expect (v): hi vọng
expectation (n):
sự mong chờ, hi vọng
expectant (a): có tính mong đợi, mong đợi expectantly (adv):1 cách mong đợi
18 serve (v): phục vụ severity (n): sự đối đãi
severely (adv): một cách đãi ngộ
19 behave (v): cư xử behavior (n): sự
cư xử behavioral (a): tính cư xử, có cư xử
20 extend (v): mở rộng
extension (n): sự
mở rộng extensive (a): mở rộng
extensively (adv): rộng rãi, bao khắp
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I Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D
1) Can you tell me the reason……… she left ?
A when B where C why D which
2) She is the lady……… husband is a doctor
A whom B who C that D whose
3) Can you tell me the reasons for……….the Mother’s day?
A celebrating B organizing C giving D memorizing
4) Many tourists enjoy most of the festivals in Vietnam although they don’t understand Vietnamese …very much
A culture B information C seasons D party
5) She is so sad because she is not……….with her exam results
A satisfying B satisfied C satisfactory D satisfaction
6) We think that Mother’s Day should be celebrated………
A nation B national C nationwide D native
7) I will give you details ……… the festivals
A about B of C on D in
8) Auld Lang Sync is a song………… is sung on New Year’s Eve
A when B where C which D who
9) Tet is a festival……….occurs in late January or early February
A however B whatever C when D which
10) That is the man ………you want to meet
A who B whose C whom D which
11) That is the name of the girl……….is singing on the stage ?
A whose B who C which D whom
12) Mrs Thoa is generous to the poor……….she is not rich
A although B but C however D so
13) Many people were injured when the building………
A collapsed B destroyed C struck D erupted
14) No ships are sailing today because of the high………
A volcano B earthquake C wave D snowstorm
15) The………… of the volcano was a terrible disaster
A prediction B eruption C cyclone D shift
16) The church caught fire when it was struck by………
A hurricane B lightning C thunder D battery
17) Yesterday a typhoon ………a coastal city in the country
A strike B hit C predicted D collapsed
18) People can know when a volcano will………
A break B warm C erupt D suck
19) According to the…………., it will be cold and windy tomorrow
A weather forecast B weather prediction C weather information D weather announcement
20) When tropical storm…….120 meters per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America
A gets B goes C comes D reaches
21) I hope my friends won’t laugh……….me
A on B for C against D at
22) That earthquake, which measured 6.9 on the Richter……, completely destroyed the buildings
a band B scale C table D plan
23) It’s the village……….I was born
A where B which C when D whether
24) The city ……… she comes from is a famous tourist place
A where B which C when D why
25) Do you know the first man………swam across the Atlantic
A whom B who C that D whose
II Fill in the blanks with the correct relative pronouns
1 I have a friend loves to collect Stamps
2 Tom lent me book was very interesting
3 He showed his father the picture was drawn by his teacher
4 The man helped you yesterday is her uncle
5 This is the woman can do it for you
6 The girl you saw last week is a famous singer
7 That is the secretary my mother introduced to peter yesterday
8 The pill I took made me sleepy
9 1941 is the year the second world war happened
10 I’ll never forget the day I met you
III Combine these sentences using the appropriate relative pronouns
1) This is the man The man gave Peter a dictionary
2) The ring was very expensive He presented it to her on her birthday
3) This is an interesting book It is on wild animals
4) The boy is my friend He is standing over there
5) Mary still remembers the year She graduated in that year
6) Do you know the man? The police arrested him yesterday
IV Complete the sentences with who, which, that, whom, whose :
a I don’t like cafes _ don’t have chairs
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c Mary, sits next to me, is good at Maths
d That’s the man Nelly gave the money to
e Is this the ring you were looking for ?
f An orphan is a child parents are dead
g My class is on the second floor of the school, is very small
h The car, on the race looked very luxury
i That’s Jack, lives next door
j The people we meet at the party were very friendly
V Use a relative pronoun to combine each pair of sentences:
1 Ann is very friendly She lives next door
………
2 The man is famous actor You met him at the party last night
………
3 There are some words They are very difficult to translate
………
4 Is that the car? You want to buy it
………
5 Lake Prespa is a lonely beautiful lake It’s on the North Greek border
………
6 I don’t know the name of the woman I spoke to her on the phone
………
7 This is Mr Carter I was telling you about him
………
8 A man has gone to prison He shot two policemen
………
9 A building has now been rebuilt It was destroyed in the fire
………
10 A bomb caused a lot of damage It went off this morning
………
11 The old man is my grandfather He lives next door
………
12 Mai is very friendly She is a friend of Lan
………
13 We stay at the Grand Hotel Ann recommended it to us
………
14 The trousers are too small for me I bought them yesterday
………
15 The man is a computer expert You were talking to him
………
16 The new stadium will be opened next month It can hold 90 000 people
………
17 Minh plays the guitar well He is Nam’s brother
………
18 This morning I met Diana I haven’t seen her for ages
………
19 The postcard was from Harriet It came this morning
………
20 Tulip computers are very good They are made in Holland
………
21 John is one of my closet friends I’ve known him for a very long time
………
22 I saw a girl Her beauty took my breath away
………
23 John is absent from school His mother is in the hospital
………
24 The car had bad brakes We were in this car
………
25 This bed looks very old It belong to Mr Pike
………
26 This is a story of a man His wife suddenly loses her memory
………
27 Romeo and Juliet were lovers Their parents hated each other
………
VI Choose the best answers :
1 He came in and didn’t say anything, _ worried all of us
2 Daisy, is always well dressed, has won the beauty contest
3 This is the man _ has asked me to marry him
4 The man repaired my car was very old
5 Bill,_ apartement I stayed in, Is also a student
6 He is the man _ I told you about
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7.This is the thong you need
