Change these sentences into passive voice

1. The flood happened early this morning in Quang Binh Province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.

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2. The earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses.

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3. Our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.

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4. When the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe areas.

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5. The storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends.

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Change these sentences into passive void

1. The flood happened early this morning in Quang Binh Province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.

2. The earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of building and houses.

3. Our government has declared satate of emergency following the earthquake .

4. When the typhoon happened, they had moved most of the people there to safe areas.

5. The storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends.

Being equipped with sufficient knowledge and skills, the rescue workers could confidently help set up camps to provide aid to the flood victims A.with               B. rescue                     C. help                                     D. to 

6. Thanks to the rainstorm, the forest fire was put in. However, it also put the animals at risk of flooding. 

A. Thanks                              B.in               C. risk                                     D. flooding 

7. As a result, they have been taken to a safe place where temporary accommodations will be provided for them.

A. As                           B. temporary               C. accommodations                D. be provided

8. An interesting feature is that by the time we had arrived at the canyon, the volcano had stopped erupting. 

A. by                           B. had arrived             C. had stopped                        D. erupting

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (1pt)

1. A. thermal B. earthquake C. there D. death

2. A. evacuate B. accent C. effect D. erupt

2. A. goes B. watches C. misses D. brushes

4.A. health B. team C. tea D. beach

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0.5pt)

1. A. electronic B. scientific C. geography D. preparation

2. A. specific B. technical C. general D. absolute

III. Choose the correct answer. (2pts)

1. If this factory continues ……………poison into the lake. All the fish will die.

A. pouring B. dumping C. pumping D. sacking

2. All our English teachers are ……………. Speaker.

A. native B. nation C. original D. foreign

3. If the air wasn’t dirty, I ……………so much.

A. wouldn’t sneeze B. sneeze C. would sneeze D. to sneeze

4. The government is sending ……………to the flood victims.

A. touch B. aid C. accommodation D. provision

5. A severe tropical……………is called a typhoon.

A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm

6. Emergency teams are still clearing up the ……………from the plane crash.

A. debris B. dust C. piece D. waste

7. I like ……………back my home village on holiday.

A. comes B. come C. came D. coming

8. Water pollution is the ……………in the lake has made the fish die.

A. contaminating B. contaminate C. contaminated D. contamination

Activity 1 Change these sentences into passive voice
1 the floowd happened early this morning in QB province and now the government is sending aid to the flood victims.
2 the earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
3 our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake
4 when the typhoon happened, they had moved most of people there to safe area
5 the storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with his friends
Activity2 turn these sentences into direct speech from reported speech
1 my friends wanted to know if he would stay there with me some more days
2 I wondered if they were going to build a new school in that area the following year
3 they wanted to discover what made the new land different from other
4 people wondered why the security of the earth would be threatened

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word

1. The ......................of the city after the devastating earthquake is being carried ( construct )

2. Visitors are allowed to get close to this volcano because it is ..........................( act )

3. Ten years ago , more than 10 thousand people of this area suffered from a frightening volcano .................. ( erupt )

4, After the flood , many people were made .......................... ( home )

5. We should offer our .................... hands to aid the victims of natural disaster ( help )

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

The Red Cross gives medical aid and other help to victims of major disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics and famines.

A. shortage of water 

B. serious droughts

C. serious shortage of food

D. poverty