I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1.A. scatter B. shake C. collapse D. evacuate 2.A. trapped B. damaged C. destroyed D. moved 3.A. violent B. minor C. disaster D. climate 4.A. typhoon B. flood C. food D. school 5.A. earthquake B. weather C. without D. though 6.A. technology B. psychology C. character D. charge II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently. 7. A. scientific B. sociology C. geography D. medication 8. A. collapse B. destroy C. provide D. scatter 9. A. tsunami B. tornado C. property D. eruption 10. A. volunteer B. accurate C. wonderful D. terrible III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence. 11. _________ September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian hit the northwestern Bahamas. A. In B. On C. At D. During 12. The earthquake caused damage_________ property estimated at $6 million. A. for B. with C. on D. to 13. Due to a lack of rainfall, California regularly has_________ in summertime. A. tornadoes B. floods C. droughts D. tsunamis 14. What a(n) _________ news! Thousands of people have died in the quake. A. terrible B. wonderful C. terrific D. exciting 15. Debris was_________ for miles after the tornado touched down late Saturday. A. evacuated B. scattered C. collapsed D. trapped 16. Natural disasters are caused by nature and_________ we can’t prevent them. A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. whereas 17. At least 11 people were killed when a four-storey building_________ in the earthquake. A. was collapsing B. had collapsed C. collapsed D. was collapsed 18. _________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach. A. Due to B. Although C. Because D. Despite 19. It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We_________ such a terrible thunderstorm. A. never see B. would never see C. had never seen D. have never seen 20.- “A12 year old boy was found alive after being buried in an avalanche for 40 minutes.” “_________” A. That’s awesome! B. That’s shocking! C. That’s awful! D. Well done!