UNIT 9 NATURAL DISASTERS
TEST 4
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. abrupt B. appliance C. delta D. behavior
2. A. behave B. border C. destroy D. erupt
3. A. disaster B. drill C. fixture D. flashlight
4. A. storm B. tornado C. volcano D. border
5. A. extensive B. highlands C. Celsius D. trust
II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
1. A. battery B. bureau C. carriage D. destroy
2. A. erupt B. cyclone C. delta D. Celsius
3. A. expect B. parade C. volume D. prevent
4. A. destruction B. didaster C. eruption D. hurricane
5. A. extensive B. thunderstorm C. prediction D. pacific
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1. Many people were injured when the building _________ .
A. collapsed. B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
2. No ships are sailing today because of the high _________.
A. volcano B. earthquake C. winds D. snowstorm
3. The _______ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift
4. The church caught fire when it was struck by _________ .
A. hurricane B. lightning C. thunder D. battery
5. A large number of fishermen ________ when the storm struck.
A. killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed
6. The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _______ more than 200,000.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
7. I always watch the weather forecast on TV to see what tomorrow’s weather _______ .
A. likes B. would like C. is like D. will be like
8. It’s over six months since the tidal wave _______ Phuket, Thailand.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. destroys D. has destroyed
9. Bill Gates, _______ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work.
A. that he B, that C. who D. who he
10. Elephants, ________ come from Africa, can live until they’re seventy.
A. they which B. that C. which D. they
11. Ho Chi Minh City, ________ I live, lies on the River Sai Gon.
A. which in B. which C. in where D. where
12. They never forget their trip to Hue, _____ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty.
A. which B. where C. in which D. that
13. This product will be available at this market ______ September and December.
A. on B. from C. for D. between
14. The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was ___in the world in more than 50 years.
A. the largest B. largest C. larger D. large
15. There buckets must be filled _______ water for future use.
A. of B. into C. with D. on
16. Hue, ______ was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1993, attracts thousands of tourists every year.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
17. Hue, ______ he spent his childhood, is well known for beauty spots.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
18. Hue is the city _______ attracted a lot of tourists to the 2000 Hue Festival.
A. in which B. that C. where D. whom
19. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.
A. who B. where C. whom D. which