Question

1Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
• avalanche, disease, drought, earthquake, famine, flood, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic eruption.•

1) Nobody was on the beach when the ..... reached shore.
2) The ...... has killed animals who usually drink from rivers and streams which are now dry.
3) Because of the ....... , travel is impossible without a boat.
4) When the house shook, I knew there was an ...... .
5) The ...... is worse this year because the wheat and vegetable crops have both failed.
6) The ..... is spreading from village to village, and thousands of people are very ill.
7) Over 30 cm of snow has fallen in two days, so the chance of an ...... is very high. 8) The ...... has brought rain and winds of 180 kph.
9) A huge cloud of ash from the ...... means planes cannot fly near the island.​

Answer 1

1. Tsunami

2. Drought

3. Flood

4. Earthquake

5. Famine

6. Disease

7. avalanche

8. Hurricane

9. Volcanic eruption.