PTE Quiz – Reading – Fill In the Blanks
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In the PTE Reading Fill in the Blank, below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank, a list of choices will appear. Select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Earthquake
Earthquakes are amongst the most destructive ________ 1) disasters. They usually _______ 2) without any warning and _________ 3) in a great _________ 4) of life and an enormous demolition of buildings. Additionally, they may cause devastating landslides or create gigantic tidal waves which, in _________ 5), are colossal walls of water smashing into seashores with such force that they are ________ 6) of destroying coastal cities. However, the _________ 7) majority of fatalities and serious injuries ___________ 8) about when buildings ________ 9).
- nature/ naturalistic/ natural/ native
- hit/ strike/ fall/ attack
- result/ effect/ lead/ cause
- fatality/ waste/ harm/ loss
- fact/ certainty/ honesty/ truth
- potential/ conceivable/ capable/ possible
- wide/ broad/ full/ vast
- bring/ come/ lay/ make
- demolish/ jumble/ destroy/ collapse
- Natural 2. Strike 3. Result 4. Loss 5. Fact 6. Capable 7. Vast 8. Come 9. Collapse
I thought no. 1 is “Natural”?
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