THERE HAS BEEN NODISCERNIBLEIMPROVEMENT IN THE NOISE LEVELS SINCE L...

22.There has been nodiscernibleimprovement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.A.insignificant B.clear C.obvious D.thinRead the passageand choose the best answer.The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about thiscomplete force (23)________can kill and spread fear. One night of October 15, 1987, the south ofEngland was (24) ________ by strong winds. Gusts of over 130 km/h blew through the region.Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage was (25) ________ and 19 billion treeswere blown down in just a few hours.Although people thought of this as hurricane, the winds of1987 were only a (26) ________ 7 storm. They remain far better known than much more seriousstorms of January 25, 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. Onthis occasion, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecastersissuedaccurate warnings. Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the (27)________of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not give a secondthought to, but across the world the wind plays a crucial role in people's lives.