UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS

A. PHONETICES
I)-Write the words from the box in the correct part of the table, according to the stress.

analogy apology archaeology astrology audiology bacteriology biology

biotechnology ecology ethnology futurology geology ideology methodology

microbiology musicology philosophy psychology sociology volcanology

biography geography telegraphy photography calligraphy radiography

stenography cosmography oceanography historiography

oOoo _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
ooOoo _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
oooOoo _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
oooO _________________________________________________________
II)-Mark (‘) the stressed syllable in the underlined words. Then practice saying the
sentences.
1. Analogy is the process of comparing one thing with another that has similar
features in order to explain it.
2. Audiology is the science that deals with the sense of hearing.
 3. Ethnology is the scientific study and comparison of human races.
4. Ideology is a set of ideas that an economic or political system is based on.
5. Biotechnology is use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific
processes.
6. Cosmography is the part of science that deals with the general features of the earth
and the universe.
7. Calligraphy is beautiful handwriting that you can do with a special pen or brush.
8. Biography is the story of a person’s life written by someone else.
9. Oceanography is the scientific study of the ocean.
10.Historiography is the study of writing about history.
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I)-Match a word in column A with its description in column B, writing the answer in each
blank.
Answer A B
______ 1. A thunderstorm A. It is created when the
surface layer of the ground collapses. It varies in size
and are found all over the world. It is an area of
ground that has no natural external surface
drainage. When it rains, all of the water stays inside
it and typically drains into the subsurface. It can vary
from a few feet to hundreds of acres and from less
than 1 to more than 100 feet deep.
______ 2. A tornado B. The Earth has a crust under the
oceans and the land that we live on. This crust
made of massive areas of flat rock called tectonic
plates, which float on the Earth’s mantle, the inside
layer of the Earth. When the plates move slowly
together, this movement forces energy through the
crusts to the Earth’s surface. The energy causes the
Earth to tremble and shake.
______ 3. A hurricane C. It is a very bright flash of electricity that happens in
a thunderstorm. It is actually a spark that crosses
the gap between two clouds or between a cloud
 and the Earth. It carries an enormous charge of
electricity. Trees are burned, metal can be melted
and people can be killed.
______4. An earthquakeD. It is caused by earthquakes at sea. It forms when energy
from an earthquake displace hundreds of cubic
kilometers of water from the seabed. Large waves
begin moving through the ocean from their
epicenters. When it reaches shallow water near
coastal areas, it increases in height. The sign comes
before it strikes when the waterline suddenly
retreats, exposing hundreds of meters of beach and
seabed.
______5. A volcanoE. It is a very violent windstorm. The air is concentrated and whirls
up rapidly. It is grey in colour and looks like an
elephant’s trunk swaying down from the clouds to
touch the ground with its tip.
______6. A tsunamiF. It is a hill or mountain formed when molten material or lave from
the inside of the Earth is forced through the Earth’s
crust by gases. It can produce vast clouds of very fine
volcanic dust which looks like smoke.
______7. A sinkholeG. It is a storm where you hear thunder and see
lightning. There is usually heavy rain. It is an electric
storm.
______ 8. Lightning H. It is the most violent storm known
on Earth. It is a tropical storm. It forms at sea and
causes dangerous, stormy seas. It can reach the land
and destroy buildings and trees. It can blow high
waves onto the land and cause flooding.
II)-Complete each sentences with the correct word from the box.

drought flood hurricane landslide tornado

1. When there is a ___________, a lot of water covers an area where there usually
isn’t water.
 2. A ___________ refers to a long time without rain.
3. When there is a ______________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.
4. A____________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.
5. A____________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle. III)-Fill in
each of the numbered blank in the following passage, using the appropriate
words or phrases given in the box.

a because of blown causes normal

dry suffer irrigated wells drops

Drought is an condition that results when the average rainfall for a fertile area
(1)____________ far below the normal amount for (2)___________ long period of
time. In areas that are not (3)_________, the lack of rain (4)_________ farm crops to
wither and die. Higher than (5)___________ temperatures usually accompany periods
of droughts. The soil of a drought area becomes (6)__________ and crumbles. Often
the rich topsoil is (7)____________ away by the hot, dry winds. Streams, ponds, and
(8)_________ often dry up during a drought, and animals (9)____________ and may
even die (10)_______________ the lack of water.
IV)-Use the verbs in the box in the correct form to complete the sentences.

