Choose the best answer for each gap. Write your answer on YOUR ANSWER part:
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which (26) __________ by an abnormal (27) __________ of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (28) __________ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (29) __________ rain to others. It was first (30) __________ by fishermen coming from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the 17th century . It got its name (Spanish for ‘boy child’) because it usually takes (31) __________ near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (32) __________. The 1982 El Nino (33) __________ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (34) __________ fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (35) __________ that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.
26. A. happen B. caused C. origin D. done
27. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming
28. A. power B. proficiency C. practice D. performance
29. A. wet B. shower C. heavy D. plenty
30. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time
31. A. away B. care C. part D. place
32. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem
33. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave
34. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving
35. A. said B. felt C. told D. mistaken
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Choose the best answer for each gap. Write your answer on YOUR ANSWER part:
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which (26) __________ by an abnormal (27) __________ of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (28) __________ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (29) __________ rain to others. It was first (30) __________ by fishermen coming from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the 17th century . It got its name (Spanish for ‘boy child’) because it usually takes (31) __________ near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (32) __________. The 1982 El Nino (33) __________ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (34) __________ fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (35) __________ that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.
26. A. happen B. caused C. origin D. done
27. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming
28. A. power B. proficiency C. practice D. performance
29. A. wet B. shower C. heavy D. plenty
30. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time
31. A. away B. care C. part D. place
32. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem
33. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave
34. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving
35. A. said B. felt C. told D. mistaken
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is caused by an abnormal increase of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the power to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and heavy rain to others. It was first noticed by fishermen in Spainish ports in the Pacific in the 17th Century. It was firstntury. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it usually takes place near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic damage. The 1982 El Nino resulted in 1.500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, including fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is said that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during el-nino