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Throughout its history, Japan (1)________from the destructive sea surges, known as tsunami. Tsunamis (2)________by earthquakes, hundreds of which strike Japan each year. It is of utmost importance that Japan is always ready for this chain of natural disasters. In Japan, high-rise buildings in major cities (3)________so that they (4)_______rather than shake during earthquakes, making them safer. Besides, new regualtions for quake-proofing buildings came into force, and some local governments (5)_____citizens a structural health check on their homes. Some coastal areas have tsunamis (6)_______, while others (7)________built floodgates to withstand inflows of water from tsunamis. And if an earthquake above a certain magnitude (8)_________, the bullet train will stop and nuclear and other plants will automatically go into temporary shut-down.

1. A.had suffered        B. has suffered           C. had been suffered              D. has been suffered

2. A.trigger                 B. are triggered          C. triggered                            D. were triggered

3. A.design                  B. are designed          C. designed                            D. were designed

4. A.sway                    B. are swaying           C. are swayed                        D. have swayed

5. A. offer                   B. are offering           C. are offered                         D. offered

6. A.home                   B. house                     C. shelter                               D. habitat

7. A.build                    B. are building           C. are built                             D. have built

8. A.strikes                 B. is striking             C. has struck                           D. is struck     

Ex6: Read the following passage and choose the correct answer

Throughout its history, Japan (1)________from the destructive sea surges, known as tsunami. Tsunamis (2)________by earthquakes, hundreds of which strike Japan each year. It is of utmost importance that Japan is always ready for this chain of natural disasters. In Japan, high-rise buildings in major cities (3)________so that they (4)_______rather than shake during earthquakes, making them safer. Besides, new regualtions for quake-proofing buildings came into force, and some local governments (5)_____citizens a structural health check on their homes. Some coastal areas have tsunamis (6)_______, while others (7)________built floodgates to withstand inflows of water from tsunamis. And if an earthquake above a certain magnitude (8)_________, the bullet train will stop and nuclear and other plants will automatically go into temporary shut-down.

1. A.had suffered B. has suffered C. had been suffered D. has been suffered

2. A.trigger B. are triggered C. triggered D. were triggered

3. A.design B. are designed C. designed D. were designed

4. A.sway B. are swaying C. are swayed D. have swayed

5. A. offer B. are offering C. are offered D. offered

6. A.home B. house C. shelter D. habitat

7. A.build B. are building C. are built D. have built

8. A.strikes B. is striking C. has struck D. is struck

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Breakfast is the (1) ______ important meal of the day. It provides the nutrients your body needs for good health, the calories it needs for (2) ______ and helps to maintain your blood sugar level. Studies have shown that people who don’t have breakfast have a low blood sugar level and are often slow, tired, hungry and (3) ______ to concentrate. Surprisingly, breakfast actually plays a part in weight control. It's easier to (4) ______ weight if you eat in the morning rather than later in the day. Dividing the day’s calories (5) ______ three meals helps take off weight more efficiently than (6) ______ breakfast and having two larger meals a day does.

1.   A. healthy                   B. tasty                        C. main                        D. most

2.   A. strenght                  B. power                     C. energy                     D. effort

3.   A. able                         B. enable                     C. unable                     D. capable

4.   A. lose                         B. put                          C. gain                         D. drop

5.   A. in                            B. into                         C. up                           D. for

6.   A. skipping                  B. making                    C. buying                    D. serving

I. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel (1)          relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming (2)              of the most popular places (3)    a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s (4)            largest health farm in the country but it isn’t the most expensive. After two days of exercise and massage I (5)            ten times better. But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy of (6)  , but it was expensive too!

      If you’re looking for something a (7)             cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and the coldest (8)                 of the year, and it can also be the (9)                   time for your body. We all eat too (10)     and we don't take enough exercise. A lot of health farms offer lower prices from Monday to Friday from November to March.

      1.   A. like                        B. more                      C. less                         D. Similar

      2.   A. once                       B. first                        C. one                         D. none

      3.   A. with                       B. of                            C. to                            D. for

      4.   A. the                          B. an                           C. a                             D. x

      5.   A. feel                        B. felt                         C. fell                         D. fall

      6.   A. all                           B. out                          C. course                    D. them

      7.   A. little                       B. few                         C. a little                    D. a few

      8.   A. period                    B. moment                 C. time                        D. part

      9.   A. worst                     B. good                       C. best                        D. great

      10. A. many                     B. a lot                        C. lot of                      D. much

I. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Would you like to look younger? Do you want to feel (51)        relaxed? Then try a few days at a health farm. Health farms are becoming (52)                        of the most popular places (53)                a short break. I went to Henley Manor for a weekend. It’s (54)          largest health farm in the country but it isn’t the most expensive. After two days of exercise and massage I (55)                 ten times better. But the best thing for me was the food. It was all very healthy of (56)     , but it was expensive too!

