Unit 9 Test 2.2 Mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchang,28. - Linda: "What a beautiful dress you are wearing, Mary!" - Maiy:""_____",A. Thanks. B. Not at all. C. I'm glad to say so D. It's not good.,29. - Lan: "Why don't we go camping this weekend?" - Nga: "_____",A. You're welcome B. Here you are. C. That's a fine day. D. That's a good id,Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the que,The large movement of the earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. That to,was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England,Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday which they call Boxing Day.,tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lank,Waves as high as 30 meters killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other,property. Over 225,000 people died or they were not found after thetsunami. The waves traveled as far,as South Africa (8,000 kilometers) where as many us 8 people died because of high water caused by th,waves. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, o,billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.,30. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?,A. Because it happened when people were boxing. C. Because it happened on Boxing Day.,B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes. D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes.,31. How high were the waves?,A. thirteen meters B. eighteen meters C. thirty meters D. two hundred met,32. What were some people in South Africa killed by?,A. earthquake B. high water C. high wind D. volcano,33. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?,A. Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.,B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.,C. Many people died because of the high waves.,D. A lot of money was raised to help people.,34. What does the word "survivors" in the last sentence mean?,A. Houses that aren't destroyed. C. People who were dead.,B. Offices are being rebuilt D. People who are left alive.,Give the correct form of the verbs in the past continuous tense.,35. Where you _____(go) when I saw you last weekend?,36. They ____((not go) to church when I met them yesterday.,37. My mother _____(not do) the housework when our grandparents came home.,Write in full sentences using the past continuous tense.,38. They/ play/ tennis/10.30 yesterday morning.,39. Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o'clock this afternoon.,40. My father/ wash/ car/ from five to six.,41. This time last year/ we/ live/ France.,Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.,42. They predict the hurricane won't hit the city, but the residents still get prepared for the worst.,$\rightarrow$ Although _____,43. The guidelines for evacuation will be useless if people don't read and follow them.,$\rightarrow$ Unless people _____,44. It was such a strong tsunami that thousands of people were killed.,$\rightarrow$ The tsunami was so _____,45. The firemen spent three days putting out the forest fire.,$\rightarrow$ It took _____

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28. A. Thanks.

29. D. That's a good idea.

30. C. Because it happened on Boxing Day.

31. C. thirty meters

32. B. high water

33. A. Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.

34. D. People who are left alive.

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35. were going
36. weren't going
37. wasn't doing

38. They were playing tennis at 10:30 yesterday morning.
39. Ann is doing her homework at 5 o'clock this afternoon. (Note: The sentence is in the present continuous tense, not past continuous. If you want to change it to past continuous, it would be: Ann was doing her homework at 5 o'clock this afternoon.)
40. My father was washing the car from five to six.
41. This time last year, we were living in France.

42. Although they predict the hurricane won't hit the city, the residents still get prepared for the worst. -> Although the hurricane is predicted not to hit the city, the residents still get prepared for the worst. (Alternative: Although it is predicted that the hurricane won't hit the city...)

43. The guidelines for evacuation will be useless if people don't read and follow them. -> Unless people read and follow the guidelines for evacuation, they will be useless.

44. It was such a strong tsunami that thousands of people were killed. -> The tsunami was so strong that thousands of people were killed.

45. The firemen spent three days putting out the forest fire. -> It took the firemen three days to put out the forest fire.