C1 Reading and Use of English Part 1 (Game 3) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Soon new buildings were ________ the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was beating.

replacing

refurbishing

designing

rebuilding

Signs that the city was beginning to heal became ________ everywhere.

evident

obscure

notorious

concealed

According to ______, however, responsibility was placed on one slovenly cow who kicked over a lantern in her barn somewhere in the southwest corner of Chicago.

legend

phenomenon

culture

tradition

Chicago´s 'fiery hurricane' struck the great city with such ________ that two days later, half of the city had been destroyed and 300 lives lost.

force

constraint

charisma

stimulus

Chicago's ´storm‘ of 1871, although _______ to the hurricanes of the southeastern coast, was described by poet John Greenleaf Whittier as a 'fiery hurricane.'

unrelated

discredited

unaccustomed

disconnected

It is ________ that over 8,000 people and most of the animals died that day, victims of one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

estimated

forecast

predicted

anticipated

Galveston, Texas with its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900s were generally economically successful and comfortable with _______ conditions.

existing

staying

enduring

remaining

These disasters provide a(n) _______ of the havoc nature's storms have wrecked on humanity, and our reactions to them.

flavour

ingredient

recipe

scent

Historically, the weather has ________ as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel today.

struck

played

pinched

punched

On a yearly _______, the United States is afflicted by numerous natural disasters.

basis

institution

theory

foundation

Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips _________ reduce petrol mileage.

drastically

intensively

exclusively

extensively

Check the "fuel economy" labels ________ to the windows of new automobiles to find the lowest average estimated miles per gallon.

attached

selected

stretched

held

Consider _______ an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage.

purchasing

preferring

trading

inquiring

Drive at a ________ speed on the motorway.

conservative

mild

considerate

substantial

Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an _________ of 36 cents.

average

increase

amount

equivalent

Ask yourself every time you ________ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, "ls this trip really necessary?"

plan

arrange

need

think

These suggestions will save you a ________ amount of money on petrol.

considerable

negligible

negotiable

measurable

_________ are some suggestions which could give you some ideas.

Below

Later

After

Coming

Many people are looking for ways to reduce the _________ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities.

burden

chance

occurrence

danger

As petrol prices continue to ________, many people are looking for ways to slow the inevitable.

escalate

fly

accelerate

crash