1. Many people were injured when the building ………..
A. collapsed B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
2. The …………..of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. cyclone B. eruption C. shift D. prediction
3. It may rain this afternoon, so don’t forget to bring …….......….an umbrella.
A. on B. with C. up D. along
4. When was Kobe in Japan ………….by an earthquake ?
A. happened B. swept C. erupted D. struck
5. In the area which ……………by drought there was not enough water for people’s use.
A. was affected B. were affected C. being affected D. affected
6. Those elephants, ………….come from Africa , can live until they are seventy.
A. they B. that C which D. they which
7. This is the finest picture ……………I have ever seen.
A. what B. who C. that D. whose
8. Many people become .................. because of the natural disasters every year.
A. homeland B. homesick C. homeless D. homework.
9. A tornado lifted a baby carriage into the air and ……........…safely 100 meters away.
A. let it off B. put it down C. take it on D. suck it up
10. Mr Wilson, ………………..yesterday, teaches Chemistry.
A. I met B. whom I met C. that I met D. who I met

* Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
01. Many people were injured when the building ………………….
A. erupted B. destroyed C. struck D. collapsed
02. If we …………………littering, the environment will be more polluted.
A. turn on B. turn off C. go to D. go on
03. My aunt Judy, …………………works in the national bank, earns a lot of money.
A. which B. who C. that D. where
04. A tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour is called …………………in Asia.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. cyclone D. tornado
05. The man …………………I introduced to you last night may be the next president of the university.
A. which B. whom C. whose D. to whom

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences

1. Yesterday, a terrible storm………..the rural area of Ha Giang Province.

A. erupted B. struck C. shook D. raged

2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano……….

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

3. Hundred of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake………the city.

A. buried B. struck C. shook D. raged

4. The mudslide………..the whole village while people were still sleeping in their house.

A. buried B. erupted C. shook D. raged

5. The forest fire……….for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls………..

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

7. The rescue workers set up a camp to provide…………..for the flood victims.

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

8. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to put out the……….

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

9. When the storm stared, they took……….in a cave

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

10. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds scattered……….across the street.

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

IV. Complete these sentences with the suitable words

drought flood hurricane landslide tornado

1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn’t water.

2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain.

3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.

4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.

5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle

The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.

1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?

A. Because it happened when people were boxing.

B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes

C. Because it happened on Boxing Day

D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes

2. How high were the waves?

A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters

C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters

3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?

A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property

4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?

A. houses that aren't destroyed

B. offices that are being built.

C. people that are dead

D. people that are left alive

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.

B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.

C. Many people died because of the high waves

D. A lot of money was raised to help people

I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. biology B. pollution C. philosophy D. demonstration

2. A. evacuate B. photography C. temporary D. television

3. A. national B. tsunami C. volcano D. eruption

4. A. geology B. astrology C. nationalize D. autography

5. A. permanent B. catastrophe C. demography D. ambulance

II. Match the verbs (1 – 4) to the nouns (A – D)

1. scatter A. the village

2. take B. debris

3. evacuate C. the forest fire

4. provide D. shelter

5. put out E. aid

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences

1. Yesterday, a terrible storm………..the rural area of Ha Giang Province.

A. erupted B. struck C. shook D. raged

2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano……….

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

3. Hundred of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake………the city.

A. buried B. struck C. shook D. raged

4. The mudslide………..the whole village while people were still sleeping in their house.

A. buried B. erupted C. shook D. raged

5. The forest fire……….for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls………..

A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged

7. The rescue workers set up a camp to provide…………..for the flood victims.

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

8. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to put out the……….

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

9. When the storm stared, they took……….in a cave

A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

10. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds scattered……….across the street.

A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire

IV. Complete these sentences with the suitable words

drought flood hurricane landslide tornado

1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn’t water.

2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain.

3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.

4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.

5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle.

21. - Hoa: “You’re a great dancer, Lan” - Lan: “Thanks, Hoa. ________.”

A. That’s very nice of you to say so. B. I’m an awful dancer.

C. Let’s have a celebration. D. Well done.

22. Many people were injured when the building ________.

A. collapsed B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted

23. A lot of trees ________ in the garden at the moment.

A. is grown B. is being grown C. are grown D. are being grown

24. The city ________ we came to visit was very beautiful.

A. where B. which C. what D. whose

25. If the weather ________ worse, we won’t go to the beach.

A. will get B. got C. gets D. would g

1/ Pompeii was completely destroyed in AD 79 by a (an) __________ of volcano Vesuvius.

A. prediction B. eruption C. election D. destruction

2/ We can usually __________ when a volcano will erupt.

A. predict B. fell sure C. guess D. say

3/ In Australia, a tropical storm is known as a __________ .

A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. cyclone D. delta

4/ And then the __________ will drop to about 10C

.A. weather B. atmosphere C. temperature D. climate

5/ Many people were killed in an earthquake when homes, tall buildings and highways _____ .

A. got down B. collapsed C. settled down D. fell over

6/ The weather _________ for tomorrow isn’t very good.

A. foreman B. news C. forcast D. foresee

7/ A man reported that he saw a plate- like device at a _________ 30 meters away from his garden.

A. plant-high B. tree-tip C. tree -top D. tree-high

8/ It’s also going to rain __________ there in the evening.

A. thinly B. thickly C. heavily D. strongly

9/ They showed me the hospital whose buildings had been ________ by US bombings.

A. decided B. caused C. spoilt D. destroyed.

10/ 90% __________ occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the " Ring of Fire”

A. typhoons B. Eearthquakes C. tornadoes D. thunderstorms

Question VI. Read the passage and circle the best answer to each of the following questions about it (1,0p)

Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before the noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings.

1. How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?

A. Ten thousand people B. Almost a hundred thousand people

C. Thousands of people D. Many people

2. When did the earthquake begin?

A. began a minute before the noon in 1923 B. began a minute before the noon in 1924

C. began a minute before the noon in 1925 C. began a minute before the noon in 1922

3. What happened as soon as the earth began to shake?

A. people died B. the water pipes had burst

C. Thousands of stoves were overturned D. the roads had cracked open

4. Why was the fire engines prevented from going to help?

A. because the water pipes had burst B. because no one helped

C. because small fires broke out everywhere D. because many of the roads had cracked open

5. What was most of the damage caused by?

A. fire B. the roads C. water pipes D. the collapse of the buildings

Put in order

1. of Ha /terrible storm /Yesterday, a /struck the /Giang Province. /rural area

2. public shelters /volcano /Villagers /into /as soon/ erupted. /rushed /as the

3. destroyed /Hundreds/ shook /were completely /when the /the city. /of buildings /earthquake

4. in /village /The mudslide /the whole /while people /still sleeping /houses. /buried /were /their

5. or /hours and /The forest /for eight/ some animals /injured /killed. /fire raged /were badly/

6. into /We /to run /the house/ before /out of /collapsed./managed /the street /the walls

7. because there /in the /Noise /occurs /are too /sounds /environment. /pollution/ many loud

8. billboards, overhead /The sign of too /visual pollution. /advertising /power lines, /may cause/many telephone poles, /or shop signs

9. the Earth's /Soil /happens /activities /surface. /pollution /when human /destroy

10. steams, rivers, /When thermal pollution /temperature in /changes. /happens, the water /lakes, or oceans

11. idea about /She /up with an /the /project. /has come/ environmental

12. health /contaminated /If the /drink /they /have /problems. /local people /will/ water,