REVIEW FOR THE 2ND MID-  TERM TEST –GRADE 8I. Choose the correct word1. By 1970, Canada …………… to choose the maple tree with the leaves as its national icon.A. decided B. has decided C. had decided D. have decided2. If an earthquake suddenly …………… now, what …………… you do?A. would occur - would B. occurred - wouldC. will occur - will D. occurs - will3. The victims of the wildfire …………… to the hospital already.A. has been taken B. have been taken C. has taken D. have taken4. Yesterday, a terrible storm the rural area of Ha Giang Province. A. Strike                        B. struck                     C. collapsed                  D. trapped5.Villagers rushed into public shelters as soon as the volcano .A. erupted                  B. collapsed                     C. struck                       D. shook6. . Hundreds of buildings were completely destroyed when the earthquake the city.A. erupted                  B. collapsed                     C. struck                       D. shook7. The mudslide the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.A. burried                  B. collapsed                     C. raged                       D. shook8. The forest fire for eight hours and some animals were badly injured or killed.A. raged                 B. collapsed                     C. struck                       D. shook9. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls .A. erupted                  B. collapsed                     C. struck                       D. shook10. The rescue workers set up a camp to------------- aid  for the flood victims.A. provide                 B. collapse                     C. scatter                       D. collect11. On the second day, there was a rainstorm which helped to ……………..the forest fireA. put off                  B. collapsed                     C. put on                      D. put out 12. When the storm started, they shelters in a cave.A. took                  B. collapsed                     C. hit                    D. shook13. As the tornado moved through the town, high winds debris  across the streets.A. took                  B. scattered                   C. put out                 D. shook14. The police had to the village to public shelters before the volcano started to erupt.A. provided                  B. scattered                   C. put out                 D.evacuated15. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. earthquake16 After the______all the houses were left under water A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. mudslide17.It took firefighters five days to put out the_________. A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought18.A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________.A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood19.The_________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind! A. tornado B. volcanic eruption C. landslide D. typhoon20.The_________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale. A. hurricane B. flood C. earthquake D. tornadoGive the correct form of the verb1.Debris (scatter)…………....……across the countryside by the strong winds last night.2. Ten new house (build)…………….in the town every year.3. Residents of flooded villages (take)………………to a safe place last night.4. In the future, natural disasters (predict) …………………. accurately with the help of technology.5. Food and medicals supplies (deliver)………………...…..later this afternoon.6. Most people (leave)………….….  before the vocano (erupt)………..7. By the time we (arrive)…………. at the canyon, It (stop)……….............snowing.8. They (spend)…………… the night in the floded are before help(arrive)……….9. Simon (get)……….lost because he (not take) ………………... a map with him.10. I (find)…………..my pen after I (buy)…………... a new one.VI> Match1. Mary and Tom are getting married in July. a. Oh no! ……………….2.I managed to pass the test! b. How wonderful! ………………3. Many people died in the accident. c. Wow! ………………4. They have invented a flying car. d. That's a relief! ……………..5.  Our house was destroyed by the storm. e. That's shocking! ……………….6.  Hospitals have refused to take in any more injured people. f. That's awful! ………………IX   Read the passage. Answer the questions below.Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons are all the same weather phenomenon; we just use different names for these storms in different places. In the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, the term “hurricane” is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a “typhoon” and “cyclones” occur in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. The ingredients for these storms include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture, and relatively light winds. If the right conditions persist long enough, they can combine to produce the violent winds, incredible waves, torrential rains, and floods we associate with this phenomenon. In the Atlantic, hurricane season officially runs June 1 to November 30. However, while 97 percent of tropical activity occurs during this time period, there is nothing magical in these dates, and hurricanes have occurred outside of these six months.1. Which name is used for very big storms in Northwest Pacific? 2. Where is the name “cyclones” used?  3. What are the features of the severe storms which occur within a long time? 4. When do hurricanes often occur? 5. Is it possible that hurricanes can occur even when it is not hurricane season?