2a) Look at the events in the pictures and complete the sentences with: hit, rescued, launched, caused, erupted. 1) In 2002, the Microsoft Corporation ..... the first ever tablet PC. 2) In 2010, 33 men were ..... from a collapsed mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile. 3) In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ..... massive flooding and loss of life in New Orleans, USA. 4) In 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland ..... and people had to evacuate. 5) In 2011, a 9.0 earthquake ..... Japan followed by a huge tsunami that killed thousands of people.

1) In 2002, the Microsoft Corporation launched the first ever tablet PC.

2) In 2010, 33 men were rescued from a collapsed mine in the Atacama Desert, Chile.

3) In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused massive flooding and loss of life in New Orleans, USA.

4) In 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted and people had to evacuate.

5) In 2011, a 9.0 earthquake hit Japan, followed by a huge tsunami that killed thousands of people.

Ответ: 1 — launched; 2 — rescued; 3 — caused; 4 — erupted; 5 — hit.