Read the passage and choose the best answer. The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about this complete force (1)________can kill and spread fear. One night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (2) ________ by strong winds. Gusts of over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage was (3) ________ and 19 billion trees were blown down in just a few hours.Although people thought of this as ...

Read the passage and choose the best answer.

The wind controls our planet's weather and climate. But how much do we understand about this complete force (1)________can kill and spread fear. One night of October 15, 1987, the south of England was (2) ________ by strong winds. Gusts of over 130 km/h blew through the region. Nineteen people were killed, £1.5-billion worth of damage was (3) ________ and 19 billion trees were blown down in just a few hours.Although people thought of this as hurricane, the winds of 1987 were only a (4) ________ 7 storm. They remain far better known than much more serious storms of January 25, 1990, when most of Britain was hit by daytime winds of up to 173 km/h. On this occasion, 47 people were killed, even though, unlike in 1987, the weather forecasters issued accurate warnings. Extreme weather events such as these are dramatic reminders of the (5) ________of the wind. It is one part of the weather that people generally do not give a second thought to, but across the world the wind plays a crucial role in people's lives.