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  • In the rainy season, it ________ with rain almost every afternoon.
    pours
  • It ________ with rain all night, so the streets were soon full of water.
    poured
  • Scientists can't predict when an ________ will happen, so people in Japan practise safety drills at school.
    earthquake
  • Rivers ________ from the mountains to the sea, carrying water all year round.
    flow
  • The water level ________ quickly during the night, and by morning the street was flooded.
    rose
  • After the flood, brown water ________ through the streets for hours.
    flowed
  • The ________ destroyed the farmers' crops and left the streets under two metres of water.
    flood
  • The ________ was so bad that schools closed and no cars could drive on the roads.
    snowstorm
  • When it rains heavily for days, the level of the river ________ and may flood nearby towns.
    rises
  • In a hurricane, the wind ________ at more than 120 kilometres per hour.
    blows
  • Last night the wind ________ so hard that it took the roof off our garage.
    blew
  • In a strong earthquake, the ground ________ and buildings can fall.
    shakes
  • After three days of heavy rain, the river burst its banks and there was a terrible ________ in the village.
    flood
  • We got lost in a ________ in the mountains because we couldn't see anything through the thick snow.
    snowstorm
  • In parts of the USA, people go to the basement when there is a ________ warning, because strong spinning winds can destroy a house.
    tornado
  • We saw a bright flash of ________ and then heard thunder a few seconds later.
    lightning
  • The ________ lasted only thirty seconds, but it destroyed several old houses in the town.
    earthquake
  • The tree was hit by ________ during the storm, and it caught fire.
    lightning
  • The whole building ________ for almost a minute, and the lamps fell from the ceiling.
    shook
  • During the storm, a huge tree ________ and blocked the road.
    fell down
  • The ________ lifted cars into the air and moved across the fields at great speed.
    tornado
  • Wooden bridges sometimes ________ when the winds are very strong.
    fall down
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