bury evacuate rage take

recover scatter provide suffer

1. The government _____________ health and other services to the affected regions.
2. Action were _____________ to limit the effects of the floods in Quang Ninh.
3. The Red Cross helped homeless families to ____________ from the disaster
through the project.
4. The majority of concerned areas have ___________ from cholera epidemics after
the floods and landslides in Central America.
5. Early September, mudslides caused by heavy rains _____________ an entire village
of 480 inhabitants.
6. Thousands of villagers ____________ from flood-prone areas after the warnings
from the weather bureau.
7. Tiny particles of dust, smoke, salt or pollution droplets that ___________ through
the air to cause haze.
 8. The fires ____________ for more than a week in the southern region of Chile,
which has been hit by a severe drought.
V)-Circle the correct verbs in the brackets in this story.
My Great Grandmother Meets Hurricane Cleo
Hurricane Cleo struck the United States in August, 1964. My great grandmother,
Ana, was travelling in Miami when the hurricane struck. She (1. said/told) me that she
still remembers how scared everyone was.
She (2. said/told) me that the hotel (3. has called/ had called) her room one
morning and (4. had said/ had told) her that a big storm (5. is/ was) on its way. They
said that all hotel guests (6. have to/ had to) stay in the hotel until the weather forecast
(7. tell/said) that it (8. is/was) safe to leave.
She stayed in her room and she turned on the TV, the reports said that a lot of
people (9. have been/ had been) injured and that all the roads (10. are/were) flooded.
She always (11. says/said) that she still (12. feels/felt) lucky to have survived Hurricane
Cleo.
VI)-Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Anita said she was very sorry for what she (do)______________.
2. When Sam (pay)_______________ the bill, we felt the restaurant and went home.
3. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired – she (not sleep)__________ for two days.
4. The road was blocked because a lorry (break down) _____________.
5. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she (not fly) _________ before.
6. ___________ (they/go) home when you arrived?
7. I (hear)___________ the story before, so I didn’t find it very interesting.
8. After she (try on)____________ all the dresses in the shop, she bought the most
expensive one.
9. They (not have)___________ breakfast when I got up.
10. The children were very excited because they (not see)____________ a tiger before.
VII)-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. After Nick (do)______________ his homework, he (go)____________ to bed last
night.
2. Mai (live)__________ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move)___________ to
Ha Noi three years ago.
 3. Phong (tell)____________ me yesterday that he (learn)___________ French for a
year.
4. Ms Hong (work)__________ at our school for twenty years before she (retire)
_____________ last June.
5. By the time I (get)__________ to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start)
________________.
6. When we (come)_____________ back to our home village last month, it
(change)___________ so much.
7. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow)____________ a lot.
8. By the time the bus (come)__________ this morning. Duong (wait)___________ for
it for half an hour.
VIII)-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes were flooded after Cyclone Kormen (hit)__________
Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all of the boats (return) __________
to the port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer)___________
from a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur)____________ after it (rain) _______________
heavily for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha
Giang Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say)_____________ seven people were killed in
the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after rain (cause)
_____________ extensive floods across the region.
6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt)_____________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover)
_____________ the surrounding villages with ash.
IX)-Read the passage, and put the verbs in brackets in the correct passive forms.
The Titanic was a huge ship. It (1. build)___________ in Liverpool, England, and
sank on its first trip in 1912. Today, you can visit the Titanic Museum in Missouri,
USA and see what life was like for people on the Titanic. Visitors (2. greet)
_____________ y people in costumes and (3. give)__________ tickets for their
journey. Inside, the museum (4. decorate)____________ with things from the real
Titanic passengers, like clothes, letters, and jewelry. All the items (5.
 keep)____________ in good conditions. You can learn about the passengers and
explore the world’s most famous ship.
X)-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
El Nino and La Nina
The tropical Pacific Ocean (1)______________ a warming and cooling cycle. This
cycle is a completely natural event and usually (2)___________ between three to
seven years.
When the waters become (3)______________, it is called El Nino, and when they
become cooler it is called La Nina. During the cycle, the (4)___________ of the ocean
can change by around 3oC between the warmest and coolest times.
(5)_____________ off the South American coast have known about this
(6)____________ event for hundreds of years. When it (7)____________, they see a
huge fall in the numbers of fish caught. But scientists are only just beginning to
(8)____________ how the event affects Earth’s weather and climate.
C. SPEAKING
I)-Rearrange the sentences to make a suitable conversation by writing the correct
number (1-7) in each blank.
___________A. Thank goodness for that
___________B. What a shame!
___________C. What’s going on in the news today?
___________D. Really?
___________E. But there haven’t been any deaths
___________F. Well, the Times says there was a terrible storm in the north
___________G. Yes. It says lots of houses were destroyed
II)-Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing the
number (1-10) in each blank. Then practice it with your classmate.
___________A. Nick: A levee is a wall built next to a river to stop the river from
overflowing. Well, local people felt angry because the government did not prepare New
Orleans for a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, and people did not have shelter and food.
___________B. Duong: Why did it cause a lot of damage in New Orleans?
___________C. Nick: Yes. Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to affect the
coast of the United States for the last 100 years.
___________D. Nick: Yes, but the government did not provide help in time
___________E. Nick: Because the levees all over the city of New Orleans were broken
and collapsed, then 80% of the city was left under water.
___________F. Duong: Really? That’s awful. America is a rich country.
___________G. Duong: The strongest storm for the last 100 years? What happened
then?
___________H. Duong: This morning our teacher talked about Hurricane Katrina in
America in 2005. Do you know much about it, Nick?
___________I. Duong: What are the levees, Nick?
___________J. Nick: At first, it was only a tropical depression, and then it quickly grew in
strength and soon became a tropical storm.
D. READING
I)-Read the following brochure, and then tick () the statements that the article
recommends.
A Family Emergency Plan
The best way to deal with an emergency or a disaster is to prepare for it before it
happens. You can do this by making a family emergency plan. Here are some tips on
how to prepare one.
• Put a list of emergency phone numbers, including the police, fire, and emergency
medical department near every phone.
• Make an emergency supplies kit. This should include canned food, bottled water,
flashlights, matches, batteries, blankets, a battery-operated radio, a first-aid kit, etc.
• Teach responsible family members how and when to shut off water and electricity
sources in the house.
• Learn basic first aid.
• Decide what you will take and where you will go if you have to evaluate.
• Decide what to do if your family is separated. Choose a place to meet in case you
can’t return to your home.
• Regularly review and practice your plans.
 1. Have a plan in case there is an emergency or disaster. 
2. Write down emergency telephone numbers. 
3. Gather together some things you might need in an emergency. 
4. Show young children how to turn on and off the water and electricity. 
5. Know how to use the items in a first-aid kit. 
6. Decide when to evaluate. 
7. Find a place for everyone in your family to go if you aren’t together. 

