1 . 用 affect或effect的正确形式填空
1. Alcohol has a very bad_______ on drivers.
2. Their objections will not_______ my decision.
3. Cancer_______ his lungs and brought his life to an end.

2 . 选词填空

injury     damage     disaster     affect     rescue     slide     survive     shelter

1. Many of the homes fell down in the earthquake. Rescuers had to dig through the ruins to look for ________.
2. Climate change could have ________ effects on Earth.
3. In the crash he suffered severe ________ to the head and arms.
4. The number of buildings ________ in the earthquake has reached 2400.
5. When I ________ down the grassy slope, I lost control and got injured.
6. Six passengers ________ from the car crash, but unfortunately, three of them were killed.
7. There was no ________ anywhere from the rain and all of us got wet all through.
8. The drought greatly ________ the local people and many crops died because of the heat.

3 . Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words or phrases given in the box. Each word or phrase can be used only once. Note that there is one word or phrase that you do not need.

suffer        release        tend to        depend on        consume        affect work wonders        abandon        adopt        put… into        practice        assume

1. The damaged car was lying ___________on the highway.
2. Those ___________from depression live a miserable life.
3. Older people___________ stick to their own opinions and are resistant to change.
4. The south of the country___________ most severely by the drought.
5. It is advisable that what has been learned should___________.
6. Whether a book sells well___________ many factors.
7. A long relaxing vacation is believed ___________. You come back refreshed and energized.
8. Physical exercise makes people feel positive and optimistic because it ___________feel-good chemicals.
9. The output of the factory has increased by 20% since the new approach___________.
10. The electricity industry___________ large amounts of fossil fuels.

4 . 选词填空

natural disaster, volcanic eruption, slide into, be rescued from, do damage to, shelter from, be affected by, refer to, set up

1. The heavy snow ____________________ the fruit trees.
2. You can ____________________ your notes when you are speaking.
3. These plants must ____________________ direct sunlight.
4. A monument ____________________ in honor of the dead soldiers.
5. An earthquake is a ____________________ which is beyond our control.
6. Quickly we ____________________ the brush and then watched.
7. The villagers had to evacuate because of the ____________________.
8. The production of the machines ____________________ the price of the steel.
9. The child____________________ the fire, but died soon because of the terrible burns.

5 . 阅读短文，从备选项中选择合适的词汇，并用其适当形式填空。

supply       shelter        disaster       destroy       trap        affect       in ruins          cause

It’s known that the earthquake is one of the most powerful natural     1     in the world. And it’s difficult to predict (预测) it in advance.

Several years ago, an earthquake which reached a magnitude of 7.8 suddenly hit New Zealand. It struck the South Island,     2     hundreds of aftershocks and a tsunami.

Some roads and buildings     3     by the earthquake and its aftershocks. In the coastal town of Kaikoura, a popular whale-watching destination, many people found their water and power     4     cut off. Some parts of the town lay     5    . From all directions, Kaikoura was completely cut off from the outside.

After the earthquake, helicopters and a navy ship were sent there to rescue about 1,000 people who     6     in the town. The people who lost their homes had to take     7     in the tents.

After touring the     8     area, John Key, the then New Zealand’s Prime Minister predicted that clearing away the debris (瓦砾) and the blocked roads could take months.

6 . Circle the correct word in each sentence.
1. The tornado that hit Mississippi last week caused a lot of ________ damage/destroy.
2. The mother thanked the ________ rescue/save worker who found her baby.
3. According to experts, the volcano could ________ crash/erupt this week.
4. Thousands of people are ________ suffering/trapping from illnesses after the disaster.
5. An emergency ________ delivery/supply of food was transported to the area by the army.
6. The earthquake ________ affected/effected an area of several hundred square kilometres.
7. During a natural disaster, the most important thing is to keep ________ calm/quiet.
8. “She’s still ________ breathing/surviving! Come and help me dig her out! ”shouted the soldier.