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UnitEight:DisastersandAccidents

PartOne:Dictation

Disastersandaccidentshappeneverydayaroundtheworld,andtheyareoftenhottopicsinnewsreporting.AccordingtotheUN’sdisaster-monitoringsystem,between1995and2015,thegreatestnumberofnaturaldisastersoccurredinAmerica,ChinaandIndia.In2012,therewere905naturaldisastersworldwide,includingstorms,tsunami,droughts,wildfires,andearthquakes.Thedisastersandaccidentscanalsobeinitiatedbyhumanforces,suchasgunshootings,robbery,caraccidentsorplanecrashesduetohumanmistakes.Facingdisas