() 1. Which of the following is a natural disaster?
A.A coach crashed into a tree near the forest.
B.A boy fell from the tree and hurt his right leg.
C.Our school football team lost the final game.
D.A flood washed away the village near a big city.

() 2. The tree leaves on the ground run in all ______ when the wind comes.
A.designs
B.degrees
C.directions
D.disasters

() 3. —You didn't take an umbrella! Didn't you listen to the weather report?
—Yes, I did. But it ______ when I left my home.

A.rains
B.rained
C.wasn't raining
D.was raining

() 4. —Mum, the Maths problem is too difficult for me.
—______ you can't work it out by yourself, why not ask others for help?

A.Even
B.Although
C.Before
D.Since

() 5. The tidal wave hurt ______ people and ______ them got badly hurt.
A.thousands of; two hundreds of
B.thousand of; two hundreds of
C.thousand of; two hundred of
D.thousands of; two hundred of

() 6. —Did you hear the shouts ______ the boy?
—Yes. The boy saw a snake and he was ______ fear at that time.

A.from; in
B.at; with
C.from; at
D.in; at

() 7. —Why were you late for the exam?
—The traffic was so heavy. What's worse, my car ______.
A.broke down
B.came down
C.sat down
D.calmed down

() 8. It was very cold, so he picked up some sticks ______, but unluckily the house was soon ______.
A.to make a fire; at fire
B.to make a fire; on fire
C.made a fire; on fire
D.made a fire; at fire

() 9. —Where were you in July last year?
—My family and I ______ Beijing then.

A.was visiting
B.visited
C.had visited
D.were visiting

() 10. —There was a heavy snowstorm last night. Many villagers were trapped.
—______.
A.I hope not
B.I'm sorry to hear that
C.Not at all
D.I'm afraid not