Nature's Fury

Choose the correct item.

1 The walls           [shook, collapsed, damaged]slightly during the earthquake.

2 The emergency services          [saved, helped, rescued] many lives that day.

3 Did everyone          [escape, evacuate, survive]from the falling building?

4 The river           [burst, erupted, exploded]its banks and flooded the town.

5 They quickly          [lifted, rose, climbed]to higher ground before the tsunami hit.

6 We’re expecting storms this week. Please         [warn, recover, reach] all your neighbours.

Choose the correct item.

1. The children were               [disheartened, disappointed]because it was raining and they couldn’t play outdoors.

2. Being lost at sea during a storm was             [astonishing, terrifying] experience.

3. I took the dog to the beach but it seemed          [confused, scared]of the water.

4. All the windows in the building         [smashed, burned] during the fire.

5. The river is          [rising, falling]quickly. There’s a serious risk of flooding.

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

1. What                (you/do) when the earthquake struck?

2. It             (snow) heavily while you               (sleep).

3. A hurricane     (hit) our town at 4am this morning.

4.               (you/watch) the news last night? There     (be) a big wildfire in California.

5. They     (run) from the building and     (hide) under a tree.

6. Mum             (phone) Dad when the ambulance         (arrive).

7. It was a beautiful day. The sun             (shine) and the birds              (sing).

8. As I            (take) a photograph, I       (hear) an avalanche in the distance.

Match the gaps (1-5) with the sentences.