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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. Natural disasters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily __________ their crops or harvests.
a. damage b. harm c. destroy d. all are correct
2. Farming depends a lot on good luck from nature while the country offers them few to get work.
a. opportunities b. things c. advantage d. assistance
3. A lot of people rush to the city, which the population there.
a. reduces b. decreases c. increases d. falls down
4. They are leaving behind their traditional __________ of life and moving to the city.
a. road b. street c. way d. route
5. The air in the countryside is always __________.
a. quite b. peaceful c. beautiful d. clean
1. Natural disasters such as storms, floods or droughts can easily __________ their crops or harvests.
a. damage b. harm c. destroy d. all are correct
2. Farming depends a lot on good luck from nature while the country offers them few to get work.
a. opportunities b. things c. advantage d. assistance
3. A lot of people rush to the city, which the population there.
a. reduces b. decreases c. increases d. falls down
4. They are leaving behind their traditional __________ of life and moving to the city.
a. road b. street c. way d. route
5. The air in the countryside is always __________.
a. quite b. peaceful c. beautiful d. clean