19. The accident __________ while he was driving very fast on the street.

  A. was happening       B. happened            C. had happened      D. happens

20. Last Monday Alex __________ her lessons carefully before she went to class.

   A. prepared            B. was preparing          C. prepares          D. had prepared

21. Nam went to Australia for his study in 2000 after he __________ English for 4 years in Vietnam.

      A. had learnt            B. has learnt          C. learnt                D. was learning

22. I __________ to school by bus every day.

       A. went                B. go               C. am going          D. was going

23. My family __________ Ha Long Bay 5 years ago.

      A. visit                 B. had visited          C. visited                D. have visited

24. Thomas __________ school when he __________ 5 years old.

 A. went/was          B. had went/was         C. went/had been          D. goes/is

25. Mary: Where is John? > Alex: He _________ in the garden with his father at the moment.

A. works                B. is working               C. was working             D. worked

26. My sister often makes me _________ the floor every evening.

     A. clean                    B. to clean                    C. cleaning                    D. cleaned

27. It takes my mother 15 minutes to prepare the breakfast every day.

      A. to have           B. to buy             C. to get ready             D. to clean up

28. The ladder __________ off while Nam __________ the wall yesterday, so he was badly injured.

 A. fell/painted   B. was falling/was painting   C. had fallen/painted      D. fell/was painting

29. Last night I __________ TV before I __________ to bed

 A. had watched/went     B. watched/was going    C. watched/went           D. watched/had gone

30. He used to harbor a dream of _________ career when he was at high school.

  A. science             B. scientist             C. scientific                D. scientifically

31. She usually practices _________ English with her friends.

   A. to speak        B. speaking               C. speak                   D. to peaking

32. Tom _______ a student, and he _______ to school by bus every day.

       A. is/is going             B. was/goes              C. was/went           D. is/goes

. I don't expect much traffic, but ________ there is, I think we should leave early.

A. in case B. in case of C. in time D. in a hurry

27. Although Tom’s grandmother doesn’t _____ weather forecasts, she likes watching them.

A. experience B. trust C. expect D. predict

28. An area of land with hills or mountains is called the _______.

A. regions B. territories C. highlands D. environment

29. They are going to a park ______ the other side of Saigon Bridge.

A. in B. on C. at D. to

30. The word “typhoon” comes ______ the Chinese language, doesn’t it ?

A. from B. for C. about D. with

31. The accident ______ while he was driving to the office.

A. occurred B. was occur C. was occurred D. was being occurred

32. That important event ______ in 1945.

A. happened B. happening C. was happened D. has happened

33. She was having a rest when the volcano _______ .

A. erupted B. flew C. flowed D. broke

34. Two hundred people died in that volcano ______.

A. corruption B. eruption C. destruction D. reduction

35. Tidal waves are the result of an _______ shift in the underwater movement of the Earth .

A. amazing B. alternative C. abrupt D. unpleasant

36.________are funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm.

A. Earthquakes B. Tropical storms C. Hurricanes D. Tornadoes

37. In 1995 , a huge earthquake struck Kobe city in Japan and caused severe _______

A. damage B. destruction C. shift D. collapse

38. The earthquake _______ the city at 2 this morning

A. occurred B. hit C. swept D. measured

39. Thousands of people were saved because scientists had__them about the volcanic eruption.

A. said B. spoke C. warned D. talked

40. A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers an hour is called a _______ in North and South America.

A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado

41. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur _______ the Pacific Rim.

A. around B. at C. in D. about

42. The roof ________ under the weight of snow last night.

A. collapsed B. fell C. dropped D. flew

43. A tornado looks like a big, dark _______ coming from the bottom of a storm cloud.

A. funnel B. bowl C. mushroom D. cloud

44. Early warnings about tornadoes could save many __________.

A.lives B. life C. living D. things

45. Yesterday a typhoon _________ a coastal city in the country.

A. hit B. strike C.collapsed D. predicted

46. People can know when a volcano will ________ nowadays, can't they ?

A. break B. warn C. erupt D. seek

47. A tropical storm is called a hurricane in North and South America when it _____ 120 kilometers per hour.

A. reaches B. goes C. gets D. comes

48. A ____ is a very large wave.

A. tidal wave B. tsunami C. tornado D. a and b are correct.

49. A / An __________ is a sudden strong shaking of the ground.

A. snowstorm B. tidal wave C. earthquake D. volcano.

50. A _______ is a tropical storm with strong winds.

A. typhoon B. tornado C. volcano D. tsunami

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very ________.

A. slowly

B. fast

C. carefully

D. well

IV. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it

was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. An accident B. A fire C. A fighting D. A crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and ......

A. a bus B. a bicycle C. a car D. motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by ......

A. a police B. a car C. a passenger D. an ambulance

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His .....

A. arm B. head C. leg D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very....

A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. well

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. The accident happened between a taxi and _________.

A. a bus

B. a car

C. a bicycle

D. motorbike

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and…………….

A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by…………….

A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His………………..

A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very…………….

A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well