A Closer Look 1

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