8. Practise your plans one time. 

II)-Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1)__________
by an abnormal (2)____________ of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the
(3)_____________ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some
continents and (4)___________ rain to others. It was first (5)_____________ by
fishermen coming from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the the 17 th century. It got its
name (Spanish for ‘boy child’) because it usually takes (6)____________ near Christmas
time. It can cause catastrophic (7)___________. The 1982 El Nino (8)___________ in
1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (9)____________ fish
and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (10)_____________ that sailors in the Pacific
can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.

1. A. happened B. caused C. origin D. done

2. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming
3. A. proficiency B. power C. practice D. performance
4. A. wet B. shower C. plenty D. heavy
5. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time
6. A. away B. care C. part D. place
7. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem
8. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave
9. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving
10. A. said B. felt C. told D. mistaken
III)-Read the article about storm chasing, and then decide whether the statements are
True (T), False (F), or No
 Information (NI)
Storm Chasers
Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Enormous storms. Just reading these words make people
imagine disastrous events that can cause countless injuries and severe damages. No
one looks forward to weather reports or breaking news that announces these natural
disasters. No one, except a small group of about 100 people known as “storm chasers”.
Who are these people, and what do they do? A storm chaser is a person who
tries to get as close to a severe storm as possible. A few storm chasers are scientists
who want to learn more about storms and how they develop. They want to be able to
learn more so that someday they can better predict when and where storms will occur.
With more information, they could help people avoid the severe destruction and high
casualties that often happen when huge storms hit. Others are professional
photographers, film makers, or TV reporters. Some are tour guides who take people
close to the fascinated by nature and chase storms as a hobby.
Storm chasers study weather data and look closely at the sky to guess the timing
and location of storms when they form. They hope to be there when a tornado forms
and to follow it as it touches ground. If they are lucky, they will catch a tornado at least
once in every five to ten trips.
In 1996, the thriller “Twister” introduced storm chasing to filmgoers. Since then,
a lot of people have been fascinated by the topic. There have been TV shows, and
hundreds of books about this exciting “sport”.
But storm chasing is not for everyone. It is a dangerous hobby. Roads are often
wet and dangerous to drive, severe floods can wash away cars, and lightning storms
can cause casualties.
T F NI
1. Storm chasers look for opportunities to study and photograph   
huge storms.
2. There are a lot of women storm chasers.   
3. There are over 1,000 people who are storm chasers.   
4. Storm chasers look forward to tornadoes.   
5. Storm chasers know exactly when a tornado will hit a town.   
6. There are TV shows about storm chasing.   
7. “Twister” is the best film about storm chasing.   

8. Storm chasing is easy.   

IV)-Read the text carefully, and then do the tasks that follow.
In April 2010, a group of 14- and 15-year-old students from Loughborough, in the
UK, went to Iceland on a school trip. They wanted to see things they studied in their
Geography lessons at school so they visited an area which has a lot of active volcanoes.
However, in the middle of the night on Tuesday 13 th April the Eyjafjallajökull volcano
began to erupt.
Emergency services woke up the students and their teachers in their hotel at
4am. They didn’t have time to get dressed and left in their pyjamas. A bus took them to
Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, where they were safe.
When Eyjafjallajökull erupted, it affected people all over the world. In the local
area 800 people left their homes immediately because of floods from local rivers and
dangerous smoke and gases. The volcano also sent a big cloud of ash 8km up into the
air. This was dangerous for planes because the pilots couldn’t see in the ash cloud.
Many countries in Europe, including the UK, France, Sweden and Norway, closed
their airports for many days in April. Thousands of travellers around the world couldn’t
get home. They slept in airports or tried to get to their destinations by car, train, bus or
even taxi.
Icelandic volcanoes are very active. When the volcano Laki erupted for eight
months in 1783, almost two million people died around the world. It was the worst
volcanic eruptions in history. The students from Loughborough were lucky!
A/-Choose the best title for the text.
1. Geography lessons in Iceland
2. Thousands of people can’t fly to Iceland
3. Students escape when the volcano erupts
B/ Read the text again, and identify whether the statements are True (T), False (F), or
Not mentioned (NM).
T F NM
 1. The students learned about volcanoes before they went to   
Iceland.
2. They stayed near the Eyjafjallajökull volcano.   
3. The volcano woke up the students.   
4. The students enjoyed their trip to Iceland.   
5. The eruption of Eyjafjallajökull didn’t affect local people.   
6. In April 2010 many airports closed in Europe.   
7. Volcanoes in Iceland do not erupt very often.   

