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ENGLISH 8 - UNIT 9 - REVIEW - VOCABULARY

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