Trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 9 (có đáp án): Natural disasters | Global Success

Với 76 câu hỏi trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 9: Natural disasters bộ sách Global Success 8 gồm đầy đủ các kĩ năng: Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar, Reading có đáp án và giải thích chi tiết giúp học sinh ôn luyện trắc nghiệm Tiếng Anh 8 Unit 9.

Ngữ âm Trọng âm của từ có kết thúc -logy và -graphy

Câu 1. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion,…

a. of 

b. in

c. on

d. under

Câu 2. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___.

a. victims 

b. enemies

c. friends

d. effects

Câu 3. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland.

a. off 

b. back

c. down

d. in

Câu 4. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides.

a. up 

b. away

c. into

d. out 

Câu 5. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

a. blanks 

b. deserts

c. spaces

d. bareness

Câu 6. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel.

a. planting 

b. plant

c. to plant

d. planted

Câu 7. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Many techniques have been (7) _____.

a. using 

b. use

c. used

d. uses

Câu 8. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment.

a. fertilizer

b. soil

c. earth

d. water  

Câu 9. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas.

a. to carry

b. take

c. fetch

d. bring 

Câu 10. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

More than a billion people all over the world are (1) _____  the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (2)___. People cut (3) ____ trees for fuel and farmland. Their herd eat (4) _____ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides. The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (5) ____.

In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops. Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (6) ____ trees and banned burning firewood for fuel. Many techniques have been (7) _____. For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (8) _____ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment. Other countries built long canals or pipelines (9)____ water to desert areas. Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

Unless people find more (10) _______ methods, their homes and land will be lost. The last against the desert is continuing.

a. great

b. effective

c. major

d. useful

Từ vựng Thảm họa thiên nhiên

Câu 1. Choose the best answer.

A drought occurs when a region receives consistently below average _____.

a. falling rain

b. rain falling

c. rainfall

d. fallrain

Câu 2. Choose the best answer.

The volcano could ____ at any time.

a. erupt

b. strike

c. hit

d. rage

Câu 3. Choose the best answer.

The government is sending aid to flood_____.

a. victims

b. people

c. villagers

d. residents

Câu 4. Choose the best answer.

The ground began to _____ when the earthquake occurred.

a. shake

b. litter

c. parade

d. dump

Câu 5. Choose the best answer.

During a long drought, farmers had to find ways to _____ their crops.

a. save

b. cook

c. raise

d. set

Câu 6. Choose the best answer.

Areas of Africa were _____ by drought.

a. done

b. affected

c. suffered

d. caused

Câu 7. Choose the best answer.

We became ____ by the rising floodwater. We couldn’t move to anywhere else.

a. trapped

b. rescued

c. reported

d. evacuated

Câu 8. Choose the best answer.

The Earth’s weather is _____ and we don’t know that will happen to us.

a. dangerous

b. predicted

c. serious

d. mysterious

Câu 9. Choose the best answer.

_____ from the explosion was flying all over the place.

a. Supplies

b. Buildings

c. Shelter

d. Debris

Câu 10. Choose the best answer.

Three hundred people were left ____ by the earthquake.

a. destroyed

b. rescued

c. homeless

d. damaged

Câu 11. Choose the best answer.

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

Câu 12. Choose the best answer.

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

a. accident

b. emergency

c. event

d. situation

Câu 13. Choose the best answer.

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

a. floods/eruptions

b. flood/eruption

c. earthquake/flood

d. earthquakes/eruptions

Câu 14. Choose the best answer.

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. stuck

Câu 15. Choose the best answer.

An earthquake is the ______ a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust.

a. cause by

b. consequence

c. result from

d. result at

Câu 16. Choose the best answer.

News of their safety came as a great _____ to her. She had been so worried about them.

a. disaster

b. risk

c. property

d. relief

Câu 17. Choose the best answer.

After the typhoon, they had to move into ____ accommodation where they would stay in 10 or 15 days.

a. permanent

b. temporary

c. quick

d. personal

Câu 18. Choose the best answer.

