Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
A. south B. drought C. southern D. cloudy
A. ancient B. dangerous C. tail D. animal
A. shaped B. hired C. experienced D. laughed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. typhoon B. disaster C. temperature D. experience
A. eruption B. tornado C. predict D. snowstorm
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
A tropical storm is called a _________in North and South America when it gets 120 km per hour.
A. typhoon B. hurricane C. tornado D. cyclone
Nowadays scientists can predict when a volcano will _________, can’t they?
A. break B. erupt C. work D. act
You’d better take an umbrella _________it rains.
A. due to B. although C. because of D. just in case
The most _________earthquake in Japan occurred in 1923.
A. damage B. destroyed C. disastrous D. danger
Tornadoes can suck up anything that is _________their path.
A. on B. in C. along D. under
A large number of people _________in 1995 when a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
A. was killed B. were killed C. had been killed D. killed
The volcanic eruption in the Philippines in 1991 was _________one.
A. the world largest B. the largest world
C. the largest of the world D. the world’s largest
We should buy some candles in case there is _________.
A. a water cut B. a gas cut C. a power cut D. no electricity off
Have you ever seen something that was _________by lightning?
A. strike B. stroke C. stroked D. struck
I can’t hear the news on television well. Can you turn ________the volume a bit?
A. on B. up C. down D. off
There will be thunderstorms _________the central highlands.
A. on B. above C. over D. in
She doesn’t want to be laughed _________by others.
A. in B. on C. with D. at
I didn’t remember ___off the light before going to bed. It is still on this morning.
A. to turn B. turning C. turn D. turned
During an earthquake, you should sit under a strong table or stand _________the corner of a room.
A. in B. at C. on D. near
The scientists _________invention was a success became famous.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
He isn’t tall. He wishes he _________ taller.
A. is B. will be C. was D. were
Lan’s Malaysian friend, Maryam _________ her last week.
A. visited B. has visited C. visits D. will visit
I have known Maryam _________ six years.
A. during B. since C. in D. for
Giac Lam pagoda _________ by many tourists every day.
A. visits B. is visited C. visited D. was visited
I usually get up _________ about 6 a.m.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
The camera didn’t work, _________ he couldn’t take any pictures on his trip.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
Tuan’s mother helped him with his homework _____ she was very tired from work.
A. because B. therefore C. although D. however
Your parents didn’t go with you yesterday, _________?
A. didn’t your parents B. did your parents C. did they D. didn’t they
I love _________ sports.
A. to watching B. watch C. watching D. being watched
Students should listen to their teacher’s explanations_________.
A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
Nga is hungry _________ she hasn’t eaten all day.
A. because B. but C. although D. therefore
You are always forgetting _________ the faucet.
A. to turn up B. to turn down C. to