1. Many U.S. automobiles --------------- in Detroit,Michigan.

A. manufacture B. have manufactured C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing

2. I still can’t believe it! My bicycle ----------- last night.

A. was stolen B. was stealing C. stolen D. stole

3. Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ------------ by waiting.

A. will be accomplished B. accomplished C. has accomplished D. accomplishes

4.” When ----------? “ - In 1928

A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover

5. The rescuers ---------- for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain climbers.

A. were praised B. praised C. were praising D. praising

6. Vitamin C ---------- by the human body. It gets into the bloods stream quickly.

A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily

7. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ---------- masterpieces all over the world

. A. had considered B. are considering C. are considered D. consider

8. We can’t go along here because the road is ---------------.

A. been repaired B. being repaired C. repaired D. repairing

9. More than 50 films --------------- in HCMC since June.

A. were shown B. had been shown C. have been shown D. have shown

Chon dap an dung : ( BT ve thi )

1. ________ a car when they were living in London?
a. Have they b. Did they have c. Were they having d. have they had
2. They ________ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
a. will stop b. stopped c. are stopping d. will have stopped
3. Mark was listening to music while his sister_______ a book.
a. read. b. reads c. is reading d. was reading
4. You______ here for my party, won't you?
a. shall be b. won't be c. will be d. are going to be
5. Can I borrow your bike on Monday? I'm sorry, but_____ it.
a. I'll be using b. used c. use d. have used
6. We______ the concert. It was really good.
a. are enjoying b. enjoy c. did enjoy d. would enjoy
7. It was 10 p.m. Most of the shops_____ just______
a. have/closed b. had/closed c. has/closed d. was closing
8. There's no more apples. We ______ them all.
a. had eaten b. ate c. eat d. have eaten
9. She_______ music all day. Now she fells tired.
a. has been playing b. is playing c. played d. plays
10. After he________ the house, he wrote a letter.
a. cleans b. was cleaning c. had cleaned d. has cleaned
11. They_____ me about it last week.
a. was telling b. told c. had told d. would tell
12. I_______ here at the end of the month.
a. will leave b. would leave c. would have left d. is leaving
13. I hope everything______ fine.
a. is b. was c. would be d. will be
14. My grandfather______ many years ago.
a. had died b. has died c. died d. was dying
15. I______________ my son the money for that last week.
a. gave b. given c. have given d. was given
16. Yesterday I passed by Peter's house, but the front door was closed. He__out.
a. went b. must have gone c. has gone d. had had
17. Where ________ you at 9:00 last night, Mr. Green?
a. have been b. were c. will be d. are
18. I ________ the dishwasher on when heard the shot.
a. am turning b. turned c. was turning d. turned
19. Now I _______ for what I said about you. It wasn't true and I shouldn't
have said it
a. do apologize b. apologized c. was apologized d. apologizing
20. Tim was tired. He ______ hard all day.
a. has been studying b. studies c. studied d. had been studying

Bài 1: Bài tập về các thì

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not/ work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not/ be) really that good then.

3. As I (pass/ want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.

4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.

5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.

6. Before I (go) to London, I (not/ enjoy) learning English.

7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.

8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.

10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.

11. And I (begin/ already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.

13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not/ be) any time to be lost.

14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.

16. As you (see/ can), I (become) a real London fan already.

Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend

C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work

C. have been working D. will be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being B. was being

C. have been being D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

15. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Bài 3: Chia động từ cho đúng

1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years.

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary's party, everyone already (arrive) __________

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you, I (graduate) __________.

13. I (visit) __________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.

14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet?

15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.

16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.

17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don't know what he (look) __________ like.

18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.

21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) __________

22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.

23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.

24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.

27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.

31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.

