I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. biology B. pollution C. philosophy D. demonstration
2. A. evacuate B. photography C. temporary D. television
3. A. national B. tsunami C. volcano D. eruption
4. A. geology B. astrology C. nationalize D. autography
5. A. permanent B. catastrophe C. demography D. ambulance
II. Match the verbs (1 – 4) to the nouns (A – D)
1. scatter A. the village
2. take B. debris
3. evacuate C. the forest fire
4. provide D. shelter
5. put out E. aid
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences
1. Yesterday, a terrible storm………..the rural area of Ha Giang Province.
A. erupted B. struck C. shook D. raged
2. Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano……….
A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged
3. Hundred of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake………the city.
A. buried B. struck C. shook D. raged
4. The mudslide………..the whole village while people were still sleeping in their house.
A. buried B. erupted C. shook D. raged
5. The forest fire……….for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed
A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged
6. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls………..
A. erupted B. struck C. collapsed D. raged
7. The rescue workers set up a camp to provide…………..for the flood victims.
A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire
8. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to put out the……….
A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire
9. When the storm stared, they took……….in a cave
A. shelter B. aid C. debris D. forest fire
10. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds scattered……….across the street.
A. house B. aid C. debris D. forest fire
IV. Complete these sentences with the suitable words
drought flood hurricane landslide tornado
1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually isn’t water.
2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain.
3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.
4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.
5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. (1.25pts)
drought flood hurricane landslide tornado
21. When there is a ____flood_________, a lot of water covers an area where the usually isn’t water.
22.A____drought__________ refers to a long time without rain.
23.When there is ______landslide_______, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.
24. A __________tornado________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.
25. A______hurricane___________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle.