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The earthquake of 26th December, 2004 resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in living memory. It was a(1)underwater quake and occurred in the Indian Ocean. It(2)coastlines, communities and brought death too many people.

Why do earthquakes happen?

The surface of the earth has not always looked as it does today; it is moving(3)(although very slowly) and has done so for billions of years. This is one (4) of earthquakes, when one section of the earth (tectonic plate) (5) another. Scientists can predict where but not (6)this might happen and the area between plates is called a fault line. On one fault line in Kobe, Japan in 1923 over 200,000 people were killed. (7) , earthquakes do not always happen on fault lines, (8)is why they are so dangerous and (9) .

Where do volcanoes happen?

Volcanoes happen where the earth’s (10) is thin: lava, dust and gases(11)from beneath the earth. They can rise into a huge cone shape like a mountain and erupt, (12)they can be so violent (13) they just explode directly from the earth with no warning. There are 1,511(14)volcanoes in the world. This means that they may (15)BE DANGEROUS. In 1985 the Colombian volcano Nevado Del Ruiz erupted. The lava melted a glacier and sent tones of mud (16)the town below. Twenty thousand people died.

Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions arc often unpredictable. We regularly do not know when they (17)happen, or (18)where they will happen. In the future, scientists may be able to watch and predict (19)before they happen. This could (20)many lives.

1.A、massive         B、significant       C、great              D、grand

2.A、changed       B、converted        C、destroyed      D、transformed

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