ГДЗ Англійська мова 9 клас Джозеф Prepare

5. Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Why were so many houses destroyed?
Because the houses were situated less than 100 metres from a large area of pine trees on the edge of the city.
2. Why couldn’t the firefighters put out the fires?
Because several fires started burning and it was difficult for firefighters to reach them.
3. What caused the fire tornado?
It was caused by storms that accompanied the fire and by the strong winds that joined the fires together.
6. Match the highlighted words in the article to the meanings.
1. the part of something which is furthest from the centre – edge.
2. happened at the same time as something – accompanied.
3. strong – powerful.
4. very unusual or uncommon – rare.
5. damaged totally – destroyed.