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Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These number printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.
Greenhouse gases are only (1) of the story when it comes to
global warming. Changes to one part of the climate system can (2) additional changes to the way to
the planet absorb or reflect energy. These secondary changes are (3) climate, feedback’s, and they could
more than double the amount of warming caused by carbon dioxide alone. The
primary feedback’s are (4) to snow
and ice, water vapour, clouds and the carbon cycle.
Perhaps the most well (5) feedback comes from melting snow and
ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Warming temperatures are already (6) a growing percentage of Arctic –
sea ice exposing dark ocean water during the (7) sunlight of summer. Snow cover on land is also (8) in many areas. In the (9) of snow and ice, these areas grow
from having bright, sunlight reflecting surfaces that cool the planet to having
dark, sunlight – absorbing surfaces that (10)
more energy into the Earth system and cause more warming.
1. (1) whole (2)
part (3) material
(4)
issue (5) most
2. (1) raise (2)
brings (3) refer
(4)
stop (5) cause
3. (1) sensed (2)
called (3) nothing
(4)
but (5) term
4. (1) due (2)
results (3) reason
(4)
those (5) because
5. (1) done (2)
known (3) ruled
(4)
bestowed (5) said
6. (1) mastering (2)
sending (3) melting
(4)
calming (5) increasing
7. (1) make – shift (2) ceasing (3) troubled
(4)
perpetual (5) absent
8. (1) dwindling (2)
manufactured (3) descending
(4) generating (5) supplied
9. (1) progress (2)
reduced (3) existence
(4)
midst (5) absence
10. (1) repel (2)
waft (3) monitor
(4)
bring (5) access
Answers:
1 (2)
2 (5)
3 (2)
4 (1)
5 (2)
6 (3)
7 (4)
8 (1)
9 (5)
10 (4)