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Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You ____ in the park when you ____ her.

a)

walked / were meeting

b)

walked / didn't met

c)

were walking / met

d)

was walking / meeting

2.

When Peter arrived I ____ a programme about deserts.

a)

were watching

b)

was watching

c)

watch

d)

watched

3.

____ a strange object outside. It _____ a lot of noise.

a)

There was / was making

b)

There were being / maked

c)

There's / did made

d)

There're / was making

4.

He ____ me all the day and I finally ____ him.

a)

was texting / was phoning

b)

texted / was phoning

c)

were texting / phone

d)

was texting / phoned

5.
Where ............................................. these beautiful shoes?
a)
did you bought
b)
did you buy
c)
were you buying
6.
They ............................TV while their mum ........................... dinner. 
a)
were watching / was preparing
b)
was watching / was preparing
c)
were watching / prepared 
7.
He .......................................... the glass while he ............................................the washing up. 
a)
was dropping / did
b)
dropped / did
c)
dropped / was doing 
8.
While I .....................................the bathroom, he .....................................TV ! 
a)
was cleaning / watched
b)
cleaned / was watching
c)
was cleaning / was watching 
9.
The kids ...............................................when I entered their bedroom. 
a)
wasn't sleeping
b)
didn't slept
c)
weren't sleeping
10.
He ................................at 7, .........................a shower and left the house. 
a)
got up / was having
b)
got up / had
c)
was getting up / had
11.
The teacher ..........................her while she ......................................during the test. 
a)
caught / was cheating
b)
caught / cheated
c)
was catching / was cheating 
12.

There is a .............. after the earthquake in the sea.

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

flood

c)

drought

d)

tsunami

13.

Hundreds of people were made ____________ after the flood.

a)

homeless

b)

helpless

c)

careless

d)

endless

14.

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

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tropical storm

c)

flood

d)

drought

15.

“No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”.

“____________!”

a)

Oh dear!

b)

That’s shocking!

c)

That’s a relief!

d)

How terrible!

16.

The __________ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses.

a)

mudslide

b)

tornado

c)

drought

d)

thunderstorm

17.

________ often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

a)

droughts

b)

storms

c)

floods

d)

sandstorms

18.

Drought is

a)

a sudden violent of the ground

b)

a storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds

c)

a long period without rain

d)

a strong wind that blows in a circle

19.

Forest fire is

a)

a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff

b)

a long period without rain

c)

a fire in the forest caused by high temperature

d)

a storm with thunder and lightning and usually very heavy rain

20.

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

21.

The government has sent rescue equipment,

food, and ________.

a)

damage

b)

mudslide

c)

medical supplies

d)

volcanic eruption

22.

Rescue workers have freed those who were

________ in flooded homes.

a)

medical supplies

b)

damage

c)

storm

d)

trapped

23.

Nam Dinh Province was hit by a severe ________.

a)

tropical storm

b)

trapped

c)

injured

d)

damage

24.

Last night volcano Maui ________ and the large areas of land were affected.

a)

erupts

b)

erupted

c)

erupting

d)

erupt

25.

What type of natural disaster is this?

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

a)

mudslide

b)

forest fire

c)

volcanic eruption

d)

drought

26.

What type of natural disaster is this?

"A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel"

a)

tornado

b)

typhoon

c)

flood

d)

tsunami

27.

A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe _________.

a)

flood

b)

mudslide

c)

drought

d)

earthquake

28.

A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time.

a)

is

b)

was   

c)

has been

d)

had been

29.

Hurricane Dorian_________ the Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on September 1.

a)

strike

b)

struck

c)

had struck

d)

was struck

30.

At least 200 people_________ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides.

A.                     B.               C. D.

a)

killed  

b)

had killed

c)

were killed

d)

are being killed

31.

Since Monday, more than a dozen tornadoes_________ down across Oklahoma.

a)

touches

b)

touched

c)

have touched   

d)

were touched

32.

Hurricanes and heavy rains_________ with the help of technology.

a)

predicted  

b)

are predicting

c)

will predict

d)

can be predicted

33.

A tornado watch is issued when there is a possibility that a tornado ................

a)

will touch

b)

is touched

c)

touched  

d)

had touched

34.

Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption.

a)

never saw

b)

has never seen

c)

had never seen

d)

were never seen

35.

Choose the best response for each sentence.

“I saw a roof flying in the storm yesterday afternoon.” -_________”

a)

Exactly.      

b)

That’s horrible!   

c)

That’s a relief.  

d)

So do I

36.

“The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.” - “_________What a pity.”

a)

Looks great!  

b)

Not at all.  

c)

Sounds good!     

d)

Oh no!

37.

