THE RESEARCHERS OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY REPORTED THAT THE TIGERS ARE...

12. The researchers of Harvard University reported that the tigers are one of the most dangerous

A B C

species in the jungle.

D

IV- READING (2 points)

Read the following passage and choose one option A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

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

compared to the triple disaster of March 11, 2011: a massive earthquake followed by powerful tsunamis (2)_____ led to a serious nuclear accident.

The horrors began shortly before three in the afternoon local time with a 9.0-magnitude earthquake. Its epicenter was nearly 20 miles (3)___the floor

of the Pacific Ocean about 80 miles east of the Japanese city of Sendai. The quake was one of the most powerful ever recorded, and the (4)_______ to hit

this region of Japan.