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
4.A. typhoon B. flood C. food D. school
5.A. earthquake B. weather C. without D. though
6.A. technology B. psychology C. character D. charge
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
7. A. scientific B. sociology C. geography D. medication
8. A. collapse B. destroy C. provide D. scatter
9. A. tsunami B. tornado C. property D. eruption
10. A. volunteer B. accurate C. wonderful D. terrible
III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
11. _________ September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian hit the northwestern Bahamas.
A. In B. On C. At D. During
12. The earthquake caused damage_________ property estimated at $6 million.
A. for B. with C. on D. to
13. Due to a lack of rainfall, California regularly has_________ in summertime.
A. tornadoes B. floods C. droughts D. tsunamis
14. What a(n) _________ news! Thousands of people have died in the quake.
A. terrible B. wonderful C. terrific D. exciting
15. Debris was_________ for miles after the tornado touched down late Saturday.
A. evacuated B. scattered C. collapsed D. trapped
16. Natural disasters are caused by nature and_________ we can’t prevent them.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. whereas
17. At least 11 people were killed when a four-storey building_________ in the earthquake.
A. was collapsing B. had collapsed C. collapsed D. was collapsed
18. _________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.
A. Due to B. Although C. Because D. Despite
19. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We_________ such a terrible thunderstorm.
A. never see B. would never see C. had never seen D. have never seen
20.- “A12 year old boy was found alive after being buried in an avalanche for 40 minutes.”
“_________”
A. That’s awesome! B. That’s shocking! C. That’s awful! D. Well done!
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