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In the southeast of China, people living near the sea believe that a typhoon comes because the sea is
angry with them. They also believe in a kind goodness called Mazu, who they think can protect them on
the sea, especially when a typhoon comes.
Typhoon have been given different names for several hundred years. They are now also named after
girl's names, boy's names and names of flowers and so on. You may think it is funny to connect a beautiful
flower with such a terrible thing, since there is nothing pretty about the typhoon itself.
Typhoon Rananim attacked China's southeast coastal regions (沿海地区) since 12 August, 2004 and
killed over 100 people. Sarcastically (讽刺的是), the name Rananim means "hello" in the local language spoken
in Micronesia (密克罗尼西亚). In fact, typhoon are quite destructive (破坏性的). It is quite usual that when
a typhoon comes, hundreds of people may die and even more get hurt. During that time, the storm's strong
wind and heavy rain may destroy (毁坏) farmland and killed livestock (牲畜). What is worse, the area attacked
by the typhoon may lose its power supply, and millions of people may live without water or telephone service
for some time.
( )1. Typhoons always have some different beautiful names.
( )2. The typhoon attacked southeast part of China in August, 2004 is named "hello".
( )3. Mazu can protect people from being hurt when a typhoon comes.
( )4. When the typhoon comes, there is a strong wind and heavy rain.
( )5. Typhoon is a kind of natural disaster.
