Контрольна робота Natural disasters

Test  NATURAL DISASTERS ( 10 form, Karpiuk)

I. Guess  the description of natural hazards

1.People had nothing to eat and many people died.

2.There were ----in the South of England. The water 1 meters high.

3.There was a terrible---- . Many houses and shops burned.

4.There was a huge---- in Iceland and planes couldn’t fly because of the cloud.

5.  ----- is a problem in many countries where there isn’t much rain. The longest was in Atacama desert in Chile.

6. ---- is a slide of large snow mass down a mountainside.it is  one of the major dangers faces in the mountains in winter.

II. Read the text and fill in the suitable words to the sentences

(careful, causes, dangerous, disasters, tsunami, injured, earthquake, activity, damaging, reasons,transport)

A Natural disaster is an unforeseen occurrence of an event that1 -----harm to society..

Natural 2----- like earthquakes, tornado, 3----- and floods happen more frequently nowadays. There are many 4------ why they occur, but the main one is related to human 5------ on Earth which often has a negative impact on our environment.

All kinds of disasters are usually very 6------. Many dwellings, roads and even whole streets and cities are ruined. The number of victims usually terrifies as hundreds or even thousands of people get 7------ or die in disasters. However, each disaster has a different nature.

For example, an 8----- is the result of the tectonic plates’ movement which leads to the shaking of a certain area on land. Earthquakes destroy buildings and people usually become victims because they get stuck or killed under the rubble.

Thus, there are many natural disasters which are 9----- for all of us. We should be 10----- and treat our planet better in order not to die with it.

III.  Complete the sentences by changing the form of the verb in brackets (Coditional I or Conditional II).

1. Those plants _____________ (not / grow) if you don’t water them
2. If I lived in France, I _________ (speak) French well.
3. I ___________ (to send) John your message if I see him today.
4. We’ll have a party if Alan (to pass) his driving test.

5. If he ( to try) win that competition, he will  get a prize and be rich.

     6. If she studied more, she __________ (be) a better student.

IV. Write a letter to your pen- friend and give him(her) some advice  about what he (she) should do when there is an earthquake.