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

Red Alert: Volcanoes

Volcanoes can be fun to learn about. It can be neat to watch them erupt. But if you live near a volcano, you know that they are dangerous! An eruption can like an explosion. Rock and lava can throw up into the air. Streams of red hot lava quickly run down from the peak of the volcano. The air is filled with deadly gases. These things can put many lives in danger. Scientists have learned that there are many things that they can study to help them tell when an eruption might happen. They can study the movements of the ground. When a volcano is about to erupt, the ground will often move just like it does during an earthquake. Scientists can also measure the gases that come out of a volcano. Most volcanoes emit gases all of the time. More gases are let out as the volcano gets closer to erupting. They can also study the way the land and water around the volcano. Scientists can read these signs and warn people of danger. They may not realize it, but their work helps to keep people safe!

1. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B,Cor D toeach question below. 1. In the passage, a volcanic eruption is compared as .

A.an explosion

B.an exploration

C.a bomb

D.a danger

2. can come out from a volcanic eruption.

A. Rock

B.Lava

C.Gases

D.All above

3. can study many things to predict when an eruption might happen.

A.Economists

B.Scientists

C.People

D.Biologists

4. There are ways for studying to estimate the time an eruption might happen.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

5. When an eruption is going to happen, .

A.the ground moves as it does during an earthquake.

B.the gases don't come out of it more than usual.

C.only the water around it changes.

D.the ground moves slowly and weakly.

III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot _________ pours downhill.
A. ash                              B. smoke                     C. dirt                     D. lava
2. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away.
A. keep in touch                  B. cope               C. catch up                D. keep pace
3. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, he ____________ with his friends in America
A. are chatting           B. will be chatting                 C. chatted           D. chats
4. "What's she doing?" - I wondered what __________.
A. was she doing        B. is she doing       C. she is doing           D. she was doing
5. It was guessed that the fish died _____________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
A. since                     B. because                   C. because of              D. as a result
6. _____________ the Di Vinci Code? - It's an interesting book?
A. Have you ever reading                           B. Have you ever read
C. Has you read                                            D. You have read
7. Which country doesn't speak English as an official language?
A. England                   B. Australia                C. Singapore                 D. Korea
8. Charles _________ his father in the shop until school ____________.
A. was helping - will start                           B. helped - was starting
C. is helping - starts                                    D. has helped - is starting
9. Professor Colin Evers, _______ I ask a question about life on Venus?
A. can                         B. must                        C. may                        D. will
10. Working hours will fall to under 35 a week, __________?
A. will they                B. won't they                C. won't it                  D. will it
11. What __________ if you saw a UFO?
A. do you do              B. will you do                C. would you do        D. did you do
12. That exercise looks difficult. I _________ you.
A. will help                B. am going to help            C. helped                D. am helping
13. You shrug your shoulders means “__________ ”.
A. I'm happy.           B. I don't know.        C. I'm angry.  D. Sorry. I need to go now.
14. John managed __________ his family in England by using Zalo.
A. contact                B. to contact                  C. contacting              D. to contacting
15. They __________ about video conferences at this time next Monday.
A. will talk                 B. will be talking               C. are talking              D. are going to talk
16. It's difficult to ___________ what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years' time.
A. imagine                  B. expect                      C. remember               D. see
17. ________ not to make mistakes, type slowly and carefully.
A. So                          B. In order                     C. So that                D. To
18. Would you mind ________ the phone for me?
A. to answer               B. answer                    C. answering              D. please answer
19. The polluted chemical waste was dumped into the ocean; _____________, the mass of fish died.
A. because                  B. as                            C. because of             D. consequently
20. What _________ you do if you were President?
A. would                    B. will                            C. do                       D. did 
21. Before the meeting finished, they had arranged when __________ next.
A. they met                B. they to meet                 C. to meet                D. meeting
22. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable __________ of inventions was produced.
A. diversity                B. mixture                       C. variety                   D. collection
23. Surely Andrew ___________ in fairies for long enough. Let’s tell him the truth.
A. believes                 B. is believing                C. has believed           D. will believe
24. My brother had never been abroad ___________ he joined the army.
A. since                      B. until                             C. during                    D. while
25. Some documents say that people __________ the Glastonbury Festival since the beginning of the 19th century.
A. celebrated           B. were celebrating          C. have celebrated          D. celebrate
26. The flight number 781 to Melbourne __________ at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A. arrives                 B. is arriving                  C. has arrived                 D. will arrive
27. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.
A. Really                    B. Awesome                  C. Absolutely right                D. Sure
28. All the villages ___________ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated                                     B. were evacuated                 
C. had evacuated                              D. had been evacuated
29. I'd be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have                       B. had                       C. will have                  D. would have
30. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge __________ not be suitable for your family.
A. can                       B. may                            C. need                          D. ought
31. She doesn’t have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.
A. ticket                     B. appointment                C. lunch set                   D. seat
32. The 21st century has already seen considerable ___________ in computer technology.
A. progress                 B. progressing                C. progresses                D. process
33. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
34. A forest fire ________ quickly and ________ many trees.
A. raged/ killed                       B. burst/ harmed         
C. spread/ destroyed               D. occurred/ cooked
35. The tornado caused a massive ________ to the town.
A. destruction                B. extension             C. danger                  D. mishap
36. Hemp was grown throughout history ________ its versatility; it can be used to make many different things.
A. due to                       B. because                   C. since                   D. as a result
37. Global warming ________ if there weren't too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
A. won’t happen                     B. didn’t happen         
C. wouldn’t happen                D. happened
38. Passengers __________ to smoke in the train.
A. are not allowed                  B. had not allowed     
C. has not allowed                  D. will not allow 
39. A powerful __________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.
A. earthquake                 B. tornado                  C. tsunami                  D. landslide
40. I ___________ a cup of tea before I left for my office.
A. have                           B. have had                C. had had                     D. will have
41. “I'll give you your money back tomorrow.”
A. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B. She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C. She promised to give me back your money the next day.
D. She promised to give you back your money the next day.

