Bài tập tiếng anh lớp 9 bài 9 natural disasters

UNIT 9 NATURAL DISASTERS
TEST 4
I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. abrupt B. appliance C. delta D. behavior
2. A. behave B. border C. destroy D. erupt
3. A. disaster B. drill C. fixture D. flashlight
4. A. storm B. tornado C. volcano D. border
5. A. extensive B. highlands C. Celsius D. trust
II. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern from those of the others.
1. A. battery B. bureau C. carriage D. destroy
2. A. erupt B. cyclone C. delta D. Celsius
3. A. expect B. parade C. volume D. prevent
4. A. destruction B. didaster C. eruption D. hurricane
5. A. extensive B. thunderstorm C. prediction D. pacific
III. Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences
1. Many people were injured when the building _________ .
A. collapsed. B. destroyed C. struck D. erupted
2. No ships are sailing today because of the high _________.
A. volcano B. earthquake C. winds D. snowstorm
3. The _______ of the volcano was a terrible disaster.
A. prediction B. eruption C. cyclone D. shift
4. The church caught fire when it was struck by _________ .
A. hurricane B. lightning C. thunder D. battery
5. A large number of fishermen ________ when the storm struck.
A. killed B. was killed C. are killed D. were killed
6. The number of people killed in the tsunami last year _______ more than 200,000.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
7. I always watch the weather forecast on TV to see what tomorrow’s weather _______ .
A. likes B. would like C. is like D. will be like
8. It’s over six months since the tidal wave _______ Phuket, Thailand.
A. destroyed B. was destroyed C. destroys D. has destroyed

9. Bill Gates, _______ is known as the king of computer programmes, is famous for his charitable work.
A. that he B, that C. who D. who he
10. Elephants, ________ come from Africa, can live until they’re seventy.
A. they which B. that C. which D. they
11. Ho Chi Minh City, ________ I live, lies on the River Sai Gon.
A. which in B. which C. in where D. where
12. They never forget their trip to Hue, _____ was the old capital of Vietnam, under the Nguyen dynasty.
A. which B. where C. in which D. that
13. This product will be available at this market ______ September and December.
A. on B. from C. for D. between
14. The 1991 volcanic eruption in the Philippines was ___in the world in more than 50 years.
A. the largest B. largest C. larger D. large
15. There buckets must be filled _______ water for future use.
A. of B. into C. with D. on
16. Hue, ______ was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1993, attracts thousands of tourists
every year.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
17. Hue, ______ he spent his childhood, is well known for beauty spots.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
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18. Hue is the city _______ attracted a lot of tourists to the 2000 Hue Festival.
A. in which B. that C. where D. whom
19. The woman _______ lives next door is both my neighbor and a colleague of mine.
A. who B. where C. whom D. which
20. I’ve received a postcard from Sally, ________ used to live next door.
A. who B. which C. that D. whom
21. There is someone at the door_____ wants to speak to you.
A. where B. who C. which D. when
22. I live in the country _______ exports rice.
A. where B. which C. it D. that

23. I will provide free help for cities and villages, ____ have just been hit by a tidal wave.
A. where B. which C. who D. whom
24. The room,_______ there are a lot of posters on the walls, belonged to our eldest son.
A. which B. that C. where D. who
25. Storms & earthquakes _______ kill thousands of people each year are natural disasters.
A. where B. who C. which D. whom
26. Neil Armstrong / who / first / walk / moon / live / USA/.
A. Neil Armstrong, who first walked on the moon, lived in the USA.
B. Neil Armstrong who first walked in the moon lived in the USA.
C. Neil Armstrong, who first walks on the moon lives in the USA.
D. Neil Armstrong who first has walked in the moon lived in the USA.
27. Daily / newspapers / publish / Germany / 1650 / not / it / ? /
A. Daily newspaper will be published in Germany at 1650, won’t it?
B. The daily newspaper published in the Germany in 1650, didn’t it?
C. One daily newspaper is published in Germany on 1650, isn’t it?
D. A daily newspaper was published in Germany in 1650, wasn’t it?
28. Teacher / ask / me / if / speak / English / fluent /.
A. The teacher asks me if I speak an English fluent.
B. The teacher asked me if I spoke English fluently.
C. The teacher asks me if I can speak English fluent.
D. The teacher asked me if do I speak English fluently.
29. We / worried / that / people / not / stop / throw / trash / along / street/.
A. We worried that people not stop throw the trash along a street.
B. We can worried that people aren’t stop throwing trash along the street.
C. We are worried that people don’t stop throwing trash along the street.
D. We were worried that people didn’t stop to throw trash along the street.
30. Everyone / feel/ hurry / so / sit / down / under / tree / and / have / snack/.
A. Everyone feel hungry, so he sits down under a tree and has snack.
B. Everyone felt hungry, so we sat down under a tree and had a snack.
C. Every one felt hungry, so they sat down under a tree and had a snack.