32. When I (meet) __________ him, he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.

34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

Bài 4: Điền giới từ thích hợp

1. Lan'll have a party ...................... Friday evening.

2. Would you like to come .......... my house ............lunch?

3. She takes care ............. her family.

4. She works .........a local supermarket.

5. My mother works...............the field............. my father.

6. Does your father work ............. . Hanoi?

7. David is good ................... . Math.

8. What do you do ............. your free time?

9. Are you interested ............. . sports?.

10. There's a good film ............. . ......... the moment.

11. Thanks .......... . your letter.

12. I'll see my mom and dad ................ . their farm.

13. We have to work hard .......... home and................ school

14. We'll visit her .......... Christmas.

15. Are you tired ............. . watching TV?

16. She often brings them ............... school.

17. He works .......... a factory.

18. We always go to Ha Long Bay .......... vacation.

19. Tell me more .......... . your family.

20. Can you send me a photo .......... . your family?

21. He goes .......... the city ............his wife.

22. It takes 18 hours to get .........Hanoi .......... coach.

23. We write .......... each other twice a week.

24. He is the president ...................... our club.

25. She spends most ...............the time ............. the couch .......... front ....... the TV.

26. What do you usually do ............. school?

27. Why don't you come ............. .?

28. They swap cards .......... their friends.

29. Will you play a game ................ . catch?

30. What do you do ................ . recess?

31. They usually have portable CD player ................ small earphones.

32. I'll take part................ your club.

33. They read or study ............. the same time.

34. We enjoy all ..................... our classes.

35. ............. school we study many things.

36. ............. . history, we study past and present events.......... . Vietnam and .........the world.

37. ............. . physics, we learn ............how things work.

38. She learns how to use a computer .......... . her Computer Science class.

39. Newspapers are .......... the racks ................ the middle.

40. Math books are ................ . the shelves .......... . the left.

41. The largest library is ..................Washington D. C, the capital .......... the USA.

42. Those books .......... the back ............the libraries are .........English.

43. Now, come and look ...............the kitchen.

44. My uncle is ............. . work now.

45. Can I see the rest .........the house?

46. She'll have a party .......... . her birthday.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D :(câu đó là thì gì và tại sao lại chọn đáp án đó)

1.It ___that the strike will end soon. A.is expected. B. expected. C. are expected. D. was expected. 2.It is ___that many people are homeless after the floods. A. was reported. B. reports. C. reported. D. reporting. 3.He was said___this building. A. designing. B. to have designed. C. to design. D. designed. 4.Ted___by a bee while he was sitting in the garden. A. got sting. B. got stung. C. get stung. D. gets stung. 5.These the tennis courts don't ___very often. Not many people want to play. A. got used. B. used. C. get used. D. get use. 6.I'll get Minh___this for you. A. do. B. done. C. did. D. to do. 7.Those letters ___now. A. need typing. B. needn't be typed. C. need to type. D. needn't typing. 8."What a beautiful dress you are wearing " - "Thanks, it___especially for me by a Fresh tailor. " A. is made. B. has made. C. made. D. was made. 9.Somebody cleans the room every day. A. The room everyday is cleaned. B. The room is everyday cleaned. C. The room is cleaned everyday. D. The room is cleaned by somebody everyday. 10.People don't use this road very often. A. This road is not used very often. B. Not very often this road is not used. C. This road very often is not used. D. This road not very often is used. 11.How do people learn languages? A. How are languages learned? B. How are languages learned by people? C. How languages are learned? D. Languages are learned? 12.Over 1500 new houses___each year. Last year, 1720 new houses___. A. we're built / were built B. are built/were built. C. are building/were built D. were built / were built. 13.Tom bought that book yesterday. A. That book was bought by Tom yesterday. B. That book was bought yesterday by Tom. C. That book yesterday was bought by Tom. D. That book was bought yesterday. 15.The new computer system ___next month . A. is be installed. B. is being installed by people. C. is been installed. D. is being installed Giúp mình với

III. Identify the incorrect part out of the four underlined options (A, B, C or D) and then correct it. 1. It was so a boring film that all the audience had gone home before it ended. A B C D 2. Tom used to care of himself. He left home when he was 16 and has been on his own since then. A B C D 3. I think it is going to rain because the sky is getting dark. A B C D 4. Have you ever listened to a piece of music was composed by Mozart? A B C D 5. Technically speaking, astronauts can be able to visit the moon and live there briefly. A B C D IV. Put the verb in brackets in correct tense or form. Write the answers on the answer sheet. 1. Less than half of the cans of paint (use) _______________ up to now. 2. He (eat) __________ sandwiches while you (talk) __________ to him. 3. Jeans (make)_____________about two hundred years ago, and now they (sell) ________________ in every corner of the world. 4. I regret (tell) _____________ you that your application doesn’t satisfy our demands. 5. My father advised me (not stay) _______________ up too late because of my poor health. 6. He will always remember (award) _______________ the gold medal for his victory in the Competition of Mathematical Talent Search. 7. She does not want to go with us to the theater because she (see) ____________ that film twice. 8. I’m very bored because my mother always (complain) ________________ about her housework.

