Part 4. Fill in each of the blanks in the passage below with ONE suitable word given in the box. Each word is used once only. Write your answers in the spaces provided. ( 2,0 pts)
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Usually the effects of El Nino are very mild. However, the one that started in 1982 was (1) ____________ from the other recent ones. It had a very powerful (2) ____________ on the world's climate. It caused huge changes in the ocean currents. It caused floods in some areas and droughts in others. There were terrible windstorms and huge ocean (3) _________ waves. These waves swept houses (4) ____________ the sea. El Nino did billions of dollars’ worth of damage. Thousands of people (5) ____________ their lives and thousands of (6) ____________ were left homeless.
In 1983, the winds, ocean currents, and pressure areas started to become normal again. Meanwhile, scientists throughout the world organized research to learn more about El Nino. They are using satellites and research boats to (7) ________ the atmosphere and the ocean. It is a very (8) ____________ problem, but if the scientists of the world work together, they should be able to learn the causes of El Nino. Then they will be able to (9) ____________ what will happen and work to prevent a repeat of the (10) _____________ and destruction of 1982-1983.
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