I. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 1 a. hurricane b. tornado c. volcano d. eruption 2 a. terrific b. arabic c. statistic d. cosmetic 3 a. referee b. guarantee c. Japanese d. jubilee 4 a. classical b. electronic c. logical d. politic 5 a. nationality b. mobility c. equality d. majority II. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6 We ............ from different kinds of pollution: water air, soil and noise now. a. is suffering b. suffer c. are suffering d. had suffered 7 The babies ............ when Alice came. a. has slept b. have slept c. is sleeping d. were sleeping 8 America ............ Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November since 1864 a. celebrates b. has celebrated c. is celebrating d. celebrated 9 The fish died massively because the water is ............ . a. damaged b. hotter c. contaminated d. poison 10 A natural disaster can cause loss of life or ............ damage. a. property b. house c. home d. money 11 ............ are severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong winds. a. Droughts b. Blizzards c. Hailstorms d. Volcanic eruptions 12 The ............ can be controlled by the stoppage of leakage from the radioactive materials including the nuclear reactors, industries and laboratories. a. light pollution b. visual pollution c. air pollution d. radioactive pollution 13 English is ............ of Australia and Singapore. a. native language b. second language c. official language d. both A and C 14 Australia has the biggest ............ in the world a. natural beauty b. puzzling games c. cattle station d. tallest building 15 ............ could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and planning. a. Earthquakes b. mudslide c. droughts d. forest fire 16 She is good ............ meteorology . a. on b. in c. at d. for 17 Last night volcano Maui ............ and the large areas of land were affected a. erupts b. erupted c. erupting d. erupt 18 When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot ............ pours downhill. a. ash b. smoke c. dirt d. lava 19 Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was ............ . a. evacuated b. kille c. died d. injured 20 The earthquake ............ have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries. a. victims b. elders c. rescuers d. soldiers 21 When there is a plane crash, a lot of ............ is left. a. dust b. debris c. waste d. piece 22 A powerful ............ off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people. a. earthquake b. tornado c. tsunami d. landslide 23 A ............ often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down. a. forest fire b. flood c. tornado d. landslide 24 ............ often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam. a. droughts b. storms c. floods d. sandstorms 25 Deforestation leads to ............ which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature. a. flood b. climate change c. sandstorm d. erosion