February 13-19, 2006
Alaska volcano spews ash
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1. Where is the Augustine Volcano located?
A. United States
B. Iceland
C. Canada
D. Greenland

2. For how long is the Augustine Volcano expected to continue erupting?
A. days
B. years
C. months
D. minutes

3. Who lives next to the Augustine Volcano?
A. nobody
B. Homer
C. Seattle
D. Anchorage

4. What problems have the eruptions caused?

A. Flight traffic has been interrupted.
B. Earthquakes destroyed a lot of property.
C. A number of people have been made homeless.
D. People in a small community had to be hospitalised.

5. What do scientists think about these eruptions?
A. very worrying
B. nothing special
C. extremely serious
D. reason for concern


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. soar
A. rise
B. dive
C. cover
D. spread

7. event
  A. death
B. happening
C. destruction
D. catastrophe

8. eruption
A. collapse
B. cracking
C. outbreak
D. disintegration

9. perceive
A. eat
B. taste
C. notice
D. swallow

10. prolonged
A. short
B. sudden
C. interrupted
D. ong-lasting

 

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