I. Mark the stress on the correct syllable for the following words 1. biography 6. physiology 11. photography 16. meteorology 2. biology 7. ethnography 12. sociology 17. astrology 3. radiography 8. ethnology 13. apology 18. zoology 4. radiology 9. geography 14. bibliography 19. demography 5. physiography 10. geology 15. climatology 20. psychology II. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others. 1. A. technology B. disaster C. available D. temporary 2. A. accommodation B. evacuation C. oceanography D. environmentalist 3. A. tsunami B. evacuee C. ecology D. volcanic 4. A. volunteer B. scientific C. sociology D. property 5. A. electronic B. biology C. photography D. astrology III. Choose the correct answers. 1. The waves of the_________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach. A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. earthquake 2. Five skiers are missing after the_________ in the Alps. A. drought B. landslide C. flood D. avalanche 3. After the_________ all the houses were left under water. A. flood B. tornado C. typhoon D. mudslide 4. It took firefighters five days to put out the_________. A. hurricane B. forest fire C. tsunami D. drought 5. A period of 3- 4 months without rain will cause a severe_________. A. typhoon B. earthquake C. drought D. flood 6. The_________ picked up the car and threw it 100 meters into the air. That’s an incredibly strong wind! A. tornado B. volcanic eruption C. landslide D. typhoon 7. The_________ shook parts of the region around Tokyo on Saturday. It was 5 on the Richter Scale. A. hurricane B. flood C. earthquake D. tornado 8. _________ occur when a large amount of water causes the rapid erosion of soil on a steep slope. A. Tsunamis B. Tornados C. Avalanches D. Mudslides 9. A big storm in the Pacific is known as a_________. A. avalanche B. typhoon C. tsunami D. tornado 10. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is a famous_________. IV. Choose the best response for each sentence. 1. “I saw a roof flying in the storm yesterday afternoon.” -_________” A. Exactly. B.That’s horrible! C. That’s a relief. D. So do I. 2. “The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.” - “_________What a pity.” A. Looks great! B. Not at all. C. Sounds good! D. Oh no! 3. “The whole village was submerged in the flood.” - “_________” A. That’s surprising! B. My fault. C. Already. D. That’s awful! 4. “Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.” - “_________” A. How beautiful! B. Awesome! C. How terrible! D. No problem. 5. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” - _________” A. That’s great! B. Good luck. C. How convenient! D. Oh dear! 6. “Forecasters say that the storm won’t move toward the land.” - “_________” A. What a pity! B. Never mind. C. That’s a relief! D. It’s OK. 7. _________ “A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.” - “_________” A. That’s shocking! B. How cute! C.That’s great! D. Maybe. 8. “Did you know the Amazon rainforest fires have already been controlled.” - “No, I didn’t.” A. What a bad day! B. How wonderful! C. How thoughtful it is! D. Well done. V. Complete the sentences with the passive form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Tsunamis_________(typically/ cause) by large, undersea earthquakes. 2. Nearly a quarter of all homes in the Keys_________(destroy) by HurricaneIrma in 2017. 3. Over the past two years, 500,000 damaged homes_________(rebuild) withsupport from the government and donors. 4. An earthquake warning System_________(install) on the West Coast next month. 5. An average of 10 people in Florida_________(kill) by lightning strikes annually. 6. Indonesia_________(strike) by a tsunami a few days ago.