You should become ___ with the guidelines for ____ because disasters can happen at any time.

a. familiar/evacuation

b. similar/shelter

c. used/emergency

d. used/evacuation

Câu 19. Choose the best answer.

Several villages around Mount Sinabung were buried in _____ and _____.

a. destruction/injury

b. eruption/lava

c. ash/debris

d. aid/shelter

Câu 20. Choose the best answer.

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

Ngữ pháp Câu bị động

Câu 1. Choose the best answer.

When our brother _____ us a frightening story, suddenly there  _____ a big knock on the door.

a. was telling/was

b. were telling/was

c. told/was

d. tells/is

Câu 2. Choose the best answer.

What _____ at that time yesterday?

a. were you doing

b. are you doing

c. did you do

d. were you do

Câu 3. Choose the best answer.

I saw the accident when I _______ for the taxi.

a. were waiting

b. was waiting

c. waiting

d. waited

Câu 4. Choose the best answer.

While people were talking to each other, he_____ his book.

a. was reading

b. is reading

c. read

d. reads

Câu 5. Choose the best answer.

While we   _______ basketball in the park, Mary fell over.

a. were playing

b. played

c. play

d. playing

Câu 6. Choose the best answer.

My mother _____ a fairy tale story for me at 9 p.m last night.

a. telling

b. tells 

c. was telling

d. told

Câu 7. Choose the best answer.

When the cock ______ food in the garden, he saw a big jewelry box.

a. was found  

b. finds  

c. found

d. was finding

Câu 8. Choose the best answer.

While the toirtoise was running to the finish at his best, the hare _____ soundly.

a. slept

b. was sleeping

c. were sleeping

d. was slept

Câu 9. Choose the best answer.

While the grasshoper _____ music, the ants was busy with storing up food for winter.

a. sang and enjoyed

b. was singing and enjoyed

c. was singing and enjoying

d. sings and enjoys

Câu 10. Choose the best answer.

When the mouse came to the lion's cave, he _____ in there.

a. isn't sleeping

b. wasn’t slept

c. didn't sleep

d. wasn't sleeping

Câu 11. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

The tourist lost his camera while he (walk)  around the city.

Câu 12. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

At this time last year, I (attend)  an English course.

Câu 13. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

When we met them last year, they (live)  in Santiago.

Câu 14. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

I (prepare)  dinner for my family at six o’clock yesterday.

Câu 15. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

The kids (play)  in the gargen when it suddenly began to rain.

Câu 16. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

While I (study)  in my room, my roommate (have)  a party in the other room.

Câu 17. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

When the wolf (attack)  the baby, the faithful dog ran into the wolf and fought with him.

Câu 18. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

The next morning, when the hunter and his wife returned from the city, the dog (wait)

 outside for his master.

Câu 19. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

My sister (read)  books while my brother (play)  football yesterday afternoon.

Câu 20. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

At this time yesterday, my mother (cook)  in the kitchen, and my father (water)

 some plants in the garden.

Ngữ pháp Thì quá khứ hoàn thành

Câu 1. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. medical

b. hospital 

c. politic

d. electric

Câu 2. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. physical

b. horrific

c. beautiful

d. different

Câu 3. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. scientific

b. dramatic 

c. athletic

d. domestic 

Câu 4. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. national

b. chemical

c. medical

d. informal 

Câu 5. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. prehistoric

b. economic

c. linguistic

d. optimistic

Câu 6. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. national

b. grammatical

c. medical

d. chemical

Câu 7. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. dramatic

b. tornado

c. historic

d. injury

Câu 8. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. repetitive

b. electrical

c. priority

d. energetic

Câu 9. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. aquatic

b. pollutant

c. influential

d. degradable

Câu 10. Choose the word which is stresses differently from the rest.

a. scientifically

b. economic

c. artistic

d. scientific

Câu 11. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a. recycle  

b. medical

c. chemical

d. athletic 

Câu 12. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a. pollute  

b. botanic

c. contaminate

d. economy 

Câu 13. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a. into  

b. history

c. tiny

d. disease  

Câu 14. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a. emission  

b. electricity

c. economy

d. energy

Câu 15. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

a. ocean  

b. factory

c. contaminate

d. occur 

Reading điền từ Natural disasters

Câu 1. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July caused by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October, floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and made parts of Bangkok flooded. Flooding continued in some areas until! mid-J anuary 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand’s 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000km* of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as “the worst flooding in terms of the amount of water and people affected.”

