The key answer of exercise 2

1

• ruined: badly damaged or destroyed
• stranded: stuck, unable to move
• rescue: take to safety

2

• spread: move from one area to another
• evacuate: get all the people out of a place
• went up in flames: set on fire very quickly

3

• triggered: set off, started
• waves: movement of water in the sea, like a wall of water
• destroyed: so badly damaged there is nothing of any use left

4

• tremors: shaking, vibrations, movement of the earth
• flee: escape, run away from something
• lava: red hot molten rock from a volcano

5

• path: the route or way that something goes
• flattened: made flat, knocked to the ground
• blown off: taken off by the force of the wind