Exercise 15. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. She is good meteorology .
A. on B. in C. at D. for
2. Last night volcano Maui and the large areas of land were affected.
A. erupts B. erupted C. erupting D. erupt
3. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot pours downhill.
A. ash B. smoke C. dirt D. lava
4. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was .
A. evacuated B. killed. C. died D. injured
5. The earthquake have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries.
A. victim's B. elders C. rescuers D. soldiers
6. When there is a plane crash, a lot of is left.
A. dust B. debris C. waste D. piece
7. A powerful off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.
A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami D. landslide
8. A often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.
A. forest fire B. flood C. tornado D. landslide
9. often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.
A. droughts B. storms C. floods D. sandstorms
10. Deforestation leads to which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature.
A. flood B. climate change C. sandstorm D. erosion
Exercise 16. Choose the best answer A, B. C or D to complete the sentences.
1. A _______ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly within several hours of a heavy rain.
A. quick flood B. rapid flood C. flash flood D. hot flood
2. Monsoon rains across Thailand _______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.
A. has affected B. have affected C. have effect D. have influenced
3. Typhoon Haiyan made the damaga, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.
A. lose B. loses C. losing D. loss
4. Thanks to the extensive _______ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be relatively now.
A. prevent B. preventive C. prevention D. preventing
5. A number of other provinces will declare drought _______ in the coming weeks.
A. accident B. emergency C. event D. situation
6. In some areas, human _______ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.
A. acts B. actions C. acting D. activities
7. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _______ and volcanic _______, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
A. floods – eruptions B. earthquake – flood
C. flood – eruption D. earthquakes – eruptions
8. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that _______ a volcano.
A. flows B. flows into C. flows out D. flows out of
9. A soft, loose soil may _______ more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same earthquake.
A. erupt B. rage C. shake D. collapse
10. During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and is expected to _______ the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province.
A. strike B. scatter C. bury D. struck
Exercise 17. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. When a volcano , hot gases and lava run down.
A. blows B. erupts C. throws D. escapes
2. Penicillin was by Alexander Fleming.
A. discovered B. invented C. created D. explored
3. After an earthquake, many people and to hospital.
A. was injured/ taken B. injured/ took
C. were injured/ taken D. injured/ taken
4. is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.
A. sandstorm B. thunderstorm C. cyclone D. hurricane
5. After a mudslide, authorities have confirmed five dead and a hundred of people still .
A. miss B. missed C. misses D. missing
6. A forest fire quickly and many trees.
A. raged/ killed B. burst/ harmed C. spread/ destroyed D. occurred/ cooked
7. The tornado caused a massive to the town.
A. destruction B. extension C. danger D. mishap
8. The flood victims are being sent by the government.
A. food B. shelter C. aid D. water
9. After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for .
A. survivors B. survivals C. surviving D. survived
10. is better than treatment.
A. Prescription B. Medicine C. Practice D. Preparation
ex15:
1.C. at
2.B. erupted
3.D. lava
4.A. evacuated
5.A. victim's
6.B. debris
7.C. tsunami
8.A. forest fire
9.C. floods
10.B. climate change
ex16:
1.C. flash flood
2.B. have affected
3.D. loss
4.B. preventive
5.B. emergency
6.A. acts
7.D. earthquakes – eruptions
8.C. flows out
9.C. shake
10.A. strike
ex17:
1.B. erupts
2.A. discovered
3.C. were injured/ taken
4.A. sandstorm
5.D. missing
6.C. spread/ destroyed
7A. destruction
8.C. aid
9.A. survivors
10.B. Medicine