I. Write the names of these disasters

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English Test, form 9, 2019

I. Write the names of these disasters

1. a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain.

2. a severe winter storm.

3. a sudden movement of the ground.

4. a whirling, violent windstorm accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that travels a narrow path over land.

5. a long period of time of dryness.

6. a continuous period of hot weather, especially when this is unusual.

6 points

III. Use the appropriate derivatives.

1The heatwave was really _______ in the summer of 2003. (Disaster)

2.The simplest solution to avoid ______ is to find something interesting. (Bore)

3.He was so surprised that he was at a ___ for words. (Lose)

4.Everybody has the right to _____ of choice. (Free).

5.I learnt a ____ lesson from it. (Use)

6 The high temperature of our body can lead to headaches and even _____ (Die)

7. Which film looks ______ to you? (Attract)

7 points

IV. Write in the correct preposition.

1 You can be proud ____ yourself if you create something new.

2. In August 2003 people in Europe suffered ____ the recording-breaking heatwave.

3 How do the European Union response ____ the disaster.

4. Politics and teachers live longer because they communicate ____ people.

5. Try to find the solution _____ the puzzle.

6. A lot of people surf the Internet to find a cure ____ routine.

7. An American research company specializes ____ public opinion research.

7 points

Fill in the missing words. (experienced, impacts, heatwave, died, fight, drowned, destroyed, intense, increase (2), decrease, pollution, wider, agriculture)

Here are some facts to show the 1)_________ of the disastrous heat of 2010 summer.

In Moscow alone nearly 11,000 more people 2)________ died during July and August 2010 than at the same time in 2009. This highly abnormal number is explained by the extreme heat and air 3)__________ the city experienced during that period. Here is a statistical look at Russia’s 4)________of 2010: 5)_________ suffered great losses: 25% of crops have been 6)_________by the heatwave; 50% 7)_________ in wheat exports from Russia is expected this year; 1,000 9)______ in air pollution in Moscow was observed at the end of July due to peat fires near the city. This is an equivalent of 2 packs of cigarettes one would smoke per day; 300% 10)________ in sales of soft drinks has been recorded.

500 new fires were discovered on August 1.

80,000is the number of people working to 11)_________ the blazes / fires.

2,000 is the approximate number of people who have 12)_______ while trying to cool off in the rivers.

“A comparison of August temperatures, the peak of the great European heatwave of 2003 with July temperatures, the peak of the great European heatwave of 2003 with July temperatures from the Great Russian heatwave of 2010 reveals that this year’s heatwave is more 13)_______ and covers a 14)________ area of Europe.

14 points

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