Phiếu ôn tập Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - Unit 9

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1. TRƯỜNG THCS LÁNG HẠ PHIẾU ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 - UNIT 9 I. Write the names of the disasters on the line, then match them to the pictures. tsunami earthquake drought avalanche flood tornado mudslide volcanic eruption typhoon wildfire 1. A sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface. ___ 2. Hot lava, ash and gases come up suddenly from below the earth’s surface through an opening of a mountain. ___ 3. A mass of snow, ice, and rock that falls down the side of a mountain. ___ 4. A large amount of wet earth that suddenly falls down a hill. ___ 5. A series of large ocean waves, usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion. ___ 6. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds. ___ 7. A long period of time when there is little or no rain. ___ 8. A very strong wind that goes quickly round in a circle or funnel. ___ 9. A fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly. ___ 10. A large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry. ___ II. Choose the correct answers. 1. The waves of the___ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach. A. tornadoB. hurricaneC. tsunamiD. earthquake 2. Five skiers are missing after the___ in the Alps. A. droughtB. landslideC. floodD. avalanche 3. After the___ all the houses were left under water. A. floodB. tornadoC. typhoonD. mudslide 4. It took firefighters five days to put out the___. A. hurricaneB. forest fireC. tsunamiD. drought 5. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe___. A. typhoonB. earthquakeC. droughtD. flood 6. The___ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind! A. tornadoB. volcanic eruption C. landslideD. typhoon
2. 7. The___ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale. A. hurricaneB. floodC. earthquakeD. tornado 8. ___ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope. A. TsunamisB. TornadosC. AvalanchesD. Mudslides 9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a___. A. avalancheB. typhoonC. tsunamiD. tornado 10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous___. A. landslideB. typhoonC. volcanoD. tornado III. Complete the sentences with the words from the box. debris tornadoes victims mudslide havoc disasters property accommodation supplies flood 1. The___ was overwhelming and the City was soon drowned. 2. Teams of people are still clearing the___ from damaged trees and houses after the tornado. 3. Temporary housing can be provided to victims when natural strike. 4. The storm wreaked___ in the garden, uprooting trees and blowing a fence down. 5. ___can destroy buildings, flip cars, and create deadly flying debris. 6. Four people were reported killed when a buried their house. 7. Many people lost their homes due to the earthquake and are staying in temporary ___ until their houses are rebuilt. 8. Food, clean water and medical___ arrived three days after the typhoon. 9. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage___. 10. The government is sending aid to flood___. IV. Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box. bury collapse erupt put out evacuate shake scatter rage strike rescue 1. Scientists believe the volcano may___ any day now. 2. The storm___ outside while we were partying inside.
3. 3. Firefighters are still trying___ wildfires that have already burned more than 1.6 million acres of tropical forest. 4. The magnitude 6.7 earthquake___ Japan’s Hokkaido island in September, 2018. 5. Three houses___ in a landslide that took place this morning. 6. 8,000 people had to be from their homes as floodwaters flowed through the main streets. 7. Most deaths occur during an earthquake when buildings___. 8. The well-trained team___ everyone after the avalanche. 9. Right now, the building___ so violently I can’t even stand up. 10. The town experienced flooding while strong winds___ debris across the streets. V. Choose the best response for each sentence. 1. “I saw a roof flying in the storm yesterday afternoon.” -___” A. Exactly.B. That’s horrible! C. That’s a relief. D. So do I. 2. “The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.” - “___What a pity.” A. Looks great! B. Not at all. C. Sounds good! D. Oh no! 3. “The whole village was submerged in the flood.” - “___” A. That’s surprising! B. My fault. C. Already. D. That’s awful! 4. “Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.” - “___” A. How beautiful! B. Awesome! C. How terrible! D. No problem. 5. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” - ___” A. That’s great! B. Good luck. C. How convenient!D. Oh dear! 6. “Forecasters say that the storm won’t move toward the land.” - “___” A. What a pity!B. Never mind. C. That’s a relief!D. It’s OK. 7. ___ “A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.” - “___” A. That’s shocking!B. How cute! C. That’s great!D. Maybe. 8. “Did you know the Amazon rainforest fires have already been controlled.” - “No, I didn’t.” A. What a bad day! B. How wonderful!
4. C. How thoughtful it is! D. Well done. VI. Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Tsunamis___ (typically/ cause) by large, undersea earthquakes. 2. Nearly a quarter of all homes in the Keys___ (destroy) by Hurricane Irma in 2017. 3. Over the past two years, 500,000 damaged homes___ (rebuild) with support from the government and donors. 4. An earthquake warning System___ (install) on the West Coast next month. 5. An average of 10 people in Florida___ (kill) by lightning strikes annually. 6. Indonesia___ (strike) by a tsunami a few days ago. 7. An estimated 10,000 people___ (already/ evacuate) due to the wildfires since Wednesday. 8. Scientists predict the South coast___ (hit) by a large hurricane in two days. 9. After the storm, some major roads are closing because they___ (repair). 10. The name Heather___ (use) for three tropical cyclones up to now. VII. Rewrite the sentences in passive voice. 1. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Friday. ___ 2. They will provide temporary housing to earthquake victims as soon as possible. ___ 3. Rescue teams have saved hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila. ___ 4. An average of 20 typhoons hit the country every year. ___ 5. A massive landslide buried dozens of homes near a Central Philippine mountain. ___ 6. They are repairing roads and bridges damaged by the hurricane. ___ 7. Across the northwest Florida coast, people were clearing storm debris. ___ 8. Authorities have lifted a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake. ___ 9. Submarine volcanic eruptions can cause tsunamis.
