P6 Vocabulary Cloze Practices

The weather has been erratic for the year 2015 with some countries experiencing

 extreme heat and others, frigid winter conditions.  China is (1) bracing itself for a week-

long cold wave that has seen temperatures drop well below freezing and in some cases

as low as -47.8 degrees Celsius.

• preparing

• protecting

• steadying

• subjecting

Schools in several cities in North China have been

 (2) suspended and emergency services are preparing themselves for the worst. 

• ended

• moved

• stopped

• delayed

Images have emerged online (3) depicting the country's current freeze.

• displaying

• screening

• portraying

• demonstrating

The pictures show people's eyebrows collecting frost in the bitter cold as several cities

issued a blue alert for (4) extreme weather.

• grave

• serious 

• solemn

• intense

There are concerns that the extreme weather will affect fruit and vegetable crops and local agricultural authorities have warned farmers to add organic fertilizers to their crops to (5) cut down on damage

control.

• shrink

• reduce

• lighten

• minimise

 Now, the (2) innovative nation wants to build a train that features a mirror-like exterior and blends in so well with the environment that it will be practically invisible.

• ingenious

• fundamental

• experimental

• contemporary

Japan is famous for its state-of-the-art high-speed railway system. In 2015, its Magnetic Levitation train, which got its name because it (1) hovers 10 cm above the tracks, set a new speed world record of 603km/hr.

• drifts

• lingers

• flutters

• suspends

It is the (4) brainchild of famous Japanese architect, Kazuyo Sejima.

• product

• discovery

• innovation

• inspiration

The train, expected to be ready by 2018, is being built by Seibu Railway to (3) pay tribute to the company's 100th anniversary.

• salute

• celebrate

• remember

• commemorate

Kazuyo Sejima, who is the winner of the (5) prestigious 2010 Pritzker Architecture Award., says she is excited at the prospect of creating something that will move through different environments.

• revered

• reputable

• esteemed

• prominent