Writing Comprehension Test - Natural Disasters

Writing Comprehension Test

 

 

 

 

 

Writing Comprehension Test

 

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I.Complete the text with the words from the box:

 

earthquakes, hazards, damage, erupted, natural, volcano, destroy, caused, injured

 

A) Many natural events can injure or kill people and_____________ or___________ homes, farms and cities. Such acts of nature are called natural____________. Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions are allnatural hazards. So are tornadoes, droughts and avalanches.

The natural hazards most feared by the people of Central America are____________. In 1972 an earthquake hit Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. Itkilled nearly 10,000 people,___________20,000 more, and destroyed 50,000houses. In Costa Rica the volcano Irazu_________in 1963, destroying farms andspreading ash over San Jose, the capital. In Guatemalathe___________Fuegoerupted in 1974. It destroyed many coffee farms and____________other damage.No part of the world is totally free from____________ hazards.

 

devoted, prominent, frescos, inspired, icon-painting, scenery, theme, portrait

 

B) 1. The early period in the development of painting in Ukraine referred to _________.

2. Numerous mosaics and_____________ in Kyiv Cathedral of St Sophiawere made following Byzantine traditions.

3. _____________ painting was strongly influenced by the icon tradition.

4. T. Shevchenko_____________ his numerous portraits and landscapes toUkraine.

 

II.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Past Perfect Tense

or the Past PerfectContinuous Tense:

 

1) Mary ____________ (not / finish) her dinner when her husband came.

2) Tom __________ (return) home before the storm broke out.

3) Stephan _____________(look) for a job for half a vear whenhe found one.

4) Revnold _____________(work) as a driver for thirtv vearswhen he retired.

5)________(you / wait) long when the boss announcedthat he couldn’t see you?

6) We ______________(sunbathe) for two hours when it started torain.

 

III.Match to make correct sentences:

1. Theywent to the theatrea) her husband had forgotten herbirthday.

2. Lusy was angry because b) after they had bought the tickets.

3. By the time we reached the airport c) the plane had already taken off.

4. The sportsman gave an interview d) before the police arrived.

5. The bank robbers had escapede) after he had won the gold medal.

 

 

 

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I.Complete the text with the words from the box:

 

destroyed (3 times), withstand, natural, damaged, damage, earthquake, earthquakes (twice), hazards

 

A) ______________hazards have been important in Central American history.

Guatemala’s capital has been moved twice because of natural___________.

Ciudad Vieja, the first capital, was________________ in 1541 by agiant landslide.

Many people werekilled, including the governor andhis servants.The capital was

moved toAntigua, about 10 miles away.That city was_____________many

times by earthquakes and___________ by a severe_______________ in 1773.

A few yearslater the capital was moved to Guatemala City.The new capital has

had many___________, too. Today, however,buildings can be built in ways that

help them withstand_______________.In the Guatemalan earthquake of 1976,

no large modern buildings were____________. Most of the serious___________

was to the houses ofpoor people. Their houses are not enough to____________ earthquakes.

 

devoted, prominent, frescos, inspired, icon-painting, scenery, theme, portrait

 

B) 1. Landscapers of the 19th century depicted rural___________ in his works.

2. Kazimir Malevich is a _____________ representative of avant-garde inUkrainian

art of painting.

3. _____________ by the beauty of Ukrainian natural scenery artists fromRussia

and European countries created their works of landscape painting.

4. The present-day topical_____________ in painting is connected withnational motives.

 

II.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Past Perfect Tense

or the Past PerfectContinuous Tense:

1) The boys____________ (finish) doing their homework by eight o’clock.

2) The girls were frightened because the_____________ (not Ibe) on aplane before.

3) When she got to the garage, the mechanic ____________ (not / repair)her car.

4) Liza ____________(paint) the wails all day before shefinished them.

5) I _____________(live) in Ukraine for five years when I met mywife.

6) They__________(watch) TV for a quarter of an hourwhen the door bell rang.