8 What’s the name of the man _ gave us a lift?
9 She is very shy, _ surprises me a lot
10 My brother, I look like, lives in Dallas
11 The man, _ son was ill called the doctor
12 The person _ injured twenty people happened at about 11:P.M
13 How about the shirt _ you wore Saturday night ?
14 My friend Tom, works in a City Bank, earns much more than I do
15 Atlanta is a city _ the Olympic Games were held in 1996
16 Sandra can’t remember the name of the shop _ she bought the sofa from
17 The casthe we visited last year was magnificent
VII Match the words in column A to its definition or meaning in column B:
1 Snowstorm a A very large wawe
2 Earthquake b A storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lightning
3.Volcano c A sudden strong shaking of the ground
4 Typhoon d A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds
5 Thurnderstorm e A tropical storm with strong winds
6 Tidal wawe f A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle
7 Tornado g A mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock ( lava) sometimes come out
VIII Combine the sentences using appropriate relative pronouns:
1 This is Mrs Jones Her son won the championship last year
2 The man was sitting at the desk I had come to see this man
3 I saw several houses Most of them were quite unsuitable
4 Tom came to the party in patched jeans This surprised other guests
5 The company is sending me to New york I work for this company
6 He introduced to his students Most of them were from abroad
7 Ann is very friendly She lives next door
8 The man is a famous actor You met him at the party last night
9 There are some words They are very difficult to translate
10 Students will be punished Their homework is late
11 I was looking for a book this morning I’ve found it now
12 Is that the car? You want to buy it
13 Sandra works in advertising You were talking to her
14 This famous picture is worth thousands of pounds It was damaged during the war
15 I don’t know the name of the woman I spoke to her on the phone
16 We often go to visit our friends in Bristol It is only 30 miles away
17 They have captured all the animals They escaped from the zoo
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18 The river is the Wye It flows through Hereford
19 The sun provide us with heat and light It is one of millions of stars in the universe
20 Lake Presper is a lonely beautiful lake It’s on the north Greek border.
IX Read the text, then answer the questions below it: Almost a hundred of thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake As a result, small fire broke out everywhere and quickly spread The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open It was impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst Consequently, over ninety percent of damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed If the earthquake had occurred at night while people were sleeping, far fewer would have died 1 When did the earthquake occur in Tokyo?
2 How many people died in that earthquake?
3 What was the damage caused by?
4 What will happen if the earthquake occurs at night?
X Read the text, then answer the questions below it: Drought is a condition that becomes when the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far below the normal amount for a long period of time In areas which eare not irritated, the lack of rain causes farm crops to wither and daed Higher than normal temperatures ussualy accompany periods of drought They add to thee crop damage Forest fires start easily during drought The soil of a drought area becomes dry and crumbles Often the rich topsoil is blown away by the hot, dry winds Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought, and animal suffer and may even die because the lack of water 1 What is the drought?
2 Do forest fires start easily during the drought?
3 How does the soil of a drought area become?
4 What will happen to the streams, ponds, wells and animals if water lack?
XI Choose and underline the correct words or phrases:
1.Mount Pinatubo, (which/who/whom/whose) is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991
2 Tornadoes – the funnel shaped storms can suck up anything (who/that/whose) is in their path
3 We (don’t meet/didn’t meet/won’t meet/ haven’t met) since we left school
4 I’ll bring some raincoats just in case I hope my friend (didn’t/won’t/don’t/haven’t)laugh at me
5 In 1995, a huge earthquake (strike/struck/striking/striked) the city og Kobe in japan
6 90% (earthquakes/typhoons/thunderstorms/tornadoes) occur around the Pacific Rim
7 A (tsunami/typhoon/thunderstorm/tornado) is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour
8 That is the book (who/whom/that/whose) he bought last night
9 Thousands of people were ( disaster/disastrous/disastrously/disastering) killed in that morning
10 Easter is a festival (which/who/whom/whose) occur in late Match or early April
11 According to the (forecast/forecaster/forecasted/forecasting) it will be raining tonight
12 Yesterday, a hurricane hit the (coaster/coast/coasting/coastal) of Vung tau city
13.Nowadays, the (science/scientific/scientists/scientifically) can know when a volcano erupt
14 A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a(typhoon/cyclone/hurricane tornado) in North and South America
15 Daddy, it’s the weather forecast ( in/to/on/at) TV
16 Pompeii was completely (destroyed/destruction/construct/construction) in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount
Vesuvius
17 The man (who/whom/that/whose) helped us last week is a doctor
18 The bike (who/whom/that/whose) is used at the circus has only a wheel
19 Police officers don’t have to wear uniform when they are (on/in/off/of) duty
20 The roof (collapse/collapsing/collapsed/collapses) under the weight of snow last night
21 Many people become (homeland/homesick/homeless/homework) because of the natural disasters every year
22 Please bring some raincoats just (in/at/on/to) case
23 Kangaroos, which come (to/in/from/for) Australia, have long tails
24 Hue will have temperatures (at/between/in/with) 230 C and 270 C
25 It snowed in Lang son (in/of/at/for) the winter (of/in/for/at) 2002.