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

I.Match the natural disaster in column A to its definition or meaning in column B

A B

1.Snowstorm A. A very large wave

2.Earhtquake B. A storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting

3.Volcanic eruption C. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface

4.Typhoon D. A storm with a lot of snow and strong winds

5.Thunderstorm E. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds

6.Tidal wave F. A very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle

7.Tornado G. The flames, burning rocks, and lava are thrown out from a volcano

8.Flood H. The sudden fall of a mass of earth, rocks, etc. Down the side of a mountain.

9.Drought I. A large amount of water that covers an area that was dry before

10.Landslide J. A long period without rain

II. Complete the sentences with words in the box

A.Lightning B. eruption C. volcano D. landslide E. Avalanche

F. Flood G. Sandstorm H. Draught I. Earhtquake J.Typhoon

lightning / Eruption  /volcano/ landslide/ avalanche/ /flood/ Sandstorm/ drought /earthquake/ typhoon/

1.I saw on TV that yesterday there was an …………………. on an island in the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano.

 2. My little sister is afraid of ……………….……., so when there is a bad storm she always hides

3. Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an......

 4. All people in the village rushed into the public shelteres as soon as the ………….………. erupted

5. Several people were going along when suddenly there was a ……………………. crashing down the hillside and blocked the road in front of them.

6. Tankers full of water were sent, but it was too late to save many of the animals and crops there. The …………………….….made the whole area lik

7. When the …………….. happened last year, the river overflowed in several places and huge areas of farming were several meters under water. Boats were being used to rescue people in nearby villagese a vast desert.

Ghép mỗi phép tính ở cột A với luỹ thừa tương ứng của nó ở cột B.

Nối từ ở cột B với nghĩa của từ đó ở cột A :