Fill each space with one word only. Say is an example at the beginning. FORGOTTEN FACTS ABOUT THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI Immediately following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the world was so rocked with the staggering number of deaths (0) ＿ that ＿ it is often forgotten that many of the more rural and traditionally-minded citizens were (1) ___ to survive through an indigenous understanding of the signs of an incoming tsunami. For example, scientists in the area were initially convinced that the aboriginal population of the Andaman Islands would (2) … significantly hit by the tsunami. (3) …, the majority of the tribes in the islands suffered only minor casualties. When questioned, the tribesmen explained (4) ＿ the scientists that the land and ocean often fought over boundaries and when the earth shook (5) ＿ ＿ knew that the sea would soon enter the land. (6) __of this, the villagers fled to the hills and suffered little or no casualties. Additionally, (7) ＿ to ignore is the story of Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old British student vacationing with her family on Mikakhao Beach in Thailand. Tilly had recently studied tsunamis in school and immediately recognized the receding ocean as a sign of a tsunami. Along with her parents, they warned the beach and it (8) __entirely evacuated to safety.

FORGOTTEN FACTS ABOUT THE 2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI Immediately following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the world was so rocked with the staggering number of deaths (0) **that** **it** is often forgotten that many of the more rural and traditionally-minded citizens were (1) **able** to survive through an indigenous understanding of the signs of an incoming tsunami. For example, scientists in the area were initially convinced that the aboriginal population of the Andaman Islands would (2) **be** significantly hit by the tsunami. (3) **However**, the majority of the tribes in the islands suffered only minor casualties. When questioned, the tribesmen explained (4) **to** the scientists that the land and ocean often fought over boundaries and when the earth shook (5) **they** **knew** that the sea would soon enter the land. (6) **Because** of this, the villagers fled to the hills and suffered little or no casualties. Additionally, (7) **important** to ignore is the story of Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old British student vacationing with her family on Mikakhao Beach in Thailand. Tilly had recently studied tsunamis in school and immediately recognized the receding ocean as a sign of a tsunami. Along with her parents, they warned the beach and it (8) **was** entirely evacuated to safety.