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Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase marked A,B,C or D for each numbered blank.
- b3 F+ ^, e! s Nearly three-quarters of the earth is covered with water. Water heats up more slowly than land, but once it has become warm, it takes longer to_1_down. If the earth’s surface were entirely land, the temperature at night would_2_quite quickly and night would become cooler than the day, as it is on the moon. This does_3_happen in inland deserts, the temperate_4_, is very much affected by the oceans around them. The areas close to the sea have a “maritime climate”, _5_rather cool summers and warm winters. The interiors, far from the sea, have a_6_climate with extremely hot summers and cold winters. 3 g. f. Z' ^% Z! W) S) G* `/ a
Rain_7_from the evaporation of rivers, seas and lakes. Even after heavy rain the pavements in the city do not take long to dry_8_the rainwater evaporates into the air. on a warm dry day it evaporates very rapidly, _9_warm air can absorb more moisture than cold air. But at any particular temperature, the_10_can hold only a certain maximum amount of water vapor. The air is then saturated like a sponge that can not hold_11_more water. The lower the temperature, the_12_ water vapor is required to saturate the air.
, d, V- g3 {) ~' g$ ~; T) V All over the surface of the earth, millions of tons of water are_13_every second, condensing in the air into drops so small_14_it takes thousands of them to make a single raindrop. It is these_15_ droplets that make clouds. When clouds roll in from the sea over the warmer land, they are forced to_16_and become cooler in the colder atmosphere. As the air cools sown, it may pass through its saturation point and_17_some of its water vapor turns to rain. Day in , day out,the_18_water circulates between the air and the land:rivers_19_to make clouds, clouds make rain, rain makes rivers which in turn run into the sea. This is called the rain_20_. % R& [' i2 [" B P$ {' v+ T) |
1.A.cool B.balance C.keep D.condense & r! R5 G% ~- r1 k/ K4 O* W
2.A.rise B.loose C.miss D.fall
- t( m; j0 C. k' l/ l, F9 U0 f 3.A.indeed B.not C. however D.ust - Q5 w9 @' R/ C: f
4.A.centers B.moisture C. fields D.zones
/ ^% f' S" A1 `# u/ ~( w 5.A.with B.instead of C. within D.owing to
5 m" Y. P" L! w/ Q. O5 B9 j 6.A.maritime B.continental C.conventional D.normal
; c1 }* P! t% d. W9 Y# u+ z9 R 7.A.evaporates B.result C.comes D.restrains
# @" }3 ~. Q. `% C8 f' { 8.A.though B.because C.while D.so that 0 u4 `" p- T. P$ N5 W- L W
9.A.where B.now that C.as D.as long as : W4 i# ]) M. q8 D2 ?( y4 t+ K* F
10.A.climate B.atmosphere C.weather D.rivers ) }* G0 Z) P- t6 B
11.A.no B.some C.any D.much ' \+ s2 ~5 {" J- o
12.A.more B.less C.fewer D.greater ; w4 R6 [5 c7 B' Y9 G$ C5 U
13.A.heating up B.flowing C. evaporating D.moving
5 R0 P3 _! @ o( f. v7 a8 V 14.A.for B.that C.then D.yet
" v2 v9 i& W' c- v 15.A.big B.enough C.tiny D.circulating
$ w) `4 D% o7 D. m G5 o$ {5 T 16.A.raise B.drop C.be cold D.rise |