I. Use the correct tense of the verbs

1. They (come) …………….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work.

2. She said that she ( meet) ……………………. Mr. Bean before.

3. Before he (go) ………………………….. to bed, he (read) ………………………… a novel.

4. He told me he (not/wear) ………………………… such kind of clothes before.

5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….

6. Before she (listen) ………………….. to music, she (do)……………………. homework.

7. Last night, Peter (go) ………………….. to the supermarket before he (go) ………………… home.

II. Rewrite these sentences

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

– After …………………………………………………………………………………….

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.

– Before ……………………………………………………………………………………

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

– When…………………………………………………………………………………….

4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.

– By the time …………………………………………………………………………….

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home

– Before ………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Write the names of the disasters on the line, then match them to the pictures.

tsunami earthquake drought avalanche flood tornado mudslide volcanic eruption typhoon wildfire

1. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. _________

2. Hot lava, ash and gases come up suddenly from below the earth’s surface through an opening of a mountain. _________

3. A mass of snow, ice, and rock that falls down the side of a mountain. _________

4. A large amount of wet earth that suddenly falls down a hill. _________

5. A series of large ocean waves, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion. _________

6. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds. _________

7. A long period of time when there is little or no rain. _________

8. A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel. _________ 9. A fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly. _________

10. A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. _________

IV. 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

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

V. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

debris tornadoes victims mudslide havoc disasters property accommodation supplies flood

1. The_________ was overwhelming and the City was soon drowned.

2. Teams of people are still clearing the_________ from damaged trees and houses after the tornado.

3. Temporary housing can be provided to victims when natural strike.

4. The storm wreaked_________ in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down.

5. _________can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris.

6. Four people were reported killed when a buried their house.

7. Many people lost their homes due to the earthquake and are staying in temporary _________ until their houses are rebuilt.

8. Food, clean water and medical_________ arrived three days after the typhoon.

9. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage_________.

10. The government is sending aid to flood_________.

VI. Choose the best response for each sentence.

1. “I saw a roof flying in the storm yesterday afternoon.” -_________”

A. Exactly. B. That’s horrible! C. That’s a relief. D. So do I.

2. “The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.” - “_________What a pity.”

A. Looks great! B. Not at all. C. Sounds good! D. Oh no!

3. “The whole village was submerged in the flood.” - “_________”

A. That’s surprising! B. My fault. C. Already. D. That’s awful!

4. “Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the island

of Sulawesi, Indonesia.” - “_________”

A. How beautiful! B. Awesome! C. How terrible! D. No problem.

5. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” - _________”

A. That’s great! B. Good luck. C. How convenient! D. Oh dear!

6. “Forecasters say that the storm won’t move toward the land.” - “_________”

A. What a pity! B. Never mind. C. That’s a relief! D. It’s OK.

7. _________ “A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.”

- “_________”

A. That’s shocking! B. How cute! C. That’s great! D. Maybe.

8. “Did you know the Amazon rainforest fires have already been controlled.”