 

III.Make sentences as in the example:

Example: Bob / pack / his suitcase call / a taxi

a) After Bob had packed his suitcase, he called a taxi.

b) Bob had packed his suitcase before he called a taxi.

1. Richard / read / the contractsign / it

2. Sally / borrow / some money buy / a washing machine

3. Tina / eat / the mealpay / the bill

4. The girls / watch / the filmturn off / the TV

5. Sam / do / homeworkplay football / his friends

KEY:

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I.A) 1.destroy; 2. damage; 3. hazards; 4. earthquakes; 5. injured; 6. erupted;

7. volcano; 8. caused; 9. natural.

   B)1. icon painting; 2. frescos; 3. scenery; 4. devoted;

 

II.1. hadnot finished;

2. had returned;

     3. had been looking;

4.had been working; 

5. had you been waiting; 

6. had been sun bathing;

III. 1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. e; 5. d.

 

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I.A) 1.natural; 2. earthquake; 3. destroyed; 4. destroyed; 5. damaged; 6. hazard;

7. hazards; 8. earthquakes; 9, damaged; 10. damage; 11. withstand.

   B)1. theme; 2. prominent; 3. inspired; 4. portrait. 

 

II.1.hadfinished;

2. had not been;

     3. had not repaired.

     4. had been painting;

5. had been living;

6. had been watching.

 

III.1. After Richard had read the contract he signed it.

Richard had read the contract before he signed it.

2. After Sally had borrowed some money she bought a washing machine.

Sally had borrowed some money before she bought a washing machine.

3. After Tina had eaten the in eat she paid the bill.

 Tina had eaten the meat before she paid the bill.

4. After the girls had watched the film they turned off the TV.

The girls had watched the film before they turned off the TV.

5. After Sam had done his homework he played football with his friends.

Sam had done his homework before he played football with his friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Perfect or the Past PerfectContinuous

1.had finished; 2. had renovated; 3. had planned; 4. had been waiting;

5. had just gone; 6. had been standing; 8. had escaped.

 

 

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past PerfectContinuous Tense forms.

 

1. A: Did you do anything exciting on holidays?

B: Not really. By the time our children____________________(finish)

their school year w e ________________________(renovate) our flat.

The next week my wife and I enjoyed doing chores in our cottage house

in the countryside. What about you?

A: Well, I ____________________(plan) to visit my friend in the Crimea

but he was on his business trip in Kyiv and I _____________________

(wait) for nearly five days before he phoned me he could be at home for

two days and then would go to the resort in the Carpathian Mountains.

B: Oh, what a pity! But that’s idea! Next holiday we should go there too!

 

2. A: Are you feeling OK? You look tired.

B: Well, I am OK. I didn’t have enough sleep at night. I

_____________________(just / go) to sleep last night when a lot of

noise outside woke me up. I got up and went to the window. I___________

(stand) there for a few minutes when two policecars stopped outside my house.

I heard that two prisoners_____________(escape) from prison and were

hiding in the area.

A: Did they catch them again?

B: Yes, but I didn’t sleep very well after all.

 

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past PerfectContinuous Tense forms.

 

1. A: Did you do anything exciting on holidays?

B: Not really. By the time our children____________________(finish)

their school year w e ________________________(renovate) our flat.

The next week my wife and I enjoyed doing chores in our cottage house

in the countryside. What about you?

A: Well, I ____________________(plan) to visit my friend in the Crimea

but he was on his business trip in Kyiv and I _____________________

(wait) for nearly five days before he phoned me he could be at home for

two days and then would go to the resort in the Carpathian Mountains.

B: Oh, what a pity! But that’s idea! Next holiday we should go there too!

 

2. A: Are you feeling OK? You look tired.

B: Well, I am OK. I didn’t have enough sleep at night. I

_____________________(just / go) to sleep last night when a lot of

noise outside woke me up. I got up and went to the window. I___________

(stand) there for a few minutes when two policecars stopped outside my house.

I heard that two prisoners_____________(escape) from prison and were

hiding in the area.

A: Did they catch them again?

B: Yes, but I didn’t sleep very well after all.