Exercise 15. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. She is good                 meteorology .

    A. on              B. in                          C. at                             D. for

2. Last night volcano Maui                  and the large areas of land were affected.

    A. erupts         B. erupted                 C. erupting                 D. erupt

3. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot             pours downhill.

    A. ash             B. smoke                   C. dirt                          D. lava

4. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was        .

    A. evacuated   B. killed.                    C. died                         D. injured

5. The earthquake             have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries.

    A. victim's      B. elders                    C. rescuers                  D. soldiers

6. When there is a plane crash, a lot of                     is left.

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

7. A powerful                   off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

    A. earthquake B. tornado                 C. tsunami                  D. landslide

8. A              often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.

    A. forest fire   B. flood                     C. tornado                  D. landslide

9.                 often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

    A. droughts     B. storms                   C. floods                     D. sandstorms

10.     Deforestation leads to                which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature.

    A. flood          B. climate change       C. sandstorm              D. erosion

Exercise 16. Choose the best answer A, B. C or D to complete the sentences.

1. A _______ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly within several hours of a heavy rain.

A. quick flood                    B. rapid flood         C. flash flood         D. hot flood

2. Monsoon rains across Thailand _______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.

A. has affected                   B. have affected      C. have effect         D. have influenced

3. Typhoon Haiyan made the damaga, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose                               B. loses                  C. losing                D. loss

4. Thanks to the extensive _______ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be relatively now.

A. prevent                         B. preventive          C. prevention         D. preventing 

5. A number of other provinces will declare drought _______ in the coming weeks.

A. accident                        B. emergency         C. event                 D. situation

6. In some areas, human _______ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

A. acts                               B. actions               C. acting                D. activities

7. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _______ and volcanic _______, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

A. floods – eruptions                                        B. earthquake – flood

    C. flood – eruption                                       D. earthquakes – eruptions

8. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that _______ a volcano.

A. flows                            B. flows into          C. flows out           D. flows out of

9. A soft, loose soil may _______ more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same earthquake.

A. erupt                             B. rage                   C. shake                 D. collapse

10. During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and is expected to _______ the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province.

A. strike                            B. scatter                C. bury                  D. struck

Exercise 17. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1.       When a volcano              , hot gases and lava run down.

    A. blows         B. erupts                    C. throws                    D. escapes

2.       Penicillin was                  by Alexander Fleming.

    A. discovered B. invented                C. created                   D. explored

3. After an earthquake, many people    and              to hospital.

    A. was injured/ taken                                                           B. injured/ took     

    C. were injured/ taken                                                         D. injured/ taken

4.                 is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.

    A. sandstorm  B. thunderstorm         C. cyclone                   D. hurricane

5.       After a mudslide, authorities have confirmed five dead and a hundred of people still                 .

    A. miss           B. missed                  C. misses                    D. missing

6.       A forest fire  quickly and                     many trees.

    A. raged/ killed                                 B. burst/ harmed         C. spread/ destroyed        D. occurred/ cooked

7.       The tornado caused a massive              to the town.

    A. destruction B. extension              C. danger                    D. mishap

8.       The flood victims are being sent                    by the government.

    A. food           B. shelter                   C. aid                          D. water

9.       After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for                   .

    A. survivors    B. survivals               C. surviving                D. survived

10.                        is better than treatment.

B. Medicine               C. Practice                  D. Preparation

SECTION 4: READING.VII. Read the passage. Then choose one suitable word to fill in the gaps. (2.0 points)Jim Green is a student at May Secondary School. He (1)___________ classes from Mondayto Friday. He has many (2)_______________ to do after class in the afternoon. On Monday andWednesday, he helps his (3)___________ with their English. On Tuesday and Thursday, hetakes part in the Informatics Club. On Friday, he goes (4)__________ on the river. He goes tothe park or museum (5)_________ his parents and his sister (6)_______________ Saturday. OnSunday, he has a good rest (7)__________ home and (8)___________ his homework.Now it is 8:30 in the morning. Jim (9)________ in the classroom and having a maths class.He is listening to the teacher carefully. His friends David and Tony are looking at theblackboard. Lucy and Lily are thinking. Mary is writing something in her notebook. All ofthem (10)_________ working hard.1. A. to have B. has C. have D. having2. A. school B. lesson C. housework D. things3. A. books B. friends C. rulers D. notebooks4. A. to the zoo B. camping C. sailing D. shopping5. A. with B. to C. by D. of6. A. at B. in C. on D. to7. A. in B. at C. on D. of8. A. makes B. works C. does D. thinks9. A. are sitting B. sitting C. sit D. is sitting10. A. is B. are C. x D. be

