HELEN IS GOING TO THE AIRPORT TO _________ SOME FRIENDS.III. READI...

10. Helen is going to the airport to _________ some friends.III. READING Part 1: Read the following passage and decide which answer (A, B, C, or D) best fits each gap.Write your answer in the numbered boxes. The Mysterious IsleIn the early morning of 23 January, 2009, the most powerful storm for a decade hit westernFrance. With wind speeds in (1) ________ of 120 miles per hour, it flattened forests, (2)________ down power lines and caused massive destruction to buildings and roads. But it alsoleft behind an extraordinary creation. Seven miles out to sea at the (3) ________ where theAtlantic Ocean meets the estuary of the River Gironde, a small island had (4) _________ out ofwater. Locals soon gave it the name The Mysterious Isle. What was so remarkable, (5) ________its sudden apparition, was the fact that the island (6) _________ intact in what is often quite ahostile sea environment. It could well become a permanent feature.Scientists (7) ________ realized that the island's appearance (8) ________ a unique opportunityto study the creation and development of a new ecosystem. Within months, it had been colonisedby seabirds, insects and vegetation. Unfortunately, however, they were not alone in (9) ________the island attractive. It became increasingly difficult to (10) ________ the site from humanvisitors. In its first year, day trippers came in powered dinghies, a parachute club used it as alanding strip, a rave party was even held there one night.