b. Now, read and answer the questions.
(Bây giờ, hãy đọc và trả lời các câu hỏi.)
1. What city did the earthquake happen near? (Trận động đất xảy ra gần thành phố nào?)
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2. On what date did the earthquake happen? (Trận động đất xảy ra vào ngày nào?)
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3. How much damage did it cause? (Nó gây ra bao nhiêu thiệt hại?)
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4. How many people died? (Có bao nhiêu người chết?)
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5. How many people lost their homes? (Có bao nhiêu người mất nhà cửa?)
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1. It happened near Valdivia.
(Chuyện xảy ra gần Valdivia.)
Thông tin: The Great Chilean Earthquake happened near Valdivia, but it affected many other places.
(Trận động đất lớn ở Chile xảy ra gần Valdivia, nhưng nó ảnh hưởng đến nhiều nơi khác.)
2. It happened on May 22nd, 1960.
(Xảy ra vào ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 1960.)
Thông tin: The Great Chilean Earthquake happened on May 22nd , 1960.
(Trận động đất lớn ở Chile xảy ra vào ngày 22 tháng 5 năm 1960.)
3. It caused around 675 million dollars of damage.
(Nó gây thiệt hại khoảng 675 triệu đô la.)
Thông tin: The Great Chilean Earthquake caused around 675 million dollars of damage.
(Trận động đất lớn ở Chile gây thiệt hại khoảng 675 triệu đô la.)
4. Between one and six thousand people died.
(Từ một đến sáu nghìn người chết.)
Thông tin: Between one and six thousand people died from the Great Chilean Earthquake. It also injured at least three thousand more people.
(Từ một đến sáu nghìn người chết vì trận động đất lớn ở Chile. Nó cũng làm bị thương ít nhất ba nghìn người nữa.)
5. Over two million people lost their homes.
(Hơn hai triệu người mất nhà cửa.)
Thông tin: Over two million people lost their homes in the Great Chilean Earthquake.
(Hơn hai triệu người mất nhà cửa trong trận động đất lớn ở Chile.)
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- (5) _________ for flooding, which may occur after a landslide.
- Go to a public shelter if you feel it is (4) _________ to remain in your home.
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