I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. scatter B. shake C. collapse D. evacuate
2.A. trapped B. damaged C. destroyed D. moved
3.A. violent B. minor C. disaster D. climate
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
4.A. scientific B. sociology C. geography D. medication
5. A. collapse B. destroy C. provide D. scatter
6. A. tsunami B. tornado C. property D. eruption
III. Choose the best options to complete the sentences:
7. After they …… the door, they left home 2 days ago.
A. locked B. had locked C. were locking D. lock
8. A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
9. The size of earthquakes_________ on the Richter scale.
A. measures B. measured C. is measuring D. is measured
10. At least 200 people_________ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides.
A. killed B. had killed C. were killed D. are being killed
11. Hurricanes and heavy rains_________ with the help of technology.
A. predicted B. are predicting C. will predict D. can be predicted
12. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption.
A. never saw B. has never seen C. had never seen D. were never seen
13. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges_________.
A. already repaired B. had already repaired
C. were already repaired D. have already been repaired
14. We_________ home when a hurricane hit the town two days ago. What a terrible
experience!
A. are driving B. were driving C. drove D. had driven
15. Families camped out in a City park after their homes_________ by the earthquake.
A. have heavily damaged B. had damaged heavily
C. were heavily damaged D. are damaged heavily
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, c or D that needs correcting.
16. By the time the rescue team had arrived, they had been buried in the collapsed building
A B C D
17. They had cycled to school when it rained yesterday .
A B C D
18. Dozens of people were reported to be still trap in the rubble of a hotel in Palu City.
A B C D
19. Debris scattered across the countryside by the strong winds last night.
A B C D
20. The furniture were stolen by the thieves yesterday when they returned home from work.
A B C D