Vocabulary Exercises



Ex.8. Read the text below, then choose the answer A, B, C, D which best fits the space.

Tornado Alert

If you (1) notice the skies are dark and greenish and the rain is blowing sideways past you front window, then you front window, then you (2) better be careful. It could mean that a tornado is heading your (3) . The first sign that a tornado is coming is the formation (4) a thunderstorm. In the beginning there’s an eerie stillness as the pressure is sucked away. The air is still and calm and no bird insect sounds (5) be heard. Clouds build in towers, (6) as supercells, and the normal afternoon thundershowers begin to take (7) an incredible energy. If you watch the horizon you’ll see a revolving column of clouds, called a funnel, heading (8) the earth. When it connects (9) the ground, the heat feeds the centre (10) the funnel and a tornado is born. The safest place (11) you to be is underground or in an open ditch. Tornadoes destroy everything (12) their path and have the power to (13) up people, trees, bridges, cars and even houses. The scariest thing about tornadoes is that you have minutes, not hours to react.