54. The topic of the passage is developed primarily by means of
A. dividing the discussion into two major areas
B. presenting contrasting points of view
C. providing biographies of famous musician
D. describing historical events in sequence
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for
each of the blanks from 55 to 64.
THE POWER OF NATURE
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Be careful not to read the answers to the exercise. The wind controls our planet's weather and
climate, but how much do we understand about this complex force, which can kill and spread
fear? On the night of 15 October 1987, the south of England was struck by the
(55) ………. winds it had known for over two hundred years. (56) ………. of over
130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5 billion-worth of
(57) ………. was caused and 19 million trees were (58) ………. in just a few hours.
Although people thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (59) ……….
storm force. They are far better known than the much more serious storms of 25 January 1990,
when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this (60) ……….,
47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate
(61) ………. (62) ………. weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of
the power of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not
(63) ………. a second thought to, but across the world the wind (64) ………. a
crucial role in people's lives.
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