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The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The 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 they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. 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.
1. 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
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. 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
* Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word only.)
Air ______pollution_____ (52) can make people _____ unhealthy ______ (53). Consequently, some countries pass _____laws_______ (54) to control the quantity of ____smoke_______ (55) in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the _____ lung______ (56). ______Lead_______ (57) should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s ____brain_________ (58) and makes them clumsy in using their hands . Poisonous gas from _____cars_______ (59) collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s _____climate_______ (60). The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad ____floods________ (61).
* Complete the summary by writing the correct word in each blank (write one word only.)
Air (52) pollution can make people (53) ill. Consequently, some countries pass (54) laws to control the quantity of (55) smoke in the air. Air pollution causes particular damage to the body by harming the (56) lungs. (57) Lead should not be used in petrol because it is bad for children’s (58) health and makes them clumsy in using their hands. Poisonous gas from (59) lead collects in those parts of cities where there are tall buildings. Pollution can also have an influence on the earth’s (60) climate. The ice may melt near the North and South Poles, resulting in very bad (61) floods.
Fill each blank in the following sentences with the correct form of the word in capital letters above it
FALSE
1. She was accused of.....falsifying........the financial accounts
2. It is a .......falsehood..........to say he did it when you know he didn't
DESCRIBE
1. The damage caused by the earthwake cannot be imagined. It was..........indescribable.......
2. The teacher asked us to write a.....descriptive..........passage about our hometowns
3. No witnesses were able to give a full ........description ....of the thief
COURAGE
1. She .......courageously........stood in the way of the escaping robbers
2. His friends tried to ..discourage..........him from attemping the dangerous climb
3 Thank you for your..encouragement...........and support during my studies
FRIEND
1. The ......friendship.....between the two soon developed into love
2 There he was ....befriended..........by a rich gentleman who gave him food and a shelter for living
ACT
1. It is quite safe to go near the volcano. It has been .....inactive.......for many years.
2. The cast of .....actor/actress...............of this film is not very large
3. The company thought that the strike was organized by a group of political ....activists...............
CREATE
1. Although she is very able technically, she isn't ........creative...........enough for this kind of work
2. Ian Flemming, the......creator..........of James Bond, died in 1964
AGREE
1. He would get very angry if you.........disagree..........with his ideas
2. The.....agreement.............we made was for one year only
COMPARE
1. I'm just a beginner in............comparison........with her
2. Crimes of violence were.....incomparably.........rare until a few years ago
3. What happened two years ago is not really.........comparative......to the situation now
B. Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
More than two hundred years ago, the term 'environmental pollution was quite strange to people. They lived healthily, drank pure water, and breathed fresh air. Nowadays, the situation is quite different. People all over the world are worried about things that are happening to the envi Actually it is man that is destroying the surroundings with many kinds of wastes. Everybody knows that motorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases that cause poisonous air and cancer, but no one wants to travel on foot or by bicycle. Manufactures know that wastes from factories make water and soil polluted, but they do not want to spend a lot of their money on treating the wastes safely. Scattering garbage is bad for our health, but no one wants to spend time burying it. Is it worth talking a lot about pollution?
1. More than two hundred years ago
a. the environment was polluted as much as it is today
b. people knew nothing about environmental pollution
c. air was polluted badly
d. people were faced with pollution
2. Nowadays, many people are concerned about the
b. the polluted water
a.the poisonous air
c. the wastes from the factories
d. the environmental pollution
3. According to the passage, people know that mortorbikes and cars emit dangerous gases
a. so they do not travel by motorbikes and cars
b. so they prefer traveling by bicycles
c. but they still prefer traveling by mbtorbikes. and cars
d. and they enjoy traveling on foot
4. Factory owners
a. know nothing about pollution
b. pollute water and soil
c spend a lot of money on treating wastes
d. don't treat industrial waste safely
5. Which of the followings is not true?
a. in former days, people led a healthy life.
b. People have no awareness of the dangerous of pollution
c. Water is now heavily contaminated by industrial waste
d. It's harmful for our health if rubbish is spreaded over our areas
1. It is not a habit of mine to drive to the left of the road.
2. collasped
3. A leopard cannot change his SPOTS.
4. melt
5.It was proposed that the president will be elected after a period od two years.
6.to