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011Thailand-floods)

What is the cause of the 2011 flooding? 

a. The landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten

b. The monsoon season

c. The Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins

d. The mouth of the Chao Phraya

Câu 2. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July caused by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October, floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and made parts of Bangkok flooded. Flooding continued in some areas until! mid-J anuary 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand’s 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000km* of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as “the worst flooding in terms of the amount of water and people affected.”

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011Thailand-floods)

The floods occurred in some provinces except, ______.

a. Southern Thailand

b. Northern Thailand

c. Central Thailand

d. Northeastern Thailand

Câu 3. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July caused by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October, floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and made parts of Bangkok flooded. Flooding continued in some areas until! mid-J anuary 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand’s 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000km* of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as “the worst flooding in terms of the amount of water and people affected.”

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011Thailand-floods)

When did the flooding end?

a. at the beginning of July, 2011

b. at the end of July, 2011

c. at the middle of January, 2012

d. at the end of January, 2012   

Câu 4. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July caused by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October, floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and made parts of Bangkok flooded. Flooding continued in some areas until! mid-J anuary 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand’s 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000km* of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as “the worst flooding in terms of the amount of water and people affected.”

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011Thailand-floods)

Which of the following is true?

a. Floodwaters reached the mouth of the Mekong.

b. Parts of Bangkok flooded.

c. 77 provinces in Thailand were declared flood disaster zones.

d. This flooding is considered the worst flooding in terms of property damage.

Câu 5. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

 Severe flooding occurred during the 2011 monsoon season in Thailand. The flooding began at the end of July caused by the landfall of Tropical Storm Nock-ten. These floods soon spread through the provinces of northern, northeastern, and central Thailand along the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. In October, floodwaters reached the mouth of the Chao Phraya and made parts of Bangkok flooded. Flooding continued in some areas until! mid-J anuary 2012, and resulted in a total of 815 deaths (with 3 missing) and 13.6 million people affected. Sixty-five of Thailand’s 77 provinces were declared flood disaster zones, and over 20,000km* of farmland was damaged. The disaster has been described as “the worst flooding in terms of the amount of water and people affected.”

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011Thailand-floods)

Which of the following is caused by the flooding?

a. 815 died and went missing.

b. 13.6 billion people were affected.

c. The Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins were damaged.

d. 20,000km? of farmland was negatively destroyed.   

Câu 6. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

EARTHQUAKES

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.

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

Câu 7. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

EARTHQUAKES

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.

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  

Câu 8. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

EARTHQUAKES

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.

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

Câu 9. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

EARTHQUAKES

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.

After an earthquake, as a result of _____ people may die.

a. lack of food

b. lack of corn

c. lack of money

d. lack of potatoes

Câu 10. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

EARTHQUAKES

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.

The passage mainly discusses _____.

a. the damage caused by earthquakes

b. how strong earthquakes are

c. strange animal behaviors

d. how to predict earthquakes

Reading đọc hiểu Natural disasters

Câu 1. Listen to the passage and decide if the statements are true (T) or  false (F). 

 

Đúng

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Question 1.  Large and powerful sea waves that grow in size when they reach the shore are called tsunamis.

Question 2.  The movement of ocean water is caused only by earthquakes and landslides.

Question 3.  A small number of tsunamis are caused by earthquakes.  

Question 4.  Earthquakes create big gaps on the ocean floor.

Question 5. A tsunami is born when water moves to fill these big gaps.

 

 




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