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Ex 6. Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Until now, 38,000 people ___________________ (evacuate) from the flood-affected areas.
2. Typhoon Ketsana _______________ (now/ move) west, threatening to hit Central Vietnam in the Corning days.
3. About 500 ha of pine forests______________ (destroy) by a fire last month.
4. Can we predict when a volcano_________ (erupt)?
5. The crops failed because it________________ (not rain) all summer.
6. Forest fires _____________ (may/ start) by people or by lightning in storms.
7. A powerful earthquake (strike) ____________Southern California on Friday night.
8. Scientists do not use the term “tidal wave” because tsunami waves (not cause) _____________ by tides.
9. The Amazon_________________ (already/ lose) around 17 percent over the past 50 years.
10. I_____________________ (never/ experience) such a big earthquake before I_________ (go) to Java island.
11. Natural disasters can force people_________ (leave) their homes.
12. If you are trapped in a collapsed building, cover your mouth with a cloth to avoid ____________ (breathe) dust.
Ex 7. Reorder the words to make full sentences.
1. the/ dangerous/ flood/ disasters/ in/ most/ world/ of/ the/ is/ one
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2. many/ shelter/ had/ 9 o’clock/ their homes/ by/ people/ camps/ fled/ to/ already/ seek/ in.
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3. be/ with/ people/ homeless/ will/ temporary/ provided/ accommodation.
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4. a/ Friday/ by/ 6.9/ Indonesia/ magnitude/ was/ earthquake/ powerful/ on/ struck.
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5. the earthquake/ hundreds/ completely/ of/ destroyed/ homes/ hit/ the City/ were/ when.
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6. natural/ typhoons and floods/ the/ in/ most/ are/ frequent/ Vietnam/ disasters?
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7. escape/ before/ people/ had/ to/ fire crews/ the fire/ arrived/ four/ managed.
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8. property/ people’s/ disasters/ devastate/ destroy/ their/ lives/ natural/ and.
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1. Southern California was shaken by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Friday
2. Temporary housing will be provided to earthquake victims as soon as possible
3. Hundreds of people from floods in Metro Manila have been saved by resuce teams
4. The country is hit by an average of 20 typhoons every year
5. Dozens of homes near a Central Philippine mountain were buried by a massive landslide
6. Roads and bridges damaged by the hurricane are being repaired
7. Across the northwest Florida coast, storm debris was being cleared