You are going to read a magazine article about earthquakes. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A - G the one which fits each gap (1-5). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
E, 1-B, 2-G, 3- C, 4- A, 5- D.
| Vocabulary Practice |
| 1 Look at the words in bold on page 45 and try to explain them. Measuring- ; community ; resident ; was shaken ; tremors , ; quake , ; severely ; debris- ,; was estimated ; crack ,; is situated ; authorities ; structural ; rash- , ; effects ; trauma- ; likely , ; experience- ; nailing down- ; collar-bone- ; ribs- ; lungs- ; trapped- , ; reaction- , ; powerful- , ; in bursts- , ; remain- ; session- . |
2 Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below:
Impact restricted recalled
Howling estimated survivors of
Rocked strengthened cling
Intense
1 The intense heat from the blazing house made it
difficult for the fire-fighters to advance, (extreme)
2 The buildings closest to the bomb rocked violently
when it exploded, (shook)
3 Because John was wearing protective clothing, his
injuries were restricted to his arms and legs, (limited)
4 You could hear dogs howling just before the
earthquake started, (crying)
5 The exact number of dead people is unknown, but
the figure is estimated to be 400. (roughly guessed)
6 The earthquake experts insist that all buildings should
be strengthened.... with steel rods, (made stronger)
7 The survivors of the plane crash were rushed
to the hospital by helicopter, (people who didnt
die in)
8 When the earthquake struck, Susan ran to cling
to her mother for comfort, (hold on tightly)
9 The full impact of the nuclear explosion is
not yet known, said the reporter, (effect)
10 The police asked Claire if she recalled............. ever
having seen the man before, (remembered)
| 3.Fill in the correct word(s) from the list below. Use the words only once. |
| steel shelter to blow | front | ||
| seismic massive crust | to stay | ||
| to take to make wake-up | plane | ||
| massive.... earthquake | 7to blow........... | ...... frames | |
| To make. sth seriously | 8 a plane........... | ........ crash | |
| crust..... matters worse | 9 to take............ | .... sth open | |
| the Earth's seismic.......... | 10 the front......... | ......... door | |
| to take shelter under sth | 11 to stay........... | ......... calm | |
| A wake-up............... call | 12 steel............... | ...... activity |
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Read the sentences and try to explain the idioms in bold.
1.I had no idea David and Sarah were separating - the news came like a bolt from the blue. ( )
2 First I lost my credit card, then Tom crashed my car, then I was fired - it never rains but it pours. ( )
3 Driving a car with bad brakes is like playing with fire. ( ) You're bound to have an accident.
4 All that fuss about the lost file was just a storm in a teacup ( ) it didn't really matter at all.
5 I'm afraid Paul's credit card debt is just the tip of the iceberg ( ) - I suspect he's in serious financial trouble.
Find the odd word out.
1 notice, observe, watch, think
2 terrified, scared, thrilled, horrified
3 big. enormous, huge, tiny
4 effect, consequence, cause, result
Fill in the correct parlicle(s).
1 The doctor advised her to cut down (back) sugar and
fat. (reduce consumption of)
2 The secretary cut off to tell them that someone was
asking for Mr Jones on the phone, (interrupted sb while speaking)
3 Their house was cut away from the rest of the
world by heavy snow, (isolated)
4 They had their electricity cut off because they
failed to pay the bill, (disconnected)
5 The editor cut out several paragraphs to make
the text shorter, (removed)
Fill in the correct preposition, then
choose any four items and make sentences.
1) to be restricted to an area: 2) to lead to sth; 3) to result from
sth: 4) to deal with sb.sth: 5) to cling to sb; 6) to be
terrified of sth: 7) to get rid of sth
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