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20. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? - B. Yes, go ahead Exercise 9: Find and correct the mistakes. SENTENCES MISTAKES 1. The flood victim are collecting their personal property. (The flood victims are collecting their personal property.) 2. Avoid danger places, such as windows or bookcases, during an earthquake. (Avoid dangerous places, such as windows or bookcases, during an earthquake.) 3. There is numerous tropical storms in this area every year. (There are numerous tropical storms in this area every year.) 4. During the storm, we should stays inside the house. (During the storm, we should stay inside the house.) 5. Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having a earthquake. (Oh, the house is shaking! I think we're having an earthquake.) 6. More twenty people on these islands are still missing. (More than twenty people on these islands are still missing.) 7. While she was work on the field, the tornado came. (While she was working in the field, the tornado came.) 8. It wasn't snowing when I left home that afternoon. 9. Volcano destroy hundreds of homes on some small islands. 10. Whom happened? (What happened?) III. READING Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. prediction anger deforestation processes decades Natural disasters result from natural (1) processes of the earth. However, in the last five decades, human activities have contributed to increasing the number of natural disasters. More landslides have occurred as a result of (2) deforestation.Because there are fewer trees in the forest, soil becomes loosened and more easily flushed down. Industrialization and urbanization contribute to global warming, leading to more intense disasters of all kinds including hurricanes and tsunamis. It is more difficult to have exact (3) predictions of climate patterns such as El Nino and La Nina. According to the Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, total natural disasters reported each year have been steadily increasing in recent decades. (Note: Some corrections were made based on context.)