I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. funnel B. funny C. funeral D. tunnel
2. A. treat B. heat C. beat D. sweater
3. A. carry B. start C. smart D. card
4. A. eruption B. question C. tradition D. addition
5. A. dig B. agency C. charge D. exchange
II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
1. A. comment B. command C. compound D. machine
2. A. towel B. revive C. promise D. victim
3. A. sterile B. damage C. contact D. inject
4. A. permanent B. elevate C. advisable D. influence
5. A. entertainment B. identify C. emergency D. continuous
III. Make a cross on the correct answer A, B, C or D in the following sentences :
1. According to the weather ______ it will rain, tonight.
A. forecast B. forecaster C. forecasted D. forecasting
2. The tsunami ______ in December 2004 in South East-A killed more than 160,000 people.
A. disaster B. disastrous C. disastrously D. disastering
3. We must find a shelter now, because of the ____ storm.(A. forecasted B. forecast C. forecaster D. forecasting)
4. The roof ______ under the weight of snow last night.
A. collapsed B. collapsing C. collapses D. collapse
5. He warned me of the ______ in the forest.
A. dangers B. dangerousness C. dangerously D. dangerous
6. Pompeii was completely ______ in AD 79 by an eruption Mount Vesuvius.
A. destroyed B. destroy C. to destroy D. destroying
7. Many people become ______ because of the natural disasters every year,
A. homeless B. homesick C. homeland D. homework
8. Mount Pinatubo, ______ is a volcano erupted in 1991.
A. which B. who C. whom D. that
9. Tornadoes and funnel-shaped storms can suck ______ is in their path.
A. that B. whom C. who D. whose
10. We ______ since we left school.
A. haven't met B. didn't meet C. won't meet D. don't meet
11. I'll bring some raincoats just in case. I hope my friends ______ laugh at me.
A. won't B. didn't C. don't D. haven't
12. In 1995 a huge earthquake ______ the city of Kobe in Jape
A. struck B. striking C. striked D. strike
13. Tidal waves _____ the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.
A. are B. were C. is D. was
14. I can't hear what you are saying. Can you ______ the radio?
A. turn down B. turn on C. turn up D. turn off
15. Neil. Armstrong, ______ walked on the moon, lived in the U S A.(A. who B. whom C. which D. whose)
16. Marie Curie, ______ is one of the greatest women discovered radium.(A. who B. whose C. whom D. which)
17. According to the weather _________ , it will be raining tonight.
A. prediction B. information C. announcement D. forecast
18. You shouldn’t laugh ________ old people . (A. at B. on C. with D. for)
19. Turn the radio ________It’s too loud. (A. down B. up C. on D. off)
20. Please turn _______ the volume on TV . I want to listen to the news.
A. down B. up C. on D. off
21. The ________ is heavy rain for tomorrow. (A. forecast B. news C. saying D. guess)
22. Severe thunderstorms are ______ for Tuesday night.(A. forecast B. brought C. hit D. damaged)
23. It’s going to be quite cool with _______ as low as 18 ºC.
A. degrees B. measurements C. temperatures D. conditions
24. The south.central coast can _______ thunderstorms.(A. be B. expect C. predict D. guess)
25. HCM City will ________ temperatures between 28 ºC and 34 ºC. (A. experience B. arrive C. reach D. occur)
26. I don't expect much traffic, but ________ there is, I think we should leave early.
A. in case B. in case of C. in time D. in a hurry
27. Although Tom’s grandmother doesn’t _____ weather forecasts, she likes watching them.
A. experience B. trust C. expect D. predict
28. An area of land with hills or mountains is called the _______.
A. regions B. territories C. highlands D. environment
29. They are going to a park ______ the other side of Saigon Bridge. (A. in B. on C. at D. to)
30. The word “typhoon” comes ______ the Chinese, doesn’t it ?(A. from B. for C. about D. with)
IV. Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
China said today that there was heavy loss of life in the earthquake which struck Tangshan City yesterday. Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial city of one million people 160 kilometers east of Peking, was completely (2) ……..
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a mall part of the one million inhabitants escaped (2) …… or injury.
Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the (3) …….. deep under the earth’s surface when the (4) ……… occurred. Unfortunately, few of these miners have (5) ……….
A. broken B. destroyed C. killed D. collapsed
A. death B. destruction C. disaster D. accident
A. roads B. ways C. fields D. mines
A. fall B. disaster C. loss D. collapse
A. existed B. rescued C. survived D. saved
V . Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
I often hear or read about “natural disasters” – the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington; Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible all over the world; huge fires; and so on and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. it began on Thursday, December 4, when a high – pressure system (warm air) covered southern England. With the freezing – cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terrible high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breath, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.
1. Which “natural disaster” isn’t mentioned in the text?
A. a volcano B. a flood C. a hurricane D. a tornado
2. What is his unforgettable personal experience?
A. the London killer. B. the heavy fog in London in 1952.
C. the strangeness of nature. D. a high – pressure system.
3. How long did the “London Killer Fog” last?
A. for four days. B. for five days. C. for six days. D. for a week.
4. What didn’t happen during the time of “London Killer Fog”?
A. heavy rain. B. humidity. C. pollution. D. heavy fog.
5. Why did the traffic stop?
A. Because of the rain. B. Because of the windy weather.C. Because of the humid weather. D. Because of the heavy fog.
VI. Finish the second sentence with the word provided and keep meaning as the root one
1. The red shirt is more expensive than the blue one.à The blue.................................................................................................
2. Secondary schools are much bigger than primary schools.à Primary.......................................................................................
3. Ann always gets good marks, but Mary always gets excellent marks.
à Mary studies.............................................................................................................
4. Tom got 3 accidents last year but Smith didn’t.à Smith drove.................................................................................................
5. He doesn’t learn English as well as she.à She...........................................................................................................................
6. He didn’t take anything as he left the factory. à He left the factory.........................................................................................
7. This house is less comfortable than the one we saw last month.à This house is not................................................................
8. Learning English is interesting.à It’s............................................................................................................................
9. He was so tired that he felt asleep before the end of the film.
à He was too..............................................................................................................
10/ Jane can play the piano better than Elizabeth.
à Elizabeth................................................................................................................
VII. Fill in the blank space with the correct from of the words in parentheses :
1- ................ waves are one of the great forces of nature. (tide)
2- ....................................... food is very convenient for campers. (can)
3- Today .............................. can predict when a tidal wave will hit land. (science)
4- If we want to look after the environment, we should protect .............. rainforests. (tropic)
5- That tsunami was the most ............................. of the year 2004. (disaster)
6- We had left the city ..................................... before tidal waves came. (safety)
7- Thousands of people have been made ................................ by the flooding. (home)
8- Thunder makes me .................................(terrify)
9- HCMC can ........................... thunderstorms someday. (expectation)
10- The ................................ of the volcanoes is always disastrous. (erupt)
VII. Complete the sentence with the words provided
1. It/be/beautiful day. Sun/out,/sky/blue/and / weather/perfect. Hoa/be outside / play her dog.
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2. Sudden/dog/begin acting/strange. It/keep running/ in circles. Hoa/run home/her dog / tell.
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3. mother/what the dog/be doing. Hoa’s mother/say/that/hear / radio /that/there be / typhoon.
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4. coming . Hoa’s mother / gather / family / and tell them / find shelter / house.
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5. All of a sudden/sky/become/dark. Storm/come/strong winds/heavy rain. Famil /be scared.
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6. but soon / storm / finish / everyone / be glad. What / clever dog ! It / save / Hoa’s family.
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