7. Underline the correct variant:

1. He was an experienced / experiencing decision maker.

2. We were interesting / interested in the implementation of the program.

3. They found the information interesting / interested.

4. The risk of the technological disaster was threatening / threatened.

5. The child looked frightening / frightened when the police arrived.

6. They were exhausted / exhausting with carrying out the analysis to identify the most vulnerable population segments.

7. It took the rescuers five hours to save the fishermen and the operation was exhausted / exhausting.

8. People were worrying / worried by the earthquake threat.

9. The car accident was terrifying / terrified.

10. The news we received was exciting / excited.

11. People were quite exciting / excited when they heard about evacuation.

12. They were surprised / surprising when they heard it.

13. Then a surprised / surprising event happened.

14. He was shocking / shocked when he knew that the disease was infectious.

15. The catastrophe had shocked / shocking consequences.

8. Complete the story with the correct form of the participle I or II. Use the following verbs to form participles:

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Sri Lanka recovers seven years after its tsunami

e. g. (0) - affected

Six years on, in many of the (0)… places of Sri Lanka, there is a mixture of grief and optimism. (1) … out across the road at a blue-green sea is a giant Buddha statue. It is a memorial to those (2)… in 2004, given as a gift to Sri Lanka - poignantly - by Japan. Just behind the monument school children walk along the railway line in the early morning sun.

This spot saw horror in 2004. A train (3)… by was hit by the tsunami wave. It fell, and more than 1,000 passengers died; many had climbed on board (4)… it would give them refuge.

Most rural homes on the island are bungalows. These are different - built on two storeys. It gives people extra safety in the event of another tsunami.

A locally (5)… charity, the Foundation of Goodness, built these donor-funded homes after consulting local people on the design. The charity is the creation of Kushil Gunasekera - businessman, philanthropist and manager of the cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan. He comes from this village, Seenigama, and has set up its offices in his family home. (6)… by donations and the support of sports figures, his community rebuilding project is helping people from nearly 40 villages. Like so many, he is (7)… by the news from Japan (8)… by a devastating earthquake in March, 2011.

"I feel absolutely devastated for the second time - in fact more so now because I think [the Japanese tsunami] was very ferocious (9)… to what we experienced," he said.

9. Fill in the correct preposition:

1. Risk perception refers … many target groups.

2. Decision makers must determine what action to take …response … the risk.

3. Emergency managers are responsible … protecting the population … risk.

4. In many communities program implementation is carried … by local government agencies.

5. Each agency must be aware… the risk communication programs being planned and implemented.

6. Strategic analysis is aimed … understanding the hazards which communities are exposed … .

7. Hazards that are transmitted through the natural environment are commonly referred … as technological hazards.

8. The purpose of operational analysis is to evaluate the problem … terms … resource requirements.

9. The crisis communication team forms a critical link … technical experts and the population … risk.

10. … contrast, a risk communication program addressing the long-term potential for such events to occur is often known as a hazard awareness program.