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By January8th,two largefires,each
1.cover roughly11,000acres,were burningatopposite endsof Los Angeles County.One wasscorchingthe hillsidesnorth ofPasadena.Another wasburning inthe PacificPalisades,
2.wealthy neighbourhoodon thecoast,
3.cause atleast30,000people toflee theirhomes.Local officialsordered partsof SantaMonica,home toabout90,000people,
4.evacuate too.Other fireserupted acrossthefoothills andvalleys ofgreater LosAngeles.The
5.destruct isso fresh,the windsso fierceand thefires sounrelenting
6.it ishard tocountthe damageand lossof life,but sofar officials
7.confirm atleast twopeople havediedand over1,000buildings have been destroyed.LosAngelesis particularlyvulnerable
8.fire.Its wealthyneighbourhoods andthe countysexurbs are
9.cities meetnature,stretching intothe regionsrambling mountainranges:the SantaMonicas,the Verdugos,the SanGabriels.Even thoughclimate changeis causingmore extremeand morefrequentfires,ever morepeople aremoving intothese areasto findcheaper housingor,for LAscelebritiesand well-heeled,that perfectmountain view.Until recently,January wouldnthavebeen consideredpart offire season,even infire-prone California.But planetwarminggreenhouse-gas
10.emit havealso increasedthe numberof dayseach yearwithfire-starter weatherconditions.答案
1.covering
2.a
3.causing
4.to evacuate
5.destruction
6.that
7.have confirmed
8.to
9.wherelO.emissionsA
7.1magnitude earthquake
1.strike Tibeton January7th,killing atleast126people.The quakesepicentre wasin Dingricounty,some50miles from the baseof MountEverestand nearthe holycity ofShigatse.The rumblingwas feltin Nepaland partsofIndia.According to
2.initial survey,over3,600buildings
3.destroy.Thousands ofrescueworkers havedescended onTibet tolook for survivors.More than400people havealreadybeen pulledfromthe rubble,report Chinesestate media.Survivors and rescuersface manychallenges,such as
4.freeze temperaturesand moreseismic activity.Since theinitial quake,there havebeenhundreds ofaftershocks,some
5.exceed amagnitude of
4.
0.Local governmentand theChinesemilitary havelaunched large-scale rescue
6.operate.So far,over400people
7.rescue fromtherubble,and thousandsof tentsand supplieshavebeensent tothe
8.affect areas.Over30,000residents havebeen relocated,andrescueworkers continueto search forsurvivors.This earthquakenot onlytested local
9.emergent responsecapabilities
10.highlighted thevulnerabilities ofthe Tibetand Nepalregions.答案
1.struck
2.an
3.were destroyed
4.freezings.exceeding
6.operations,have beenrescued
8.affected
9.emergency
10.butWhen anearthquake hitTibet,the groundshook1violent,causing manyhouses tocollapse.The localresidents^immediate evacuatedto safeareas.Rescue teams3dispatch quicklyand theyJ spareno efforttosearchforsurvivors.Volunteers5bring inmuch-needed supplieslike food,water andmedicine.The disaster6highlightthe importanceof disasterprevention andpreparedness.Scientists7analyse theseismicdata tobetter understandthe earthquakes^characteristic.The peopleof Tibet,withtheir strongwill and9endure spirit,began torebuild theirhomes.And thewhole nationstoodWfirm behindthem,offering supportand assistance.答案
1.violently
2.immediately
3.were dispatched
4.spared
5.brought
6.highlighted
7.analysed
8.characteristics
9.enduring
10.firmly。
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