8. The eruption of Laki in 1783 wasn’t very big.   

V)-Read Mary Ann’s story, and answer the questions.
In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three-storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of
Mexico. First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke. Then the room
flooded. Five minutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling. Then it floated out of
the window. It was dark and the wind was howling. I was terrified. The building was
falling down all around me. The wind was awful. It reached a speed of 234 miles per
hour. I was cut and bleeding from head to toe. Finally, someone found me 8 km from
my house and they took me to hospital.
1. When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico?
________________________________________________________________
2. What happened after the rooms flooded?
________________________________________________________________ 3.
What happened to the building?
________________________________________________________________
4. How fast was the wind?
________________________________________________________________
5. How far did the water carry Mary Ann?
________________________________________________________________
VI)-Read the following passage carefully, then write True (T) or False (F) for each
statement.
The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day their country in the not-too-distant
future will disappear from the surface of the earth. Several times this year, the Pacific
island nation has been flooded by a sudden high tide. These tide, which swept across
the island and destroyed houses, came when there was neither wind nor rain. This
never happened before.
What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may be global
warming. When fuels like oil and coal are being burned, pollutants are released, these
pollutants hold heat in the earth’s atmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause water to
expand and also create more water by melting glaciers and polar ice caps.
If the situation continues, scientists say that many countries will suffer,
Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral island nations of the
Pacific like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however, would face an even worse fate –
they would be swallowed by the sea. The loss of these coral islands would be
everyone’s loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on
the earth.
T F
1. In Kiribati there were sudden high tides coming when there was no  
wind or rain.
2. High tides without wind or rain often happen in Kiribati.  
3. Global warming is definitely the cause of those mysterious high tides.  
4. The loss of coral islands doesn’t affect people on the earth  

5. Coral reefs play an essential role in marine life.  

VII)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the story.
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
America Midwest, terrible earthquakes all over the world, huge fires, 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 of
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 terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic such as cars, trains, 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.
 7. Which ‘natural disaster’ isn’t mentioned in the passage?

E. a volcano F. a tornado G. a flood H. a hurricane

8. What is the writer’s unforgettable personal experience?

A. the London killer B. the heavy fog in London in 1952

C. a high-pressure system D. the strangeness of nature
9. How long did the “London Killer Fog” last?

E. For four F. For five days G. For six days H. For a week days
10.What didn’t happen during the time of the ‘London Killer Fog’?

E. Pollution F. Heavy rain G. Humidity H. Heavy fog

11.Why did the traffic stop?

E. Because of the rain F. Because of the windy weather

G. Because of the humid weather H. Because of the heavy fog
VIII)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the
passage.
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere
but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the earth’s
surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North
and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of
Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the earth’s surface,
like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can
predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in
trees, fish jumping out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals
acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water and medical
supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depend on types of
building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth
each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
1. Earthquakes happen in certain areas where ______________.
 A. the population is large B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built
2. Earthquakes often happen along __________________.
A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
3. Looking for _______________ can help predict earthquakes.
A. changes in the earth’s surface B. water beneath the earth’s surface
C. drops of water D. water currents
4. After an earthquake, as a result of ____________ people may die.
A. lack of food B. lack of friendship C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
5. The passage mainly discusses ______________.
A. the damage caused by B. how strong earthquakes are
earthquakes
C. strange animal behaviors D. how to predict earthquakes
E. WRITING
I)-Complete the sentences with the cues given in the table, using the Past Perfect.
not study have a haircut not cook enough food
break my leg not sleep well alarm clock not go off
0. She was late because her alarm clock hadn’t gone off.
1. I couldn’t play football because _________________________________________.
2. They failed the exam because________________________________________.
3. I didn’t recognize him because _______________________________________.
4. She was tired because ______________________________________________.
5. We were hungry because ___________________________________________.
II)-Write full sentences about severe landslides in Mekong Delta provinces, using the
words and phrase given.
1. Recently / landslides/ sweep away/ hectares/ vegetables/ fruit crops/ many houses.
________________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________________
2. Last week/ An Hiep Commune/ Dong Thap Province/ meet/ a high risk/ landslide
disaster.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. A severe landslide/ occur/ there/ three days ago/ and it/ destroy/ completely over
2,000 square meters/ agricultural land/ at least five houses.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. Last year/ there/ be/ seven landslide/ An Hiep commune/ causing a loss/ more than
VND 2 billion.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
5. In Can Tho/ a landslide/ occur/ Cai Rang District/ and/ bury/ three houses/ 50
meters of road/ three week ago.
 _____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
6. The authorities/ already have/ plans/ move households/ high risk zones/
safer places.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
III)-Write full sentences about a drought in Central Viet Nam, using the words
and phrases given.
Drought in Central Vietnam
1. A drought emergency/ declare/ last month/ after five months without rain/
Ninh Thuan/ other provinces/ Central Viet Nam.
_____________________________________________________________
___
____________________________________________________________
____ 2. A drought/ a long period/ when/ there/ little or no rain.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
3. Hot weather/ the highest temperature/ 42 degree Celsius/ hit/ Central Viet
Nam.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
4. In particular/ rainfall/ be/ lower/ the average/ the past few years.
_____________________________________________________________
___
 ____________________________________________________________
____ 5. In Ninh Thuan/ about 50,000 local people/ suffer/ drinking water
shortage.
_____________________________________________________________
___
6. Hundreds/ hectares/ rice and vegetables/ destroy/ and/ 500 cattle/ die/
prolonged drought.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
7. In Gia Lai/ other provinces/ water/ many reservoirs/ drop/ the “dead”
level/ several months.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
8. The provinces/ receive/ financial supports/ worth VND 172 billion/ the
government.
_______________________________________________________________
_
_______________________________________________________________
_

