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ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 9 - REVIEW - VOCABULARY

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  • A ________ occurred in a mountainous village last month. It buried a house under rocks and mud.
    earthquake
    tsunami
    storm
    landslide
  • The rescue workers spent the whole day searching for flood ________.
    losers
    people
    victims
    men
  • A tsunami causes ________ to boats, bridges, and anything as waves come in and go out.
    destruction
    injuries
    extinction
  • We cannot prevent natural disasters, but can _______ some of them.
    predict
    destroy
    damage
  • The authority is sending aid to flood _______.
    people
    patients
    victims
    winners
  • It’s almost impossible to ________ exactly when an earthquake will happen.
    experience
    overlook
    forget
    predict
  • They lost all of their ________ due to the flood.
    victims
    property
    pollution
    warning
  • Last year, a tornado hit the southern United States ________ . (violent)
    violently
  • The largest ________ eruption known in history occurred in Indonesia in 1815.
    stormy
    volcanic
    flooding
    mountainous
  • She opened the letter with ________ hands. (tremble)
    trembling
  • Natural disasters can cause a lot of ________ to human life.
    warning
    property
    damage
  • The severe ________ that occured last month resulted in a shortage of water supply for crops and human lives.
    flood
    volcanic
    drought
    storm
  • The local authority has an effective ________ system for natural disasters. (warn)
    warning
  • It is predicted that the volcano could ________ at any time this year.
    hit
    shake
    erupt
    strike
  • The house is shaking! I think we are having a(n) _______.
    storm
    earthquake
    volcanic
    tornado
  • The local ________ issued a flood warning but many villagers refused to leave their houses.
    community
    authority
    culture
    weather
  • Some lakes are full of ________ gases from nearby volcanoes. (poison)
    poisonous
  • They blew the emergency ________, hoping that the rescue workers could hear it and search for them.
    kit
    signals
    whistle
    call
  • The violent earthquake ________ the road system and many vehicles.
    trembled
    flooded
    damaged
    pulled off
  • There were 82 volcanic ________ occurring last year. (erupt)
    eruptions
  • Many victims of the tsunami were still ________. The rescue team was searching for them.
    finding
    missing
    losing
    escaping
  • The ground began to _______ when the earthquake occurred.
    predict
    dump
    tremble
    litter
  • Violent earthquakes may lead to loss of life and ________.
    lava
    rain
    death
    property