I.       Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the followingpassage.

El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean whichis(1)                                                                                                                   by an abnormal(2)                                     of water on the surface of the ocean. It hasthe (3)                                     to                                     influence

global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continentsand (4)                       rain to others. It was first(5)   by fishermencoming from Spanishports in the Pacificinthe17thcentury. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it usually takes (6)near  Christmas  time. It can causecatastrophic(7)    . The 1982 El Nino (8)in 1,500 deaths, but it  can be a lot worse than that. Seaanimals,(9)             fishandbirds , alsodieinlargenumbers.Itis

(10)                  that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during ElNino.

1. A. caused

B. happened

C. origin

D. done

2. A. increase

B. warming

C. heater

D. extra

3. A. proficiency

B. practice

C. power

D. performance

4. A. heavy

B. shower

C. plenty

D. wet

5. A. saw

B. time

C. caught

D. noticed

6. A. away

B. place

C. part

D. care

7. A. problem

B. difficulty

C. hurt

D. damage

8. A. caused

B. led

C. resulted

D. gave

9. A. including

B. holding

C. containing

D. involving

10. A. mistaken

B. felt

C. told

D. said