Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1) _____ by an abnormal (2)___ of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (3) ____ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4)_____ rain to others. It was first (5) ___ 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 (6)___ near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (7)____. The 1982 El Nino (8)____ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (9)___ fish and birds, also die in large numbers. It is (10)______ that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.
The 1982 El Nino (8)____ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that.
- A.
caused
- B.
led
- C.
resulted
- D.
gave
Đáp án : C
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
result in: dẫn đến
=> The 1982 El Nino resulted in 1.500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that.
(El Nino năm 1982 đã dẫn đến 1,500 cái chết, nhưng nó có thể tồi tệ hơn thế nhiều.)
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