Choose the best answer (A, B, c or D)
1. If I …………… a millionaire now, I …………… travel around the world. But in fact, I ………….. have only a little of money.
A. am-will B. am-shall c. was-will D. were-would
2. In some Western countries, people often …………… eye contact when they are in a face - to - face talk.
A. keep B. hold C. maintain D. both A & C
3. The kangaroo has been known as a symbol of Australia …………… 1773.
A. since B. from C. for D. in
4. We should wear …………… when you go to concerts or other loud events to reduce the effect of noise pollution.
A. earphones B. earrings C. earplugs D. ear drops
5. What is the main …………… of visual pollution? - Because there are too many advertising billboards.
A. effect B. affect C. result D. cause
6. By 1970, Canada …………… to choose the maple tree with the leaves as its national icon.
A. decided B. has decided C. had decided D. have decided
7. If an earthquake suddenly …………… now, what …………… you do?
A. would occur - would B. occurred - would
C. will occur - will D. occurs - will
8. The victims of the wildfire …………… to the hospital already.
A. has been taken B. have been taken C. has taken D. have taken
9. If the factory …………… dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ……………
A. continued - will die B. continues - will die
C. continues - die D. continued – died
10. All the windows of my house…………… in the last night’s storm.
A. open B. opened C.opening D.opens
11. People believe that the …………… water has brought cancer to the local residents.
A. pollutant B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
12. Factories need to stop dumping industrial …………… into the lakes and rivers immediately.
A. trash B. rubbish C. waste D. litter
13. If local people drink this untreated water, they …………… have cholera.
A. will probably B. probably will C. would probably D. probably would
14. The number of horses in Canada ……………slightly over the past few years.
A. has decreased B. have decreased C. decreased D. had decreased
15. By the time you …………… to England, I …………… there for two days.
A. come-was B. came-was C. came – had been D. had come-was
16. At present, the Holi Festival of Colors …………… in India.
A. is occurring B. is occuring C. are occurring D. are occuring
17. Few people know that before hurricane Katrina, there…………… two more destructive hurricanes occurring in the US.
A. was B. were C. have been D. had been
18. When the city ……………, the storm suddenly ……………and …………… everything away.
A. slept - hit - sweep B. were sleeping - was hitting - swept
C. was sleeping - hit - swept D. slept - hit - was sweeping
19. Three out of five newly-built houses in this area …………… by this accidental fire.
A. was burnt down B. was burnt out C. were burnt down D. were burnt out
20. Fortunately, the injured people …………… by a passerby before his health condition …………… worse.
A. was rescued - became B. had been rescued - became
C. rescued - became D. was rescued - had become
21. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.
A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. earthquake
22. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps.
A. drought B. landslide C. flood D. avalanche
23. After the_________ all the houses were left under water.
A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. mudslide
24. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.
A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought
25. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.
A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood
26. The_________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!
A. tornado B. volcanic eruption C. landslide D. typhoon
27. The_________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.
A. hurricane B. flood C. earthquake D. tornado
28. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.
A. Tsunamis B. Tornados C. Avalanches D. Mudslides
29. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.
A. avalanche B. typhoon C. tsunami D. tornado
30. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.
A. landslide B. typhoon C. volcano D. tornado