5. ___ 10. Will the government send troops to flooded regions? ___ VIII. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Officials said the blaze___ (damage) five houses in the area. 2. Before Hurricane Sandy struck the US Northeast, it___ (kill) 72 people in the Caribbean. 3. US Weather Service___ (not issue) any warning by the time the tornado moved to a City nearby. 4. As of Monday night, more 10,149 people___ (leave) their homes across the province. 5. We ___ (not experience) any natural disasters before we were trapped in an avalanche last month. 6. What___ (the government/ do) by the time the mudslide occurred? 7. El Nino weather___ (hit) Mekong Delta as the worst drought in 90 years, report said. 8. Many local people said that they___ (never/ see) such a fierce storm in their life. 9. Those evacuees___ (not return) home by late December. 10. ___ (people/ evacuate) the area when the hurricane hit? IX. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past perfect. 1. By the time the firefighters___ (arrive), the fire___ (already destroy) over 50 hectares of pine forests. 2. Two people___ (report) that flames___ (trap) them inside a smoke- filled apartment. 3. It___ (rain) all morning before the tornado___ (touch) down. 4. They___ (not know) where to shelter from the storm because nobody___ (tell) them. 5. ___ (you/ already leave) the office when the fire___ (start)? 6. The post___ (not arrive) when I___ (leave) home this morning. 7. It___ (be) cloudy for days before it___ (start) to rain heavily and___ (flood) the whole City. 8. When I___ (get) to the check-in desk, I realized I___ (leave) my ticket at home.
6. 9. After Tom and his neighbours___ (put out) the fire, the fire engines___ (arrive) at the cottage. 10. She___ (recognize) the warning signs that she___ (learn) in a school lesson on tsunami two days before. 11. By the time the rescuers___ (arrive), they___ (run) out of food and water. 12. The rescue team___ (find) the child after they___ (search) for ten hours. X. Underline the correct form. On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old British schoolgirl (1) walked / was walking on the beach with her family. Suddenly Tilly (2) felt / had felt that something was wrong. She could see that the water (3) had risen / was rising and waves (4) had come / were coming up the beach. The beach (5) got / was getting smaller and smaller. She (6) didn’t know / hadn’t know that there had been an earthquake in Sumatra that morning, but she suddenly (7) remembered / had remembered a geography lesson she (8) was having / had had at school just two weeks before. She (9) told / had told her mother what she (10) was learning / had learned about earthquake and giant waves. Tilly (11) started / had started screaming at her parents to get off the beach. They (12) took / had taken Tilly back to their hotel and (13) raised / had raised the alarm. Thanks to Tilly, everybody from that beach (14) survived / had survived that terrible day. XI. Choose the correct answers. 1. A drought happens when there___ no rain in a place for a long time. A. isB. wasC. has beenD. had been 2. A flood___ when a large amount of water covers the land. A. occursB. is occurredC. is occurringD. has occurred 3. The size of earthquakes___ on the Richter scale. A. measuresB. measuredC. is measuringD. is measured 4. Hurricane Dorian___ the Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on September 1. A. strikeB. struckC. had struckD. was struck 5. At least 200 people___ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides. A. killedB. had killedC. were killedD. are being killed 6. Since Monday, more than a dozen tornadoes___ down across Oklahoma.
7. A. touchesB. touchedC. have touchedD. were touched 7. Hurricanes and heavy rains___ with the help of technology. A. predictedB. are predictingC. will predictD. can be predicted 8. A tornado watch is issued when there is a possibility that a tornado . will touchB. is touchedC. touchedD. had touched 9. Before that day in Hawaii, we___ a volcanic eruption. A. never sawB. has never seenC. had never seenD. were never seen 10. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges___. A. already repairedB. had already repaired C. were already repairedD. have already been repaired 11. We___ home when a hurricane hit the town two days ago. What a terrible experience! A. are drivingB. were drivingC. droveD. had driven 12. Families camped out in a City park after their homes___ by the earthquake. A. have heavily damagedB. had damaged heavily C. were heavily damagedD. are damaged heavily XII. Use the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Earthquakes cause the ground to move and shake___. (violent) 2. Rescue experts can identify___ victims with modern methods. (bury) 3. Mount Mayon volcano caused a major___ in the Philippines. (erupt) 4. Volcanic tremor is the rhythmic ground___. (shake) 5. Despite all the modern technology available to us, we’re still___ against earthquakes. (help) 6. The remove of___ debris can be rapidly finished by machines. (scatter) 7. Indonesia orders immediate___ as highest alert issued for Bali volcano. (evacuate) 8. We assisted them with the___ of food and clothing. (provide) 9. Linda was the most___ typhoon to ever hit Southern Vietnam. (destroy) 10. Medical___ were sent to the earthquake victims yesterday. (supply) - THE END -