Predicting earthquakes - Module 3
B2 First · Open Cloze · First Expert Coursebook, Pearson Education
For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.
It has long (0) ___ known that some animals behave differently before an earthquake. People (1) ___ seen fish jump out of water onto dry land and mice appear dazed before quakes. In December 1974, Chinese scientists began (2) ___ receive reports of snakes coming out of hibernation and freezing to death before a series of minor tremors. The following month, reports were received from the city of Haicheng of cattle and horses which (3) ___ become restless and were much (4) ___ frightened to enter the buildings which sheltered them at night. As a result, city leaders evacuated (5) ___ entire city. Soon after, a major earthquake struck and countless lives were saved. (6) ___ then, China has suffered a number of major quakes, which they were not as prepared (7) ___ . Nevertheless, the Chinese have demonstrated that earthquakes do not always strike without warning. (8) ___ is a fact that some animals are very sensitive to magnetic fields and therefore may be able to detect the seismic activity which comes before an earthquake.
Predicting earthquakes
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