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Hurricanes are huge, spinning systems of rising air that bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges. To be classified as a hurricane, winds must exceed 119 km/h or measure over 12 on the Beaufort scale, which measures wind force. Hurricanes are considered one of the most powerful natural disasters on Earth. They form over warm tropical waters and can be hundreds of kilometers wide, with an eye of calm conditions in the center. Hurricanes cause heavy rainfall that leads to flooding, and storm surges that cause coastal flooding. They commonly affect areas like the southern US, Caribbean, Central America, South and Southeast Asia, and can harm thousands and cause widespread property damage.

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Hurricanes are huge, spinning systems of rising air that bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and storm surges. To be classified as a hurricane, winds must exceed 119 km/h or measure over 12 on the Beaufort scale, which measures wind force. Hurricanes are considered one of the most powerful natural disasters on Earth. They form over warm tropical waters and can be hundreds of kilometers wide, with an eye of calm conditions in the center. Hurricanes cause heavy rainfall that leads to flooding, and storm surges that cause coastal flooding. They commonly affect areas like the southern US, Caribbean, Central America, South and Southeast Asia, and can harm thousands and cause widespread property damage.

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Text 1.

Hurricanes

A hurricane is a huge, spinning system of rising air that can bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and
storm flows to affected areas. To be classified as a hurricane, winds have to exceed 119km/h (74mph)
or have a wind force measuring over 12 on the Beaufort scale. 

Hurricanes are considered to be one of Earth’s most powerful natural disasters. Hurricanes are tropical
cyclones: tropical because they begin life in the tropics, and cyclone as they are a low- pressure
system. The word ‘hurricane’ is used in the Americas, and the words ‘typhoon’ and ‘cyclone’ are used
in Asia, but they mean the same thing. These huge weather systems of low pressure can be hundreds of
kilometres across. Found at the centre is often the ‘eye’, which is an area of relatively calm conditions
without heavy rain or strong winds.

Hurricanes bring heavy rainfall that can cause flooding. Hurricanes also cause a storm flow in the
ocean, which causes flooding of coastal areas. Hurricanes can harm thousands of people and cause
widespread damage to property and farmland. The coasts of the southern USA, Caribbean islands,
Central America, South Asia and Southeast Asia are commonly affected areas. Once a hurricane
reaches a large area of land, it begins to lose power and is less destructive.

1. Choose the best headline for Paragraph 3.


A.Ways to prevent hurricanes
B. The effects of hurricanes.
C. Different names of hurricanes
D.The description of hurricanes
E. The causes of hurricanes.

2. According to the text, the Beaufort scale measures…


A. the strength of a wind
B. how often a wind blows
C. how far a wind blows
D. the time at which a wind blows
E. when a wind will blow

3. What is another word for a hurricane?


A. flooding
B. snowstorm
C. typhoon
D. tsunami
E. rainfall

4. Fill in the gap with the corresponding word.


Hurricanes are one of the most powerful natural______.
A. causes
B. ecosystems
C. hazards
D. conditions
E. resources

5. Mark the sentence with passive voice.


A. Once a hurricane reaches a large area of land, it begins to lose power.
B. Hurricanes bring heavy rainfall that can cause flooding.
C. The word ‘hurricane’ is used in the Americas
D. Hurricanes are one of Earth’s most powerful natural disasters.
E. Hurricanes cause storms in the ocean, which causes floods.

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