4. The students will discuss the problem of natural disasters tomorrow. → ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. A volcanic eruption completely wiped out that island in the past.

→…………………………………………………………………………………………………6. Typhoonsdestroy more than 500 buildings and houses every year.

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7. The fire fightersput out the fire 2 minutes ago.

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8. Volcanic eruptions often attack Japan.

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1. More than a hundred people in Afghanistan (kill)  by natural disasters in 2017.

2. Fruits (knock off)  trees by the storm last night.

3. If the tornado hits our village, a lot of damage (cause) .

4. People trapped in collapsed buildings (free)  by rescue workers so far.

5. Last Sunday, water pumps (damage)  and power (cut off)  after the earthquake.

6. Rice (not cultivate)  in this area because of the drought.

7. The problem of natural disasters (discuss)  by the students tomorrow.

8. That area (isolate)  by flood right now.

9. People (already warn)  about the earthquake.

Violent natural disasters have been a fact of human life since the (BEGIN)_______ of the species, but the death counts of the most ancient of these disaters are lost to history. The Merditerranean island of Stroggli, for example, is belived to have been(COMPLETE)______ wiped out by a volcanic eruption and ensuing tsunami that eradicated the entrie Minoan (CIVILIZE)_______ around 1500 B.C. How many lives were lost? We'll never know.

For other disaters,(HISTORY)______ can at least make estimates. The following 11 disaters are the deadliest for which reasonably accurate (DIE)_____ toll exist. The lesson? While the chaos of a natural disater can mean exact numbers are hard to come by, earthquakes and floods are the disaters most likely to kill large swaths of the population.

Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

On April 30, 2018 the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, suddenly collapsed. It was the starting point for the volcano’s months long eruption, which went on to produce 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of lava that transformed the landscape and ultimately destroyed 700 homes.

A volcanic eruption occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Some eruptions are terrible explosions that throw out huge amounts of rock and volcanic ash and can kill many people. Some are quiet outflows of hot lava. Several more complex types of volcanic eruptions have been described by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of eruption has been seen. Some volcanoes may show only one type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may show a range of types in a series.

How many houses did the volcanic eruption in Hawaii demolish?

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Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

On April 30, 2018 the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, suddenly collapsed. It was the starting point for the volcano’s months long eruption, which went on to produce 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of lava that transformed the landscape and ultimately destroyed 700 homes.

A volcanic eruption occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Some eruptions are terrible explosions that throw out huge amounts of rock and volcanic ash and can kill many people. Some are quiet outflows of hot lava. Several more complex types of volcanic eruptions have been described by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of eruption has been seen. Some volcanoes may show only one type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may show a range of types in a series.

When does a volcanic eruption occur?

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Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

On April 30, 2018 the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, suddenly collapsed. It was the starting point for the volcano’s months long eruption, which went on to produce 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of lava that transformed the landscape and ultimately destroyed 700 homes.

A volcanic eruption occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Some eruptions are terrible explosions that throw out huge amounts of rock and volcanic ash and can kill many people. Some are quiet outflows of hot lava. Several more complex types of volcanic eruptions have been described by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of eruption has been seen. Some volcanoes may show only one type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may show a range of types in a series.

Do all volcanoes display only one type of eruption during a period of activity?

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Read the following passage and choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

 In many ways, the increasingly rapid pace of climate change is a direct result of the growth of the human population. In the last 100 years, the world population has more than tripled, from just under 2 billion at the beginning of the century to nearly 7 billion today. In addition, the average person uses more energy and natural resources than the average person one hundred years ago, meaning that the rates of consumption are actually much higher than just the increase in population would imply. For example, it took the world 125 years to use the first one trillion barrels of oil. The next trillion barrels will be used in less than 30 years, which is almost 5 times as fast, not three.

All of these activities: food production, energy usage, and the use of natural resources, contribute to climate change in some way. The greater amounts of oil and other fuels burned to create energy release chemicals which add to global warming. In order to produce more food, farmers cut down trees to gain more land for their fields. In addition, we cut down trees to build the houses needed for a larger population. Those trees are an essential part of controlling global warming; others are too numerous to mention.

 In addition to a growing population, the world also has a population that desires a higher standard of living than in the past, and a higher standard of living requires the use of even more natural resources. A look at one country will provide a clear example of this fact. China is the world’s most populous nation, with 1.3 billion people. Currently, the standard of living for most of those people is far below that of people in first world nations. Therefore, the average Chinese citizen uses far fewer natural resources and less energy than the average citizen of the US or Japan. But China is growing in power, and more of its citizens are beginning to expect a first world lifestyle. If every Chinese person attains a first world lifestyle, the amount of energy and natural resources needed in the world will double, even if the standard of living in every other nation on Earth remains the same as it is today.

Why does the author discuss China, Japan, and the United States?

A. To compare the standard of their citizens. 

B. To explain why China will not be able to become a first world nation. 

C. To better illustrate the effects of an increase in standards of living. 

D. To explain why the world's use of energy will need to double soon.

Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

On April 30, 2018 the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, suddenly collapsed. It was the starting point for the volcano’s months long eruption, which went on to produce 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of lava that transformed the landscape and ultimately destroyed 700 homes.

A volcanic eruption occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Some eruptions are terrible explosions that throw out huge amounts of rock and volcanic ash and can kill many people. Some are quiet outflows of hot lava. Several more complex types of volcanic eruptions have been described by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of eruption has been seen. Some volcanoes may show only one type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may show a range of types in a series.

When did the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano collapse?

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