WORD EXERCISES[DAY 46]

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WORD EXERCISES - Daily Task [DAY 46]
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This section is for those who feel that they are not getting right words at the right time.These exercises regularly done will help us to apply the right words in the right context.There are a number of exercises of varied pattern and you should utilize each one for the purpose intended.WATCH THIS SPACE EVERYDAY.
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DAY 46 [30-JULY-2010] WEX103
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Now look at this report and fill in the gaps with one of the words or expressions from the list of words given below. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible. You may need to change some of the word forms.The objective of this exercise is to get learn new words related with 'GLOBAL PROBLEMS' ,its meaning and application.This is useful for writing,reading and speaking.(You can also click on some of the words given in the list below to know the meaning of it.Press back button to return here)

[hurricane | famine | explosions | devastation | drought | swept/spread | torrential | epidemic | erupt | civil war | relief | Refugees/Survivors | typhoon |  plague | volcano | accident | casualties | flood ]

REPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES SUPPORT FOUNDATION (ICSF)

The last year has been a particularly busy one for the ICSF. Outlined below are a few of the areas we have been busy in.
1. Following 1 _____________ rain in eastern Mozamlumbi in January. millions were made homeless as 2__________ waters rose. The water also became polluted
and there was a cholera 3___________ as people continued to use it for drinking and cooking. Furthermore, as the harvest had been destroyed and there was not enough food to go round, 4_______ became a problem. Charities around the world worked particularly hard to bring 5_________. to the area.

2. Mount Etsuvius, the 6__________ which had been dormant since 1968,7__________ suddenly in April. Thousands had to be evacuated to camps thirty
miles from the disaster area. They still have not been rehoused.

3. The 8_____________ in the Caribbean in July, which saw wind speeds of up to 180 miles per hour, caused immense 9 ________________ on many islands. Islands off the Japanese coast also suffered their worst 10_______________ in almost thirty years,with prolonged winds in excess of 150 miles per hour. There were many 11 ___________ who had to be evacuated to hospitals which were not properly equipped to deal with the disasters.

4. The 12 __________ in the northern part of Somopia continued into its second year, with millions of acres of crops destroyed by lack of rain. Meanwhile, the 13___________ between those loyal to the president and those supporting the rebel leader continued into its fifth year. 14__________ from the conflict have been fleeing across the border, with stories of atrocities committed by both sides.

5. In October, a fire 15 ______________ through Londum, the ancient capital of Perania.The 16_______________ , which probably started in a bakery, destroyed thousands of homes. There were several 17_________________ when the fire reached a fireworks factory, and a number of people were killed.

6. An outbreak of bubonic 18 ____________ was reported in the eastern provinces of lndocuba in November. It is believed to have been caused by a sudden increase in the number of rats breeding in the sewers.
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answers---1.torrential 2.flood 3.epidemic 4.famine 5.relief 6.volcano 7.erupted 8.hurricane 9.devastation 10.typhoon 11.casualities 12.drought 13.civil war 14.Refugees/Survivors 15.swept/spread 16.accident 17.explosions 18.plague

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