      If you’re looking for something a (57)                       cheaper, try a winter break. Winter is the darkest and the coldest (58)             of the year, and it can also be the (59)                time for your body. We all eat too (60)                      and we don't take enough exercise. A lot of health farms offer lower prices from Monday to Friday from November to March.

      51. A. like                        B. more                      C. less                         D. Similar

      52. A. once                       B. first                        C. one                         D. none

      53. A. with                       B. of                            C. to                            D. for

      54. A. the                          B. an                           C. a                             D. x

      55. A. feel                        B. felt                         C. fell                         D. fall

      56. A. all                           B. out                          C. course                    D. them

      57. A. little                       B. few                         C. a little                    D. a few

      58. A. period                    B. moment                 C. time                        D. part

      59. A. worst                     B. good                       C. best                        D. great

      60. A. many                     B. a lot                        C. lot of                      D. much

VII. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each numbered blank.

      Hello! My name is Herman. I live in a big city in Germany and it’s quite exciting! There are lots of things to do. My parents bought a flat near a park where I can ride my bike or (1)                                                 skateboarding. My brother is older than me and I also go to the cinema with him. The city library is a great place. I usually meet my friends there and we do our school (2)                                           or study together.

      Of course living in a big city is not easy. City life can be fast, tiring and stressful. The streets are always (3)                        and noisy. Because of the cars is polluted sometimes. People are so busy that they (4)                  have time for their neighbours or friends. But I can’t see myself moving to the (5)                              . I just love living in the city too much.

1.   A. go                           B. do                           C. play                         D. sail

2.   A. workshop               B. projects                   C. playgrounds            D. competitions

3.   A. bored                      B. surprised                 C. crowded                 D. exhausted

4.   A. usually                    B. always                    C. often                       D. rarely

5.   A. university               B. countryside             C. mountain                D. building

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.” These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

          Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

          Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

          Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel

The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses?

A. underwater earthquakes

B. storm surges

C. tides

D. tidal waves

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.” These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

          Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

          Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

          Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel

It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis________

A. cause severe damage in the middle of the ocean

B. generally reach heights greater than 40 meters

C. are far more dangerous on the coast than in the open ocean

D. are often identified by ships on the ocean

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

          Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.” These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

          Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

          Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

          Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel

The possessive “their” in paragraph 3 refers to________

A. the Hawaiian Islands

B. thousands of miles

C. these tsunamis

D. the inhabitants of Hawaii

Read the following passage on transport, and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

Quite different from storm surges are the giant sea waves called tsunamis, which derive their name from the Japanese expression for “high water in a harbor.” These waves are also referred to by the general public as tidal waves, although they have relatively little to do with tides. Scientists often referred to them as seismic sea waves, far more appropriate in that they do result from undersea seismic activity.

Tsunamis are caused when the sea bottom suddenly moves, during an underwater earthquake or volcano for example, and the water above the moving earth is suddenly displaced. This sudden shift of water sets off a series of waves. These waves can travel great distances at speeds close to 700 kilometers per hour. In the open ocean, tsunamis have little noticeable amplitude, often no more than one or two meters. It is when they hit the shallow waters near the coast that they increase in height, possibly up to 40 meters.

Tsunamis often occur in the Pacific because the Pacific is an area of heavy seismic activity. Two areas of the Pacific well accustomed to the threat of tsunamis are Japan and Hawaii. Because the seismic activity that causes tsunamis in Japan often occurs on the ocean bottom quite close to the islands, the tsunamis that hit Japan often come with little warning and can, therefore, prove disastrous. Most of the tsunamis that hit the Hawaiian Islands, however, originate thousands of miles away near the coast of Alaska, so these tsunamis have a much greater distance to travel and the inhabitants of Hawaii generally have time for warning of their imminent arrival.

Tsunamis are certainly not limited to Japan and Hawaii. In 1755, Europe experienced a calamitous tsunami, when movement along the fault lines near the Azores caused a massive tsunami to sweep onto the Portuguese coast and flood the heavily populated area around Lisbon. The greatest tsunami on record occurred on the other side of the world in 1883 when the Krakatoa volcano underwent a massive explosion, sending waves more than 30 meters high onto nearby Indonesian islands; the tsunami from this volcano actually traveled around the world and was witnessed as far away as the English Channel.

A main difference between tsunamis in Japan and in Hawaii is that tsunamis in Japan are more likely to _____.

A. arrive without warning 

B. originate in Alaska

C. be less of a problem 

D. come from greater distances