1 he had to go out .....................the heavy rain a though b because of c in spite d despite 2 we can predict when a volcano ............................. a sucks up b stickes c erupts d struck 3 .....................the water is highly polluted , we can not swim in the river a although b as c however d despite 4 a tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a .................... in north america a typhoon b cyclone c hurricane d tornado 5 in asia , a tropical storm is known as a ................................ a hurricane b tornado c cyclone d typhoon 6 there are many.........................throughout the year a celebrating b calebrate c celebrations d calebration 7 ............................... he was in a hurry , he stopped to help the old man who fell down a however b because c although d since 8 we do not have a father' day in vietnam but in the united states , father's day is held on the third ......in june a monday b sunday c saturday d friday 9 andrew is flying to sacramento , .................................... is the capital of california a who b that c which d whose 10 many : i'd like to congratulate you on your drawing , tom ! a yes , think so b it's very good c thanks , it's ok d it's very nice of you to say so

II. Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question.

1. A. coffee                B. Chinese                 C. payee                     D. trainee

2 A. tornado              B. hurricane                   C. volcano                 D. eruption

3. A. thermal             B. pressure                C. damage               D. discharge

4. A. disaster                B. eruption                C. medical                 D. survivor 

1. Many people were injured when the building ………..
A. collapsed B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
2. The …………..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. cyclone B. eruption C. shift D. prediction
3. It may rain this afternoon, so don’t forget to bring …….......….an umbrella.
A. on B. with C. up D. along
4. When was Kobe in Japan ………….by an earthquake ?
A. happened B. swept C. erupted D. struck
5. In the area which ……………by drought there was not enough water for people’s use.
A. was affected B. were affected C. being affected D. affected
6. Those elephants, ………….come from Africa , can live until they are seventy.
A. they B. that C which D. they which
7. This is the finest picture ……………I have ever seen.
A. what B. who C. that D. whose
8. Many people become .................. because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework.
9. A tornado lifted a baby carriage into the air and ……........…safely 100 meters away.
A. let it off B. put it down C. take it on D. suck it up
10. Mr Wilson, ………………..yesterday, teaches Chemistry.
A. I met B. whom I met C. that I met D. who I met

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part of the question.

21. In Australia, a tropical stormis known as ........ .

A. volcano B. a tidal waves C. a cyclone D. an earthquake

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part of the question.

22. Mrs. Yen forgot to turn offthe lights when she left her home.

A. switch on B. stop C. go off D. go on

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate answer that needs correcting

23. If you learn English every day, your English would be better .

A B C D

24. He was tired, so he take a rest before continuing his work.

A B C D

25. My father has work in Tan Thanh Company for 10 years.

A B C D

I. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1. According to the weather .., it will be raining tonight
A.forecast B.forecaster C.forecasted D forecasting
2. Yesterday a hurricane hit the .....of Vung Tau city
A.coaster B.coast C.coasting D.coastal
3. The ........can know when a volcano will erupt nowadays
A.science B.scientific C. scientists D.scientifically
4. A tropical storm which reaches 120 meters per hour is called a .....in North and South America
A typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
5. The tsunami ...................in December 2004 in South East Asia killed more than 160,000 people
. A.disaster B.disastrous C. disastrously D.disasterring.
6. We must find a shelter now because of the ......storm.
A.forecast B.forecaster C.forecasted D.forecasting
7. The roof..under the weight of snow last night.
A.collapse B.collapsing C.collapsed D.collapses
8. He warned me of the in the forest.
A. dangers B. dangerousness C. dangerously D. dangerous
9. Pompeii was completely.. in AD 79 by an eruption of
A. to destroy B. destroy C. destroyed D. destroying
10. Many people become... . because of the natural disasters every year
A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework

Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.Write your answers on the answer sheet.

6. Typhoon, hurricane and cyclone are the different words of the same natural ______.

A.  sport                         B. disaster                   C. celebration                   D. volunteer

7. She wishes she ______ enough money to buy a new car now.

A. has                               B. had                              C. would have                 D.  having

8. Mathematics and Literature are _____subjects in high schools.

A. adding                         B. compulsory              C. optional                         D. religious

9. Philip _______in Singapre since 2004.

A. lived                            B. is living                     C. has lived                       D. was living

10. She often goes to the _______to pray because her region is Islam.

A. church                         B. pagoda                     C. temple                            D. mosque

11. They suggest ___________ their kites in the country in summer.

12. A: “Could you mail this letter for me, please?” – B: “ _________”

A. No, I couldn’t             B. Yes, sure                  C. Yes, here it is                D. Good idea.

13. She didn’t go to school yesterday, ______she?

A. was                              B. does                            C. did                               D. has

14. _________ she was tired, she still finished the work on time.

15. We shouldn’t use to many plastic bags beacause they are hard to ______

A. soften                          B. heat                          C. dissolve                         D. melt