Exercise 4. Choose the best answer for each sentence.

1. She asked me if the Great Wall of China _____ one of the wonders of the world.

A. is B. was C. will be D. has been

2. I must go now . I peomised _____ late.

A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won't be

3. She asked me _____ a driving license.

A. if have B. whether I have C. whether I have had D. if I had

4. Tom _____ his hand when he was cooking dinner.

A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. burns

5. Have you decided where _____ for your holiday?

A. to go B. go C. to going D. went

6. The Pyramid od Cheops is one of the seven _____ of the world.

A. temples B. wonders C. temple D. wonder

7. They had their luggage _____ by the porter.

A. to carry B. carry C. carried D. carrying

8. In order to keep fit and healthy , we should do exercise _____.

A. regular B. regularly C. regulation D. regulate

9. Many people _____ that there are other wonders , which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about.

A. blame B. suggest C. wonder D. claim

10. Angkor Watt _____ between the 10th and 11th centuries.

A. build B. built C. was build D. was built

IV. Circle the best answer.
1. My room _________________________ in the house by her now.
A. is being cleaned
B. are being cleaned
C. will be cleaned
D. would be cleaned
2. Tom ___________________________ by Mary since 10 o'clock.
A. has operated
B. have been operated
C. has been operated
D. All are wrong.
3. Someone __________________ to take his place.
A. must be find
B. might be find
C. should be finds
D. must be found
4. 20 demonstrators ________________________ by the police.
A. was arrested
B. were arrested
C. was arresting
D. A & B
5. That book ______________________ by Tom yesterday.
A. were bought
B. bought
C. A & B
D. was bought
6. Much of the city ______________________ by fire in the 17th century.
A. was destroyed
B. is destroyed
C. are destroyed

D. were destroyed
7. Work _________________________ by the teacher.
A. are being watched
B. was being watched
C. is being watched
D. B & C
8. My house __________________ red and blue.
A. are painted
B. is painted
C. was painted
D. All are wrong.
9. The grain _________________ to the factory, where it _______________ and
____________________.
A. are taken / cleaned / is checked
B. is taken / is cleaned / is checked
C. was taken / was cleaned / was checked
D. is taken / is cleaned / checked
10. Jag Niwas _______________________ by Prince Maharana Jagat Singh II.
A. were built
B. are built
C. was built
D. is built
11. The wall _______________________ before you paint it.
A. must be cleaned
B. should cleaned
C. might been cleaned
D. No answer is right
12. The Garden of Clear Ripples ___________________ by The Qing Emperor Quinlong in the
middle of the 16th century.
A. designed
B. was designed
C. were designed
D. B & C
13. This computer _________________________ to use
A. will be continued
B. would continued
C. should continue
D. must continues
14. A lot of food _____________________ these days.
A. are thrown
B. were thrown
C. is thrown
D. was thrown

Exercise 4. Choose the best answer for each sentence.

