Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice. 

1. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday.  

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2. They will provide temporary housing to earthquake victims as soon as possible.  ___________________________________________________________________ 

3. Rescue teams have saved hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila.  ___________________________________________________________________ 

4. An average of 20 typhoons hit the country every year.  

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5. A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a Central Philippine mountain.  ___________________________________________________________________ 

6. They are repairing roads and bridges damaged by the hurricane.  

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7*. Across the northwest Florida coast, people were clearing storm debris.  ___________________________________________________________________

8*. Authorities have lifted a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake.  ___________________________________________________________________ 

9*. Submarine volcanic eruptions can cause tsunamis.  

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10*. Will the government send troops to flooded regions?  

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11*. The volunteers have provided the flood victims with food and warm clothes. ___________________________________________________________________ 

12*. The raging forest fire killed many wild animals. 

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Điền 1 từ vào chỗ trống

--Another strong earthquake shook Bac Tra My District in Quang Nam Province at 1.34 pm on Thursday, Deptember 27 th, 2012.Over 200 houses faced cracks (1).................. the quake. Financial aid (2).........................provided to families whose houses faced carack.(3)...................the earthquake was strong, it was still milder than 4.1 magnitude quake on September 23rd.

--On Thursday, a delegation from the Central Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control was sent (4).............................suevy the earthquake belt in Bav Tra My District.The delegation(5).............................houses and shools in the area affected by the quakes,insoected the Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant and net wuth authorities in Bac tra My district.

--Frequently recurring earthquakes spread panic among people in BTM District, many of (6)............................are from ethnic minority groups living inresettlement areas around Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant. Sveral household abandoned(7)......................... homes and set up temporary camps else ehare in fear.

-- A press conference was(8).............................. on September 28th at the People's Committiee office in Quang Nam Province to reassure the (9)..................on the safety of Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant.

-- The distric authorities have now organized three courses to raise awareness and knowledge of (10)............................... best to cope with earthquake.

2. Bài tập bổ sung

Ex 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Until now, 38,000 people ___________________ (evacuate) from the flood-affected areas.

2. Typhoon Ketsana _______________ (now/ move) west, threatening to hit Central Vietnam in the Corning days.

3. About 500 ha of pine forests______________ (destroy) by a fire last month.

4. Can we predict when a volcano_________ (erupt)?

5. The crops failed because it________________ (not rain) all summer.

6. Forest fires _____________ (may/ start) by people or by lightning in storms.

7. A powerful earthquake (strike) ____________Southern California on Friday night.

8. Scientists do not use the term “tidal wave” because tsunami waves (not cause) _____________ by tides.

9. The Amazon_________________ (already/ lose) around 17 percent over the past 50 years.

10. I_____________________ (never/ experience) such a big earthquake before I_________ (go) to Java island.

11. Natural disasters can force people_________ (leave) their homes.

12. If you are trapped in a collapsed building, cover your mouth with a cloth to avoid ____________ (breathe) dust.

Ex 7. Reorder the words to make full sentences.

1. the/ dangerous/ flood/ disasters/ in/ most/ world/ of/ the/ is/ one

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2. many/ shelter/ had/ 9 o’clock/ their homes/ by/ people/ camps/ fled/ to/ already/ seek/ in.

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3. be/ with/ people/ homeless/ will/ temporary/ provided/ accommodation.

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4. a/ Friday/ by/ 6.9/ Indonesia/ magnitude/ was/ earthquake/ powerful/ on/ struck.

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5. the earthquake/ hundreds/ completely/ of/ destroyed/ homes/ hit/ the City/ were/ when.

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6. natural/ typhoons and floods/ the/ in/ most/ are/ frequent/ Vietnam/ disasters?

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7. escape/ before/ people/ had/ to/ fire crews/ the fire/ arrived/ four/ managed.

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8. property/ people’s/ disasters/ devastate/ destroy/ their/ lives/ natural/ and.

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Sắp xếp các từ tạo câu đúng

1.many/shelter/had/9 o' clock/their homes/by/people/camps/fled/to/already/seek/in.

2.be/with/people/homeless/will/temporaty/provided/accommodation.

3.a/Friday/by/6.7/Indonesia/magnitude/was/earthquake/powerful/on/struck.

4.the earthquake/hundreds/completely/of/destroyed/homes/hit/the city/were/when

5.natural/typhoons and floods/ the/in/most/are/frequent/vietnam/disasters?

