II. Complete the sentences with the words in the box
Avalanche blizzard disaster drought eruption
evacuation explosion flood lightning tsunami
1. The soldiers have been deployed to help avert a looming environmental ____________ in central
provinces.
2. When I was outside in the ____________, I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me
because of the snow.
3. Mum went shopping yesterday afternoon and she was very frightened. In the car park, there was
an ________________ and nobody knew what it was.
4. I saw on TV that yesterday there was an ________________ on an island in the Pacific and hot
lava came down the volcano.
5. My little sister is afraid of __________________, so when there is a bad storm she always hides.
6. Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an
____________.
7. Powerful earthquake off the coast in Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high ____________ that
killed at least 113 people.
8. If there is a bad________________ in a town, the people have to travel by boat!
9. After the harshest winter in decades, the western region is now facing its hottest summer and the
worst ____________ across the area in nearly 40 years.
10. People should become familiar with the guidelines for ______________ because natural
disasters can force them to leave their homes.