TEST (UNIT 9)TEST (UNIT 9)185

I)-Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. rescue B. supply C. erupt D. damage
2. A. mudslide B. earthquake C. typhoon D. debris
3. A. hurricane B. tornado C. volcano D. eruption
4. A. disaster B. injury C. tsunami D. provision
5. A. tropical B. natural C. terrible D. destructive
II)-Choose the best answer A, B,C or D to complete the sentences.
 6. 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
7. Monsoon rains across Thailand _____________ millions of people in 61 of
its provinces.
A. has affected B. have affected C. have effect D. have influenced
8. Typhoon Haiyan made the damage, and ____________ of life became
great in the Philippines.
A. lose B. loses C. losing D. loss
9. Thanks to the extensive ___________ measures taken, loss of life in
Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and other provinces seemed to be
relatively low.
A. prevent B. preventive C. prevention D. preventing
10. A number of other provinces will declare drought _____________ in the
coming weeks.
A. accident B. emergency C. event D. situation
11. In some areas, human ____________ can be a contributing factor in
causing landslides.
A. acts B. actions C. acting D. activities
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
III)-Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
 16. Tsunami is a Japanese term for an unusually large ocean wave caused by
undersea earthquake, landslide, or volcanic _____________ (erupt)
17. During a volcano, you should follow the ______________ order issued by
authorities. (evaluate)
18. Thunderstorms can be _____________, while tornadoes, and lightning
can be life threatening. (destroy)
19. _____________ of the deadly Nepal earthquake have told the horror of
the moment when it struck, leaving more than 3,000 dead. (survive)
20. The tents will be used for medical camps and temporary ____________
after theearthquake in Nepal. (accommodate)
21. A website in Pakistan is helping coordinate the ____________ of aid in the
flood disaster. (provide)
IV)-Fill in each blank with the correct word/ phrase from the box.

