I. Choose the correct answers. 1. A drought happens when there_________ no rain in a place for a long time. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 2. A flood_________ when a large amount of water covers the land. A. occurs B. is occurred C. is occurring D. has occurred 3. The size of earthquakes_________ on the Richter scale. A. measures B. measured C. is measuring D. is measured 4. Hurricane Dorian_________ the Abaco Islands as a category 5 hurricane on September 1. A. strike B. struck C. had struck D. was struck 5. At least 200 people_________ after rivers burst their banks in Colombia mudslides. A. killed B. had killed C. were killed D. are being killed 6. Since Monday, more than a dozen tornadoes_________ down across Oklahoma. A. touches B. touched C. have touched D. were touched 7. Hurricanes and heavy rains_________ with the help of technology. A. predicted B. are predicting C. will predict D. can be predicted 8. A tornado watch is issued when there is a possibility that a tornado . A. will touch B. is touched C. touched D. had touched 9. Before that day in Hawaii, we_________ a volcanic eruption. A. never saw B. has never seen C. had never seen D. were never seen 10. So far, some of the storm damaged roads and bridges_________. A. already repaired B. had already repaired C. were already repaired D. have already been repaired 11. We_________ home when a hurricane hit the town two days ago. What a terrible experience! A. are driving B. were driving C. drove D. had driven 12. Families camped out in a City park after their homes_________ by the earthquake. A. have heavily damaged B. had damaged heavily C. were heavily damaged D. are damaged heavily