The tsunami has caused ____incalculatable______ damage to the Japanese. |
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The tsunami has caused ____incalculatable______ damage to the Japanese. |
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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. 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 _______________________________________
I.answer the question
1 where did the earthquake strike?
2what caused the tsunami?
3what was the height of tsunami waves?
4how many people were evacuated?
5 what region were also affected by the tsunami
Reorder the words to complete the sentences.
1. Times/ minutes/ Square/ The/ to/ after/ 40/ leaves/ each/ subway.
2. Light/ can/ headaches/ pollution/ make.
3. The/ and/ a/ this/ buried/ five/ early/ trucks/ warehouse/ mudslide/ morning.
4. The/ caused/ of/ nuclear/ power/ has/ leakage/ plant/ pollution/ radioactive
5. The/ are/ being/ the/ by/ team/ aid/ tsunami/ of/ provided/ first/ victims/ rescue.
sửa lỗi sai.
Do you know that the word“ tsunami” takes from the Japanese for “ habour wave?”
In the 1980s, acid rain_________ widespread damage to forests in the areas.
A. made of B. resulted in C. led for D. caused by
Rearrange the words to make a complete sentence :
1 . to/the/property/caused/storm/damage/extensive
->
2 . construction/my/factory's/had/clean/before/hometown/the/been/very
->
4 . reported/more/being/the/on/natural/are/disasters/news
->
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Millions of pound worth of damage has been caused by a storm which passed across the north of England last night. The River Ribble burst ít banks after heavy rain
People were rescued from the floods by the firemen, who received numerous calls for help. Wind speeds reached ninety miles an hour in some places. Roads were blocked by fallen trees and electricity lines were brought down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. "Everything possible is being done to get the situation back to normal," a spokesman said
1. What has been caused by a storm which passed across the north of england
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2. When did the storm happen?
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3. What happened to the River Ribble?
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4. Who rescued many people from the floods?
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5. Did wind peeds reach 90 miles an hour in some places?
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Choose the correct answer :
1 . extensive .........was caused to property , including homes and business .
A . damage
B . destructions
C . construction
D . injury