(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (23)___________ lava, hot, gases and rock fragments erupt. (24) ________ an opening occurs when melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are a top mountains, particularly cone-shaped mountains. The mountains themselves are also called volcanoes. Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain, and growing rivers of lava flow down (25) _________ sides. In other eruptions, red- hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rockare blasted (26) ________ into the air. A few eruptions are so ( 27) _________ that they blow the mountain apart. Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. Such islands are the tops of volcanic mountains that have been built (28) __________ from the ocean floor by repeated eruptions. Othereruptions occur along narrow cracks in the ocean floor.
23/ A. which B. that C. where D. when
24/ A. So B. Such C. That D. Many
25/ A. its B. it C. their D. theirs
26/ A. high B. low C. below D. above
27/ A. gentle B. violent C. terrible D. awful
28/ A. up B. on C. into D. onto
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:
Bad weather comes in many different forms. One kind of bad weather is the tornado. It is one of the most destructive storms that we have on the earth. A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of windwhich whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than nine hundred kilometers per hour. Weather scientists are unable to know exactly when a tornado will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long. There are about two hundred tornadoes annually in the United States, but in some years there are many more. Tornadoes that occur over water are called waterspouts
____ 29/ One good thing about a tornado is that it does not last long
____ 30/ Tornadoes over water are called funnels.
____ 31/ The annually number of tornadoes in the United States is about one hundred.
____ 32/ There are about two hundred tornadoes in one year in America
23/ A. which B. that C. where D. when
24/ A. So B. Such C. That D. Many
25/ A. its B. it C. their D. theirs
26/ A. high B. low C. below D. above
27/ A. gentle B. violent C. terrible D. awful
28/ A. up B. on C. into D. onto
__T__ 29/ One good thing about a tornado is that it does not last long
__F__ 30/ Tornadoes over water are called funnels.
__F__ 31/ The annually number of tornadoes in the United States is about one hundred.
__T__ 32/ There are about two hundred tornadoes in one year in America
