5 Complete the text with words from the box in the correct form. supply trap earthquake maintain strike/hit fear collapse evacuate rescue When an ► earthquake (1) ____ a city, there is always a danger that buildings will (2) ____ and people will be (3) ____ inside. As soon as the immediate danger has passed, the first job is to (4) ____ people from the area, and (5) ____ those in danger. At the same time, the government will send in (6) ____ of food, water, and blankets to the disaster area. One of the hardest things of all is to (7) ____ a supply of clean drinking water, and there is always the (8) ____ that more people could die.
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- More than 100 people died ______ the earthquake in that area。
- Over a billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and over 2 billion people live without adequate sanitation, leading to the deaths of 5 million people, from preventable waterborne disease.
- Many people ______________ their seemingly endless supply of safe, clean water for daily needs.
- The author thinks ______. A: she should move out of the area where people smoke B: the smokers should go outside the room when they want to smoke C: his mother has realized the danger of smoking D: all the people have bad habits
- People in this area are in ______ over the heavily polluted air. A: doubt B: danger C: trouble D: suspense