— Language Multiple choice cloze text Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, Cor D) best fits each gap (1-10). There is an example (0). Solar storms begin with dark sun spots that 0) ...©... on the Sun’s surface. These spots then explode into a solar flare. Minutes later, this flare 1)....... energy to Earth This onergy usually 2)....... Earth a day or two later. Solar storms can’t really do anything to hurt humans, but they can 3)... problems for our technology. For example, the supply of electricity may be 4) during a solar storm. As a result, airlines may delay or 5) uu their flights because their GPS technology doesn't work. Satellte problems could leave us 6) TY, radio or telephones. Clearly, something needs to be done. Scientists are working 7) to protect technology systems from solar storms. One way to do this is to make our electricity systems stronger. Then they will be better 8)..on.. when a storm happens. 8) solution is better space-weather forecasts. Scientists can already forecast a big storm on its way to Earth one or two days before it arrives. In future, they hope to improve their forecasts by predicting the size and effect of a storm 10)... accurately © A produce B shape ©)form D make 1A hits Bends C shows —_D posts 2 A reaches Barives C comes —_D appears 3 Ado Bbring C give D cause 4 A cutoff B splitup © come apart D broken up 5 A omit B cancel C leave D remove 6 A off — Boutof Cwithout —D from 7 A mainly Board C heavily strongly aA iit B ready C planned —D prepared 9 A Else BEach C Other — D Another 10 A must Bmany Cmuch — D more MORE PRACTICE Date: 2nd Nov, 2022 Sentence transformations Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. 1. [hated flying when | was younger, When | was younger, | hate flying, 2 It was the first time that Daniel had ever seen snow. Danie! snow betore. 3 Sophie doesn't weekend. 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