FOCUS 2 & 3 - AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZZES - VOCABULARY

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Natural world Verb collocations
1 Complete the words in the sentences.
1The Himalayas are a very big m _ _ _ _ _ _ n r _ _ _ e.
2There are mountains all around, but my house is at the bottom of a v _ _ _ _ y.
3A lot of buildings were destroyed in the e _ _ _ _ qu _ _ e.
4A h _ _ _ _ c _ _ e hit the island last week, with very strong winds and rain.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There is one verb you don’t need.
burst erupt flow overlook strike

1 This river                        from the hills in the north of the country to the sea in the south.
2 Scientists believe that the volcano could                        at any time.
3 We’re staying in a lovely room which                        the sea.
4Local people are worried that the river might                       its banks.
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3 Choose the correct words.
1 It is difficult to predict / reduce exactly when a disaster will happen.
2 The government had to locate / evacuate thousands of people from their homes.
3 Tropical storms have the power to produce / destroy buildings.
4 The city is reduced / located on a large peninsula.
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4 Complete the words in the sentences.
1The volcano is safe because it’s no longer a                       e.
2We’re lucky because we don’t often get e                       e weather like droughts and floods here.
3 According to the weather f                       t, there’s going to be a lot of rain tomorrow.
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