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A. becoming more common. B. not a natural occurrence. C. difficult for scientists to understand. D. killing more people than ever before 2. The word “lethal” in the second paragraph probably means ______. A. far-reaching. B. long-lasting. C. happening soon. D. causing deaths 3. What caused thousands of deaths in 2003? A. a period of hot weather. B. floods after a bad summer. C. a long spell of heavy rain. D. large-scale landslides 4. According to the passage, extreme weather is a problem because ______. A. we can never predict it. B. it only affects crowded places. C. it’s often very destructive. D. its causes are completely unknown 5. The word “that” in the third paragraph refers to ______. A. Earth’s oceans. B. human activity. C. greenhouse gases. D. Earth’s atmosphere. 6. Extreme weather can be caused by ______. A. satellites above the Earth. B. water vapor in the atmosphere. C. very hot summers. D. water pans in your kitchen 7. Satellites are used to ______. A. change the direction of severe storms. B. trap greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. C. measure changes in atmospheric water vapor. D. prevent climate from changing quickly 8. Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage? A. Extreme weather is substantially influenced by human activity. B. Unusual weather events are part of natural cycles. C. We can limit the bad effects of extreme weather. D. Such extreme weather is hardly the consequence of human activity. Exercise 3: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Whales are the largest animals in the world, and the gentlest creatures we know. Although the whale is very huge, it is not hindered at all by its size when it is in the water. Whales have tails that end like flippers. With just a gentle flick, it can propel itself forward. The skin of a whale is so smooth that it does not create any friction that can slow the whale down. A whale’s breathing hole is located on the top of its head, so it can breathe without having to completely