rainstorm properly emergency tsunami

debris ash assistance warnings

damage climate changes weather bureau officials

22. Due to the high loss of both human lives and property, the Government of
Vietnam issued an appeal for international ________________.
23. Serious floods caused loss of human lives, as well as significant material
_______________.
24. On March 23, 2011, Japan suffered a huge _____________ caused by an
earthquake.
25. Local people asked weather ____________ to issue an hourly update for
the disaster.
26. Natural disasters can also result in the tremendous destruction of
___________, and financial loss.
27. Avalanche is a large body of snow, ice or rock and ______________sliding
down a mountain.
28. According to the Philippines ____________, within the next 24 hours
Parma could develop into a super typhoon.
 29. The National Hurricane Center issues ____________, forecasts, and
analyses of hazardous tropical weather.
30. When volcanoes erupt, clouds of ___________ cover plants making them
incredible.
31. One June 9, authorities in Ninh Thuan Province declared a drought
__________ for the first time after five months of lacking rains.
32. _____________ such as El Nino can also have a dramatic effect on the risk
of wildfires.
33. A powerful ___________ in Ha Noi that lasted one hour on Wednesday
afternoon left three people dead, and caused power outages and minor
flooding in many streets.
V)-Complete the sentences, using the correct passive form of the verbs in
brackets.
44. Severe damage to environment ___________ by prolonged droughts in
Central Vietnam last July. (cause)
45. Tomorrow the dam ____________ to prevent salt water from entering the
fields in Tien Giang Province. (close)
46. The hot weather __________ to continue while there were longer hours of
sunshine. (expect)
47. Two naval ships _____________ to the island to rescue fishermen. (send)
48. Oil rigs throughout the Gulf of Mexico __________ during Hurricane
Katrina. (hit)
49. Roofs of thousands of houses __________ across the road during the
cyclone.
(blow)
50. Villages along the river ____________ about a high risk of landslide every
year. (warn)
51. Fires in the wild ____________ by Forest Fire Fighters who use different
techniques before the fires can destroy too much land or property. (put
out)
52. More than 20 streets in Bien Hoa ____________ to a depth of up to 80
centimeters last Friday. (flood)
53. After Typhoon Linda, over 2,200 school rooms _____________, and 4,000
school rooms _______________. (destroy – damage)
VI)-Read the passage, and write the correct form of each verb in brackets. Use
the past perfect, or the simple past (active or passive).
Typhoon Linda in Viet Nam
During the night of November 2, 1997, Typhoon Linda (44. hit)
__________South Viet Nam, and (45. affect)___________ all the Southwestern
provinces. Before the disaster (46. occur)____________, the Government of Viet
Nam (47. warn) _________ populations in the areas. Moreover, the government
(48. instruct) ___________ the provinces to combat the effects of the typhoon.
Thanks to these efforts, more than 3,500 fishermen (49. rescue)____________.
However, 464 people (50. kill) _________, over 3,000 boats (51.
sink)_____________, and about 100,000 houses (52. destroy) _____________.
The Government also (53. take) ___________ all measures to provide health and
other services to the affected population.
VII)-Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
Drought
Drought occurs when there is a (54)______________ of rainfall over a long
period of time, resulting in water shortages for groups of people, activities or the
(55) _____________. Droughts have a significant effect (56)___________
agriculture and can harm the economy.
Water vapour needs to rise high through the atmosphere in order to form
(57) _____________. However, in (58)____________ of high pressure, water
vapour does not rise and no rain or clouds will form. When the high pressure
stays in an area for a prolonged length of (59)____________, the result is
drought,.
VIII)-Rearrange the sentences to make a meaningful conversation, writing the
letter (A-J) in each blank. Then practice it with your classmate.
60. _________A. Nick: I think so, Duong. If we are outside, stay away from water
because water conducts electricity.
61._________B. Duong: I know. It carries an enormous charge of electricity. Trees
are burned, metal can be melted and people can be killed. Is that right?
62._________C. Duong: Yes, water is a conductor of electricity. And I think if we
are outside, we should stay away from trees or electricity poles.
63._________D. Duong: Lightning struck a village in Dong Thap Province, and 2
people were killed.
64. _________E. Nick: And what’s more, if your hair stands on end which is
caused by electricity in the air, bend your body close the ground with your hands
on your knees and your head between them.
65._________F. Duong: It’s a practical way to know how close the lightning is,
Nick. We can be safe from lightning if we do not go fishing or boating during a
thunderstorm.
66._________G. Nick: That’s shocking! Lightning kills and injured more people
each year than hurricanes or tornadoes in America.
67._________H. Duong: Did you watch the news last night, Nick?
68._________I. Nick: Yes, that’s right. We see the lightning before we hear the
thunder because light travels faster than sound. It is easy to calculate how far
away the lightning is by counting the seconds between the flash of lightning and
the clap of thunder.
69._________J. Nick: No, I didn’t. What happened?
IX)-Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the
passage.
The large movement of the earth under the water causes a very large and
powerful tsunami. That tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the
world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa
and Canada because it happened on the holiday which they call Boxing Day. The
tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as the Philippines, Thailand,
Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30 meters killed many people and damaged or destroyed
a lot of buildings and other property. Over 225,000 people died or they were not
found after the tsunami. The waves traveled as far away as South Africa (8,000
kilometers) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the
waves. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the
earthquake affected, over $7 billion was donated to help the survivors and
rebuild the areas damaged.
70. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?A.
Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
71. How high were the waves?
A. thirteen B. eighteen C. thirty meters meters meters D. two
hundred
72. What were some people in South Africa killed by? meters

A. earthquake B. high water C. high wind D. volcano

73. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people
74. What does the word ‘survivors” in the last sentence mean?
A. Houses that aren’t destroyed B. Offices are being rebuilt
C. People who were dead D. People who are left alive
X)-Write full sentences for the article “Southern Thailand hit by smoke from
Indonesia”, using the words and phrases given.
Southern Thailand hit by smoke from Indonesia
75.Heavy smoke/ forest fires/ result/ worst pollution/ for/ over ten years/
southern Thailand.
_____________________________________________________________
___
 _____________________________________________________________
___
76.The smoke/ threaten/ local people’s health/ seven provinces/ the south.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
77. Dangerous levels/ pollution/ record/ the Thai city of Songkhla.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___ 78. Earlier this month/ a number of flights/Phuket/ cancel/ because/ the
smoke.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
79. In the past two months/ thousands/ forest fires/ Indonesia/ leave/ bad
effects/ Southeast Asia.
_____________________________________________________________
___
_____________________________________________________________
___
80. Pollution/ also increase/ rates/ respiratory illnesses.
_______________________________________________________________
_
_______________________________________________________________
_

