1. A tropical storm is called a _________in North and South America when it gets 120 km per hour.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. cyclone
2. Nowadays scientists can predict when a volcano will _________, can’t they?
A. break B. erupt C. work D. act
3. You’d better take an umbrella _________it rains.
A. due to B. although C. because of D. just in case
4. The most _________earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
A. damage B. destroyed C. disastrous D. danger
5. Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _________their path.
A. on B. in C. along D. under
6. A large number of people _________in 1995 when a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. was killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. killed
7. The volcanic eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was _________one.
A. the world largest B. the largest world C. the largest of the world D. the world’s largest
8. We should buy some candles in case there is _________.
A. a water cut B. a gas cut C. a power cut D. no electricity off
9. Have you ever seen something that was _________by lightning?
A. strike B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
10. I can’t hear the news on television well. Can you turn _________the volume a bit?
A. on B. up C. down D. off
11. The teacher made his students a lot of homework.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. done
12. The manager of the petrol station doesn’t allow _____________ cell phones near the filling station.
A. use B. to use C. using D. used
13. I didn’t remember _________off the light before going to bed. It is still on this morning.
A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
14.Don’t make noise. I am trying my homework.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished
15.My children are lucky the chance to visit the capital again.
A. have B. having C. are having D. to have
13/ A large number of fishermen ____WERE KILLED______ when the storm struck. (kill)
14/ In 1995, a huge earthquake ______STROOK______ the city of Kobe in Japan. ( strike)
15/ Don’t forget ____TO CALL______ home as soon as you arrive at your destination. ( call)
16/ He is often interested in ______ASKING_____ questions. (ask)
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses:
17/ The ______PREDICTION_____ of the volcano was a terrible disaster. ( predict)
18/ Thousands of people were _____DISASTROULY_____ kill in that evening. ( disaster)
19/ Thanks to the weather forecast, we know when a volcano will _____ERUPT_____. ( erupt)
20/ Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in underwater ____MOVEMENT____ of the earth. (move)
21/ Remember to buy some ___can______ food in case there is a sudden storm. ( can)
22/ _____LUCKILY____ , the typhoon didn’t cause any damage on the village . ( lucky)