REVIEW 3

The earth's weather is ______ and we don't know what will happen to us.

• dangerous

• serious

• predicted

• mysterious

Man has spent years and years trying ______ weather patterns but it is still an inexact science.

• predicting

• to predict

• to predicting

• to have predicted

A drought occurs when a region receives consistently below average_______

• falling rain

• rain falling

• rainfall

• fallrain

Exactly 5 people got stuck and _____ in that fire.

• was death

• was died

• dead

• died

An earthquake is the _________ a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust.

• cause by

• consequence

• result from

• result of

The magnitude of an earthquake________ on the Richter scale.

• is reported

• was reported

• reported

Factories need to stop dumping industrial _________ into the lakes and rivers immediately.

• trash

• rubbish

• pollutant

• waste

We should recycle various ______ products instead of throwing them away.

• single-use

• bargain

• plastic

Luckily, my hometown rarely suffers from _______ , such as floods or storms.

• earthquake

• natural disasters

• dangerous areas

While I (clean) _______ out my cupboards, I found these photos.

• was cleaning

• cleaned

• were cleaning

• clean