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VIII)-Read the text, and do the tasks that follow.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are among the deadliest natural disasters, causing the largest numbers of casualties, the highest death tolls, and the greatest destruction. In 1556 in China, the deadliest earthquake in history killed 830,000 people. But many other earthquakes have caused the deaths of more than 100,000 people, and it is not unusual, even in modern times, for an earthquake death toll to reach 20,000 to 30,000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless and with countless injured. The floodwaters of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, which killed over 200,000 people, were caused by a catastrophic earthquake.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank.
Answer 60D 61E 62A 63B 64C
60. deadly (adj) A. a person killed in a war or disaster
61. casualty (n) B. very many
62. (death) toll (n) C. causing great damage
63. countless (adj) D. causing death
64. catastrophic (adj) E. the number of people who were killed by something.
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). T F
65.Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters. T
66.In modern times, the number of deaths caused by an earthquake is limited. F
67.China is the country with the deadliest earthquake in history. T
68.Earthquakes cause lots of death toll, homelessness and injuries. T
69.Earthquakes do not cause tsunamis at all F
The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with pictures cut into wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair. In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, government. Most of them live like the white New Zealanders. However, the Maori don’t forget their traditions. Children learn the language, music, and old stories. They have and they learned European ways quickly. Today, there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing. The Maori live a comfortable, modern life, but they keep their traditions by passing them to their children.
Questions:
1. Is New Zealand an island country?
-> Yes, it is
2. What is the population of the Maori?
-> There are about 280,000 Maori today
3. What do the Maori look like?
-> They have brown skin dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair
4. How do the Maori live today?
-> ???
5. What do they do at their yearly competitions?
-> They speaking, dancing, and singing at their yearly competitions
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I couldn't eat ______ I was very hungry.
A. Even though B. in spite C. Despite. D. in spite the fact that
2. In spite __________ , the baseball game was not cancelled .
A.The rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
3. _________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. in spite of C. despite D. although
4. __________ ,he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. although to be tired
C. in spite being tired D. despite tired
5. The children slept well, despite __________ .
A. It was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
6. ______________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. We were the better team _____________ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
8. Keith decided to give up his job I advised him not to give up it
A. Because B. however C. although D. since
II. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 1-5
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A nly
in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house____________________________________________
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although __________________________________________
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall _________________________________
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If _______________________________________
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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house has just been sold
2. In spite of the bad weather, they had a wonderful holiday.
Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.
3.They will build a new mall here.
A new mall will be built here
4. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If he takes these pills, he will be better.
1.She made no.REFERENCE..to our conversation of the night before(refer)
2.What is the.LENGTH...of the runway at this airport?(long)
3.She was only visitor.ADMITTED..into the sick room(admission)
4.Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of..ENTERTAINMENT.(entertain)
5..ADVERTISESING..is a cpmpetitive profession(advertise)
6.Have you seen the lates.ADVERTISEMENT ..for Pepsi?(advertise)
7.There's a lot of..completions.in the show business.(complete)
8.There were 50.COMPLETIONS..in an talent contest.(complete)
9..PHOTOGRAPHY..is an extremely popular hobby.(photograph)
10.Does thisARRANGEMENT ...suit you?(arrange)
11.The judge told him it was..IRRESPONSIBLE.to drink and drive.and banned him for a year.(responsible)
12.This poem shows the wonderful..SENSITIVITY.of the poet.(sensitive)
13.She divorced him because of his.UNKINDNESS..to the children.(kind)
14.The evening was..ENJOYABLY..spent playing cards and talking.(enjoy)
15.Due to the clerk's...stubborness.,we missed the train.(stubborn)
16.Thousands of people are living in.miserableness...after the earthquake(miserable)
17.The thing I hate about John is his..unreliableness.(reliable)
18.The keys were locked inside the car,.UNLUCKILY..a side window was open.(luck)
19.It was a complete..FAILURE.due to poor planning.(fail)
20.Their.FRIENDSHIP..has lasted a lifetime.(friend)
21.He was turned down for the because he wasn't.WELL- QUALIFIED..(qualify)
22.In parts of the country the.UNEMPLOYMENT..situation is terrible.As many as 20% of the working population is without job(employence)
23.In many countries the..UNEMPLOYEES.get the dole(employ)
24.She left school with good..QUALIFICATIONS.(qualify)
25.He is completely.UNEMPLOYABLE..!Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too(employ)
26.Their best designer went to work for.COMPLETION..(complete)
27.More than a thousand workers.EMPLOYED..here(employ)
28.Three films are in.COMPETITION..for the same contract.(compete)
29.My car isn't very...RELIABLE..It's always letting me down.(rely)
30.I wrote.ENDLESS..letters of application,but got no reply.(end)
31.I apologized for the mistake made by my office.There appersn to have been a slight..MISUNDERSTANDING.(understand)
32.Buring coals is an.uneconomical..way of heating a house.Gas is much cheaper(economy)
33.I've been told some..ASTONISHED.new(astonish)
34.In..COMPARASION..with mostt of other countries,Britain has very high rate of heart attacks.(compare)
35.We have to keep our costs as small as possible.We have so many..COMPETIONS.trying to take our customers away.(compete)
36.There are very few..INEXPLORED.places left on the earth.Man has been nearly everywhere(explore)
37.The old couple have saved a lot of money for there.RETIREMENT..(retire)
38.The old fishing village is very..picturesque.(picture)
39...UNEMPLOYMENT.is averry serious problem in many country.(employ)
40.The.ISDUSTRIAL..area of this city is not very attractive.(industry)
41.The alpine.LANDing ..is very dramatic(land)
42.Many.HOMELESS..families have to live in hotels.(home)
43.I have to check the wages in.ADDITION..to my normal work.(add)
44.During his..CHILDHOOD.the family lived in Cornwall.
45.This matter is very..unconfident..Don't discuss it outside of the office(confidence)
46.These berries are.POISONOUS..Don't eat them(poison)
47.He was very..PROUD.of the work he had done(pride)
48.The old lady hod all her..SAVINGS.under the floor(save)
IV. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. My sister and I like each other very much although we are very (21)___different___She’s six years (22) _____older than_ ____me and she works in a bank. I’m still (23)___at___ school, so I don’t have a job. My sister (24) _likes___her job, and she earns a lot of money, so she can go out and enjoy herself. She’s very (25)__kind_and often invites me to go with her, but I’m studying very (26) __hard__ at the moment because I want to pass my exams. I usually say no when she asks me, (27) ___but____ last night I was tired (28)___of____ work so I went with her to a dance. We had a great time!
23, Many fish in my lake have died because of the.......water
a. pollute
b.pollution
c.polluted
d.polluting
24, The.........are searching through the rubble for surviors
a.rescuers
b.washers
c.fighters
d.builders
25, The old tradition of first-footing is still practised today in.....
a,Scottish
b,Scot
c,Scotland
d,The Scotland
26,The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by.........their noses
a,punching
b,touching
c,blowing
d,kissing
27,I tried........you lots of times but couldn't get through
a,called
b,call
c,to call
d,calling
28,Tsunami is a very large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or........eruption
a,stormy
b,dusty
c,volcanic
d,cloudy
23. c.
24. a.
25. c.
26. b .
27. c .
28. c .