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It was a cold wet day on June 6 when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to arrive Wasana   36  aimlessly at the pouring rain. Then his   37   fell upon the hill that rose at the back of the classroom.

He noticed huge amounts of rainwater   38   down the hill and water was also bubbling at the base of a large rock on the hill. For a few  39  Wasana looked at the water wondering __40  it looked so familiar.

Then it   41   him – the scene was surprisingly   42   to the pictures he was shown during Disaster Management classes.   43   a disaster was about to happen Wasana waved   44   at students shouting “Run run don’t stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to   45   on us!”

All the students and teachers ran to the open area that had been   46   as an emergency gathering point.   47  they heard screams as the huge rock rolled down the hill bringing sand rock and mud. There was   48   they could do as they watched the earth bury an entire school block.

Thanks to Wasana’s quick action and sharp   49  no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide   50   two classrooms and caused heavy damage to six   51  . “The financial damage is nothing compared to   52   would have happened had there been children in the classrooms ” says the schoolmaster.

Wasana later received a Gold Star from the Foundation for Civilian Bravery Sri Lanka.   53  at the incident he says “I feel disaster management   54  are important for everyone. We’ll never know when the   55   will come in handy.”

36. A. stared       B. nodded               C. shouted          D. pointed

37. A. thoughts     B. eyes             C. words                D. voices

38. A. pulling          B. jumping          C. sliding              D. flowing

39. A. times            B. minutes              C. hours                D. periods

40. A. how          B. where                C. why              D. when

41. A. hit              B. drove                C. pushed           D. stopped

42. A. strange          B. rare             C. terrible         D. similar

43. A. Rejecting        B. Fearing              C. Scaring          D. Avoiding

44. A. angrily          B. sadly                C. excitedly            D. wildly

45. A. beat             B. move             C. fall                 D. dive

46. A. put away    B. set aside        C. brought forth        D. taken apart

47. A. Just then       B. In short         C. In good time         D. As a result

48. A. something   B. much             C. anything         D. little

49. A. discovery        B. movement         C. observation          D. idea

50. A. destroyed        B. tore             C. injured              D. overcame

51. A. another     B. other                C. others           D. ones

52. A. those       B. which            C. that                 D. what

53. A. Looking back     B. Looking around       C. Looking through      D. Looking forward

54. A. exhibitions      B. lessons          C. units                D. examinations

55. A. concept         B. image                C. knowledge        D. situation

Answer 1

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