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_________ September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian hit the northwestern Bahamas.

• A. In

• B. On

• C. At

• D. During

The earthquake caused damage_________ property estimated at $6 million.

• A. for

• B. with

• C. on

• D. to

Due to a lack of rainfall, California regularly has_________ in summertime.

• A. tornadoes

• B. floods

• C. droughts

• D. tsunamis

What a(n) _________ news! Thousands of people have died in the quake.

• A. terrible

• B. wonderful

• C. terrific

• D. exciting

Debris was_________ for miles after the tornado touched down late Saturday.

• A. evacuated

• B. scattered

• C. collapsed

• D. trapped

Natural disasters are caused by nature and_________ we can’t prevent them.

• A. therefore

• B. however

• C. moreover

• D. whereas

At least 11 people were killed when a four-storey building_________ in the earthquake.

• A. was collapsing

• B. had collapsed

• C. collapsed

• D. was collapsed

_________ the tsunami warning, there were still lots of people on or near the beach.

• A. Due to

• B. Although

• C. Because

• D. Despite

It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We_________ such a terrible thunderstorm

• A. never see

• B. would never see

• C. had never seen

• D. have never seen

“A12 year old boy was found alive after being buried in an avalanche for 40 minutes.” “_________”

• A. That’s awesome!

• B. That’s shocking!

• C. That’s awful!

• D. Well done!