I. Give the meaning of these words WORD MEANING 1. Accommodation 2. Bury 3. Collapse 4. Damage 5. Disaster 6. Drought 7. Earthquake 8. Erupt 9. Eruption 10. evacuate 11. Forest fire 12. Homeless 13. Mudslide II.Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. 1. A. industry B. tornado C. natural D. injury 2. A. geography B. electronic C. scientific D. preparation 3. A. debris B. rainstorm C. destroy D. shelter 4. A. primary B. animal C. tropical D. volcano 5. A. climatology B. bibliography C. communication D. radiography III.Complete the sentences with the words in the box Avalanche, blizzard, disaster, drought, eruption evacuation, explosion, flood, lightning, tsunami 1. The soldiers have been deployed to help avert a looming environmental _ _____in central provinces. 2. When I was outside in the , I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me because of the snow. 3. Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very frightened. In the car park, there was an _______and nobody knew what it was. 4. I saw on TV that yesterday there was an on an island in the Pacific and hot lava came down the volcano. 5. My little sister is afraid of____________________, so when there is a bad storm she always hides. 6. Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an . 7. Powerful earthquake off the coast in Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high________that killed at least 113 people. 8. If there is a bad in a town, the people have to travel by boat! 9. fter the harshest winter in decades, the western region is now facing its hottest summer and the worst across the area in nearly 40 years. 10. People should become familiar with the guidelines for _ because natural disasters can force them to leave their homes. IV.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. 1. All people (go) down in the cellar for protection by the time the tornado (sweep)____ through the town yesterday. 2. Hundred of trees on streets in Ha Noi (fall) in a sudden storm last night. 3. I (not seen)_____a more horrible flood than this since I (live) _________________ in this area. 4. The tourists (camp) near a peaceful river, when all of a sudden, the river (flood)____________its banks and almost (destroy)_________________________their campsite. 5. When the volcano (erupt)__________, people living nearby already (move) _______ to safe places. V.Rewrite the following sentences in passive voice. 1. The mudslide buried five houses in a village in the eastern region. 2. The volunteers have rescued three cats. 3. They are cutting dead trees on some streets to prepare for the forthcoming storm. 4. We should move the furniture to higher places because of the flood. 5. They had repaired their house before the typhoon came. 6. What kind of injuries do earthquakes cause? 7. The government didn’t warn the people about the possibility of a tsunami. 8. Have the workers restored the damaged bridge yet? 9. I hadn’t put the car into the garage before the hail occurred. 10. We will send rescue workers to the flooded villages. _______________________________________________________________________