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? ______________________________________

A. moving / earthquake / away / Although / because

A powerful (1)__________ struck the north-east of Japan at 4 p.m last Monday. (2)__________ Japan has the most advanced warning system, there had been no early warning for this one and people were not prepares. Suddenly the ground started (3)__________. The shaking continued for a few minutes and became stronger. People began running (4)__________ from buildings as walls started to collapse.

B. hard / known / interest / telephone

Alexander Graham Bell is widely (1)__________ as the inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3^rd, 1847 in Ediburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. He took great (2)__________ in transmitting the human voice. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very (3)__________ on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegarph (used to send multiple messages overa single write) and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first (4)__________ communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in another room. The first transmitted words were, "Mr Watson, come here I want to see you."

1. Who is Alexander Graham Bell?

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2. When did he move to Canada?

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3. What was he interested in?

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4. What was the first telephone communication?

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C. three-dimensional images / mind / device / received / thought / brains

Telepathy uses a tiny (1)__________ placed into our head. Information will be sent and (2)__________ directly to and from our (3)__________. We'll be communicating just by (4)__________over the network! Holography, a video-conference technology with (5)__________, will help us interact in real time in completely different places.

D. anti-ageing pills / scientists / instead / because / medical care / incurable

(1)__________ say that in the future people will live longer. (2)__________ diseases will be cured and 'bad' genes will probably be replaced. With healthier lifestyle and better (3)__________ the average person will live to be 100 (4)__________ of 70 (for men) or 75 (for women) like today. (5)__________ will also be invented to help people live longer.

I.   Fill in the blank with the one of the given words.

to go, taking off, follow, watching, break

1.    There is a custom of …………………… the shoes before going into the house in Japan.

2.    It's the tradition for the British …………………… to the pub.

3.    The American …………………… the custom of watching Super Bowl commercials.

4.    Nowadays, Vietnamese couples …………………… with tradition by not living with the bride's parents after getting married.

5.    According to tradition, …………………… a bullfight is in many Spanish people's ''must do'' list.

Japan, (23) ______on the Ring of Fire on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, has suffered some major earthquakes over the years. However, nothing before compared to the triple disaster of March 11, 2011: a massive earthquake followed by powerful tsunamis (24)_____ led to a serious nuclear accident.

The horrors began shortly before three (25)___ the afternoon local time with a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. Its epicenter was nearly 20 miles (26)___the floor of the Pacific Ocean, about 80 miles east of the Japanese city of Sendai. The quake was one of the most powerful ever recorded and the (27)_______ to hit this region of Japan.

V. Fill in each numbered blank with one of the given words to make a complete paragraph.(1.0 point)

( take       calling/phoning      want      disadvantage     with     see )

Although there are some advantages of giving cell phones to children, the (1).............. are actually greater. One of the main reasons why children (2) ............ to own a cell phone is because their friends have it. Also, having  cell phones is considered to be cool since they can be in constant touch (3) ................ their friends through calls and texts. It has been observed that children tend to waste lot of  time (4) ................ or texting their friends, sometimes ignoring their studies. Moreover, the cell phones that are available nowsadays have several applications; children can (5) .......... pictures, listen to music, browse the Internet, chat, etc. These things make children want to have cell phones.

Your answer:

1…….……….   2…………..…    3…………..….  4………………  5…………….