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Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage.

The wind (1)__________ our planet's weather and climate,

but how much do we understand about this complex force,
which can kill and spread fear? On the night of 15 October 1987,
the south of England was struck by the (2) __________winds it
had known for over two hundred years. (3) __________ of over 130
km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people (4) __________killed,
1.5 billion worth of (5) __________ was caused and 19 million trees
were (6) __________down in just a few hours. (7) __________ people
thought of this as a hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only (8)
__________storm force. They are far better known (9)
__________the much more serious 173 km/h. On this (10)
__________, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the
weather forecasters issued accurate (11) __________. (12) __________
weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the
power of the (13) __________. It is one part of the weather that
people generally do not (14) __________a second though to, but
across the world the wind (15) __________a crucial role in people's
lives.

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Key

1. controls 2. strongest 3. Gusts 4. were

5. damage 6. blown 7. although

8. severe

9. than 10. occasion 11. warnings

12. Extreme

13. wind 14. have 15. plays

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