13. Typhoon Haiyan caused damage, and __________  of life became great in the Philippines.

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

Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to complete the sentences

13. Typhoon Haiyan caused damage, and __________  of life became great in the Philippines.

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

14. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that flows__________  a volcano.

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

15. Before she (watch) __________TV, she did homework.

A. watched                            B. watched                 C. had watched         D. was watching

16. Thousands of people ___________ by natural disasters every year.

A. affect                                 B. affected                 C. are affected          D. are affecting        

17. The team’s success was largely ___________ her efforts.

A. in spite of                         B. due to                    C. because                D. although

18. Hundreds of people made ___________ after the flood.

A. homeless                           B. endless                  C. careless                 D. helpless

19. The flight number 781 to Melbourne ___________ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. 

A. will arrive                         B. is arriving                         C. has arrived            D. arrives       

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

A. has affected

B. have affected

C. have effect

D. has influenced

2. Typhoon Haiyan made the damage, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose

B. loses

C. losing

D. loss

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

A. prevent

B. preventive

C. prevention

D. preventing

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

A. accident

B. emergency

C. event

D. situation

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

A. acts

B. actions

C. acting

D. activities

6. 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

7. If this factory continues _______ poison into the lake, all the fish will die.

A. pouring

B. dumping

C. pumping

D. sacking8.

The sight of too many advertising, overhead poles and shop signs causes _______ pollution.

A. air

B. light

C. noise

D. visual

9. _______ you ever been to any English-speaking countries?

A. Do

B. Have

C. Were

D. Are

10. Australia is home to _______ animals like kangaroos and koalas.

A. only

B. rare

C. unique

D. precious

1. Monsoon rains across Thailand ______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.

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

2.Typhoon Haiyan made the some areas ____  A. inhabiting  B. inhabit C. inhabited D. inhabitant

3.In some areas, human ___ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

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

4. Several tropical storms ____ our country recently. A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike

5. The victims on the roofs of the houses _____ with food and water by the rescue team.

A. provided B. will be provide C. were provided D. had provided

6. I learnt from the news on TV that the earthquake ____ hundreds of houses.

A. destroys B. were destroyed C. had destroyed D. are destroying

7. Look at your weekly schedule. Your presentation on visual pollution ____ at 9.45. Don’t be late please.

A. is starting B. starts C. had started D. has started

8. If someone ......... into the store, smile and say, 'May I help you?' a. comes b. came c. will come  d. would come

9. The city of London was..........by the Romans in the year 43 AD.

       a. located               b. developed                 c. founded                   d. characterized

10. 10.  People come to the parks to...............from city noise and traffic.

       a. get away             b. get out of                   c. get over                    d. get off

Choose the correct sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
We left the building, then a tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage. 

before a tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage, we had left the building. 

A tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage after we had left the building.

A tornado appeared suddenly and caused life loss and property damage as soon as we had left the building. 

All the answers are correct. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct work for each of the blanks.

   During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) _________beyond reading and writing.

   In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.

Question 19:

A. instruction

B. knowledge

C. training

D. schooling

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct work for each of the blanks.

   During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) _________beyond reading and writing.

   In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.

Question 17:

A. relied

B. insisted

C. based

D. elaborated

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct work for each of the blanks.

   During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) _________beyond reading and writing.

   In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.

Question 20:

A. from

B. with

C. by

D. at