Below
you will see the words and word combinations you are going to work
with in the following exercises. First, read the interview and fill
in the gaps with a proper word or word combination:The island of Puerto
Rico was hit by Hurricane Calvin late this morning. Electric power
was temporarily disrupted throughout the island, and many homes were
damaged by Blank 1 Вопрос 1thunderstorms
and strong winds.
Quebec was hit by
severe Blank 2 Вопрос 1lightning
yesterday. Flights at several airports were delayed by heavy rains,
thunder, and lightning. Last night, three families were rescued by
emergency workers after their homes were damaged by Blank 3 Вопрос 1freak hailstorm
resulting from the rains.
Firefighters in
Australia say over 10,000 acres of forest were completely destroyed
by catastrophic Blank 4 Вопрос 1destroyed
this year. Investigators suspect some fires were caused by careless
campers. They believe other fires started when trees were struck by
Blank 5 Вопрос 1earthquake .
A shopping mall in
Kansas was badly Blank 6 Вопрос 1flash floods
by a tornado last night. A nearby town was later hit by a Blank 7 Вопрос 1aftershocks
. Cars were struck by hailstones the size of golf balls. Amazingly,
no one was seriously injured by the tornado or the storm.
A small town in
Italy was struck by a minor Blank 8 Вопрос 1wildfires
this morning. The quake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale. Blank 9 Вопрос 1heavy rains
were felt in several towns. Some homes were partially Blank 10 Вопрос 1damaged
, but no serious injuries were reported.