A. BUT B. SO C. BECAUSE D. ANDPASSAGE 4

6. A. but B. so C. because D. and

Passage 4:

Japan, (1) __________on the Ring of Fire on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, has suffered some major

earthquakes over the years. However, nothing before to the triple disaster of March 11, 2011: a massive

earthquake followed by powerful tsunamis (3) __________led to a serious nuclear accident. The horrors

began shortly (4) __________three in the afternoon local time with a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. Its

epicenter was nearly 20 miles below the floor of the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east of the Japanese

city of Sendai. The quake was one of the (5) __________ powerful ever recorded, and the strongest to hit

this region of Japan.