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MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE TEST: THE POWER OF NATURE
Read the text below and fill in the blanks with the most suitable word or phrase, A, B, C or D.
The wind controls our planet's weather and climate, but how much do we understand about this
complex force, which can kill and spread fear?
On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by the (1) ……………. winds it
had known for over two hundred years. (2) ……………. of over 130 km/h blew through the region.
Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of (3) ……………. was caused and 19 million trees
were (4) ……………. in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (5) ……………. storm
force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990, when
most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (6) ……………., 47 people
were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate (7) …………….
(8) ……………. weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the power of the wind. It
is one part of the weather that people generally do not (9) ……………. a second thought to, but
across the world the wind (10) ……………. a crucial role in people's lives.
1 A heaviest B fastest C strongest D quickest
2 A Blows B Hits C Clouds D Gusts
3 A hurt B injury C destruction D damage
4 A blown down B cut down C knocked down D blown up
5 A powerful B severe C serious D dangerous
6 A occasion B event C accident D incident
7 A threats B warnings C news D signs
8 A Extreme B Excessive C Extravagant D Exaggerated
9 A have B make C put D give
10 A has B makes C plays D does
KEY
1. C 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C
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