A. HONOR B. HEDGE C. EXHAUST D. HONEST C. READING

11. - ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Tiếng Anh ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II MÔN TIẾNG ANH

11. A. honor

B. hedge

C. exhaust

D. honest

C. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer (14pts)

An earthquake is a shaking movement of the ground, (12) by the slippage or rupture of a fault within the

Earth's crust. Every year more than 3 million earthquakes take place, most of these unnoticed by humans. In

(13) , a severe earthquake is the most frightening and can occur anywhere on the surface of our planet!

(14) usually lasting only seconds, a severe earthquake in a densely populated area may have

effects causing the (15) of hundreds of people, injuries, destruction and enormous damage to the

economies of the affected areas.

A lot of people have been killed (16) earthquakes although scientists (17) able to predict and

forewarn in advance and engineers construct earthquake-safe buildings. (18) , earthquakes often occur

in countries which are unable to afford earthquake-safe construction.