It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to ,Wasana stared at the ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that at the back of the classroom.
He large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana the water, wondering why it looked so . Then it hit him—the was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a disaster, he shouted at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The on the hill is going to fall on us! ”
Chaos broke out as the ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.
Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down .
a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s action and careful observation, was hurt in the accident.
1.A. rest B. dine C. chat D. arrive
2.A. rain B. hill C. book D. sun
3.A. stood B. placed C. faced D. hid
4.A. felt B. knew C. heard D. noticed
5.A. glared at B. stared at C. shouted at D. aimed at
6.A. dangerous B. moving C. interesting D. familiar
7.A. show B. view C. scene D. scenery
8.A. heading B. leaving C. going D. coming
9.A. angrily B. rudely C. happily D. wildly
10.A. rock B. water C. sand D. tree
11.A. villagers B. students C. principals D. climbers
12.A. blamed B. questioned C. approached D. instructed
13.A. choosing B. visiting C. examining D. clearing
14.A. relief B. loss C. security D. danger
15.A. at any minute B. for the moment C. for once D. at one time
16.A. Leading B. Demanding C. Covering D. Helping
17.A. nervous B. strange C. unique D. late
18.A. swallow B. threaten C. affect D. blow
19.A. legal B. quick C. direct D. united
20.A. no one B. only one C. anyone D. someone
If you often______ yourself, or in other words, ______ your strengths, you are likely to have______ self-esteem.
A. belittle; overlook; low B. belittle; emphasize; high
C. compliment; overlook; high D. compliment; emphasize; low
The police are ______ to become ______ people’s family problems.
A. reluctant; involved in B. innovative; reduced to
C. supportive; equipped with D. uncritical; ducked into
I’m definitely going to settle in the countryside when I retire. All the words have a similar meaning with the underlined word, Except ______.
A. surely B. actually C. certainly D. absolutely
When it comes ______ a foreign language, many people wish they had a ______ for it.
A. to learning; genius B. learn; gift
C. to learn; present D. learning; talent
Your composition is well-written ______ a minor spelling mistake.
A. beside B. besides C. except that D. except for