1 Match the words from the box to the definitions.
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collapse crack drag erupt float run shake smash |
1 when a line appears in the surface of something solid ……crack……
2 when a liquid moves quickly in one direction ……………….
3 to move gently through water or the air ……………….
4 when something is pulled along the ground with difficulty ……………….
5 to move up and down or backwards and forwards in quick, short movements ……………….
6 to fall down suddenly due to pressure or no support ……………….
7 to break into a lot of pieces with a loud noise ……………….
8 when a volcano explodes and lava or rocks come out ……………….
Answer
2 G 3 C 4 D 5 A 6 B 7 H 8 E
2 Complete the text with the verbs in the box.
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collapse crack erupted floated knocked over shook |
Indonesia often experiences natural disasters because it is situated on the edge of two tectonic plates. After the volcano Krakatau 1……erupted…… in December 2018, a lot of ash 2………………… around in the air for days. Then a tsunami hit towns in the area. Earlier in 2018, several different islands experienced earthquakes which 3………………… the ground and caused buildings to completely 4………………… . One quake in Palu was so powerful that it didn’t cause the ground to 5…………………, but rather to fall away in landslides. It also caused a tsunami which 6………………… many buildings and left a terrible scene of destruction.
Answer
2 floated
3 shook
4 collapse
5 crack
6 knocked over
3 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Mount Everest is far so high to climb without an experienced guide. ……too……
2 The wind was such strong that it knocked over a lot of trees. …………………….
3 This is so an amazing book that I just have to finish it tonight. …………………….
4 The asteroid is too far away too be a danger to Earth. …………………….
5 The weather is such hot to do any sport except swimming. …………………….
6 I found physics too difficult that I changed to biology. …………………….
7 It was so a pleasure to meet you that I hope I’ll see you again. …………………….
8 The flood happened too quickly that several people had to be rescued. …………………….
Answer
2 such so
3 so such
4 away too to
5 such too
6 too so
7 so such
8 too so
4 Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. Add so, such or too in the right place in each sentence.
1 the sinkhole / big / was / a car / that / fell in
The ……sinkhole was so big that a car fell in. ……
2 snowstorm / that / a sudden / I / stopped / the car
It was ………………………………………………… .
3 spicy / for me / is / to / eat
This dish ………………………………………………… .
4 that they / completed / the repairs / in three days / hard
They worked ………………………………………………… .
Answer
2 such a sudden snowstorm, that I stopped the car
3 is too spicy for me to eat
4 so hard that they completed the repairs in three days
5 Choose the correct options.
A: Have you seen the news? A hurricane has just hit the east coast.
B: Oh no! I hope it wasn’t 1………………. strong that it caused a lot of damage.
A: It’s 2………………. early to know, but so far no one has been hurt.
B: Well, that’s a relief.
A: Yes. A few trees were 3………………. and a lot of windows were 4………………. .
B: I hate hurricanes. I remember 5………………. about Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It was 6………………. a strong storm that it cost a lot of lives. People wanted to 7………………. and look after their homes but it was 8………………. dangerous to stay.
1 A so B such C too
2 A so B too C such
3 A cracked B dragged C knocked over
4 A smashed B erupted C floated
5 A to read B read C reading
6 A so B such C too
7 A stay behind B put off C get in
8 A such B so C too
Answer
2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 C
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