1.

El Popo as Mexicans call the mountain, it has been threatening to explode

once more; in
A
B
C
D
December 2000.
2. For many, climbing Fuji are also a rite of passage.
A
B
C
D
3. Today, new data have some volcanologists concerned that Fuji may soon
________ again.
a) Erupts b)Very erupts

c)Many erupts

d)Erupt

4. In the late 1980s, scientifics in Parkfield decided to study the fault to see if
there were any
A

C
warning signs prior to a quake.
D
5. We understand earthquakes best than we did a century ago.
A

6. Although there is still a long wayto go, ______________ appears from the
research being done all over the world that earthquakes are not entirely
random.
a) it is

b) which is

c) it

d) that

7. It's one reason to say what an earthquake is likely to happen in high-risk

area.
A
B
C
D
8. Since there is still a long way to go, it appears from the research being done
all over the world
A
C
that earthquakes are not entirely random.
D

9. And then they found something. In an article _______ in the July 2008 journal
nature, the researchers in parkfield claimed to have detected small changes in
the fault shortly edits an earthquake hit.
a) published

b) publishing

c) was published

d) publish

10. To do this, the scientist dril deep into the fault and set up equipment to
register activity.
A

11. Scientists reviewing the data but could find no evidence of anything
unusual preceding the
A

D
September 28th quake.
12. In fact Japan have already predicted where its next great earthquake will
be.
A

13. Perhaps the more important question scientists need to answer is this.
A

14. The desire ____ precise prediction of time and place has lead to another
theory.
a) of

b) by

c) for a

d) in a

15. ____ can detect these early slips taking place deep in the Earths crust, we
may be able to predict the next big quake.
a) If we

b) They

c) The scientists

d) He

1. El Popo as Mexicans call the mountain, it has been threatening to explode

once more; in
A
B
C
D
December 2000.

2. For many, climbing Fuji are also a rite of passage.

A
B
C
D
3. Today, new data have some volcanologists concerned that Fuji may soon
________ again.
a) Erupts b)Very erupts

c)Many erupts

d)Erupt

4. In the late 1980s, scientifics in Parkfield decided to study the fault to see if
there were any
A

C
warning signs prior to a quake.
D
5. We understand earthquakes best than we did a century ago.
A

6. Although there is still a long wayto go, ______________ appears from the
research being done all over the world that earthquakes are not entirely
random.
a) it is

b) which is

c) it

d) that

7. It's one reason to say what an earthquake is likely to happen in high-risk

area.
A
B
C
D
8. Since there is still a long way to go, it appears from the research being done
all over the world
A

C
that earthquakes are not entirely random.
D
9. And then they found something. In an article _______ in the July 2008 journal
nature, the researchers in parkfield claimed to have detected small changes in
the fault shortly edits an earthquake hit.
a) published

b) publishing

c) was published

d) publish

10. To do this, the scientist dril deep into the fault and set up equipment to
register activity.
A