Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)
(28)




A.develops
B.reaches
C.sets
D.uses

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!
Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.
Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!
(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)
(26)




A.cause
B.purpose
C.reason
D.result

_____ of bananas are cheap today.




A.Bunches
B.Blocks
C.Heads
D.Packages

We_____ natural resources or they will run out some day in the future.




A.had to better economize
B.had better economize
C.had to economize bette
D.had better to economize

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.




A.sound
B.doubt
C.count
D.group

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Children are encouraged to read books ________ they are a wonderful source of knowledge.




A.although
B.in spite of
C.because of
D.because

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
She hurt herself while she ________ hide-and-seek with her friends.




A.was playing
B.played
C.is playing
D.had played

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The students were worried that they wouldn't be able to ________ the deadline for the assignment.




A.answer
B.match
C.beat
D.meet

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Nicholas had never chaired a meeting before, but he rose to the ________ yesterday when he presided over a forum.




A.occasion
B.incident
C.difficulty
D.issue

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
The bread ____.




A.was cut with a big knife
B.was cut by a big knife
C.cut with a big knife
D.it cutting with a big knife