TEST YOURSELF 3TEST YOURSELF 3

I)-Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. emergency B. astrology C. scientific D. environment
 2. A. survivor B. property C. resident D. government
3. A. historic B. iconic C. spectacle D. attraction
4. A. official B. together C. koala D. popular
5. A. poisonous B. pollutant C. artistic D. aquatic
II)-Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
landscapes while but area capital
variety development popular mountainous diverse
6. Cardiff is the largest city and also the _____________ of Wales.
7. The most _____________ sport in Canada is ice hockey.
8. The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington ___________ the largest city
is Auckland.
9. The Scottish Highland are a ____________ region of Scotland.
10. A ___________ of wildlife can be found in Scotland, including seals,
mountain hare, and the golden eagle.
11. Rugby is the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand _________
football, cricket, netball, golf are popular among participants.
12. Australia is the world’s sixth largest country by ____________ while
Canada is the second.
13. Australia has a range of different ___________, including urban areas,
mountain ranges, desert and rain forests.
14. The United States is a ____________ country with a multicultural society.
15. The US was the leading force behind the ____________ of the Internet.
III)-Match the celebrations and holidays in the Englishspeaking countries with
their activities, and write the answer in each blank.
Answer Celebrations & Activities
holidays
______ 16. Independence A. It is an Irish religious holiday, Irish and Irish
Day Americans celebrate the day. They decorate
their houses and streets with green
shamrocks and wear something in green. In
large cities, long parades march through the
streets.
______ 17. April Fool’s B. In some areas of Great Britain, St. Andrew is
Day regarded as the patron of lace-makers. At the
evening of the day, the women wear men's
dress, and the men wear female dress.
______ 18. Thanks giving C. On the 1st of March each year, you can see
people
Day walking around London with leeks pinned to their
coats. A leek is the national emblem of
Wales. Many Welsh people who live in
London or other cities outside Wales like to
show their solidarity on their national day.
______ 19. Boxing Day D. It is on July 4th.
This day commemorates the signing of the
Declaration of Independence and establishing
the USA.
______ 20. St. Patrick’s E. People in love send special cards with heats,
Day flowers, and loving words.
______ 21. St. Andrew’s F. On April 1st people play jokes on
each other. Day
______ 22. St. David’s Day G. On the 4th
Thursday in November, American families
meet for a special dinner with turkey and
pumpkin pie. They give thanks to God for the
past year and remember the first harvest of
the first European Americans in 1621.
______ 23. St. Valentine’s H. Boxing Day in the United Kingdom is
the day after Day Christmas Day and falls on December 26.
Traditionally, it was a day when employers
distributed money, food, cloth (material) or
other valuable goods to their employees. In
modem times, it is an important day for
sporting events.
IV)-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
24. Would you go to his party if he (invite)__________ you?
25. I (can/ help) _____________ you translate this text into French if we had a
dictionary.
26. We (email)______________ her if we had her address.
27. If I (know) ______________ the answer, I wouldn’t need to ask.
28. I’d probably buy a laptop if it (be)_________ cheaper.
29. Where would you live if you (have)__________ the choice?
30. If you (have)___________ 20 brothers and sisters, think how many
birthday presents you (get)__________!
31. If everyone (speak) __________ the same language, do you think life (be)
_________ better?
32. I’m sorry, I don’t know. If I (know) __________ the answer, I (tell)
__________ you.
33. I don’t know what I (do)___________ if you (not be) ___________ here to
help me.
V)-Rearrange the sentences in order to make a meaningful conversation, writing
the letter (A-J) in each blank. The first (0) has been done for you.
0 Mai: I have read an article about Typhoon Linda in 1997, Nick. It is
considered the most severe storm to hit Viet Nam for more than 100 years.
34._______ A. Nick: How wonderful! What was the story, Mai?
35._______ B. Mai: Well, she tried to balance her ship and order her sailors to
throw all the fish they had already caught back into the sea and remove water
from the bottom of the ship.
36. _______ C. Nick: That's awful. How about rescue workers? Could they do
anything to help fishermen on board?
37._______ D. Mai: Boats and ships near hers were sinking, and she could hear
the shouts for rescue from them. She told her sailors to throw their two buoys
into the sea. After five hours of struggling, her crew and she brought 36 people on
board. I think she was in fact a heroine, Nick.
38._______ E. Mai: 480 people were killed, 1,300 boats sank, and over 100,000
houses were damaged or destroyed.
39._______ F. Nick: What could she do to rescue herself and others?
40._______ G. Mai: On that fateful night, Ms. Hong was on board with four of her
crew. The storm arrived so fast that no one could do anything.
41. _______ H. Nick: Oh, no! The most severe storm? Did it cause great damage,
Mai?
42._______ I. Nick: That was the right thing to do. How could she rescue
fishermen from other boats?
43._______ J. Mai: Yes. They rescued more than 3,500 fishermen. I also read the
story of Captain Nguyen Thi Hong, who rescued 36 people during the fierce
Typhoon Linda.
VI)- Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space
in the following passage.
Water Pollution in India
Contamination of water from any external source that makes it (44)______
to life is known as water pollution. (45)________the fast industrial development
and modern civilization, the problem of water pollution is (46)_______day by day.
The (47)_______ sources of water pollution are domestic wastes, agricultural
wastes, sewage disposal, industrial wastes, radioactive wastes and oil leakages.
All the Indian rivers, including the holy river Ganga, have become highly
polluted today. However, the Ganga Action Plan to control its water from
pollution has not been proved (48)_______ .The (49)________ of water
pollution is widespread. It causes many severe water-borne diseases.
According to WHO, 21 per cent of all (50)________ diseases in India are
waterborne diseases. Oil is the main pollutant of the sea water. Huge tankers
often dump oil into the sea. This act of dumping (51)________kills sea plants and
animals.
44. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed
45. A. At B. Of C. In D. With
 46. A. increase B. increasing C. increased D. to increase
47. A. most B. more C. major D. hard
48. A. success B. successful C. unsuccessful D. succeeded
49. A. effect B. effects C. affect D. affects
50. A. communicate B. communicative C. communicabl D. communicatio
e n
51. A. poisons B. poisonous C. poisoning D. poisoned
VII)-Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word.
In the first 20 years of the 20th century, English medium education became
popular for all groups in Singapore. By the 1950s nearly all children went to
school, and the majority were educated in (52)___________.
Since Singapore became an independent Republic in 1965, the
(53)________ of English has increased still further. For many Singaporeans,
English is the (54) _________language. Many families (55)________ English at
home and it is one of the (56)__________ languages learnt by about half of the
current pre-school
(57)____________.
Over half of the population born since 1965 is (58) ________ speakers of
English, and the proportion of this group is still (59)____________.
VIII)-Read the text, and do the tasks that follow.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are among the deadliest natural disasters, causing the largest
numbers of casualties, the highest death tolls, and the greatest destruction. In
1556 in China, the deadliest earthquake in history killed 830,000 people. But
many other earthquakes have caused the deaths of more than 100,000 people,
and it is not unusual, even in modern times, for an earthquake death toll to reach
20,000 to 30,000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless and with
countless injured. The floodwaters of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, which killed
over 200,000 people, were caused by a catastrophic earthquake.
Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the
answer in each blank.
 Answer A B
________ 60. deadly (adj
) A. a person killed in a war or disaster
________ 61. casualty (n
) B. very many
________ 62. (death) toll (n
) C. causing great damage
________ 63. countless (adj
) D. causing death
________ 64. catastrophic (adj
) E. the number of people who were killed by
something.
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
T F
65. Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters.  
66. In modern times, the number of deaths caused by an earthquake is  
limited.
67. China is the country with the deadliest earthquake in history.  
68. Earthquakes cause lots of death toll, homelessness and injuries.  

