1)
hurricane
earthquake
flooding
sea level
volcano
2)
1. phoned, was writing
2. returned, was, turned on, sat
3. watched, was cooking
4. came, had gone
5. moves
3)
It was a heavy rain in the morning. The weather was windy and cold. Mum left for work. My sister and I were on holidays and decided to make an apple pie. It took us two hours. When mum came back home the pie had been ready and we called her for tea.