Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I. Phonetics
A/ Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
B/ Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the others.
1. They won the match ............ they played excellently. (so / but/ because/ although)
2. I met a man ............ said he knew you. (which/ whom/ who/ whose)
3. ............ Fiona was afraid of flying, she got on the plane. (so / but/ because/ although)
4. I got bored with the book, ............ I stop reading it. (so / but/ because/ although)
5. This region enjoys good weather ........... the year. (on/ for/ while/ throughout)
6. Passover is...by Jewish people in Israel and many parts of the world. (occurred/celebrated/decorated/
nominated
7. Kim didn't do well in Math. ..............., she asked her teacher to help her after class. (However/ Although/
Because/ Therefore)
8. The bridge ............ in the earthquake. (sucked/ collapsed/ struck/ warned)
9. Scientists are trying to ................ when an earthquake hits. (predict/ save/ appear/ move)
10. When Mount Pinatubo .......... in 1991, hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved. (blew/ reached/
destroy/ erupted)
11. A few days before Tet is the time ....... people to clean and decorate their homes. (with/ for/ to / at)
12. It was very kind .......... you to prepare and serve meals for the homeless. (for/ on / at / of)
13. It's six months since the tidal wave ........ Phuket, Thailand. (destroys/ destroyed/ has destroyed/ was
destroyed)
14. A large number of fishermen ........ when the storm struck. (killed/ was killed/ were killed/ are killed)
15. Easter is a joyful festival ....... comes in early spring. (which / that it/ who/ whose)
16. "You are great dancer, Doris!" - "Thanks, Rita. ................ "
(That’s very nice of you to say so. / Well done./ You are welcome./ I'd love to.)
17. I've made a lot of friends ........ are so warm and friendly. (which / who / whom/ whose)
18. There's nothing good on TV. Why don't you turn it ........? (on/ down/ off/ up)
19. Hurricane Andrew ........ through southern Florida in 1992. (swept/ arrived/ reached/ hit )
20. Chocolate and sugar eggs are what children receive ....... Easter. (at / on / in / with)
III. Complete the sentences with ALTHOUGH or IN SPITE OF / DESPITE
IV. Combine each pair of sentences, using “THOUGH / ALTHOUGH / EVEN THOUGH"
VIII. Supply the correct form of the word given in each sentence.
1. Typhoons, droughts, and floods are ...................... disasters happening so often in my country. (nature)
2. He is very ........................ towards his friends. He always tries to help if one of them has a problem. (consider)
3. We can limit natural disasters by ................................. our environment. (protect)
4. Nam is the most effective .................................... in our club. (act)
5. It is ........................................ for you to live in an earthquake zone. (danger)
6. We left the town .............................. before the lava hit it. (safety)
7. ............... waves are one of the great forces of nature. (tide)
8. It was a frightening sight for Pliny to see the volcanic ................................ of Mt. Vesuvius. (erupt)
9. We had left the city..................................... before tidal waves came. (safety)
10. Thousands of people have been made................................ by the flooding. (home)
11. Thunder makes me................................. (terrify)
12. Our _________ turns out to be correct. (predict)
13. The building was _______ damaged by the fire. (extend)
14. The most ____ earthquake in Japanese history damaged Tokyo and Yokohama. (disaster)
15. A typhoon is going to hit our area. What sorts of__________ shall we make? (prepare)
16. Today __________________can predict when a tidal wave hits land. (science)
17. A tidal wave brings death and _________ in its way. (destroy)
18. They have a strong sense of ________________ in their work. (proud)
19. John has been nominated as the most effective ___________ in the town charity program. (active)
20. Everyone likes Jim because of his _________________. He gave a great sum of money to charity. (generous)
1. Read the text then choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
I often hear or read about “natural disasters” – the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of
Washington; Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible all over the world; huge
fires; and so on and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the
London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4, when a high – pressure system (warm air)
covered southern England. With the freezing – cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars,
and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terrible high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars,
trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was
hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9, the wind came and the fog went
away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.
2. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D for each of the following gaps.
Some volcanoes are always (1) ______. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active
(2) ______.
Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (3) ______ extinct volcanoes. Most
of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes (4) ______ have a hot spot under them. They (5)
______erupt anymore.
Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, (6) ______ they could erupt again. These are called dormant
volcanoes.
Scientists try to figure out (7) ______ volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work.
Scientists drill into volcanoes. They (8) ______ maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study
volcanoes (9) ______ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (10) ______ to tell
what a volcano might do.
1. The paintings, that are marked with a small red dot, have already been sold.
A B C D
2. The secretary whom sits at the first desk on the right can give you the information.
A B C D
3. A woman that teaches linguistics at the university received an award about outstanding research.
A B C D
4. The person to who this letter was addressed died three years ago.
A B C D
5. Children, if they are used to being treated with respect, will behave according.
A B C D
6. The same economic problems has led to the collapse of the military government.
A B C D
7. Some places has temperatures in the forties during the heat wave.
A B C D
8. The chancellor bluntly warned the Cabinet to axe public spending or faces higher taxes.
A B C D
9. The decision, which affected over 200 students, was not warmly receive in the community.
A B C D
10. Our office needs a secretary whom knows how to use various word processing programs.
A B C D
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