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Unit5DisastersandCalamities

SectionA

warmingup

1. snowfallsblizzardsdisputed

2. worseningdrought

3. struckaftershocks

4. collapsed

5. debristrappedcrushed

6. reliefsuppliesdevastating

7. tornadoforecasters

8. locusts

9. tropicalstormhurricane

10. battlingtoxicspillspill

SectionB

1.C

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AirFrancepassengerplanehasskiddedofftherunwayandburstintoflamesonlandingatPearsonAirportinToronto,Canada.

Nigeriaatleast12peoplewerereporteddrownedafteranovercrowdeddugoutcanoecapsizedinaremotecreekintheoil-producingNigerDelta.

full-scalereliefoperationisunderwayonIndonesia’sJavaIslandwhereatsunamihitMonday,killingatleast340people.

bodiesof10NewJerseyseniorcitizenskilledinthisweek’stourbuscrashinthemountainsofnorthernChilearebeingflownhome.

JohnhasbeendowngradedtoatropicalstormafterhittingtheBajaCaliforniaPeninsulaonthewestcoastofMexico.ThestormstruckthetouristportcityofLepas,bringingdowntreesandpowerlinesandfloodingstreets.IthadearlierinundatedtheseasideresortofLosCabos.

SectionC

Item1

1—(H)2—(G)3—(D,F)4---B5---(J)

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Iraqipolicesaymorethan640peoplehavebeenkilledinastampedethatbrokeouttodaynearaShiiteshrineinBaghdad.Authoritiessaysome300werehurtinthsstampedethateruptedonaTigrisRiverbridgewhenthousandsofpeoplecrushedarailingandplungedintotheriver.Officialssaybodiesarestillbeingrecoveredfromtheriverandthatthefinaldeathtollcouldrise.Theincidentoccurredwhenarumorspreadthatasuicidebomberwasinthecrowd.

Item2

Task1

1.T

Task2

1.Peruvianairlinercrewmemberskilling

2.anemergencylanding

3.foreignnationalsItaliananAmerican

4.52survivedatareahospitals

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APeruvianairlinercarrying100passengersandcrewmembershascrashedinanortheasternjungletown,killingatleast40people.OfficialssaytheTANSAirFlight204wentdownTuesdaywhileattemptinganemergencylandingduringaseverestorm.Policeatthescenesayforeignnationalsareamongthedead,includingatleastoneItalianandanAmerican.Officialssayatleast52peoplesurvivedtheaccidentwithmostbeingtreatedatareahospitals.

Item3

1. Atraincrash

2. NearOsaka,westernJapan;morningrushhour,Monday

3. fivehundredandeightycommuters

4. Itsmashedintoanapartmentbuilding

5. Tryingtoreachsomeofthetrappedpassengers

6. speedanddriverinexperience

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OfficialsinJapansaythetraincrashnearOsakainwesternJapanhaskilledasmanyas57people,injuredmorethan400.Acommutertraincarryingaround580passengersduringmorningrushhourMondaysmashedintoanapartmentbuildingnearAmagasaki,about400kilometerswestofTokyo.Workersarestilltryingtoreachsomeofthepassengerstrappedinthewreckage.TheaccidentwasJapan’sworstinmorethanfourdecades.Investigatorssayspeedanddriverinexperiencemaybefactorsinthecrash.

SectionD

Paris(1) ApartmentbuildingFire

When (2)Shortlyaftermidnight

Where (3)Inastairwellofadilapidatedbuilding

Who African(4)immigrants

Why Not(5)known

Casualties (6)17werekilled,a(7)halfofthemchildren;(8)30wereinjured

FirefightingEfforts Some(9)200firefightersweresentto(10)extinguishthefire

TheAprilIncident Aresident(11)accidentallystarteda(12)blazeataParisHotel

(13)cateringmostlytoAfricanandEuropeanimmigrants,(14)killing23people

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AfireataParisapartmentbuildinghousingAfricanimmigrantshaskilledatleast17people,ahalfofthemchildren.Frenchofficialssaysome30otherswereinjuredintheblazethatbrokeoutshortlyaftermidnightinastairwellofthedilapidatedbuilding.Authoritiessayittookmorethantwohoursforsome200firefighterstoextinguishtheblaze.Thecauseisn’tknown.FrenchmediaarereportingthevictimsarefromAfricancountriessuchasSenegalandMali.Officialssayabout100childrenand30adultslivedinthebuilding,whichwasrunbyahumanitarianassociation.InAprilafireataParishotelcateringmostlytoAfricanandEuropeanimmigrantskilled23people.Oneofthehotel’sresidentsadmittedtoaccidentallystartingthatblaze.

Item2

Task1

1.C

Task2

1.F3.T

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Asmallaircrafthascrashedintothe20thfloorofahigh-riseapartmentbuildinginNewYorkCity,killingatleasttwopeople.Theplaneburstintoflamesontheimpactandfirespreadthroughseveralfloorsofthebuilding.TheWhiteHousesaidalltheindicationswerethatthecrashwasanaccident.Investigatorsareatthescenegatheringevidence,buttheauthoritiesdon’tbelievetheincidentwaslinkedtoterrorism.TheBBC’sGittoHarrywasatthesceneshortlyaftertheincidentandsentthisreport.

“Fireengines,policecars,ambulancescompletelyblockingtheavenue,peoplehavingbeenpushedontothesidewalks.Alltheyknowatthisstageisthateitheraplaneorahelicopterhascrashedintoabuilding.Therearehelicopterscirclingabove.Thereissmokeintheair.Therearepolicerunningaround.Theyareisbeingcordonedoff.”

TheauthoritiesinNewYorknowsaythatfourpeoplewerekilledintheplanecrashinManhattan.ReportsfromtheUnitedStatessaytheplanewasbeingpilotedbytheNewYankee’sbaseballpitcherCoryLidle,whodiedintheincident.

Item3

1. TheyarestillbeingevacuatedfromNewOrleans

2. TheyhavebeentakenbybustoanemergencyshelteratasportsstadiuminTexasmorethan550kilometersfromNewOrleans.

3. Theyareworkingtoevacuatethousandsofadditionalfloodrefugeesinandnearthecity’sformerconventioncentre.

4. thecenterisnowabuildingwithoutpower,water,ortoiletfacilities,overflowingwithcrowdscallingforfood,waterandotherassistance.

5. HeisscheduledtovisitpartsofAlabama,Mississippi,andLouisianathatwerewreckedbythehurricane.

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ThousandsofvictimsofHurricaneKatrinaarestillbeingevacuatedfromNewOrleans.Morethan10,000peoplealreadyhavebeentakenbybustoanemergencyshelteratasportsstadiuminTexasmorethan550kilometersfromNewOrleans.RescuersinNewOrleans