8 Culture: Skara Brae

Tsunami is one of __________ natural disasters.

1. worse 
2. worst 
3. worse than
4. the worst

Last night’s storm caused a lot of __________ to people in that area

1. droughts 
2. forests 
3. damages   
4. volcanoes

Vietnam has just overcome a devastating forest __________ in Ha Tinh.

1. fire 
2. rage 
3. trap
4. thing

Japan suffers from a large number of __________ every year.

1. typhoons 
2. workers 
3. eruption   
4. earthquakes

The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers found it hard to put it __________.

1. down 
2. out 
3. off
4. with

There have been some __________ eruptions in this area for the last 10 years.

1. volcanic
2. scattering 
3. homeless 
4. disastrous

They are trying __________ residents from the flooded area.

1. evacuate
2. evacuating 
3. evacuated 
4. to evacuate

Have you ever heard __________ mudslide in mountainous area?

1. of 
2. on
3. about   
4. with

Many buildings __________ in the earthquake and many people have been trapped there.

1. collapsed 
2. collapses
3. collapse
4. collapsing

After the tornado, a great number of people are made __________.

1. shaking 
2. homeless
3. raging   
4. volcanic

We can see pieces of buildings __________ on the ground

1. scatter 
2. to scatter 
3. scattered 
4. scattering

Up to now, the number of __________ is still an estimate.

1. victims 
2. rescuers
3. trapers   
4. homeless

__________ happens when there is not enough water for farming and drinking.

1. disaster
2. mudslide 
3. drought 
4. trap

My little sister is afraid of __________, so when there is a bad storm she always hides.

1. lightening 
2. collapsing 
3. shaking
4. scattering

Last Sunday we wanted to go skiing, but we couldn’t because in the mountains there was an __________.

1. earthquake 
2. drought 
3. flood 
4. snowstorm

I/ couldn’t/ see/ more/ a few/ feet/ front/ me/ because/ the/ snow.

1. I couldn’t see more a few feet in front of me because of the snow.
2. I couldn’t see more a few feet in front of me because the snow.
3. I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me because the snow.
4. I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me because of the snow

A lot of/ people/ be/ injured/ the/ earthquake.

1. A lot of people were injured in the earthquake.
2. A lot of people were injured on the earthquake.
3. A lot of people were injured at the earthquake.
4. A lot of people were injured for the earthquake

If/ there/ be/ fire/ in/ your house, call/ 114.

1. If there is a fire in your house, to call 114.
2. If there is a fire in your house, calling 114.
3. If there be a fire in your house, call 114.
4. If there is a fire in your house, call 114.

The/ volcanic eruption/ be/ so destructive/ that/ many lives/ be threatened

1. The volcanic eruption was so destructive that many lives were threatened.
2. The volcanic eruption is so destructive that many lives are threatened.
3. The volcanic eruption be so destructive that many lives are threatened.
4. The volcanic eruption be so destructive that many lives were threatened.

What/ you/ do/ if/ there/ tornado/ in/ your area?

1. What would you do if there is a tornado in your area?
2. What would you do if there was a tornado in your area?
3. What would you do if there were a tornado in your area?
4. What would you do if there has been a tornado in your area?

We/ should/ people/ try/ time/ to/ evacuate/ predict/ to/ in/ earthquake

1. We should try to predict earthquake to evacuate people in time.
2. We should predict to try earthquake to evacuate people in time.
3. We should predict to try earthquake in evacuate people to time.
4. We should try to predict earthquake in evacuate people to time.

How/ lives/ people/ in/ their/ many/ the/ lost/ flood?

1. How many people lost their flood in the lives?
2. How people lost their many lives in the flood?
3. How many flood lost their lives in the people?
4. How many people lost their lives in the flood?

What/ to/ should/ help/ we/ homeless/ do/ people?

1. What should we help to do homeless people?
2. What should we do to help homeless people?
3. What we should do to help homeless people?
4. What we should help to do homeless people?

Have/ rescue/ the/ been/ stricken/ workers/ to/ area/ sent?

1. Have been rescue workers sent to the stricken area?
2. Have rescue workers sent been to the stricken area?
3. Have rescue workers been sent to the stricken area?
4. Have rescue workers been to sent the stricken area?

We/ to/ called/ take/ ambulance/ to/ the/ the/ injured/ hospital/ the.

1. We called the ambulance to take the injured to the hospital.
2. We called the ambulance take to the injured to the hospital.
3. We called the ambulance to take injured the to the hospital.
4. We called the ambulance take to injured the to the hospital.

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Because the storm is getting bad, you shouldn’t go out

1. The storm is getting bad, so you shouldn’t go out.
2. The storm is getting bad, but you shouldn’t go out.
3. The storm is getting bad, for you shouldn’t go out.
4. The storm is getting bad, or you shouldn’t go out

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The weather forecast is sometimes unreliable.

1. Sometimes we can count on the weather forecast.
2. Sometimes we can spend on the weather forecast.
3. Sometimes we can’t count con the weather forecast.
4. Sometimes we can’t spend on the weather forecast.

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Many countries are not able to deal with natural disasters.

1. Many countries can’t possibly deal with natural disasters.
2. Many countries are to deal with natural disasters.
3. Many countries will deal with natural disasters.
4. Many countries could not deal with natural disasters.

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We are raising money to help people in the flooded area.

1. We are raising money so that we can help people in the flooded area.
2. We are raising such money to help people in the flooded area.
3. We are raising enough money to help people in the flooded area.
4. We are raising money in order not to help people in the flooded area.

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If that man hadn’t burnt rubbish in the forest, there would not have been a forest fire.

1. There was a forest fire because that man burnt rubbish in the forest.
2. There was no forest fire although that man burnt rubbish in the forest.
3. There may be a forest fire if that man burnt rubbish in the forest.
4. There was a forest fire due to that man burnt rubbish in the forest.