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Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 大象传媒 news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

glacier / crashed into / periodically / dam / rupture


1. Viral infections have __________ wiped out the crop in some regions leading to famine.

2. Experts now say melting glaciers put pressure on an ice wall that acted as a __________, causing it to give way.

3. Scott described the last moments of Evans's life, writing: "His downward path was accelerated first by the shock of his frostbitten fingers, and later by falls during rough travelling on the __________."

4. If it slips into deeper water, fuel tanks could __________ threatening one of the most unspoilt parts of the Mediterranean.

5. The crew were returning from a mission over Norway, but their Beaufort Bomber had been hit by enemy fire and __________ the sea more than 100 miles from home.