English language 2

crash violently into something

376.Find a suitable definition for the word: “deflect (v.)”

make something move in a different direction

377.Find a suitable definition for the word: “probe (n.)”

a spacecraft without people, sent into space to gather information

378.Find a suitable definition for the word: “hazardous (adj.)”

dangerous

379.Choose the correct answer: “It must have looked like an alien ……………..: everything went very bright and there was a loud roar – like that of an aircraft.”

invasion

380.Choose the correct answer: “Some people fear that the space objects may bring bacteria and infectious ………… to our planet and that the superbugs we see today may

not be cause by overuse of antibiotics.”
diseases

381.Choose the correct answer: “Let’s run another …………… on the computer to see what will happen in a real situation.”

simulation

382.Choose the correct answer: “However, it is more likely that an ………………… will do more damage that an asteroid in our lifetimes.”

earthquake

383.Choose the correct answer: “Another fear is that they (superbugs) are affecting our climate, causing severe water shortages or ……………...”

droughts

384.Choose the correct answer: “If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread ………………. .”

devastation

385.Choose the correct answer: “Thousands of people emigrated during the Irish potato ……. of 1845-46.”

famine

386.Choose the correct answer: “The ……………. industry needs to reduce pollution from its engines.”

aviation

387.Choose the correct answer: “They reported a sudden outbreak of the …………….. in the south of the country.”

disease

388.Choose the correct answer: “Scientists are hoping an …………….. will provide a clue to them in about early life on earth.”