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around a center of low 12 pressure. A tornado will look like a large black funnel
which hangs down from a storm cloud.
The name tonado derives from the Latin tonare. It means to thunder.
While the Spanish developed the word into tornear which means to turn or twist.
This is why a tornado is sometimes called twister or cyclone.
The winds inside a twister can .13 around at speeds up to 500 miles an
hour, but it usually travels at roughly 300 miles an hour. This speed twisting makes a
tornado the most dangerous storm.
The average tornado has a diameter of about 200 to 300 yards. The smaller
tornadoes are known as satellite tornadoes. These small offspring, about 50 yards
across, can be very fierce and do lots of damage.
The ..14 of a tornado can be very quick. Sometimes it can form in a minute
or less. A tornado can travel .15 the ground at high speeds, then it can suddenly
vanish. Most tornadoes last less than twenty minutes and travel less than 15 miles.
However, the super storms sometimes travel over 100 miles before they are
exhausted.
Answer: a. spin b. blows
c. atmospheric d. travel across
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crushing
f. cold
g. forming
h. damaging i. fastest
Text 4 is for question number 16-20
Chinese Traffic Jam
Motorists in China are experiencing a traffic jam from hell. Thousands of
drivers have been stuck in their cars for ten days on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway just
outside the Chinese capital. The gridlock started on August 14th when roadworks
began.
The bad news is that the chaos will continue for another month. The tailbacks
stretch back for 100km. The situation has been made worse by dozens of cars
breaking down or overheating. Around 400 traffic police have been assigned to patrol
the jam to make sure tensions dont rise too far. The horrendous snarl-up is the result
of the explosion in the number of cars on Chinese roads. As China becomes
wealthier, more people are buying cars, thus causing more traffic problems.
Drivers trapped in the traffic jam know they have to be patient and sit for long
hours in their cars. There are no showers for them to use and if they need to use a
toilet, they have to lock their car and wander off to the nearest caf. There are many
complaints of local people taking advantage of the stranded motorists by charging
them more than double prices for drinks and snacks.
People are keeping themselves busy by playing cards or board games. Some
have reported feeling homesick. One truck driver Juang Shao expressed his
frustration over the situation: Ive missed my daughters birthday and the food in
my truck has probably turned into soup, he said. He said he was worried his truck
could be stuck in the traffic forever.
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