CAN YOU HEAR THE LIGHTS?
If you’ve ever (67) ………….. the Northern Lights dancing in the night sky, you’ll no doubt have been amazed by their beauty. These strange natural light displays are (68) ………….. by atmospheric energy, and a recent study has indicated that not only are they pretty to look at, but they may also produce certain distinct sounds. Researchers studying the phenomenon believe they have managed to (69) ………….. the sounds.
The Northern Lights appear most powerfully in Arctic (70) ………….., where there have been tales told about the noises which (71) ………….. them for many years. People describe hearing hissing and crackling sounds, like the noises you hear when your radio is (72) ………….. for a signal.
The researchers recorded (73) ………….. but definite sounds during periods of intense atmospheric activity. They think that what might be creating the sounds are geomagnetic storms, which (74) ………….. large changes in the atmosphere. On the (75) ………….., however, the scientific community remains puzzled.
67. | A. witnessed | B. participated | C. appeared | D. gazed |
68. | A. started | B. resulted | C. sourced | D. caused |
69. | A. capture | B. obtain | C. bring | D. achieve |
70. | A. neighbourhoods | B. grounds | C. regions | D. districts |
71. | A. approach | B. accompany | C. attend | D. associate |
72. | A. finding | B. seeking | C. trying | D. searching |
73. | A. clear | B. faded | C. faint | D. remote |
74. | A. generate | B. get | C. establish | D. lead |
75. | A. all | B. whole | C. majority | D. principal |
If you’ve ever (67) ………….. the Northern Lights dancing in the night sky, you’ll no doubt have been amazed by their beauty. These strange natural light displays are (68) ………….. by atmospheric energy, and a recent study has indicated that not only are they pretty to look at, but they may also produce certain distinct sounds. Researchers studying the phenomenon believe they have managed to (69) ………….. the sounds.
The Northern Lights appear most powerfully in Arctic (70) ………….., where there have been tales told about the noises which (71) ………….. them for many years. People describe hearing hissing and crackling sounds, like the noises you hear when your radio is (72) ………….. for a signal.
The researchers recorded (73) ………….. but definite sounds during periods of intense atmospheric activity. They think that what might be creating the sounds are geomagnetic storms, which (74) ………….. large changes in the atmosphere. On the (75) ………….., however, the scientific community remains puzzled.
67. | A. witnessed | B. participated | C. appeared | D. gazed |
68. | A. started | B. resulted | C. sourced | D. caused |
69. | A. capture | B. obtain | C. bring | D. achieve |
70. | A. neighbourhoods | B. grounds | C. regions | D. districts |
71. | A. approach | B. accompany | C. attend | D. associate |
72. | A. finding | B. seeking | C. trying | D. searching |
73. | A. clear | B. faded | C. faint | D. remote |
74. | A. generate | B. get | C. establish | D. lead |
75. | A. all | B. whole | C. majority | D. principal |
If you’ve ever (67) ………….. the Northern Lights dancing in the night sky, you’ll no doubt have been amazed by their beauty. These strange natural light displays are (68) ………….. by atmospheric energy, and a recent study has indicated that not only are they pretty to look at, but they may also produce certain distinct sounds. Researchers studying the phenomenon believe they have managed to (69) ………….. the sounds.
The Northern Lights appear most powerfully in Arctic (70) ………….., where there have been tales told about the noises which (71) ………….. them for many years. People describe hearing hissing and crackling sounds, like the noises you hear when your radio is (72) ………….. for a signal.
The researchers recorded (73) ………….. but definite sounds during periods of intense atmospheric activity. They think that what might be creating the sounds are geomagnetic storms, which (74) ………….. large changes in the atmosphere. On the (75) ………….., however, the scientific community remains puzzled.
67. | A. witnessed | B. participated | C. appeared | D. gazed |
68. | A. started | B. resulted | C. sourced | D. caused |
69. | A. capture | B. obtain | C. bring | D. achieve |
70. | A. neighbourhoods | B. grounds | C. regions | D. districts |
71. | A. approach | B. accompany | C. attend | D. associate |
72. | A. finding | B. seeking | C. trying | D. searching |
73. | A. clear | B. faded | C. faint | D. remote |
74. | A. generate | B. get | C. establish | D. lead |
75. | A. all | B. whole | C. majority | D. principal |
67. | A. witnessed | B. participated | C. appeared | D. gazed |
68. | A. started | B. resulted | C. sourced | D. caused |
69. | A. capture | B. obtain | C. bring | D. achieve |
70. | A. neighbourhoods | B. grounds | C. regions | D. districts |
71. | A. approach | B. accompany | C. attend | D. associate |
72. | A. finding | B. seeking | C. trying | D. searching |
73. | A. clear | B. faded | C. faint | D. remote |
74. | A. generate | B. get | C. establish | D. lead |
75. | A. all | B. whole | C. majority | D. principal |
