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Unit 9 Grade 8 ( No 1)

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sudden, violent shaking ( rung, lắc) of the earth’s surface. _________

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

drought

d)

avalanche

2.

Hot lava, ash and gases come up suddenly from below the earth’s surface through an opening of a mountain. _________

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

avalanche

3.

A large amount of wet soil that suddenly falls down a hill.

a)

tsunami

b)

mudslide

c)

tornado

d)

avalanche

4.

A series of large ocean waves, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion.

a)

tsunami

b)

mudslide

c)

tornado

d)

avalanche

5.

A violent tropical storm with very strong winds.

a)

tsunami

b)

typhoon

c)

tornado

d)

avalanche

6.

A long period of time when there is little or no rain

a)

tsunami

b)

typhoon

c)

drought

d)

avalanche

7.

A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel ( xoay tròn, hình cái phễu)

a)

tsunami

b)

typhoon

c)

tornado

d)

avalanche

8.

A fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly.

a)

tsunami

b)

typhoon

c)

tornado

d)

wildfire

9.

A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry

a)

tsunami

b)

flood

c)

tornado

d)

wildfire

10.

The waves of the_( sóng thần)________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach

a)

tsunami

b)

flood

c)

tornado

d)

wildfire

11.

After the_________ all the houses were left under water.

a)

landslide

b)

flood

c)

mudslide

d)

avalanche

12.

It took firefighters five days to put out the_________.

a)

forest fire

b)

tsunami

c)

mudslide

d)

avalanche

13.

A period of 3- 4 months without rain ( không mưa) will cause a severe_________.

a)

forest fire

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

mudslide

14.

The__( lốc xoáy)_______ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind!

a)

forest fire

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

tornado

15.

The_________ shook( rung lắc) parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale.

a)

forest fire

b)

earthquake

c)

drought

d)

tornado

16.

__( sạt lở bùn)_______ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope

a)

forest fires

b)

mudslides

c)

droughts

d)

tornados

17.

A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.

a)

hurricane

b)

mudslides

c)

droughts

d)

typhoon

18.

Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________.

a)

hurricane

b)

mudslide

c)

tornado

d)

volcano

19.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

20.

What is this?

a)

earthquake

b)

fire

c)

flooding

21.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

ice

c)

lightning

22.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

23.

What is this?

a)

tsunami

b)

volcano

c)

bilzzard

24.

Last night volcano Maui __( đã phun tròa)______ and the large areas of land were affected.

a)

erupts

b)

erupted

c)

erupting

d)

erupt

25.

Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe ___( bão)_____.

a)

tropical storm

b)

trapped

c)

injured

d)

damage

26.

Rescue workers have freed those who were

__( bị kẹt)______ in flooded homes.

a)

medical supplies

b)

damage

c)

storm

d)

trapped

27.

The government has sent rescue equipment,

food, and __( cấp thuốc men)______.

a)

damage

b)

mudslide

c)

medical supplies

d)

volcanic eruption

28.

A powerful __( sóng thần)_________ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

a)

earthquake

b)

tornado

c)

tsunami

d)

landslide

29.

__(lũ lụt)______ often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

a)

droughts

b)

storms

c)

floods

d)

sandstorms

30.

The _( sạt lở)_________ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.

a)

mudslide

b)

tornado

c)

drought

d)

thunderstorm

31.

“No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”. ( không ai thiệt mạng)

“____________!”

a)

Oh dear!

b)

That’s shocking!

c)

That’s a relief!

d)

How terrible!

32.

There was a typhoon in Nam Dinh Province last night, causing a lot of damage.

đồng nghĩa

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tropical storm

c)

flood

d)

drought

33.

Hundreds of people were made ____________ after the flood.

a)

homeless

b)

helpless

c)

careless

d)

endless

34.

There is a ...( sóng thần)........... after the earthquake in the sea.

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

tsunami

35.

Last night volcano Maui ___( đã phun trào)_____ and destroy the village.

a)

erupts

b)

erupted

c)

erupting

d)

erupt

36.

A severe topical ____________ is called a typhoon.

a)

drought

b)

rain

c)

flood

d)

storm

37.

A sudden shaking of the earth ( rung,lắc)

a)

earthquake

b)

landslide

c)

floods

38.

a long period of dry weather and not enough water

a)

drought

b)

forest fire

c)

famine

39.

a lot of water that covers an area that is usually dry

a)

flood

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

40.

a storm with very strong fast winds that moves over water

a)

hurricane

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

41.

What is this?

a)

forest fire

b)

volcanic eruption

c)

drought

42.
What occurs when water flows or collects over land that is usually dry.
a)
dam
b)
flood
c)
floodway
d)
levee
43.

What is this?

a)

drought

b)

dust storm

c)

earthquake

44.

What is this?

a)

flooding

b)

fog

c)

heatwave

45.

What is this?

a)

storm

b)

thunderstorm

c)

tornado

46.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

volcano

47.

What is this?

a)

volcano

b)

blizzard

c)

drought

48.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

a)

aquatic

b)

collapse

c)

evacuate

d)

agree

49.

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others

a)

disaster

b)

violent

c)

wind

d)

victim

50.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others

a)

photography

b)

demography

c)

geography

d)

climatology

51.

Choose the word whose main stress pattern is different from that of the others

a)

classic

b)

nature

c)

collapse

d)

debris

52.

Choose the best answer

The _______ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.

a)

prediction

b)

eruption

c)

cyclone

d)

shift

53.

A large number of fishermen __( đã chết)______ when the storm struck.

a)

died

b)

was died

c)

are died

d)

were died

54.

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word

Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake.

a)

damaged

b)

fell down

c)

destroyed

d)

shook

55.

Choose the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word

The police have warned the public that the killer could strike again.

a)

attack

b)

shoot

c)

threat

d)

appear

56.

__( sạt lở)_______ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope.

a)

Tsunamis  

b)

Tornados

c)

Avalanches

d)

Mudslides

57.

A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________.

a)

avalanche

b)

typhoon  

c)

tsunami  

d)

tornado

58.

collapse (v) nghĩa là gì?

a)

đổ, sập

b)

té, ngã

c)

mất, rơi

d)

phối hợp

59.

phun (núi lửa) -> English?

a)

erupt

b)

erup

c)

eurpt

d)

erutp

60.

cháy rừng -> English

a)

forest fire

b)

forest tree

c)

forest burn

d)

forest gump

61.

dập tắt (lửa..) -> English

a)

put out

b)

put in

c)

put into

d)

put for

62.

_______ worker (n) nhân viên cứu hộ

a)

rescue

b)

exiter

c)

saving

d)

helping

63.

tung, rải, rắc -> English?

a)

scatter

b)

scater

c)

sccater

d)

sccatter

64.

What disaster is this?

a)

Drought

b)

Hurricane

65.

What disaster is this?

a)

Blizzard

b)

Tornado

66.

What disaster is this?

a)

Drought

b)

Hurricane

67.

What disaster is this?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Tornado

68.

There was a _____ last month.

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

forest fire

d)

tornado

69.

There was a _____ last month.

a)

flood

b)

drought

c)

forest fire

d)

tornado

70.

There was a/ an _____ last year.

a)

mudslide

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

earthquake

71.

There was a/ an _____ last year.

a)

mudslide

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

earthquake

72.

There was a/ an _____ last year.

a)

mudslide

b)

tsunamis

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

earthquake

73.
a)

river

b)

water

c)

flood

d)

lake

74.

chỗ ở -> English?

a)

accommodation

b)

acommodation

c)

accomodation

d)

acomodation