Choose the best option A, B,C or D to complete the passage from 24 to 33 Almost a hundred thousand people were (24) __ and half,a million homes (25) __ as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon (26) __ the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as (27) __ as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke (28) __ everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were (29) __ from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent (30) __ the damage was caused by fire (31) __ than by the collapse of buildings. Most of those (32) __ died were not killed in ake had occurred (33) the earthquake itself but in the fires, which followed. If the earthquake __ night while people were sleeping far fewer would have died. Câu 24: A. killing B. killed C. kill D. to kill Câu 25: A. destruction B. destructive C. destroy D. destroyed Câu 26: A. when B. where C. why D. what Câu 27: A. much B. many C. sooner D. soon Câu 28: A. out B. in C. up D. to Câu 29: A. prevented B. preventing C. to prevent D. prevent Câu 30: A. of B. for C. at D. on Câu 31: A. much B. as C. many D. rather Câu 32: A. whom B. which C. whose D. who Câu 33: A. for B. at C. of D. in Trang 3/4 -MH đề thì 628