1. She asked me if the Great Wall of China _____ one of the wonders of the world.

A. is B. was C. will be D. has been

2. I must go now . I peomised _____ late.

A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. I won't be

3. She asked me _____ a driving license.

A. if have B. whether I have C. whether I have had D. if I had

4. Tom _____ his hand when he was cooking dinner.

A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. burns

5. Have you decided where _____ for your holiday?

A. to go B. go C. to going D. went

6. The Pyramid od Cheops is one of the seven _____ of the world.

A. temples B. wonders C. temple D. wonder

7. They had their luggage _____ by the porter.

A. to carry B. carry C. carried D. carrying

8. In order to keep fit and healthy , we should do exercise _____.

A. regular B. regularly C. regulation D. regulate

9. Many people _____ that there are other wonders , which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about.

A. blame B. suggest C. wonder D. claim

10. Angkor Watt _____ between the 10^th and 11^th centuries.

A. build B. built C. ứa build D. ứa built

A. PRONUNCIACION
Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted B. naked C. finished D. needed
2. A. who B. when C. where D. what
3. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. thorough
4. A. physical B. visual C. music D. because
5. A. invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
B. STRESS
Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
6. A. artistic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific
7.A. medical B. hospital C. politic D. electric
C. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
8. _____ workers were sent to the area immediately, but no villager was survived when the
landslide happened.
A. help B. rescue C. volunteer D. assistance
9. Three hundred people were left _____ by the earthquake.
A. home B. property C. homeless D. house
10. The train or Ha Noi ______ at 7a.m tomorrow.
A. leaves B. leaving C. to leave D. left
11. Environmental pollution has _____ to lots of health problems.
A. caused B. got C. made D. led
12. The heavy rain has caused _______ in many parts of the country.
A. drought B. floods C. forest fire D. storms
13.If we use water………, fewer people will have cleaner water.
A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
14. The city has a summer _____ in the park.
A. festively B. festive C. festively D. festival
15. She prefers English ……France
A. to B. for C. at D. in
16. By the time we _______ to the cinema, the film had started .
A. had got B. got C. were getting D. get
17.Many people die………..food poison today.
A. at B. of C. in D. on
18. A person who __________ the bagpipes is called a piper.
A. plays B. performs C. entertains D. does
19. Don’t drink that water. It’s __________.
A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated D. clear
20. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded
21. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean
22. All our English teachers are __________ speakers.
A. native B. original C. foreign D. official
D. WRITING
Choose the correct answers.
23. He broke my watch.
A. My watch were broken. B. My watch be broken.
C. My watch is broken. D. My watch was broken.
24. The teacher explained the rule to the student.
A. The rule was explained to the student.
B. The students were explained the rule.
C. The students were explained the rules.

D. A and B are correct
25. He often asks me to help him.
A. He is often asked to help them.
B. They are often asked to help me.
C. I am often asked to help him.
D. I am often asked him to help me.
26. His friends never forgave his betrayal.
A. His betrayal were never forgiven by his friends.
B. His betrayal was never forgiven by his friends.
C. His betrayal was never forgave by his friends.
D. His betrayal never forgave by his friends.
27. I am sure we’ll settle the matter easily.
A. I’m sure the matter will settle easily.
B. I’m sure the matter will be settled easily.
C. I’m sure the matter will settled easily.
D. I’m sure the matter won’t be settled easily.
28. They speak much about this book.
A. This book is much spoken about.
B. This book is much spoken.
C. This book is much about spoken.
D. This book are much spoken about.
29. Have they tested all the machines?
A. Have all the machines be tested?
B. Have all the machines been testing?
C. Have all the machines been tested?
D. Have all the machines been being testing?
30. Does he realize that they are laughing at him?
A. Is he realized that he is laughing at?
B. Is he realized that he is being laughed at?
C. Does he realize that he is laughing at?
D. Does he realize that he is being laughed at?
31. The manager offers me several jobs.
A. I was offers several jobs.
B. I am offered several jobs.
C. Several jobs are offered to me.
D. B and C are correct.
32. We found that they had cancelled the soccer match.
A. We found that the soccer match had been cancelled.
B. The soccer match had been cancelled.
C. The soccer match was found that had been cancelled.
D. The soccer match was found to have been cancelled by us.
33. Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.
A. A cake is being cut with a sharp knife by Mary.
B. A sharp knife is cutting a cake and Mary.
C. Mary and a sharp knife are cutting a cake.
D. Mary is cutting a sharp knife by a cake.
34. “Did Shakespeare write this play?”
A. Did this play be written by Shakespeare?
B. Was this play written by Shakespeare?
C. This play was written by Shakespeare.
D. Did this play Shakespeare write?
35. Which book do the students love?
A. Which book are done love by the students?

B. Which book is the students loved?
C. Which book are loved by the students?
D. Which book is loved by the students?

E. READING
Read the passage and complete the sentences. Circle A, B, or D

THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE

The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in
Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at
5:46 a.m. in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the
earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total
of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in
damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
36. The word ‘overseas’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.abroad B.at sea C.by sea D. foreign
37. The word ‘occurred’ in the text is closest in meaning to __________.
A.ended B.happened C.started began
38. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe __________.
A. was greater than that of the Great Kantō earthquake
B. was not as high as in the Great Kantō earthquake
C. exceeded that of any known earthquake.
D. It wasn’t the worst earthquake in Japan ever.
39. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where __________.
A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly
B. there was no damage to people and property
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives.
D. no foreign people live.
40. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake __________.
A. is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B. didn’t cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe
C. is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan
D. didn’t have any effects on Japan.