Reading - Part 1
Exercise 21: Hurricanes
Read the text. Fill in each gap with ONE word.
(The word must come from somewhere else in the text.)
Hurricanes
Scientists want to change the measuring scale of hurricanes. These
(1)
say that the current 1 to 5 scale is not appropriate. The
(2)
5-scale measures winds of 250 mph. A new scale of 6 would measure
(3)
of 315 mph. It is revealed that five storms and typhoons have reached the sixth scale.
A researcher says global warming will affect hurricanes. This
(4)
also says that as seawater heats up, a lot of
(5)
will be pumped into the air. This will make hurricanes even stronger. That is why several
(6)
have happened so far. These are expected to happen again in the future.