The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.

1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?

A. Because it happened when people were boxing.

B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes

C. Because it happened on Boxing Day

D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes

2. How high were the waves?

A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters

C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters

3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?

A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property

4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?

A. houses that aren't destroyed

B. offices that are being built.

C. people that are dead

D. people that are left alive

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.

B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.

C. Many people died because of the high waves

D. A lot of money was raised to help people

When a strong earthquake occurs on the ocean floor rather than on (36)__________ , a tremendous force is (37)_____ on the seawater and one or more large, destructive (38)____ called tsunamis can be formed. Tsunamis are commonly called tidal waves in the United States, (39)________ this is really an inappropriate name in that the (40)______ of the tsunami is an underground earthquake rather than the ocean’s (41)_________ . Far from land, a tsunami can move through the wide open vastness of the ocean (42)____ a speed of 600 miles (900 kilometers) per hour and often can travel tremendous (43)____ without losing height and strength. When a tsunami reaches shallow coastal water, it can reach a (44)_________ of 100 feet (30 meters) or more and can cause tremendous flooding and (45)_________ to coastal areas.

36. a. land b. ground c. earth d. soil

37. a. installed b. exerted c. exhausted d. struggled

38. a. currents b. streams c. waves d. tides

39. a. therefore b. and c. for d. but

40. a. cause b. reason c. effect d. force

41. a. surface b. tides c. waves d. water

42. a. in b. with c. for d. at

43. a. trips b.journeys c. distances d. spaces

44. a. length b. height c. strength d. weight

45. a. damage b. harm c. ruin d. spoil

Chia dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
1. That tsunami was the most
of the year 2004. (disaster)
2.
food is very convenient for campers. (can)
3.
waves are one of the great forces of nature. They can be very dangerous to people. (tide)
4. That actor is an amusing one. TV audiences like his sense of
. (humorous)
5. He often takes part in many
charity
. (difference/ act)
6. There are many
throughout the year. (celebrate)
7. He made a number of
in his career as a doctor. (succeed)
8. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the
rainforests in the world. (tropic)
9. An active
may erupt at any time. (volcanic)

Chia dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc.
1. That tsunami was the most
of the year 2004. (disaster)
2.
food is very convenient for campers. (can)
3.
waves are one of the great forces of nature. They can be very dangerous to people. (tide)
4. That actor is an amusing one. TV audiences like his sense of
. (humorous)
5. He often takes part in many
charity
. (difference/ act)
6. There are many
throughout the year. (celebrate)
7. He made a number of
in his career as a doctor. (succeed)
8. Conservationists believe that we should preserve the
rainforests in the world. (tropic)
9. An active
may erupt at any time. (volcanic)

1. We have to ..............................all the new words in the notebook ( memory ). 2. ...................... waves are one of the great forces of nature . They are very dangerous for people ( tide). 3. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons are ............................ disasters ( nature). 4. A typhoon is going to his our area . What sorts of ............................... shall we make?( prepare). 5............................. food are very convenient for campers ( can ). 6. Today.................................can...............................when the earthquake will occur ( science/prediction ). 7. The mountain was full of .............................rock and ash when the ........................ was over ( volcano/erupt). 8. Thousands of people have been made ................................. by flooding ( home ). 9. If we want to look after the environment , we should protect...............................rainforest ( tropic). 10. Many people were ............................... killed in that storm ( disaster ). 11. The lava ........................as it cools ( solid ). 12. "You look nervous"."Thunder makes me ...................................." ( terrify ). 13. The weather is so........................ that I don't know that should take an umbrella or sun-tan lotion ( predict). 14. .............................., people eat....................... rice cakes at Tet ( tradition/stick). 15. We went to the shop downtown to by some .............................. ornament ( decoration )

WORD FORM

1.how can we save ourselves from .............. disasters ? ( nature )

2.the eruption of Mount Pinatubo is the world's ............. volcano eruption in more than 50 years . ( large )

3. .......... waves , also known as tsunamis , occur when there is an abrupt shift in the underwater .......... of the Erath . ( tide / move )

4. people can practice .............. by looking for an ......... place to live in . ( conserve / interest )

5. tet is a ............ festival of the Vietnamese . ( joy )

6. the most ............... earthquake in japan occurred in 1923 .( disaster )

7. you should ........... your speed inside the city . ( limitation )

8. christmas is a ......... holiday in western countries . ( religion )

9. his .............. from school without any excuses made the teacher angry . ( absent )

A. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence or substitutes for the underlined words or phrases.
1. Thuy's grandma turned the television__________ to see the weather forecast.
a. off d. down c. on b. up
2. The hurrican took several days to blow itself _________
d. off b. out a. in c. down
3. It was the biggest eruption of Vesuvius __________some years
d. from a. for b. since c. in
4. The earthquake __________ the city at two in the morning.
d. measured b. hit a. occurred c. swept
5. A funnel-shaped storms passing overland below a thunderstorm is called a _____
a. typhoons b. tsunami c. tornado d. hurricane
6. The last tsunami caused a lot of _________to the countries along the Pacific coast.
a. eruption b. disasters c. destruction d. damage
7. The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.
a. fell in b. broke off c. pulled down d. put away
8. Severe thunderstorms are___________for Tuesday night.
c. forecast d. damaged a. missed b. brought
9. Tidal waves are the result of an abrunt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
a. clear b. sudden c. impressive d. slight
10. The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands __________
a. homely b. homeland c. homeless d. homesick

(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:

A volcano is an opening in the earth’s surface through (23)___________ lava, hot, gases and rock fragments erupt. (24) ________ an opening occurs when melted rock from deep within the earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are a top mountains, particularly cone-shaped mountains. The mountains themselves are also called volcanoes. Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain, and growing rivers of lava flow down (25) _________ sides. In other eruptions, red- hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rockare blasted (26) ________ into the air. A few eruptions are so ( 27) _________ that they blow the mountain apart. Some eruptions occur on volcanic islands. Such islands are the tops of volcanic mountains that have been built (28) __________ from the ocean floor by repeated eruptions. Othereruptions occur along narrow cracks in the ocean floor.

23/ A. which B. that C. where D. when

24/ A. So B. Such C. That D. Many

25/ A. its B. it C. their D. theirs

26/ A. high B. low C. below D. above

27/ A. gentle B. violent C. terrible D. awful

28/ A. up B. on C. into D. onto

(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:

Bad weather comes in many different forms. One kind of bad weather is the tornado. It is one of the most destructive storms that we have on the earth. A tornado is a long cloud which comes down from the sky. It is shaped like a funnel and consists of windwhich whirls around and around extremely fast. In fact, the wind can reach a speed of more than nine hundred kilometers per hour. Weather scientists are unable to know exactly when a tornado will occur. Fortunately, the tornado is not usually very big and it does not last long. There are about two hundred tornadoes annually in the United States, but in some years there are many more. Tornadoes that occur over water are called waterspouts

____ 29/ One good thing about a tornado is that it does not last long

____ 30/ Tornadoes over water are called funnels.

____ 31/ The annually number of tornadoes in the United States is about one hundred.

____ 32/ There are about two hundred tornadoes in one year in America