31. The accident ______ while he was driving to the office.
A. occurred B. was occur C. was occurred D. was being occurred
32. That important event ______ in 1945.
A. happened B. happening C. was happened D. has happened
33. She was having a rest when the volcano _______ .
A. erupted B. flew C. flowed D. broke
34. Two hundred people died in that volcano ______.
A. corruption B. eruption C. destruction D. reduction
35. Tidal waves are the result of an _______ shift in the underwater movement of the Earth .
A. amazing B. alternative C. abrupt D. unpleasant
36.________are funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm.
A. Earthquakes B. Tropical storms C. Hurricanes D. Tornadoes
37. In 1995 , a huge earthquake struck Kobe city in Japan and caused severe _______
A. damage B. destruction C. shift D. collapse
38. The earthquake _______ the city at 2 this morning
A. occurred B. hit C. swept D. measured
39. Thousands of people were saved because scientists had__them about the volcanic eruption.
A. said B. spoke C. warned D. talked
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40. A tropical storm which reaches 120 kilometers an hour is called a _______ in North and South
America.
A. typhoon B. cyclone C. hurricane D. tornado
41. Ninety percent of earthquakes occur _______ the Pacific Rim.
A. around B. at C. in D. about
42. The roof ________ under the weight of snow last night.
A. collapsed B. fell C. dropped D. flew
43. A tornado looks like a big, dark _______ coming from the bottom of a storm cloud.
A. funnel B. bowl C. mushroom D. cloud
44. Early warnings about tornadoes could save many __________.
A.lives B. life C. living D. things
45. Yesterday a typhoon _________ a coastal city in the country.
A. hit B. strike C.collapsed D. predicted
46. People can know when a volcano will ________ nowadays, can't they ?
A. break B. warn C. erupt D. seek

47. A tropical storm is called a hurricane in North and South America when it _____ 120 kilometers per
hour.
A. reaches B. goes C. gets D. comes
48. A ____ is a very large wave.
A. tidal wave B. tsunami C. tornado D. a and b are correct.
49. A / An __________ is a sudden strong shaking of the ground.
A. snowstorm B. tidal wave C. earthquake D. volcano.
50. A _______ is a tropical storm with strong winds.
A. typhoon B. tornado C. volcano D. tsunami

IV. Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it

was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. An accident B. A fire C. A fighting D. A crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and ......

A. a bus B. a bicycle C. a car D. motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by ......

A. a police B. a car C. a passenger D. an ambulance

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His .....

A. arm B. head C. leg D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very....

A. fast B. slowly C. carefully D. well

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very ________.

A. slowly

B. fast

C. carefully

D. well

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and…………….

A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by…………….

A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His………………..

A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very…………….

A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question 5: How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very ________.

A. slowly

B. fast

C. carefully

D. well

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question. The accident happened between a taxi and _________.

A. a bus

B. a car

C. a bicycle

D. motorbike

VI. Read the passage and choose the best answer:

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

1. What did the writer see yesterday?

A. a fire B. an accident C. a fighting D. a crash

2. The accident happened between a taxi and................

A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. a motorbike

3. The boy was sent to the hospital by................

A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger

4. What part of his body was hurt? – His....................

A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder

5. How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very................

A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well

VII. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

This composition is about my aunt's (1)......... in Florida last year.

She hired a car at Miami (2)........ , and soon (3)..........lost. So, she stopped to ask a young man how to get to the hotel.

Unfortunately, the young man had a gun; he made my aunt get (4)............ of the car, and she had to give him all her money.

Luckily, a police car drove past a few minutes later and (5).......... . Then, the police arrested the thief and got my aunt's money back.

(6)........ the end, my aunt had quite a good holiday, but she said that she was happy to get back home.

1. a. holiday b. vacation c. festival d. a & b

2. a. airport b. airway c. airplane d. airstrip

3. a. took b. had c. got d. caught

4. a. in b. out c. inside d. outside

5. a. picked her up b. picked up her c. showed her around d. showed around her

6. a. In b. At c. On d. When

VIII. Make up sentences using the words and phrases given:

1. We/ used/ school/ on/ foot.

......................................................................................................................

2. about / 30km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay/.

......................................................................................................................

3. My family/ used/ go / holiday / seaside / summer/.

......................................................................................................................

4. How/ long / it / take/ you/ Ha Noi / Sa Pa/?

......................................................................................................................

5. There / used / be / a factory / town centre / but/ it / move/ the/ suburbs/.

......................................................................................................................

6. You/ must / learn / about / road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road/.

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Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy's leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and held it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question 2: The accident happened between a taxi and _________.

A. a bus

B. a car

C. a bicycle

D. motorbike