69. Earthquakes do not cause tsunamis at all.  

IX)-Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below.
Super Typhoon Haiyan
Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever
observed. It ripped through the Philippines, and the destruction across the islands
was disastrous and widespread. Houses and buildings were leveled by the storm's
powerful winds. Trees fell down and neighborhoods were under flood water. One
CNN reporter, upon seeing the hard-hit city of Tacloban, said: “It is like a tsunami
has hit here.” About 9.5 million people have been affected by the typhoon.
Typhoon Haiyan weakened to a tropical storm, but at least five people died in
Vietnam when Haiyan hit the country. Recovery from the monster typhoon,
locally known as Yolanda, would be long and difficult.
70.What is Super Typhoon Haiyan considered?
_____________________________________________________________
____ 71. What is another name for Typhoon Haiyan?
 _____________________________________________________________
____ 72. How was the destruction in the Philippines caused by Typhoon
Haiyan?
_____________________________________________________________
____ 73. How many people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan?
_____________________________________________________________
____ 74. How many people in Viet Nam died when the typhoon hit the
country?
_____________________________________________________________
____ 75. How was the recovery from the typhoon?
_____________________________________________________________
____
X)-Write the sentences describing the National Cherry Blossom Festival in
Washington. DC, based on the calendar of events. You may use the verbs
like include, enjoy, offer, take part in, watch, see..
The National Cherry Blossom Festival calendar of events.

Festival Date Activity

Opening Saturday, a variety of live entertainment including the
Ceremony March 21 AUN-J Classic Orchestra, pop singer Misato
Watanabe, jazz and classical pianist Miami
Morita and singer/song writer Deborah Bond
Blossom Kite Saturday, kite flying competition, special demonstrations Festival
March 28 and kite making for children.
Southwest Saturday, practical activities, musical entertainment, food
Waterfront April 14 and drink
Fireworks Festival
National Cherry Saturday, marching bands, dance troupes, giant helium
Blossom Festival April 11 balloons and special celebrity guests
Parade
Sakura Matsuri – Saturday, arts, crafts, demonstrations, live entertainment,
Japanese Street April 11 food and drink
Festival
76. The Opening Ceremony on Saturday, March 21 includes
__________________
_____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
77. _____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
78. _____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
79. _____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
_____________________________________________________________
____
80. _____________________________________________________________
____
_________________________________________________________________