a) On april 25, a terrible (1) <u>e</u><u>a</u><u>r</u><u>t</u><u>h</u><u>q</u><u>u</u><u>a</u><u>k</u><u>e</u><u> </u>struck nepal and was followed two weeks later by a magnitude 7.2 (2) <u>s</u><u>h</u><u>o</u><u>c</u><u>k</u><u>i</u><u>n</u><u>g</u><u>l</u><u>y</u><u> </u>both events produced strong ground shaking in the steep terrain of the himalayan mountains causing widespread (3) <u>l</u><u>a</u><u>n</u><u>d</u><u>s</u><u>l</u><u>i</u><u>d</u><u>e</u><u>.</u>
b) (4)<u> </u><u>F</u><u>i</u><u>r</u><u>e</u><u>f</u><u>i</u><u>g</u><u>h</u><u>t</u><u>e</u><u>r</u><u>s</u><u> </u>are trying to put out a wildfire, that has forced the (5) <u>e</u><u>v</u><u>a</u><u>c</u><u>u</u><u>a</u><u>t</u><u>i</u><u>o</u><u>n</u><u> </u>of several homes.
c) (6) <u>G</u><u>i</u><u>a</u><u>n</u><u>t</u><u> </u>waves, cyclone strength winds and (7) <u>t</u><u>o</u><u>r</u><u>r</u><u>e</u><u>n</u><u>t</u><u>i</u><u>n</u><u>g</u><u> </u>rain swept at least three people to their death as severe weather caused floods. (8) <u>F</u><u>l</u><u>o</u><u>o</u><u>d</u><u>s</u><u> </u>has swollen the river seine by 6.0 metres in central paris with a peak of up to 6.50 metres expected late friday, the highest level in 30 years in the (9) <u>F</u><u>r</u><u>e</u><u>n</u><u>c</u><u>h</u><u> </u>capital.
d) Following a (10) <u>r</u><u>e</u><u>l</u><u>a</u><u>t</u><u>i</u><u>v</u><u>e</u><u>l</u><u>y</u><u> </u>calm period for 3 weeks, a powerful volcanic explosion occured agaim yesterday at ,09:15 local time, sending a mushroom shaped (11) <u>e</u><u>r</u><u>u</u><u>p</u><u>t</u><u>e</u><u>d</u><u> </u>column into sky.