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Gap Fills exercise

July 4, 2015 - pdf

Complete the given passage.

Natural disasters …………1…………. (wreak) havoc all over the world. They ……………2…………… (devastate) people’s lives and destroy their property.
Since natural disasters ………..3………… (cause) by nature, we can’t do anything to prevent them from happening. For example, we cannot prevent storms or earthquakes. However, if we …………4………. (be aware) of the causes of natural disasters we will be better equipped to deal with their consequences.

Flooding …………..5………….. (be) a common natural disaster. It ……….6………. (occur) when a river …………..7……….. (overflows) its banks and the water spills out onto areas where people live. Floods ……………8…………… (be) more likely to occur when there is a great deal of heavy rain. Therefore, during very wet periods, flood warnings ……………9………… (issue). While these warnings will not prevent the floods ………….10……….. (from / with / to) occurring, they allow people to be better prepared to deal with the situation. They can, for example, move to higher grounds.

Solution
Natural disasters wreak havoc all over the world. They devastate people’s lives and destroy their property.
Since natural disasters are caused by nature, we can’t do anything to prevent them from happening. For example, we cannot prevent storms or earthquakes. However, if we are aware of the causes of natural disasters we will be better equipped to deal with their consequences.

Flooding is a common natural disaster. It occurs when a river overflows its banks and the water spills out onto areas where people live. Floods are more likely to occur when there is a great deal of heavy rain. Therefore, during very wet periods, flood warnings are issued. While these warnings will not prevent the floods from occurring, they allow people to be better prepared to deal with the situation. They can, for example, move to higher grounds.

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