A tornado is a rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to the ground.Almost all of them occur in the area from Texas in the southeast to South Dakota in the north.
Tornadoes can cause much 1.destruction (destroy).2.On average there are 800 tornadoes in the US each year.The 3.worst (bad) one of all time occurred in 1925，4.affecting (affect) three US states.By the time it ended，more than 700 people 5.had been killed (kill) and 2，700 had been injured.
Hurricanes are strong 6.tropical(tropic) storms.There are violent winds of 120 kilometres per hour or more，7.which cause bad weather.There are about six Atlantic hurricanes each year.The worst hurricane disaster occurred on the 8th September 1900.The disaster killed 6，000 people in 8.a population of 37，000 9. and destroyed 3，600 10.buildings (building)．
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1．平均起来，每年都会发生各种各样的自然灾害，甚至有些会出乎人们的意料。 (on average；take place)
2．昨天，一场强烈的飓风突然袭击了该地区，导致很多房屋和车辆被毁，甚至有两人被埋在倒塌的房屋下。 (violent；strike/hit；cause；ruin；bury)
3．幸运的是，事后人们及时把他们救了出来。 (luckily/fortunately) 4．在将来，有可能有经验的专家能够准确地 (accurately) 预测一些可怕的自然灾害。 (possibility；experienced；terrifying)
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On average，all kinds of natural disasters will take place every year，and even some are beyond people's expectations.A violent hurricane suddenly struck/hit the area yesterday，causing the ruin of many houses and cars.What's worse，even two persons were buried under the collapsed houses.Luckily/Fortunately，people came to save them from the ruins of the houses after it occurred.There is a possibility that experienced experts will be able to forecast some terrifying natural disasters accurately in the future.