ex2: choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences.
1. I get up late ________ weekend
A. in the B. at the C. the D. at
2. The festival starts at three o'clock ________the afternoon.
A. in B. at C. on D. 
3. This test is ________.
A. on Tuesday morning B. on Tuesday the morning
C. in the Tuesday morning D. Tuesday morning
4. I get up late________ Sunday mornings.
A. in B. at C. on D. 
5. I go to a restaurant ________ New Year's Eve.
A. in B. on C. at D. 
6. I seldom visit my relatives, so I ________ see my uncle John.
A. sometimes B. usually C. almost always D. almost never 7.I’m never late for our English class. I'm________ on time
A. often B. rarely C. usually D. always 8. I ________ eat junk food because I know it’s not very healthy.
A. sometimes B. seldom C. always D. frequently 9. I ________ watch cartoons because I hate them. News shows are much better.
A. often B. sometimes C. never D. almost always 10. We visit our grandparents three or four times ________
A. the B. month C. last month D. a month 11. Carlos usually _________ to work
A. walking B. walk C. is walk D. walks
12. I had a brilliant holiday. It was really _______.
A. relaxing B. loving C. low D. straight
13. Today, the weather's going to be ___________..
A. hopeful B. warm C. blue D. wild
14. The food at this supermarket is always _________..
A. gentle B. hopeful C. empty D. fresh
15. Her new husband is very ________..
A. high B. smart C. urgent D. relaxing

Choose the best answer:

1. They usually ride to their home village ............ the summer.

A. in   B. on   C. at   D. for

2. My brother often goes to work by bus, .................?

A. does he   B. didn't he   C. doesn't he   D. was he

 3. The girl.............. is standing near the window is my sister.

A. who   B. when   C. whose   D. which

4. In many big cities, people have to ......... up with noice, overcrowding and bad air.

A. catch   B. keep   C. face   D. put

5. Singapore is ........... English speaking country.

A. a   B. the   C. an   D. ϕ

6. Didn't you come to the party yesterday ?    ⇒ Because I was busy.

A. When   B. Why   C. Where   D. What

7. Jane: "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight ?"  ⇒ Mary: "........." 

A. Yes, I'd love to.   B. Yes, I do   C. I agree with you   D. Yes, it is

8. There are too many cars in big cities. ...................., the air serious polluted.

A. Since   B. However   C. But   D. Therefore

9. After arriving home, he usually ................ his uniform.

A. take away   B. take up   C. take off   D. take after

10. The Ao dai is the ...................... dress of Vietnamese women.

A. beautiful   B. modern   C. casual   D. tranditional

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 26 to 35:

Jim Green is a student at May Secondary School. He (26)______ classes from Monday to Friday. He has many (27)______ to do after class in the afternoon. On Monday and Wednesday, he helps his (28)______ with their English. On Tuesday and Thursday, he takes part in the Informatics Club. On Friday, he (29)______ basketball. He goes to the park or museum (30)______ with his parents and his sister (31)______ Saturday. On Sunday, he has a good rest (32)______ home and (33)______ his homework.

Now it is 8.30 in the morning. Jim (34)______ in the classroom and having a Maths class. He is listening to the teacher carefully. His friends David and Tony are looking at the blackboard. Lucy and Lily are thinking. Mary is writing something in her notebook. All of them (35)______ working hard.

Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one

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 question.

Question 19. We never allow any kind of discrimination against girls at school.

A. approve B. deny C. refuse D. debate

Question 20. Men should share household chores with women in their families.

A. cover B. finish C. take D. split

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

Question 21. Family values are likely to pass down from generation to generation.

A. put down B. cut down C. go down D. hand down

Question 22. We absolutely adore his music because of sweet melodies and meaningful lyrics.

A. favour B. hate C. love D. prefer

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

Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

A. puts off

B. looks for

C. attends to

D. approves of