II. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. Exercise 1 Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo (13) ______ their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the (14) _________ began to shake. As a result, small fires broke (15) _________ everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented (16) ______ to help because many of the roads had cracked to open. It was impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had cracked.(17) _________, over ninety per cent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by collapse of building. Most of those (18)_________ were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed. If the earthquake had occurred at night whole people were sleeping, far fewer would have died. 1. A. cooked B. were cooking C. would cook D. had cooked 2. A. earth B. land C. floor D. ground 3. A. in B. on C. off D. out 4. A. from going B. to go C. for going D. he went 5. A. Frequently B. Frequent C. Consequently D. Consequent 6. A. who died B. died C. they died D. dying Exercise 2 Drought is a condition that becomes (1) ………… the average rainfall for a fertile area drops far (2) ……… the normal amount for a long period of time. In areas which are not irritated, the lack of (3) ……… causes farm crops to wither and dead. Higher than normal temperatures usually accompany periods of drought. They add to the crop damage. Forests fires start (4) ……… during drought. The soil of a drought area becomes dry and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is blown away (5) ……… the hot dry winds. Streams, ponds, and wells often dry up during a drought, and animals suffer and may even die (6) …………the lack of water.. 1. A. when B. where C. what D. who 2. A. below B. under C. up D. down 3. A. wind B. storm C. fog D. rain 4. A. rare B. rarely C. easy D. easily 5. A. on B. with C. by D. as 6. A. and B. because of C. however D. so HELP ME!!