THE TSUNAMI WHICH STRUCK SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IN LATE 2004 K...

1970. The tsunami which struck south and southeast Asia in late 2004 killed over 200

thousand people.

Question 46. What does the word "concentric" in paragraph 1 mean?

А. wavy

B. a ring

C. having many centres

D. having a common centre

Question 47. What is the greatest speed of tsunami travelling across the deep ocean?

A. 700 kilometres an hour

B. 800 kilometres an hour

C. 200 kilometres an hour

D. 150.000 kilometres an hour

Question 48.

How are tsunami capable of obliterating coastal settlements?

A. They are a metre high or more.

B. They have tremendous energy due to the great volume of water affected.

C. They can strike the shore fifteen metres high

D. They travel hundreds of kilometres

Question 49.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Storm surges are domes of water rising underneath hurricanes or cyclones.

B. Tsunami only occurs in Asia

C. A cyclone along with storm surges happened in Asia in 1970.

D. Storm surges cause extensive coastal flooding.

Question 50.

What is the passage mainly about?

A. Where tsunamis originate.

B. Damage caused by tsunamis.

C. How tremendous the energy of a tsunami is.

D. Facts about tsunamis.