RE3 - UNIT 4A - Vocabulary Practice

Complete the paragraph with words. One word is extra.

Mexicans know lots of ancient stories that have been passed down from their (1) ​ (a)   —many of these involve volcanoes. “The Legend of Popo” tells the story of a princess called Iztaccíhuatl and a soldier named Popocatépetl who fall in love. In one version, Iztaccíhuatl dies of grief after hearing (2) ​ (b)   news: Popocatépetl has been killed in battle. But Popocatépetl returns alive; he carries Iztaccíhuatil's body to the (3) ​ (c)   of a nearby volcano and waits to die. Eventually, snow covers them both and they become two mountains—Mt. Iztaccíhuatl and Mt. Popocatépetl. Smoke is often seen at (4) ​ (d)   , rising from one of the volcanoes. According to legend, this is the torch of Popocatépetl.

• ancestors
• disastrous
• summit
• dawn
• inevitable

Complete the paragraph with the correct words.

Mt. Kīlauea on Hawaii's Big Island is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. Local islanders have been (1)​ (a)    to its evolving shape over hundreds of years. Sections of earth are often (2)​ (b)    by a sudden jolt, or pressure builds up under the surface as the hot molten rock (3)​ (c)   , causing a(n) (4)​ (d)   eruption. Nowadays the volcano is closely (5)​ (e)   by scientists trying to predict the next eruption.

• witness
• displaced
• expands
• destructive
• monitored

The word expand contains the prefix ex- which means “away,” “from,” or “out.” Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Improved telescopes have ______ our knowledge of the universe.

• expanded
• exports
• exceed
• explosion

The word expand contains the prefix ex- which means “away,” “from,” or “out.” Complete the sentences with the correct word.

2. Brazil's biggest _____ are soybeans and coffee.

• expanded
• exports
• exceed
• explosion

The word expand contains the prefix ex- which means “away,” “from,” or “out.” Complete the sentences with the correct word.
For many, the costs of burning fossil fuels _____ the benefits.

• expanded
• exports
• exceed
• explosion

The word expand contains the prefix ex- which means “away,” “from,” or “out.” Complete the sentences with the correct word.

3. A violent _____ almost destroyed the Kilauea volcano in 2018.

• expanded
• exports
• exceed
• explosion