6.ascape/before/people/had/to/fire crews/the fire/arrived/four/managed

7.property/people's/disasters/devastate/destroy/their/lives/natural/and.

Sắp xếp từ thành câu

1. many/shelter/had/o' clock/their homes/by/people/camps/fled/to/already/seek/in.

2.be/with/people/homeless/will/temporary/provided/accommodation

3.a/Friday/by/6.9/indonesia/magtinude/was/earthquake/powerful/on/struck

4.natural/typhoons and floods/the/in/most/are/frequent/vietnam/disasters

5.the earthquake/hundreds/completely/of/destroyed/homes/hit/the city/were/when

6.escape/before/people/had/to/fire crews/the fire/arrived/four/managed

7.property/people's/disasters/devastate/destroy/their/lives/natural/and

A magnitude-9.0 earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu island on March 11, 2011. It was the most powerful earthquake ever to hit Japan and the fourth largest ever recorded in the world. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of Coastal land. Waves estimated to be as high as 38 meters, the height of a 12-story building, tore apart Coastal towns and villages, carrying ships inland as thousands of homes were flattened, then washed tons of debris and vehicles back out to sea. Damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant then caused a third disaster, contaminating a wide area that still forces nearly 100,000 residents to live as evacuees. Tsunami waves also swept across the Pacific, causing damage or disruptions in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Casualties from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be 30,000 and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate. More than 125,000 buildings have been washed away or seriously damaged; property damage is estimated the Great East Japan Earthquake to be more than $310 billion. 
4. What was the effect of this disaster to property? ______________________________________

A magnitude-9.0 earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu island on March 11, 2011. It was the most powerful earthquake ever to hit Japan and the fourth largest ever recorded in the world. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of Coastal land. Waves estimated to be as high as 38 meters, the height of a 12-story building, tore apart Coastal towns and villages, carrying ships inland as thousands of homes were flattened, then washed tons of debris and vehicles back out to sea. Damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant then caused a third disaster, contaminating a wide area that still forces nearly 100,000 residents to live as evacuees. Tsunami waves also swept across the Pacific, causing damage or disruptions in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Casualties from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be 30,000 and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate. More than 125,000 buildings have been washed away or seriously damaged; property damage is estimated the Great East Japan Earthquake to be more than $310 billion. 
1. When did the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu? _________________________________________________________________ 
2. Is it the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded in the world? _____________________________ 
3. How high were the waves of the Tsunami? __________________________________________ 
4. What was the effect of this disaster to property? ______________________________________

A magnitude-9.0 earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu island on March 11, 2011. It was the most powerful earthquake ever to hit Japan and the fourth largest ever recorded in the world. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of Coastal land. Waves estimated to be as high as 38 meters, the height of a 12-story building, tore apart Coastal towns and villages, carrying ships inland as thousands of homes were flattened, then washed tons of debris and vehicles back out to sea. Damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant then caused a third disaster, contaminating a wide area that still forces nearly 100,000 residents to live as evacuees. Tsunami waves also swept across the Pacific, causing damage or disruptions in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Casualties from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be 30,000 and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate. More than 125,000 buildings have been washed away or seriously damaged; property damage is estimated the Great East Japan Earthquake to be more than $310 billion. 
1. When did the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu? _________________________________________________________________ 
2. Is it the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded in the world? _____________________________ 
3. How high were the waves of the Tsunami? __________________________________________ 
4. What was the effect of this disaster to property? ______________________________________

A magnitude-9.0 earthquake, also known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu island on March 11, 2011. It was the most powerful earthquake ever to hit Japan and the fourth largest ever recorded in the world. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that flooded more than 200 square miles of Coastal land. Waves estimated to be as high as 38 meters, the height of a 12-story building, tore apart Coastal towns and villages, carrying ships inland as thousands of homes were flattened, then washed tons of debris and vehicles back out to sea. Damage to the reactors at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant then caused a third disaster, contaminating a wide area that still forces nearly 100,000 residents to live as evacuees. Tsunami waves also swept across the Pacific, causing damage or disruptions in Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Casualties from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan may be 30,000 and close to 500,000 people were forced to evacuate. More than 125,000 buildings have been washed away or seriously damaged; property damage is estimated the Great East Japan Earthquake to be more than $310 billion. 
1. When did the Great East Japan Earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu? _________________________________________________________________ 
2. Is it the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded in the world? _____________________________ 
3. How high were the waves of the Tsunami? __________________________________________ 
4. What was the effect of this disaster to property? ______________________________________