1. ENGLISH 4 LISTENING
THE WEATHER/MOCK EXAM
HOW MELTING ICE CAPS ARE CAUSING STORMS
FROM : BBC , WORLD NEWS FOR CHILDREN, FRIDAY 22 0CTOBER 2O10
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More news now and w_______________ (1) experts think that
sn_______________ (2) storms in the US and Europe ………………………….. (3
cause = changing situation) by rising temperatures in the Arctic. It might
sound strange that warmer _______________ (1) in one place leads to
_______________ (4) _______________ (1) in another. But
a_______________ (5=while) the Arctic warms up, the atmosphere above it
becomes a little more unstable. The result of this is a change in the
_______________ (6) direction, which d_______________ (7) last
w_______________ (8) _______________ (9 cause) cold air to flood south
into North America and Europe, causing _______________ (10) .
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2. ENGLISH 4 LISTENING
THE WEATHER/MOCK EXAM
HOW MELTING ICE CAPS ARE CAUSING STORMS
FROM : BBC , WORLD NEWS FOR CHILDREN, FRIDAY 22 0CTOBER 2O10
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More news now and weather (1) experts think that snow (2) storms in the US
and Europe are being caused (3 cause = changing situation) by rising
temperatures in the Arctic. It might sound strange that warmer weather (1)
in one place leads to colder (4) weather (1) in another. But as (5 =while) the
Arctic warms up, the atmosphere above it becomes a little more unstable.
The result of this is a change in the wind (6) direction, which during (7) last
winter (8) caused (9) cold air to flood south into North America and Europe,
causing storms (10) .
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