D. Everyone feels hungry, so you sit down under a tree and have snack.
31. The man said that he was _______ by aliens and taken aboard a spaceship.
A. stolen B. captured C. gathered D. argued
32. When a tropical storm reaches 120kph, it is called a ______ in North and South America.
A. hurricane B. cyclone C. typhoon D. tsunami
33. Passover is _______ in Israel and by all Jewish people.
A. connected B. equipped C. celebrated D. constructed
34. My neighbor’s house is _______ by solar energy.
A. widened B. heated C. cooked D. surrounded
35. The teacher divided our class ________ three groups.
A. between B. among C. with D. into
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36. _______ to the Internet, we can get the latest information around the world.
A. Thanks B. Together C. Apart D. In addition
37. I’m learning English because I want to read newspapers ________ English.
A. by B. with C. in D. on
38. Many people go to the countryside to have a ________ after a hardworking week.
A. sleep B. rest C. quiet D. silence
39. My father ________ to work in Ho Chi Minh City.
A. used B. is used C. was used D. got used
40. I ________ this pair of jeans since October.
A. wore B. was wearing C. has worn D. was worn
41. We _______ using energy-saving products.
A. agree B. persuade C. convince D. suggest
42. Mr. Pitt still lives in a small flat _______ having a lot of money.
A. although B. even C. in spite D. despite
43. Mrs. Brown, _______ son won the first prize in the language contest, feels very happy.
A. who’s B. whom C. whose D. which
44. You should have a dictionary to _______ the words that you don’t know their meanings.
A. look up B. look for C. look into D. look after

45. If he _______ late, we will go without him.
A. comes B. came C. will come D. would come
46. Sunday is the day______ I go to Water park with my kinds.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
47. Do you know the reason______ 006 was killed?
A. when B. where C. why D. which
48. That was the reason______ he didn’t marry her.
A. when B. where C. why D. which
49. An architect is someone______ deigns buildings.
A. who B. whom C. which D. whose
50. The boy to______ I lent my money is poor.
A. that B. whom C. who D. which
IV. Match the word in column A to its definition or meaning in column B.
A
1. snowstorm
2. earthquake
3. volcano
4. typhoon
5. thunderstorm
6. tidal wave
7. tornado
B
a) a very large wave
b) a storm with a lot of rain, thunder and lighting
c) a sudden strong shaking of the ground
d) a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds
e) a tropical storm with strong winds
f) a very strong wind that goes quickly around in a circle
g) a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and hot liquid rock (called lava)
sometimes come out

V. Choose the word that is best fits each of the blank space:
collapsed – earthquake – hardly – disaster – city – inhabitants – above – completely – under
China said today that there were heavy loss of life in the (1)____ which struck Tangshan city yesterday.
Survivors said that Tangshan, an industrial (2)___ of one million people 160 kms East of Peking, was (3)___
destroyed.
Observers living in Beijing said it appeared that only a small part of the one million (4) ____ escaped death
or injury. Many of the men of Tangshan were working in the mines deep (5)___ the earth’s surface when the
(6)___ occurred. Unfortunately, few of these miners have survived. A lot of people were also working in the city’s
offices. Regretably, most were killed under falling concrete when the building (7)____.
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The Chinese authorities have not yet given any information about the actual number of casualties, but it is
thought that tens of thousands of people have been killed. (8)____ a house has been left standing.
VI. Finish the second sentence that has the same meaning as the root ones
1. When she walked along the riverside, she met her old friend.
 Walking _____________________________________________________________
2. You are advised to speak only English during the course.
 We want _____________________________________________________________
3. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges.
 Oranges ______________________________________________________________
4. “Why don’t I get a computer?” thought the office manager.
 The office manager wondered ____________________________________________
5. Could you turn the radio down, please?
 Would you mind ______________________________________________________?
6. How long is it since they bought the house?
 When ________________________________________________________________
7. Sitting in a same place so long is uncomfortable.
 It ___________________________________________________________________
8. Mr. Brown is very happy to speak English to his students everyday.
 It ___________________________________________________________________
9. Thousands of people have to build that castle for him for years.

 That castle ____________________________________________________________
10. It is possible for Robert to learn English in four years to be able to go abroad.
 Robert finds ___________________________________________________________
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