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11. Choose the right word or phrase to complete each sentence.Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.

1. Hot ash and melted rock burst out of a mountain. It was a(n) ___.AearthquakeBfloodCvolcanic eruption
2. After three days of heavy rain, the river rose and covered the streets. It was a ___.AtornadoBfloodClandslide
3. Rocks and mud slid down the hillside and blocked the road. It was a ___.AstormBlandslideCflood
4. A spinning funnel of wind crossed the fields and lifted a barn. It was a(n) ___.AfloodBearthquakeCtornado
5. The ground shook for half a minute, and pictures fell off the walls. It was a(n) ___.AearthquakeBtornadoCflood

22. Choose the noun form of each verb.Chọn dạng danh từ của mỗi động từ.

1. predict → ___ApredictmentBpredictiveCprediction
2. warn → ___AwarningBwarnmentCwarned
3. destroy → ___AdestroyedBdestructionCdestroyment
4. erupt → ___AeruptionBeruptmentCerupted
5. damage → ___AdamagedBdamageCdamagement

33. Fill each gap using the box.Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống, dùng các từ trong khung.

1. warning

2. predict

3. property

4. damage

5. emergency kit

6. The storm caused serious ___ to roads and bridges.warningpredictpropertydamageemergency kit
7. Scientists cannot ___ exactly when an earthquake will happen.
8. Every family should keep an ___ near the door, with water, a torch and a first-aid box.
9. The radio gave a storm ___ last night, so we stayed indoors.
10. The flood washed away the family’s ___, including their furniture and clothes.

44. Choose the past continuous of the verb in brackets to complete each sentence.Chọn thì quá khứ tiếp diễn của động từ trong ngoặc để hoàn thành câu.

1. At nine o’clock last night, the villagers (move) ___ their cows to higher ground.Aare movingBwas movingCwere moving
2. It (not rain) ___ when we left the house this morning.Awasn’t rainingBdidn’t rainingCweren’t raining
3. While Dad (repair) ___ the roof, a strong wind started to blow.Awere repairingBis repairingCwas repairing
4. – What ___ you (do) ___ at eight o’clock yesterday evening? – I (read) ___ a book about volcanoes.Awere; did; was readingBwere; doing; was readingCwas; doing; were reading
5. – ___ the children (play) ___ outside when the storm began? – No, they weren’t.AWas; playingBWere; playingCDid; playing

55. Choose the right form to complete each sentence.Chọn dạng đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.

1. Last Friday we ___ the whole school yard after the storm, and by noon it was spotless.AcleanedBare cleaningCwere cleaning
2. At seven o’clock last night, my sister ___ the piano.ApractisesBpractisedCwas practising
3. While we ___ home, the rain ___.Aare walking; startsBwalked; was startingCwere walking; started
4. After the rain ___, the villagers ___ to their homes and slept there that night.Awas stopping; were returningBstopped; returnedCwas stopping; returned
5. When the first thunder came at midnight, I ___, so I ___ it at once.Awasn’t sleeping; heardBdon’t sleep; hearCdidn’t sleep; was hearing