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(1)BÀI TẬP Ở NHÀ TIẾNG ANH MỚI
NĂM 2019 - 2020
I Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A geography B electronic C scientific D preparation A climatology B bibliography C communication D radiography A zoology B biography C meteorology D photography A primary B animal C tropical D volcano A debris B rainstorm C destroy D shelter
II Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
6 If this factory continues _ poison into the lake, all the fish will die A pouring
B dumping C pumping D sacking
7 Some tents _ so that children and old people could sleep in A was set up
(2)C set up D setted up
8 When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans
_ A changes B keeps C remains D stays
9 The sight of too many advertising billboards overhead poles and shop signs causes _
pollution A air B light C noise D visual
10 An earthquake is the _ of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust A cause by
(3)11 you ever been to any English speaking countries? A Do
B Have C Were D Are
12 Scientists have spent years trying weather patterns but it is still an inexact science
A predicting B to predict C to predicting D to have predicted
13 Australia is home to animals like kangaroos and koalas A only
B rare C unique D precious
14 We became _ by rising floodwater We couldn’t move to anywhere else A trapped
(4)D evacuated
15 The government is sending aid to flood _ A victims
B people C villagers D residents
III Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
16 Mai (live) in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) _ to Ha Noi three years ago
17 Phong (tell) me yesterday that he (learn) _ French for a year 18 Ms Hong (work) _ at our school for twenty years before she (retire) _ last June
19 By the time I (get) _ to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start) _ 20 I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) _ up a lot
IV Find the mistake in each of the following sentences.
21 Hundreds (A) of houses destroyed (B) after a tornado hit (C) the small town (D) of Texas
(5)23 It is reported (A) that six people trapped (B) in collapsed (C) buildings have freed (D) so far
24 The earthquake occurred (A) at midday (B) when many (C) people had had (D) lunch 25 Do you know (A) that the word (B) “tsunami” takes (C) from the Japanese for (D) “harbor
wave”
V Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits the blank.
The top 10 natural disasters most likely occurring throughout the world include blizzards, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornados, tsunamis, and wildfires Some of the listed disasters may occur (26) _ such as a hurricane and thunderstorm causing massive flooding, or possibly a tsunami, or a heat wave coupled with wildfires Other natural disasters include landslides and avalanches, which can (27) _ by earthquakes, heavy rain or snow, or other disasters Snow or mud can be released from the side of a mountain or hillside burying the area below Finally, there are active volcanoes, (28) are eruptions of a mountaintop, sending out ash clouds, lava, and more, causing damage to property and the loss of human life The most common types of natural disasters in the world (29) _ floods and storms All natural disasters cause damage and
destruction, and often one or more people die (30) _ the effects of the natural disaster Many of the disasters can be predicted ahead of time with some warnings given for people to prepare and move to safety
26 A simultaneously B separately C alternately D quickly 27 A cause B be caused C is caused D be causing
28 A which B who C that D whom
(6)30 A because B since C in spite of D due to
VI Read the passage and decide if the following statements are True (T), False (F) or No
Information (NI). Storm Chasers
Tornadoes Hurricanes Enormous storms Just reading these words make people imagine disastrous events that can cause countless injuries and severe damages No one looks forward to weather reports or breaking news that announces these natural disasters No one, except a small group of about 100 people known as “storm chasers”
Who are these people, and what they do? A storm chaser is a person who tries to get as close to a severe storm as possible A few storm chasers are scientists who want to learn more about storms and howthey develop They want to be able to learn more so that someday they can better predict when and where storms will occur With more information, they could help people avoid the severe destruction and high casualties that often happen when huge storms hit Others are professional photographers, film makers, or TV reporters Some are tour guides who take people close to the fascinated by nature and chase storms as a hobby Storm chasers study weather data and look closely at the sky to guess the timing and location of storms when they form They hope to be there when a tornado forms and to follow it as it touches ground If they are lucky, they will catch a tornado at least once in every five to ten trips
31 Storm chasers look for opportunities to study and photograph huge storms 32 There are a lot of women storm chasers
33 There are over 1,000 people who are storm chasers 34 Storm chasers look forward to tornadoes
(7)VII Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
36 Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car
=> Objects
37 The earthquake struck the city and destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses
=> The city
38 Our government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake => A state of emergency
39 When the typhoon happened, they had moved most of the people there to safe area => When the typhoon happened,
40 The storm destroyed his house completely and now he is living with friends => His house _
ĐÁP ÁN
1 - A; - C; - C: - D; - C; - B; - B; - A; - D; 10 - B; 11 - B; 12 - B; 13 - C; 14 - A; 15 - A;
16 - had lived - moved; 17 - told - had learned; 18 - had worked - retired; 19 - got - had already started; 20 - has grown;
(8)26 - A; 27 - B; 28 - A; 29 - C; 30 - D; 31 - F; 32 - NI; 33 - F; 34 - T; 35 - F;
36 as big as a car can be moved by tornadoes
37 was stuck and thousands of buildings and houses were destroyed completely by the earthquake
38 has been declared following the earthquake by our government 39 most of the people there had been moved to safe area
40 was destroyed completely by the storm and now he is living with friends
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