Unit 5

Question 1

Bad news breaking unexpectedly

Answer 1

A bolt from the blue(idm)

Question 2

A face that appears to be very angry

Answer 2

A face like thunder

Question 3

A lot of fuss about smth unimportant

Answer 3

A storm in a teacup

Question 4

To be isolated

Answer 4

Be cut off

Question 5

The incident of a bridge falling down suddenly

Answer 5

Bridge collapse

Question 6

What makes sth happen

Answer 6

Cause(of sth)

Question 7

A group of people living in the same area together

Answer 7

Community

Question 8

To reduce the consumption of sth

Answer 8

Cut down on

Question 9

To interrupt sb(while speaking)

Answer 9

Cut in

Question 10

To remove sth

Answer 10

Cut out

Question 11

Desperately

Answer 11

Frantically

Question 12

A long period of low or no rainfall

Answer 12

Drought

Question 13

A result; a consequence

Answer 13

Effect(on sth)

Question 14

A group of houses built together in an arrangement

Answer 14

Estate

Question 15

To move away from your place because of danger

Answer 15

Evacuate

Question 16

An exclusion

Answer 16

Exception

Question 17

To feel rather ill

Answer 17

Feel under the weather

Question 18

To be disconnected

Answer 18

Get cut off

Question 19

A sudden and violent rush of wind

Answer 19

Gust

Question 20

A period of unusually high temperatures

Answer 20

Heatwave

Question 21

A severe storm

Answer 21

Hurricane

Question 22

A lot of things will go wrong if one thing goes wrong first

Answer 22

It never rains but it pours

Question 23

Very important

Answer 23

Major

Question 24

Insignificant

Answer 24

Minor

Question 25

Leakage of oil into the sea

Answer 25

Oil spill

Question 26

The occurrence of a plane falling from the sky

Answer 26

Plane crash

Question 27

To do sth very dangerous of harmful

Answer 27

Play with fire

Question 28

Bigger than ever before(breaking a previous record)

Answer 28

Record

Question 29

A car accident

Answer 29

Road traffic incident

Question 30

The occurrence of a ship being destroyed in the sea

Answer 30

Shipwreck

Question 31

A small and narrow river

Answer 31

Stream

Question 32

A black material used for covering roads

Answer 32

Tarmac

Question 33

The outcome of a test

Answer 33

Test result

Question 34

The group of people in power responsible for a specific area

Answer 34

The authorities

Question 35

A series of unpleasant incidents and feeling following a disaster

Answer 35

Trail

Question 36

A train going off the tracks

Answer 36

Train derailment

Question 37

A huge sea wave caused by an earthquake

Answer 37

Tsunami

Question 38

Sth used for transport on land, e.g. a car

Answer 38

Vehicle

Question 39

A piece of paper that can be exchanged for goods or services

Answer 39

Voucher

Question 40

An uncontrollable blaze in a forest. etc

Answer 40

Wildfire

Question 41

To set off(an alarm)

Answer 41

Activate

Question 42

A severe storm in which small balls of ice fall from the sky

Answer 42

Hailstorm

Question 43

Stones, bricks, glass, etx that remain after a building is destroyed

Answer 43

Rubble

Question 44

A strong destructive fire

Answer 44

Blaze

Question 45

What remains after sth has been burnt but not fully extinguished

Answer 45

Hot ashes

Question 46

In a place where sb cannot touch sth

Answer 46

Out of (sb's) reach

Question 47

A metal container for cooking food

Answer 47

Pan

Question 48

To extinguish

Answer 48

Put out

Question 49

The highest speed allowed

Answer 49

Speed limit

Question 50

Not being looked after

Answer 50

Unattended

Question 51

To transport sb/sth by aircraft

Answer 51

Airlift

Question 52

Having a lot to do

Answer 52

Busy

Question 53

Dedication

Answer 53

Commitment

Question 54

Basically

Answer 54

Essentially

Question 55

Getting in contact with and affected by sth

Answer 55

Exposure

Question 56

A death

Answer 56

Fatality

Question 57

To collapse under preasure

Answer 57

Give way

Question 58

Small

Answer 58

Modest

Question 59

Especially

Answer 59

Particularly

Question 60

Inadequately

Answer 60

Poorly

Question 61

Constructed for a specific purpose

Answer 61

Purpose-built

Question 62

Money necessary for a club, organisation, etc to run normally

Answer 62

Running costs

Question 63

To create; to organise

Answer 63

Set up

Question 64

To regard sb/sth as less than they are

Answer 64

Underestimate