A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit ……… Anchorage in 1960s.. Tidal waves are the result of a sudden shift in the underwater ………1[r]
(1)EXERCISE (UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS) I Multiple choice:
1. Pompeii was completely in AD 79 by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius
A to destroy B destroy C destroyed D
destroying
2. In 1995, a huge earthquake the city of Kobe in Japan
A strike B struck C striking D strikes
3. In Australia, a tropical storm is called
A typhoon B hurricane C cyclone D tornado
4. Ninety percent of occur around the Pacific Rim
A earthquakes B typhoons C volcanoes D tornadoes
5. A funnel-shaped storm passing overland below a thunderstorm is called
A typhoon B tsunami C tornado D hurricane
6. The explorer discovered America is Christopher Columbus
A which B who C whom D whose
7. In Asia, a tropical storm which reaches over 120 kilometers is called
A typhoon B hurricane C cyclone D tornado
8. The last tsunami caused a lot of to the countries along the Pacific
A disaster B conservation C damage D violence
9. Our conservation came to an _ end when my brother entered the room
A equal B disastrous C ancient D abrupt
10.The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands of people
A homeless B homesick C empty D sickness
11.When a typhoon is coming, we should find _
A raincoat B shelter C canned food D
information
12.Mount Pinatubo, _is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991
A which B who C whom D whose
II Give the correct form of the words in brackets
1 The terrible of the storm made thousands of people homeless (destroy)
2 Some mysterious phenomena haven’t been _ proven (science) This volcano has _ five times during the last twenty years (erupt) It is difficult to make any about the future of the company (predict) Last summer, I enjoyed the scenery at a fishing village in Nha
Trang (coast)
(2)7 Thousands of people were _ killed in the earthquake last year (disaster)
8 Mark is nervous about flying, so he usually travels _ (land) III Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks :
It was a beautiful day The sun was shining and the sky was blue The weather was (1) …… … perfect Lan went outside and played with her dog, Skippy All of a sudden, the dog behaved (2) ……… She kept (3) ……… around in circles Lan ran home with the dog and told her mother what Skippy did Lan’s mother, Mrs Quyen told Lan that she heard (4) …….………TV there was a typhoon coming Mrs Quyen gathered her family and told them to find a shelter in the home
Suddenly the sky became very dark A storm came with strong winds and (5) ………… rain Mrs Quyen and her family were too scared, but the storm soon finished Everyone was glad What a clever dog, Skippy! She saved Lan (6) ……… being caught in the typhoon
1. A too B really C real D so
2. A strangely B strange C stranger D usually
3. A run B running C ran D to run
4. A in B of C on D at
5. A heavy B heavily C heavier D heaviest
6. A for B out C of D from
IV Read the passage, then answer True or False:
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire” In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed
Tidal waves: They are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska The tidal wave traveled from Alaska to California
1.Most of the Earthquakes in the world happen around the Pacific Rim ………
2.The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 made some people die ………
3. A huge tidal wave traveled from California to Alaska and hit ……… Anchorage in 1960s