Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
More than a billion people all over the world are (1) ………….. the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2) ……………. People cut (3) ……………. Trees for fuel and farmland. Their herds eat (4) ………… the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ……….
In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their house and crops. Therefore, governments in nearby areas have and local people (6) ………….. trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many other techniques have been (7) ………… For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain (8) ………….. for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9) ………….. water to desert areas.
Unless people find more (10) …………… methods, their homes and land will be lost. The fight against the desert is continuing.
1. A. under | B. in | C. on | D. of |
2. A. enemies | B. victims | C. friends | D. effects |
3. A. off | B. back | C. in | D. down |
4. A. away | B. up | C. into | D. out |
5. A. blanks | B. spaces | C. deserts | D. bareness |
6. A. planting | B. to plant | C. plant | D. planted |
7. A. using | B. use | C. uses | D. used |
8. A. water | B. soil | C. earth | D. fertilizer |
9. A. take | B. to carry | C. fetch | D. bring |
10. A. effective | B. great | C. major | D. useful |
Fill each blank with a word/ phrase in the box.
flood | earthquake | sandstorm | forest fire | shelter |
landslide | collapsed | typhoon | draught | volcano |
1. When the earthquake happened, all the building in this area were completely _______________ .
2. Fortunately many people were warned of the danger and they had taken ____________________ before the earthquake happened.
3. The ____ has raged since early morning, many trees and animals have been burnt up.
4. All people in the village rushed into the public shelters as soon as the erupted.
5. Several people were going along when suddenly there was a came crashing down the hillside and blocked the road in front of them.
6. Tankers full of water were sent, but it was too late to save many of the animals and crops there. The ____________ made the whole are like a vast desert.
7. When the _____ happened last year, the river overflowed in several places and huge areas of farming were several meters under water. Boats were being used to rescue people in nearby villages.
8. The _____ swept onwards, covering everything in its path. The travellers had to get off their camels and lie down until it had eventually passed.
9. Suddenly the ground shook beneath our feet and tall buildings opposite my college began to sway. I immediately realized that it was an .
10. The ____ already strengthened considerably and the sea was very rough. As a result, ferries across the harbor stopped sailing and all large ships put out to the sea.
Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentences
1. Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________________________________________________________
A. stay | B. home | C. house | D. hometown |
2. When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads ______ destroyed or flooded.
A. is | B. are | C. was | D. were |
3. Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area. It caused extensive damage to our ___________________________
A. property | B. furniture | C. wealth | D. savings |
4. The government sent rescue food, drink and medical supplies to ________________________________________________________ homes.
A. flood | B. flooding | C. flooded | D. floods |
5. All people who were without homes in the flood were provide with ________________________________________________________ accommodation.
A. short | B. temporary | C. present | D. instant |
6. When the earthquake happened, almost people in this building managed to run ________________________________________________________ of it.
A. economic | B. economy | C. economical | D. economize |
7. ________ is the most common natural disaster in your country? Snowstorms.
A. What | B. Which | C. How | D. Do |
8. The ______ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.
A. mudslide | B. tornado | C. drought | D. thunderstorm |
9. ___ workers were sent to the area immediately but no villager was survived when the landslide happened.
A. Rescue | B. Help | C. Assistance | D. Volunteer |
10. What ___ we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A. may | B. ought | C. should | D. be able |