Read the text and look carefully at each line. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) in the right column. If a line has an unnecessary word, underline it and write it in the right column. There are two examples at the beginning (0) and (00).
THE SURPRISING SEASON
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Throughout all history, spring weather conditions have |
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varied more than those of the other three seasons. In the |
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early spring of 1083 the River Thames it froze for over |
has frozen |
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14 weeks, while in spring 1412 it is dried up. |
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Spring flooding in 1092 meant to the year |
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was remembered for much poor crops. In fact, |
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through the centuries the most greatest number of |
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major droughts, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes |
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will have occurred during springtime. Indeed, looking |
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at agricultural records, 1660 is the only spring having |
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recorded as “very pleasant”. Spring arrives at slightly |
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different times in different regions of the British Isles. |
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