Срочно!! Даю 40 баллов!
Complete the sentences below with the correct form of these words:
avalanche, drought, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide, famine, disease, volcano
1.________have been burning for three weeks in Indonesia and have destroyed thousands of hectares of forest.
2. One of the most infectious _______is Ebola, which kills its victims extremely quickly.
3. The harvest in Afghanistan has failed four years due to a terrible ________ which has affected most of the country.
4. Bangladesh is' regularly hit by ______ caused by heavy rain in the monsoon period.
5. The small island of Montserrat in the Caribbean was almost wiped out by ________which erupted a few years ago.
6. Three skiers were killed yesterday by an ______in a Swiss mountain resort.
7. A district of the capital of El Salvador was wiped out by a ________due to heavy rain and the cutting of trees.
8. A major ________is expected in California in the next few years and special building regulations have been introduced to minimize loss of human life.
9. The _______ in this part of Africa has been caused by drought and
harvest failure as well as the continuing civil war.
A ________ is due to hit the coast of Florida this evening and residents are being evacuated from coastal areas.
Answers & Comments
Ответ:
1. forest fire
2. disease
3. drought
4. flood
5. volcano
6. avalanche
7. landslide
8. earthquake
9. famine
10. hurricane