Grade: 9 UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS I. PHONETIC S Choose the word that has a different pronunciation or stress from the others: * Pronunciation : 1. A. grandma B. disaster C. match D. damage 2. A. weather B. meat C. between D. beat 3. A. volume B. thunder C. result D. number * stress : 4. A. disaster B. nature C. thunderstorm D. tropical 5. A. sunny B. highland C. typhoon D. flashlight II. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences : 6. A(n)______ is a very heavy fall of snow, usually with a strong wind. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 7. A(n) ______ is a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 8. A(n) ______ is a mountain with a large opening at the top of through which gases and lava are forced out into the air, or have been in the past. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 9. A(n) ______ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind. A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon 10. ______ is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind, rain, sun, etc. A. Climate B. Temperature C. Degree D. Weather 11. ______ is the regular pattern of the weather conditions of a particular place. A. Climate B. Temperature C. Degree D. Weather 12. A ______ is a violent storm with very strong winds which move in a circle. A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood 13.A ______ is a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine D. flood 14. A ______ is a very large ocean wave that is caused by a storm or an earthquake, and that destroys things when it reaches the land. A. tidal wave B. tornado C. famine (hunger) D. flood 15. The report ______ that prices will rise by 3% next month. A. tells B. speaks C. talks D. forecasts 16. The old man ______you wanted to see was away on holiday yesterday. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 17. Miss Lien, ______ sings very well, is my English teacher. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 18. Everything ______ he said was true. A. who B. whom C. whose D. that 19. Where is the cheese ______ was in the fridge? A. who B. whom C. whose D. which 20. We’d like to travel to a city ______ there is a lot of sightseeing. A. whose B. when C. where D. why III. READING * Read the following passage carefully, and then complete it with the most suitable words provided DO ALL VOLCANOES ERUPT ? Some volcanoes are always(21)___. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an active(22) ____. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are(23)____ extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes(24)____ have a hot spot under them. They(25)___erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time,(26)____ they could erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive) Page 1 Grade: 9 UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS Scientists try to figure out(27)____ volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work. Scientists drill into volcanoes. They(28)____ maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study volcanoes (29) ____ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not(30)___ to tell what a volcano might do. 21. A. erupting B. running C. going D. firing 22. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. hill 23. A. named B. thought C. called D. said 24. A. any longer B. any more C. not more D. no longer 25. A. won’t B. can not C. should not D. may not 26. A. and B. or C. but D. so 27. A. where B. why C. that D. when 28. A. do B. create C. build D. make 29. A. in B. from C. into D. out of 30. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. good IV. WRITING A. Choose A, B, C or D to have a poster: “ HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TYPHOON” 31. A. Going swimming in a river with friends. B. Buying some canned food, rice, candles and matches. C. Going shopping with family when it is raining very heavily. D. having dinner at a restaurant. 32. A. Fixing the leak in the roof. B. Do not prepare the house. C. Playing football in the park. D. Buying a lot of books. 33. A. Preparing a big vase of flowers. B. Going to the zoo to watch animals C. Buying a lot of souvenirs. D. Filling all buckets with water. 34. A. Sleeping in the yard. B. Cutting all trees around the house. C. Tying the roof to the ground with pegs and ropes. (peg : caây coïc) D. Do not look after the children. 35. A. Checking all the window and door latches. B. Do not wash the blankets and clothes. C. Painting the house with lively colors. D. Buying a ticket to watch a football match. B. Choose the A, B,C or D to complete the sentences : 36. What was the name of the horse _________________________ ? A. it won the race. B. which won the race. C. who won the race. D. whom won the race. 37. Is that the reason why I should come ______________________? A. on times. B. at time. C. in times. D. on time. 38. The man _________________________, is the secretary. A. which you have just spoken B. whose you have just spoken C. to whom you have just spoken D. to who you have just spoken 39. It is the village where you ______________________, isn’t it ? A. used to living B. used to live C. use to live D. use living 40. The police have caught the man ________________________. A. who stole my motorbike. B. whose stole my motorbike. C. whom stole my motorbike. D. which stole my motorbike. ------------------THE END------------------ Page 2 . Grade: 9 UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS I. PHONETIC S Choose the word that has a different. called dormant volcanoes. (dormant : temporarily inactive) Page 1 Grade: 9 UNIT 9. NATURAL DISASTERS Scientists try to figure out(27)____ volcanoes will