Task 2. Answer the questions according to the text. Give full answers. 1. How high can a tsunami be?
2. What most often causes tsunamis?
3. Where do most tsunamis occur?
4. What are two other ways tsunamis can be caused?
5. What is the best defense against tsunamis?
Choose the correct answer.
1. What is the author’s purpose in the reading passage?
A. To warn;
B. To give advice;
C. To describe;
2. What do these numbers mean in the text?
A. 80
B. 100
I (was cycling) home yesterday when suddenly a man (stepped) out into the road in front of me. I (was going) quite fast but luckily I (managed) to stop in time and (did not/hit) him. It (happened) when she (was painting) her room. She (fell) of the ladder. The train (arrived) at the station and Paula (got) off. Two friends of hers, John and Jenny (were waiting) to meet her. Yesterday Sue (was walking) along the road when she (met) Jim. He (was going) to the station to catch a train and he (was carrying) a bag. They (stopped) to talk for a few minutes.