- “No, I didn’t.”

A. What a bad day! B. How wonderful!

C. How thoughtful it is! D. Well done.

VII. 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?

(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (23)___________ lava, hot, gases and rock fragments erupt. (24) ________ an opening occurs when melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are a top mountains, particularly cone-shaped mountains. The mountains themselves are also called volcanoes. Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain, and growing rivers of lava flow down (25) _________ sides. In other eruptions, red- hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rockare blasted (26) ________ into the air. A few eruptions are so ( 27) _________ that they blow the mountain apart. Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. Such islands are the tops of volcanic mountains that have been built (28) __________ from the ocean floor by repeated eruptions. Othereruptions occur along narrow cracks in the ocean floor.

23/ A. which B. that C. where D. when

24/ A. So B. Such C. That D. Many

25/ A. its B. it C. their D. theirs

26/ A. high B. low C. below D. above

27/ A. gentle B. violent C. terrible D. awful

28/ A. up B. on C. into D. onto

(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:

Bad weather comes in many different forms. One kind of bad weather is the tornado. It is one of the most destructive storms that we have on the earth. A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of windwhich whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than nine hundred kilometers per hour. Weather scientists are unable to know exactly when a tornado will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long. There are about two hundred tornadoes annually in the United States, but in some years there are many more. Tornadoes that occur over water are called waterspouts

____ 29/ One good thing about a tornado is that it does not last long

____ 30/ Tornadoes over water are called funnels.

____ 31/ The annually number of tornadoes in the United States is about one hundred.

____ 32/ There are about two hundred tornadoes in one year in America

Read the passage and choose the correct answer for each question
I often hear or read about “ natural disasters ” – the eruption of Mount St . Helen , a volcano in the state of Washington ; Hurricane Andrew in Florida ; the floods in the American Midwest ; terrible all over the world ; huge fires ; and so on and so on . But 11 never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “ the London Killer Fog of 1952 . It began Thursday December 4 , when a high - pressure system ( warm air ) covered Southern England . With the freezing - cold air below , heavy fog formed . Pollution from factories , cars , and coal stoves mixed with the fog . The humidity was terrible high , there was no breeze at all . Traffic ( cars , trains , and boats ) stopped . People couldn ' t see , and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river . It was hard to breathe , and many people got sick . Finally , on Tuesday , December 9 , the wind came and the fog went away . But after that , even more people gọt sick . Many of them died . D . a tornado
1 . Which “ natural disaster ” isn ' t mentioned in the text ?
A . a volcano B . a flood C . a hurricane D. a tornado
2 . What is his unforgettable personal experience ?
A . the London killer B . the heavy fog in London in 1952 C . the strangeness of nature .D. a high - pressure system
3 . What didn ' t happen during the time of “ London Killer Fog ” ?
A . heavy rain B , humidity ? C . pollution D . heavy fog
4 . Why did the traffic stop?
A . Because of the rain . B . Because of the windy weather . C . Because of the humid weather . D . Because of the heavy fog . .

Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
A tsunami is a natural disaster more devastating than earthquakes, tornadoes or any other disaster you can think of. Tsunami is a Japanese word that means harbor wave. A tsunami happens when huge waves are formed after something under the ocean occurs to make these large waves form. Erupting volcanoes can also cause tsunamis to occur. The waves start in one area but they move quickly in all different directions once the tsunami begins. Tsunamis begin as an under the water earthquake. The force of the earth moving causes the water to move and produce huge waves. Waves from tsunami cam travel through the water as fast as 500 miles per hour. As they approach the coast, they continue to grow in size before smashing down on the cities and towns along the coastline. These waves can often be as high as 100 feet, causing much destruction.
32. What is a tsunami?
a. A series of huge waves c. A sudden gust of wind b. A storm with strong winds d. A violent shaking of earth's surface
33. Which is the most diastrous, according to the passage?
a. Earthquake b. Tornado c. Tsunami d. hurricane
34. Which can cause a tsunami to occur?
a. Droughts b. Floods c. Hurricanes d. Volcanic eruptions
35. What happens to a tsunami as it approaches the coast?
a. It changes direction.
b. It decreases the height.
c. It grows in size.
d. It moves more quickly
36. What happens when a tsunami hits land?
a. It devastates coastal regions.
b. It causes underwater earthquake.
c. It blows everything out to sea.
d. It sucks up everything in its path.

III: Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new
one.
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.
6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she reallyneeded a pay rise.
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing since three years