Read the texts and use the words in the lists to complete the blanks. (Прочитай тексты и вставь слова из списков.)
List A: forceful, rescue teams, natural, massive, survivors, collapse, occurred, crack.
A On December 26th 2004, no one could have imagined that a 1) ___ disaster was about to take place. At 8:00 am local time, an undersea earthquake 2) ___ off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The 3) ___ tremor resulted in a destructive tsunami which hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. The force from these 4) ___ waves caused roads to 5) ___ and buildings to 6) ___. Despite the fact that several countries quickly sent 7) ___ to the area to search for and treat 8) ___, almost 230,000 people died that day.
List B: hit, horrific, damage, meteorologists, unfortunately.
B On August 11th 1999, a 1) ___ tornado swept through Salt Lake, Utah causing great 2) ___. That day, winds of over 160 km/hr 3) ___ 150m tall buildings, ripped roofs from houses and blew out windows without warning. 4) ___, over a hundred people were injured and one died. 5) ___ said the tornado couldn't have hit a worse place!
Text A:
- a ___ disaster — natural disaster (стихийное бедствие).
- an undersea earthquake ___ — глагол в Past Simple: occurred (произошло).
- The ___ tremor — forceful tremor (сильный подземный толчок).
- The force from these ___ waves — massive waves (огромные волны; сочетание massive waves уже встречалось на с.
). - caused roads to ___ — после caused ... to инфинитив: crack (треснуть).
- and buildings to ___ — collapse (обрушиться).
- sent ___ to the area — rescue teams (спасательные отряды).
- to search for and treat ___ — survivors (выжившие).
Text B: - a ___ tornado — horrific [həˈrɪfɪk] (ужасный).
- causing great ___ — damage (ущерб).
- winds ... ___
m tall buildings — Past Simple: hit. - ___, over a hundred people were injured — Unfortunately («к сожалению»).
- ___ said — подлежащее: Meteorologists [ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒɪsts].
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B:
