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NATURAL FORCES                                                                        167
            Answer the questions (3-4) according to the    5
            passage below.                                      In the future, there will be petrol shortage
                                                                because  people  use  a  lot  of  cars  and
                                                                it  causes  air  pollution.  So,  we  must
                                                                use  public  transportation.  It  is  more
                                                                environmentally  because  buses  and
                                                                trains carry a lot of people at the same
                                                                time. Also, electric cars and bicycles are
                                                                cleaner solutions.


                                                              Read the text above. Which one is wrong?
             A flood can happen because of heavy rain, when
             rivers overflow, when snow melts too fast or     A)  People will have difficulty in finding petrol in
             dams break. Flooding can be a few centimeters       the future.
             of water, or it can cover a house. Floods which   B)  Many cars on the roads cause air pollution.
             happen quickly are called flash floods. Tsunami
             also causes flood. Most floods take hours or even   C)  Electric cars and bikes are useful to reduce
             days so people can leave their homes. Moving        air pollution.
             water has awesome destructive power. Bridges,    D)  People must use their own cars instead of
             houses, trees, and cars can be picked up and        public transportation.
             carried off. Floods can do million dollar’s worth
             and kill many people. People shouldn’t live near
             coastlines and in river valleys. People shouldn’t
             also destroy forests and cut down trees.


           3  Which option is not correct according to the
               passage?
               A)  A heavy rain or melting snow can cause a
                  flood.                                   6             It’s  an  increase  of  the  Earth’s
               B)  If a flood happens quickly, it called a flash         average surface temperature due
                  flood.                                                to effect of greenhouse gases. It
               C)  A  flood  causes  both  deaths  and  heavy           changes climates and affects both
                  damage.                                               people  and  animals,  especially
                                                                         penguins  and  polar  bears  in
               D)  People  can’t  do  anything  to  prevent
                  themselves from floods.                                 poles.
                                                              Find the disaster that Linda talks about.

                                                              A)                  B)
           4  What can we say according to the passage?
               A)  Living in a river valley cannot be a great risk
                  if a flood happens.
               B)  A  flash  flood  isn’t  considered  a  natural
                  disaster if lots of people don’t die.
               C)  A flood can be too destructive and destroy   C)                D)
                  bridges, houses and trees.
               D)  Floods finish in a very short time so people
                  don’t have to leave their homes.
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