5．Every year there are six Atlantic hurricanes.(F)

6．Both the worst tornado and the worst hurricane occurred in the US.(T)

7．Charles Coghlan didn't become famous until he moved to New York.(T)

8．Coghlan's coffin was destroyed by the 1990 Galveston hurricane.(F)

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1．How much damage did the worst tornado cause to the US?

A．The tornado had winds of more than 400 kilometres per hour.

B．The fur of the back of many cats and the feathers of many chickens had been taken off.

C．It caused about 80 deaths and 1,500 injuries.

D．More than 700 people lost their lives and 2,700 had been injured.

答案　D

2．What are the similarities between the tornado and the hurricane?

A．They both occur together with strong winds.

B．America is the country often affected by both of them.

C．They both can cause a lot of damage to people and the buildings.

D．All of the above.

答案　D

3．Where was Charles Coghlan born indeed?

A．In Ireland.

B．In Canada.

C．In New York.

D．In Galveston.

答案　A

4．What are the causes of these natural violence?

A．The different atmospheric pressure between two areas.

B．The changeable weather in these areas.

C．The destruction of the nature by human beings.

D．Not mentioned in the passage.

答案　D