The Chinese authorities have not yet given any information about the actual number of casualties, but it is thought that tens of thousands of people have been killed.[r]
Trang 1UNIT 9 NATURAL DISASTERS
TEST 4
I Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
3 A disaster B drill C fixture D flashlight
5 A extensive B highlands C celsius D trust
II Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
4 A destruction B didaster C eruption D hurricane
5 A extensive B thunderstorm C prediction D pacific
III Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1 Many people were injured when the building _
A collapsed B destroyed C struck D erupted
2 No ships are sailing today because of the high _
A volcano B earthquake C winds D snowstorm
3 The _ of the volcano was a terrible disaster
A prediction B eruption C cyclone D shift
4 The church caught fire when it was struck by _
A hurricane B lightning C thunder D battery
5 A large number of fishermen when the storm struck
A killed B was killed C are killed D were killed
6 The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _ more than 200,000
7 I always watch the weather forecast on TV to see what tomorrow’s weather _
A likes B would like C is like D will be like
8 It’s over six months since the tidal wave _ Phuket, Thailand
A destroyed B was destroyed C destroys D has destroyed
9 Bill Gates, _ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work
10 Elephants come from Africa, can live until they’re seventy
A they which B that C of which D they
11 Ho Chi Minh City, I live, lies on the River Sai Gon
12 They never forget their trip to Hue, _ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty
13 This product will be available at this market September and December
14 The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was _in the world in more than 50 years
A the largest B largest C larger D large
15 There buckets must be filled _ water for future use
16 Hue, was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1993, attracts thousands of tourists every year
17 Hue, he spent his childhood, is well known for beauty spots
18 Hue is the city _ attracted a lot of tourists to the 2000 Hue Festival
19 The woman _ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine
20 I’ve received a postcard from Sally, used to live next door
21 There is someone at the door _ wants to speak to you
22 I live in the country _ exports rice
Trang 2A where B which C it D that
23 I will provide free help for cities and villages, have just been hit by a tidal wave
24 The room, _ there are a lot of posters on the walls, belonged to our eldest son
25 Storms & earthquakes _ kill thousands of people each year are natural disasters
26 Neil Armstrong / who / first / walk / moon / live / USA/
27 Daily / newspapers / publish / Germany / 1650 / not / it / ? /
28 Teacher / ask / me / if / speak / English / fluent /
29 We / worried / that / people / not / stop / throw / trash / along / street/
30 Everyone / feel/ hurry / so / sit / down / under / tree / and / have / snack/
31 The man said that he was _ by aliens and taken aboard a spaceship
32 When a tropical storm reaches 120kph, it is called a in North and South America
A hurricane B cyclone C typhoon D tsunami
33 Passover is _ in Israel and by all Jewish people
A connected B equipped C celebrated D constructed
34 My neighbor’s house is _ by solar energy
35 The teacher divided our class three groups
36 _ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world
37 I’m learning English because I want to read newspapers English
38 Many people go to the countryside to have a after a hardworking week
39 My father to work in Ho Chi Minh City
40 I this pair of jeans since October
A wore B was wearing C has worn D was worn
41 We _ using energy-saving products
42 Mr Pitt still lives in a small flat _ having a lot of money
43 Mrs Brown, _ son won the first prize in the language contest, feels very happy
44 You should have a dictionary to _ the words that you don’t know their meanings
A look up B look for C look into D look after
45 If he _ late, we will go without him
A comes B came C will come D would come
collapsed – earthquake – hardly – disaster – city – inhabitants – above – completely –
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China said today that there were heavy loss of life in the (46) which struck Tangshan city yesterday Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial (47) of one million people 160 kms East of Peking, was (48) _ destroyed
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million (49) escaped death or injury Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the mines deep (50) _ the earth’s surface when the (51) _ occurred Unfortunately, few of these miners have survived A lot of people were also working in the city’s offices Regretably, most were killed under falling concrete when the building (52)
The Chinese authorities have not yet given any information about the actual number of casualties, but it is thought that tens of thousands of people have been killed (53) a house has been left standing