I. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. technology B. disaster C. available D. temporary
2. A. accommodation B. evacuation C. oceanography D. environmentalist
3. A. tsunami B. evacuee C. ecology D. volcanic
4. A. volunteer B. scientific C. sociology D. property
5. A. electronic B. biology C. photography D. astrology
II. Choose the correct answers. 1. A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time.
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A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
2. A flood_________ when a large amount of water covers the land. A. occurs B. is occurred C. is occurring D. has occurred
3. The size of earthquakes_________ on the Richter scale. A. measures B. measured C. is measuring D. is measured
4. Hurricane Dorian_________ the Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on September 1. A. strike B. struck C. had struck D. was struck
5. At least 200 people_________ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides. A. killed B. had killed C. were killed D. are being killed
6. Since Monday, more than a dozen tornadoes_________ down across Oklahoma. A. touches B. touched C. have touched D. were touched
7. Hurricanes and heavy rains_________ with the help of technology. A. predicted B. are predicting C. will predict D. can be predicted
8. A tornado watch is issued when there is a possibility that a tornado . will touch B. is touched C. touched D. had touched
9. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption. A. never saw B. has never seen C. had never seen D. were never seen
10. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________. A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood
III. 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!
IV. Change these sentences into passive voice:( Chuyển sang câu bị động)
1. People speak English all over the world. English _____________________________________________________________________
2. They don’t use this house very often. This house ___________________________________________________________________
3. Nam will clean the floor tonight. The floor ______________________________________________________________________
4. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The telephone ________________________________
5. Rescue teams have saved hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila.
