(28)

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks:

Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquakes (25) ______ the city of Kobe in Japan. A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.

Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the (26) ______ of abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal wave travelled (27) ______ Alaska to California!

Typhoons: When a tropical storm (28) ______ 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the word “typhoon” means “big wind”.

Volcanoes: We can usually predict (29) ______ a volcano will erupt. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, erupted in 1991. It was the world’s largest volcanic eruptionin more than 50 years. Hundreds of people died, but thousands were saved (30) ______ scientists had warned them about eruption.

Tornadoes: Tornadoes are funnel-shaped storms which pass overland (31) ______ a thunderstorm. They can suck up anything that is in their path. In Italy 1981, a tornado lifted a baby, who was (32) ______ in its baby carriage, into the air and put it down safely 100 meters away!

(Extract from English 9, p.78, 79 – Giáo dục Publishing House)

Câu 351271: (28)

A. develops

B. reaches

C. sets

D. uses

Xem lời giải

Câu hỏi : 351271

Phương pháp giải:

Kiến thức: Từ vựng

Đáp án : B
(0) bình luận (0) lời giải
Giải chi tiết:
A. develops (v): phát triển

B. reaches (v): đạt tới, đạt được

C. sets (v): để, đặt

D. uses (v): sử dụng

When a tropical storm (28) reaches 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia.

Tạm dịch: Khi một cơn bão nhiệt đới lên tới 120 km mỗi giờ, nó được gọi là cơn cuồng phong ở Bắc và Nam Mỹ, cơn lốc ở Úc và cơn bão to ở châu Á.

Lời giải sai Bình thường Khá hay Rất Hay
- Mẹo : Viết lời giải với bộ công thức đầy đủ tại đây