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.
It has the (3) ____ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4)_____ rain to others.
- A.
heavy
- B.
shower
- C.
plenty
- D.
wet
Đáp án : A
Kiến thức: Từ loại
heavy (adj): nặng, lớn
shower (n): trận mưa rào
plenty (n): sự sung túc, phong phú, dồi dào
wet (adj): ẩm ướt
=> It has the power to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and heavy rain to others.
(Nó có sức mạnh ảnh hưởng đến các kiểu thời tiết toàn cầu vì nó mang lại hạn hán cho một số lục địa và mưa lớn cho những nơi khác.)
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