Name Grade Date 1 Read the article and answer the questions. (8 points) Tomadoes, or twisters, are more common in ‘the United States than in any other country, and there are as many as 1.200 a year. Scientists studying the damage they cause have come to the conclusion that they can travel at over 330 km perhour. ‘Storm chasing isan increasingly popular ‘phenomenon. Itis when people travel to watch twisters and storms. There is now a documentary series which follows storm chasers as they pursue and fim tornadoes in an area called Tornado Alley. - Ona recent radio show a woman described seeing the twister outside her door and being unable toreach the shelter. She was in her home with her three children at the time. The tomado lifted the house from its foundations and carried itor over one mile. She described the experience as floating like an astronaut. But, her youngest son slept in bed the whole time. Miraculous, the house landed and nobody was hurt. a, What is a synonym for tornado? b. What does the number 1,200 refer to? c. What does the number 330 refer to? d. What does the number one refer to? ‘e, What is a storm chaser? f. What was the woman's son doing during the tornado? g. How did the woman feel? h, Was anybody in the house injured?2. Write three zero conditional sentences using the words in parentheses. (6 points) a (tsunami in San Francisco) b. (mudslides in Brazil) c. (drought in Mexico) 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box. (4 points) { mustn't. haveto can should ) a. She drive because she doesn’t have a license, it’s illegal. b. They travel half price because they are under four years of age. c. We wear seatbelts in the car. d. Drivers stop at red lights, but they don’t always. 4 write a short article on the effects of global warming. (10 points) 5. Listen and match the occupations with their activities. (57) (4 points) a. Police officers. pput the items in paper or plastic bags b. Cashiers rescue people from burning c. Baggers buildings d. Firefighters scan items at the cash register catch criminals