At the top of the list of the costliest natural disasters in the history of the United States is Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was the third strongest hurricane ever to hit theU.S. It affected 90,000 square miles in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. The hurricane formed over the Bahamas and turned into a Category 1 hurricane by the time it hit the southeastern tip of Florida. It got stronger as it traveled across the Gulf of Mexico. It had become a category 4 hurricane when it reached Louisiana. The storm surge that followed caused destruction from central Florida to Texas. Louisiana, experienced even more damage because its levees were breeched, letting water flood a large portion of the city. The National Weather Service warned people of the tropical monster that was heading towards the southern coast. Residents were told to expect power outages.

They were told they might lose their rooftops and to expect water shortages. About 4/5 of the population evacuated. The estimate was that around 100,000 people remained in the metro area. Some were stranded tourists; others did not own a car and had no way out.

Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1.Katrina is the most economically damaging hurricane to the US.                                         ....

2.Katrina was the strongest hurricane in the US‟s history.                                                            ...

3.Louisiana suffered the most in the hurricane.                                                                          ....

4.The US residents had no information about the hurricane.                                                     ....

5.Those who got stuck in the metro area were all local resident                                                 

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets:

1. My grandmother (live)…………………in the country.

2. He (not go)………………… to the movies on Sunday nights.

3. I often (go)………… to Ha Noi with my parents on the weekend

4. I (do)…….. the house work everyday

5. His mother (cook)………………….in the kitchen now.

6. What……… Mai (do)………….now? – She (play)…………….…in the garden.

7. The teacher (read)……………… the dialogue at moment and we (listen) .................. to her.

8. What ...... your father (do) .......... now?- He (read) ............... a newspaper in the living room.

9. Minh (play)…. .............. soccer every Sunday.

10. What time .............. you (go) ........... to bed?

11. How .......... she (travel) .............. to work? - She (walk) .......... to work.

12. Her mother (be) ........... a doctor. She (work) in a hospital.

13. Their father (work) …………… in a factory.

14. She (play) ………………… the violin very well.

15. The girls (like) ……………… ice cream very much.

16. Mr. John (have) ……………….. a restaurant.

17. These students (study) …………………… English now.

18. Our mother (go) ……….. to work every day.

19. I (read) ………………… the interesting book now.

20. Listen! I think the phone (ring) ………………………….

21. What ….... Jim (do) …………. on the floor? – He (look) ……………...for his glasses

I. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Officials said the blaze_________ (damage) five houses in the area.
2. Before Hurricane Sandy struck the US Northeast, it_________ (kill) 72 people in the Caribbean.
3. US Weather Service_________ (not issue) any warning by the time the tornado moved to a City
nearby.
4. As of Monday night, more 10,149 people_________ (leave) their homes across the province.
5. We _________ (not experience) any natural disasters before we were trapped in an avalanche last
month.
6. What_________ (the government/ do) by the time the mudslide occurred?
7. El Nino weather_________ (hit) Mekong Delta as the worst drought in 90 years, report said.
8. Many local people said that they_________ (never/ see) such a fierce storm in their life.
9. Those evacuees_________ (not return) home by late December.
10. _________ (people/ evacuate) the area when the hurricane hit?

Put the words in brackets in the correct order to complete the sentences. 39 My brother was watching a(n) last night. (American / film / funny) 40 I sat in a(n) . (wooden / uncomfortable / chair) 41 My grandmother has some . (gold / jewellery / valuable) 42 Who is your ? (tennis player / young / favourite) 43 Someone left a in the classroom. (bottle / blue / strange) 44 Santorini is a(n) and I want to go there. (island / incredible / Greek) 45 I think she’s a(n) . (singer / brilliant / opera)  

Exercise 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1.   My house is very dirty. I ______________________ (clean) it tomorrow.

2.   This coffee ______________________ (taste) terrible, but the biscuits ______________ (be) great.

3.   Pho ______________________ (become) more and more popular in Saigon since 1954.

4.   Last year we ______________________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland.

5.   At the moment Joana ______________________ (learn) to cook some Vietnamese dishes.

6.   I’m very sorry Dr. Jones ______________________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

7.   The chicken meat served with pho ga ______________________ (cut) into thin slices.

8.   My father ______________________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.

9.   The broth is made by ______________________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.

10. What is there ______________________ (drink), Mike?

IV. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets. 

1. My house is very dirty. I ______________ (clean) it tomorrow.

2. This coffee ______________ (taste) terrible, but the biscuits ______________ (be) great.

3. Pho ______________ (become) more and more popular in Saigon since 1954.

4. Last year we ______________ (go) on a school trip to Scotland.

5. At the moment Joana ______________ (learn) to cook some Vietnamese dishes.

6. I’m very sorry Dr. Jones ______________ (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

7. The chicken meat served with pho ga ______________ (cut) into thin slices.

8. My father ______________(eat) pho almost every morning at the restaurant nearby.

9. The broth is made by ______________ (stew) cow bones for a long time.

10. What is there ______________ (drink), Mike?

Fill in with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

One rainy Saturday it was too wet ....... (go) outside so I decided ........ (spend) the day clearing out the attic. I was busy ........ (clear) away some papers when I noticed something which made me ...... (stop) what I was doing. It was a dusty old diary. Without ........ (hesitate) I opened it and was surprised .......... (see) it had belonged to my grandmother, now dead. I spent the rest of the afternoon ........ (read) it and was surprised ......... (learn) many interesting things about her past. I knew it would be worth ........ (have) it published. I was right and I have only one regret, I wish my grandmother could ........ (be) here to enjoy the fame.

Fill in with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

One rainy Saturday it was too wet ....... (go) outside so I decided ........ (spend) the day clearing out the attic. I was busy ........ (clear) away some papers when I noticed something which made me ...... (stop) what I was doing. It was a dusty old diary. Without ........ (hesitate) I opened it and was surprised .......... (see) it had belonged to my grandmother, now dead. I spent the rest of the afternoon ........ (read) it and was surprised ......... (learn) many interesting things about her past. I knew it would be worth ........ (have) it published. I was right and I have only one regret, I wish my grandmother could ........ (be) here to enjoy the fame.