“The whole village was submerged in the flood.” - “_________”

a)

That’s surprising!  

b)

My fault.  

c)

Already.   

d)

That’s awful!

38.

“Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the islandof Sulawesi, Indonesia.”

- “_________”

a)

How beautiful!  

b)

Awesome!   

c)

How terrible! 

d)

No problem.

39.

“Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” - _________”

a)

That’s great!  

b)

Good luck. 

c)

How convenient!      

d)

Oh dear!

40.

“A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.” - “_________”

a)

That’s shocking!   

b)

How cute!    

c)

That’s great!       

d)

Maybe.

41.

“Did you know the Amazon rainforest fires have already been controlled.” - “No, I didn’t.”

a)

What a bad day!  

b)

How wonderful!  

c)

How thoughtful it is!

d)

Well done.

42.

As soon as the floodwaters ___________ down, people ______ their houses.

a)

went – cleaned   

b)

had gone – cleaned  

c)

went - had cleaned 

d)

had gone - had cleaned

43.

When we arrived, the train _________ the station

a)

already left 

b)

had already left  

c)

had left already  

d)

has left already

44.

I called you at 8:00am, but you _________ out

a)

went  

b)

just had gone 

c)

had just gone 

d)

had gone just

45.

A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time.

a)

is

b)

was   

c)

has been

d)

had been

46.
Yesterday at 7 o'clock, Abdulla ______ a movie. 
a)
watched
b)
was watching
c)
watch
d)
watches
47.

While it ________ heavily outside, I _______ in my car.

a)

was raining/ was sitting

b)

rained/ sat

c)

rained/ was sitting

d)

was raining/ sitted

48.
While she _______, she _____her wallet.
a)
shopping/ lost
b)
was shoping/ lost
c)
shopped/ was losing
d)
was shopping/ lost
49.
Ahmed ______ hurt while he ______ football. 
a)
was getting/ played
b)
got/ played
c)
got/ was playing
d)
was getting/ was playing
50.

I _____ football with my friends yesterday.

a)

play

b)

played

c)

am playing

d)

was playing

51.
While Tom (read) , Amely (watch) a documentary on TV.
a)
was reading / was watching
b)
read / watched
c)
was reading / were watching
d)
read / was watching
52.

The mudslide .......................... the whole village while people were still sleeping in their houses.

a)

struck

b)

erupted

c)

raged

d)

buried

53.

I __________ (visit) my grandparents last holidays.

a)

visitd

b)

visitied

c)

visited

54.

We ___________ (eat) pizza last weekend.

a)

eated

b)

eat

c)

ate

d)

ated

55.

We ____ (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

56.

What ____ you ____ when the accident happened?

a)

are, do

b)

are, doing

c)

was, do

d)

were, doing

57.

Some people were chatting while others___________ games at the party last night.

a)

played

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

play

58.

At 7 p.m. yesterday, the lion __________ its meal in the zoo.

a)

is having

b)

was having

c)

had

d)

has

59.

Japan ______ by volcanic eruptions.

a)

is often attack

b)

is often attacked

c)

is being often attacked

60.

The fire _______ by the fire fighters 2 minutes ago.

a)

were put out

b)

was been put out

c)

was put out

61.

Seedlings _______ for farmers in that village since last week.

a)

have been provided

b)

were provided

c)

have provided

62.

Thousands of hectares of crops ______ in Sumatra by flood in 2016.

a)

are ruined

b)

were ruined

c)

was ruined

63.

185 people ______ during a fire last month.

a)

was attacked

b)

is going to be attacked

c)

were attacked

64.

Look! The sky is really dark and the wind is so strong! Our village ______ by a storm.

a)

is hit

b)

has been attacked

c)

is going to be attacked

65.

Vast of woodland ______by fire every year.

a)

is destroyed

b)

will be destroyed

c)

are destroyed

66.

Many outlets ______by the mudslides last week.

a)

were buried

b)

bury

c)

has been buried

67.

Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently the others.

a)

natural

b)

disaster

c)

damage

d)

grandma

68.

Choose the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently the others.

a)

thunder

b)

result

c)

erupt

d)

volume

69.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

a)

earthquake

b)

thunderstorm

c)

temperature

d)

experience

70.

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

a)

forecast

b)

tornado

c)

hurricane

d)

tropical

71.

It was the biggest eruption of Vesuvius ______ some years.

a)

for

b)

since

c)

in

d)

from

72.

The earthquake ______ the city at two in the morning.

a)

occurred

b)

hit

c)

swept

d)

measured

73.

A funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a _____.

a)

typhoons

b)

tsunami

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

74.

The last tsunami caused a lot of _____ to the countries along the Pacific coast.

a)

eruption

b)

disasters

c)

destruction

d)

damage

75.

