Practice SVIP

Câu 1 (1đ):

Read and put the headings into the correct paragraphs.

Earthquakes can cause many other natural disasters once they strike, here are their names and a brief description of each:

1. – Are giant sea waves that are produced by the sudden violent movement of the earths plates of volcanoes under the water The time periods of these waves can last up to an hour, causing massive devastation as seen in Sri Lanka in 2004.

2. – Fires can be caused when earthquakes damage electrical power stations or gas lines. These fires can be impossible to stop sometimes. In 1906 in San Francisco, fire caused by an earthquake killed more people than the earthquake itself.

3. – Earthquakes can produce unstable slopes which can lead to the moving of the ground, which is called a landslide. Landslides can cause severe damage after an earthquake occurs, for example it can crash down homes, cars of even people.

4. – A flood is an overflow of water that reaches land. This occurs when a lake, dam or river overflows due to the movement of land due to an earthquake or landslide. Floods can have devastating effects on terrain, animal life and human life.

5. – Of course, earthquake can cause severe injury and loss of life for both humans and animals. Properties can also suffer, and the collapse of buildings are expected when highly measured earthquakes occur. The aftermath of an earthquake can cause disease and lack of basic necessities for people.

Human and animal deathFiresFloodsTsunamiLandslides and avalanches

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Câu 2 (1đ):

Read the text and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F).

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1. Natural disaster is any catastrophic event that is caused by nature or the natural processes of the earth.
2. A flood on an uninhabited island is counted as a disaster
3. Population density area never faces disasters.
4. Scientists, geologists, and storm watchers can prevent disasters completely.
5. Areas that are not used to disasters may be affected in an extreme way when disasters come unexpectedly.

Câu 3 (1đ):

Choose the correct word for each gap to complete the following passage.

More than a billion people all over the world are

the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its

. People cut

trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eats

the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, the government in nearby areas has had local people

trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been

. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on sandy areas to retain

for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines

water to desert areas.

Unless people find more

methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Câu 4 (1đ):

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box.

EL NINO AND LA NINA

The tropical Pacific Ocean a warming and cooling cycle. This cycle a completely natural event and usually every three to seven years.

When the waters become , it is called El Nino, and when they become cooler it is called La Nina. During the cycle, the of the ocean can change by around 30C between the warmest and coolest times.

of the South American coast have known about this event for hundreds of years. When it , they see a huge fall in the numbers of fish caught. , scientists are only just beginning to how the event affects Earth's weather and climate.

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Câu 5 (1đ):

Correct the verb form of the sentences.

1. When I (come) there, they (leave) .

2. When I (get up) this morning, my father (leave) .

3. Last night, after the children (finish) their homework, they (go) to bed.

4. I (do) the housework, before he (come) yesterday.

Câu 6 (1đ):

Reorder to make another sentence with the same meaning

1. David had gone home before we arrived.

.
we arrived
,
David had gone home
After

Câu 7 (1đ):

Reorder to make another sentence with the same meaning

2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.

,
we took a look around the shops
.
Before
we had had lunch

Câu 8 (1đ):

Reorder to make another sentence with the same meaning

3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.

we got out of the office
,
When
.
the light had gone out

Câu 9 (1đ):

Reorder to make another sentence with the same meaning

4. After she had explained everything dearly, we started our work.

,
she had explain everything clearly
.
By the time
we started our work

Câu 10 (1đ):

Reorder to make another sentence with the same meaning

5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.

my mother came home
my father had watered all the plants in the garden
Before
,
.

Câu 11 (1đ):

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