Read the text, ignoring the gaps. Answer the questions.

1. What kind of natural disaster did Diana and Pete experience? They experienced a tornado. 2. Where were they when they realised there was a problem? They were at home. 3. Where was Monica? She was at school (in her classroom). 4. In which room did Monica and Diana hide? They hid in a bathroom. 5. Where did Pete hide? He hid in a cupboard under the stairs. 6. How many people died in the disaster? Twenty-four people died in the tornado. *** Task 3: Matching phrases to gaps (1–8) 1. One Monday afternoon in May 2013, Diana Palmer was at home with her husband, Pete, when they heard loud sirens — **D (which warned them that)** a tornado was approaching. 2. Diana's daughter Monica was at the local school and Diana decided to go and **I (leave the school)** before the tornado reached the town. 3. She ran as fast as she could to the school, in her classroom, Monica and her classmates were sitting under their desks, **G (holding their maths books)** on their heads. 4. Diana ran in and took Monica. But the tornado was much closer now and it was too dangerous **F (without looking back)**. So they hid in a bathroom. 5. When the tornado hit, it ripped the roof from the school. Monica and Diana looked up and saw cars and trees **A (spinning around in the air)** above the school. It was very scary. 6. When the storm passed, Monica and her mum could hear him shouting for help. Then they saw his hand and **H (realise where he was)** in a cupboard under the stairs. 7. He couldn't breathe, so they had to get him out quickly. Monica and they pulled him out, the whole house collapsed. The family survived a terrifying experience with only small injuries. 8. But other people in the town **E (were not as lucky)** as the Palmer family. Twenty-four people died in the tornado.