I. Choose the correct answers. 1. A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 2. A flood_________ when a large amount of water covers the land. A. occurs B. is occurred C. is occurring D. has occurred 3. The size of earthquakes_________ on the Richter scale. A. measures B. measured C. is measuring D. is measured 4. Hurricane Dorian_________ the Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on September 1. A. strike B. struck C. had struck D. was struck 5. At least 200 people_________ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides. A. killed B. had killed C. were killed D. are being killed 6. Since Monday, more than a dozen tornadoes_________ down across Oklahoma. A. touches B. touched C. have touched D. were touched 7. Hurricanes and heavy rains_________ with the help of technology. A. predicted B. are predicting C. will predict D. can be predicted 8. A tornado watch is issued when there is a possibility that a tornado . will touch B. is touched C. touched D. had touched 9. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption. A. never saw B. has never seen C. had never seen D. were never seen 10. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges_________. A. already repaired B. had already repaired C. were already repaired D. have already been repaired 11. We_________ home when a hurricane hit the town two days ago. What a terrible experience! A. are driving B. were driving C. drove D. had driven 12. Families camped out in a City park after their homes_________ by the earthquake. A. have heavily damaged B. had damaged heavily C. were heavily damaged D. are damaged heavily II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in past perfect tense: 1. They (come) …………….. back home after they (finish) ………………… their work. 2. Before he (go) ………………………….. to bed, he (read) ………………………… a novel. 3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) …………………………………. 4. Before she (listen) ………………….. to music, she (do)……………………. homework. 5. Last night, Peter (go) ………………….. to the supermarket before he (go) ………………… home. 6. We (go) ……………..home after we (finish) ………………… our work. 7. She (go) ………………………….. to bed by 9 o’clock last night. 8. When she came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) …………………………………. 9. Before they (watch) ………………….. TV, they (do)……………………. homework. 10.Yesterday, Jimmy (go) ………………….. to the store before she (go) ………………… home. 11.Alan ……….hardly (prepare)…………………..for dinner when his wife (go) ……..home 12.After I (wash)………………………….my clothes, I (sleep) ……………………………