The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.

a)

fell in

b)

broke off

c)

pulled down

d)

put away

76.

Severe thunderstorms are _______ for Tuesday night.

a)

missed

b)

brought

c)

forecasted

d)

damaged

77.

Martin is a kind of person to _____ one can talk about anything.

a)

who

b)

whom

c)

that

d)

him

78.

Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy, ________ occured in 1974.

a)

which

b)

that

c)

who

d)

whose

79.

Electronic is a subject ________ I know very little.

a)

what

b)

that

c)

about which

d)

about that

80.

The severe drought ________ occured last summer ruined the corn crop.

a)

that is

b)

which it

c)

it

d)

that

81.

Do you remember Mrs Lake, _______ taught us English?

a)

who

b)

whom

c)

that

d)

which

82.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Put in the comma(s) where necessary.


The old man is my grandfather. He lives next door.

(a)  

83.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Put in the comma(s) where necessary.


Nelson Mandela was President of South Africa. He was in prison for 27 years.

(a)  

84.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Put in the comma(s) where necessary.


Mars is 140 million miles away. It is known as the red planet.

(a)  

85.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Put in the comma(s) where necessary.


The trousers are too small for me. I bought it yesterday.

(a)  

86.

Combine the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Put in the comma(s) where necessary.


John is absent from school. His mother is in hospital.

(a)  

87.

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

a)

laughed

b)

learned

c)

changed

d)

arrived

88.

Choose the words that have the different stress from the others

a)

relief

b)

debris

c)

typhoon

d)

severe

89.

Choose the words that have the different stress from the others

a)

volcano

b)

tropical

c)

government

d)

property

90.

Typhoon Haiyan made the damage, and ____________ of life became great in the Philippines.

a)

lose

b)

loses

c)

losing

d)

loss

91.

A number of other provinces will declare drought _____________ in the coming weeks.

a)

accident

b)

emergency

c)

event

d)

situation

92.

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

93.

In some areas, human ____________ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

a)

acts

b)

actions

c)

acting

d)

activities

94.

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

95.

Many people begin new projects in January.

a)

New projects are begun in January.

b)

New projects are began in January.

c)

New projects is begun in January.

d)

New projects is began in January.

96.

They make shoes in that factory.

a)

Shoes are made in that factory.

b)

Shoes will be made in that factory.

c)

Shoes were made in that factory.

d)

Shoes are being made in that factory.

97.

My father bought the house. The passive is...

a)

The house were bought by my father.

b)

The house is bought by my father.

c)

The house was bought by my father.

98.

Tia and Joe broke the TV last night

a)

The TV were broken last night by Tia and Joe

b)

The TV were broken by Tia and Joe last night

c)

The TV was broken last night by Tia and Joe

d)

The TV was broken by Tia and Joe last night

99.

Sắp xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh

Breakfast/ is/ at/ served/ 8.30.

(a)  

100.

This house has been sold __________

a)

by he

b)

by him

c)

by his

d)

by she

101.

Chuyển sang câu bị động:

My mother bought a car last year.

a)

My mother was bought a car last year.

b)

A car was buy by my mother last year.

c)

My car was bought last year by a mother.

d)

A car was bought by my mother last year.

102.

Chuyển sang câu bị động:

We planted many trees in the school garden.

a)

We were planted many trees in the school garden.

b)

Many trees were planted in the school garden by us.

c)

We plant many trees in the school garden.

d)

Many trees was planted in the school garden by us.

103.

Before I ___________ him, I ________________ a lot about his story. ( meet/ know)

a)

met- had known

b)

had met- knew

c)

was meeting- had known

d)

met- knew

104.

They (cycle) ______ this morning so their legs were sore in the evening.

a)

had been cycle

b)

had been cycling

c)

had cycled

d)

had been cycled

105.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

predict

b)

destroy

c)

tremble

d)

erupt

106.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

volcanic

b)

victim

c)

rescue

d)

emergency

107.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.

a)

disaster

b)

storm

c)

missing

d)

tsunami

108.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

warning

b)

typhoon

c)

landslide

d)

earthquake

109.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

tsunami

b)

disaster

c)

provision

d)

injury

110.

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

a)

natural

b)

tropical

c)

destructive

d)

terrible

111.

Thanks to the extensive ____________ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be relatively low.

a)

prevent

b)

preventive

c)

preventing

d)

prevention

112.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent ____________ and volcanic ____________, encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

a)

earthquake - flood

b)

floods - eruptions

c)

earthquakes - eruptions

d)

flood - eruption

113.

Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that ____________ a volcano.

a)

flows

b)

flows out

c)

flows into

d)

flows out of

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