Thousands of people ___________ by natural disasters every year.

I.Put the following words into the right place. 

Beforehand /Emergency /risks /what/ Family /Threat/ /earthquake/ plan 

Natural disasters such as flood, fire, ……………………… (1), tornado and windstorm affect thousands of people every year. You should know what your ……………………. (2) are and prepare to protect yourself, your ……………………. (3) and community. Recognizing an impending hazard and knowing ………………….. (4) to do to protect yourself and your family will help you take effective steps to prepare ……………………… (5) and aid recovery after the event. Some of the things you can do to prepare for the unexpected, such as assembling a supply kit and developing a family emergency …………………….. (6), are the same for all types of hazards. However, each emergency is unique and knowing the actions to take for each …………………. (7) will impact the specific decisions and preparations you make. By learning about these specific threats, you are preparing yourself to react in an …………………… (8).

1. 1897 / jack london / 21/ year/old/gold / discover / alaska 2 he/answer/call/adventure 3 he/take/part/ famous/’gold rush ’ 4 experiences/ wild / northern country / provide /material / many/later/stories/ novels 5 best-known /novels / include / the call of the wild / the sea-wolf 6 yesterday /i/write/my friend/ who/live/ho chi minh city 7 although / he /strong/ he/not/open/door 8 every year / thousands / people / kill / natural disasters 9 they/ suggest / we / protect / environment 10 boys/break / window/when /play/football

B. BÀI TẬP (EXERCISES)

I. Chia động từ trong ngoặc theo dạng bị động hoặc chủ động. (Supply the correct form of the verbs in the passive or active form.)

1. Every year hundreds of thousands people _______ (leave) homeless by natural disasters.

2. The word tsunami _______ (take) from the Japanese for ‘harbour wave’.

3. Floods _______ (usually, generate) by heavy rains.

4. Forest fires _______ (destroy) large areas of forests every summer.

5. More than 200,000 people _______ (kill) in the 2004 tsunami.

6. Many islands _______ (hit) by hurricanes every year. V. Some avalanches _______ (create) by skiers.

8. Powerful tsunami waves _______ (carry) ships many kilometres inland.

9. Many natural disasters _______ (cause) by global warming.

10. A lot of African countries _______ (have) long periods of drought.

Hoàn thành những câu sau với dạng đúng của những động từ cho sẵn.

evacuate injure rescue provide forecast destroy suffer cause

1. Many people ____ from waterborne diseases after the severe flood last year.

2. The locals ____ from their village to escape the earthquake already.

3. Free food and fresh water ____ to the victims of natural disaster every year.

4. Five people ____ from drowning in the rushing stream so far.

5. The tornado ____ many houses before it stopped.

6. Some people ____ after the earthquake.

7. Hurricane ____ by the meteorologists to reach our area next week.

8. Every year, natural disasters ____ loss of human life, damage to property and deterioration of the evironment.

VI .Choose the best option

1. Many people believe that natural disasters are very dangerous.

A.Natural disasters are believed very dangerous.

B. Natural disasters are believed to be very dangerous.

C. Natural disasters are believed to being very dangerous.

D.Natural disasters are believed that very dangerous.

2. Both French and English are official languages in Canada.

 A. In Canada, while French is an official language, English is spoken by more people.

B. In Canada, the official language is not only French, but also English.

 C. In Canada, either French or English is the official language.

 D. In Canada, neither French nor English is the official language.

3. The USA, Canada and New Zealand are all English speaking countries.

 A. English is an official language in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.

 B. English is spoken widely in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.

 C. English is used widely in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.

 D. English is very popular in the USA, Canada and New Zealand.

4. This is the first time she has been to the United Kingdom.

 A. She has been to the United Kingdom for some times before.

 B. She has never been lo the United Kingdom before.

 C. She has never been to the United Kingdom.

 D. She hasn’t been to the United Kingdom.