Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1,5pts)

One of the (13) _______ things that can happen on our earth is an earthquake. When earthquakes take place near large cities, many people may be killed and many buildings are (14) _______ down. Fire may start and (15) _______ more damage than the quake itself. Earthquake comes (16) ______ a shaking of the rocks under the surface of the earth. Forces within the earth push against the rocks until they break. We cannot tell exactly (17) _______ an earthquake is coming, but we can know places on the (18) _______ where they happen most often.

Question 17:

Areas around the Cuu Long Delta can expect clouds _________ the day.

They saved the paintings from . (destroy)

Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence.

It was such _________________ news that they all sat there saying nothing. (worry)

Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

My mother cooked a meal yesterday. It was very delicious.

The meal _________

He is the environmentalist ________ we want to talk to.

Choose the word/ phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence.

We are going to a park ___________ the other side of the river.

Hurry up! Don’t walk so ________ , we’ll be late for school.

Ho Chi Minh City will ________temperatures between 250c and 300c tomorrow.

We can’t drink the coffee because it is extremely hot.

The coffee _____________

Look at the sign / picture. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign / picture.

What does this sign say?

Save electricity, or else you will pay much per month.  You won’t pay__________

Our team played very_______________ last week. We lost. (successful)

The storm last month was disastrous, ________we should organize a show to raise money for the victims.

The roof ________ under the weight of snow last night.

There was a ________ last night because of the violent storm.