I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I couldn't eat ______ I was very hungry.
A. Even though B. in spite C. Despite. D. in spite the fact that
2. In spite __________ , the baseball game was not cancelled .
A.The rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
3. _________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. in spite of C. despite D. although
4. __________ ,he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. although to be tired
C. in spite being tired D. despite tired
5. The children slept well, despite __________ .
A. It was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
6. ______________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. We were the better team _____________ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
8. Keith decided to give up his job I advised him not to give up it
A. Because B. however C. although D. since
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1-5
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A nly
in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house____________________________________________
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although __________________________________________
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall _________________________________
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If _______________________________________
V/Choose the correct option for each gap lo finish the passage. A tsunami is a Chain of fast moving waves in the ocean caused by powerful earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Tsunami has very long wave. It can be hundreds of kilometers (1).....Usually, tsunami starts suddenly. The waves travel(2)....a great speed across an ocean with little energy loss. They can remove sand from beaclues, destroy trees,damage houses and even destroy whole towns. The water will draw back from the coast half of the wave period prior to the wave getting to the coast. If the slope of the coast is not deep, the water may (3)........... for hundreds of metres. People who do not know of the danger will often remain at the shore. Tsunamis cannot (4)............. ,However, there are ways to help stop people from dying from a tsunami. Some (5)...............with lots of tsunamis may use warning systems which may warn the population betore the big waves reach the land. Because an earthquake that caused the tsunami can be felt before the wave gets to the shore, people can be warned to go somewhere safe. 1. A. long B.far C.wide D.large 2. A. from B. of C. at D. in 3. A. move away B. go along C. spread out D. pull back 4. A. prevent B. preventing C. prevention D. be prevented 5. A. countries B. regions C. states D. districts
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other.
1. A. lecture B. Cure C. furniture D. picture
2.A. pause B. cause C. laugh D. naughty
3. A. passage B. massage C. message D. village
4. A. heart B. wear. C. bur D. pear
5. A. check B. chair C. chalk D. character
II. Circle the letter A, B, Cor D to indicate the underlined part that needs correcting in each of the following questions.
1. I haven't heard from Susan since 5 years.
-----------A----------B-------------C-------D
2. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries
---------------A------B--------------C-----------------D
3. They've got a twenty-minutes break in the morning.
------A---------B----C-------------------------D
4. He are a student at Nguyen Hue secondary school.
-------A-------B-----C------------------D
III. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I couldn't eat ______ I was very hungry.
A. Even though B. in spite C. Despite. D. in spite the fact that
2. In spite __________ , the baseball game was not cancelled .
A.The rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
3. _________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. in spite of C. despite D. although
4. __________ ,he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. although to be tired
C. in spite being tired D. despite tired
5. The children slept well, despite __________ .
A. It was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
6. ______________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. We were the better team _____________ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
8. Keith decided to give up his job I advised him not to give up it
A. Because B. however C. although D. since
IV. Put each word in capital letters into the correct form so that it can fit the gap in each sentence below.
l. My sister is a.................. at a primary school in Ha Long.(TEACH)
2. The "ao dai" is the .................... dress of Vietnam women.(TRADITION)
3. You must read the instructions ......................... before using it.(CAREFUL)
4. We are really impressed by the ........................ of the people there.(FRIEND)
5. Trung's sense of humor ............................. him from students. (DISTINCT)
V. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1-5
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A nly
in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house____________________________________________
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although __________________________________________
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall _________________________________
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If _______________________________________
I. Choose the correct answers.
1. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.
A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. Earthquake
2. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.
A. drought B. landslide C. flood D. avalanche (tuyếtlở)
3. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.
A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. Mudslide
4. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.
A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought
5. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.
A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood
6. The____ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!
A. tornado B. volcanic eruption C. landslide D. Typhoon
7. The________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.
A. hurricane B. flood C. earthquake D. tornado
8. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.
A. Tsunamis B. Tornados C. Avalanches D. Mudslides
9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.
A. avalanche B. typhoon C. tsunami D. tornado
10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.
A. landslide B. typhoon C. volcano D. tornado
2. Bài tập bổ sung
Ex 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Until now, 38,000 people ___________________ (evacuate) from the flood-affected areas.
2. Typhoon Ketsana _______________ (now/ move) west, threatening to hit Central Vietnam in the Corning days.
3. About 500 ha of pine forests______________ (destroy) by a fire last month.
4. Can we predict when a volcano_________ (erupt)?
5. The crops failed because it________________ (not rain) all summer.
6. Forest fires _____________ (may/ start) by people or by lightning in storms.
7. A powerful earthquake (strike) ____________Southern California on Friday night.
8. Scientists do not use the term “tidal wave” because tsunami waves (not cause) _____________ by tides.
9. The Amazon_________________ (already/ lose) around 17 percent over the past 50 years.
10. I_____________________ (never/ experience) such a big earthquake before I_________ (go) to Java island.
11. Natural disasters can force people_________ (leave) their homes.
12. If you are trapped in a collapsed building, cover your mouth with a cloth to avoid ____________ (breathe) dust.
Ex 7. Reorder the words to make full sentences.
1. the/ dangerous/ flood/ disasters/ in/ most/ world/ of/ the/ is/ one
________________________________________________________________
2. many/ shelter/ had/ 9 o’clock/ their homes/ by/ people/ camps/ fled/ to/ already/ seek/ in.
________________________________________________________________
3. be/ with/ people/ homeless/ will/ temporary/ provided/ accommodation.
________________________________________________________________
4. a/ Friday/ by/ 6.9/ Indonesia/ magnitude/ was/ earthquake/ powerful/ on/ struck.
________________________________________________________________
5. the earthquake/ hundreds/ completely/ of/ destroyed/ homes/ hit/ the City/ were/ when.
________________________________________________________________
6. natural/ typhoons and floods/ the/ in/ most/ are/ frequent/ Vietnam/ disasters?
________________________________________________________________
7. escape/ before/ people/ had/ to/ fire crews/ the fire/ arrived/ four/ managed.
________________________________________________________________
8. property/ people’s/ disasters/ devastate/ destroy/ their/ lives/ natural/ and.
________________________________________________________________
1. By the 1930s, more than 282 million acres of farmland _______ in America by erosion.
A. damaged B. was damaged C. were damaged D. damages
2. The community house _______ after massive destruction of the earthquake now.
A. was rebuilt B. is being rebuilt C. has rebuilt D. is rebuilt
3. People living around the volcano ______ for one hour.
A. has evacuated B. have evacuated
C. have been evacuated D. has been evacuated
4. The air ________ if people build more factories here.
A. polluted B. will polluted C. will be polluted D. pollute
5. More trees ____ every year to protect the environmental.
A. are planted B. planted C. were planted D. will be planted
The tsunami has caused __________ damage to the Japanese. | (calculate) |
Choose suitable words/phrases to fill in the blanks. Some sentences may have MORE THAN ONE possible answers.
1) ________ the tsunami waves traveled inland, people had moved to safe place. ( by the time/before/after)
2) ________ I got the Nick's village, the flood had destroyed his house. (when/while/by the time)