Passage One E l Ni n o is name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange __1__ happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds ( 信风 ) , which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __2__ , the ocean te mperatures rise , causing the Peru current flowing in f r om the east to warm up by as much as 5 °C . The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid ( 潮湿的 ) air over the ocean causes severe __3__ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across S outh America . __4__ floods to Peru. In the West pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and __5__ . E l Nino usually lasts for about 18 months . The 1982-83 E l Nino brought the most __6__ weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __7__ of damage. The 1990 E l Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists __8__ this to be the longest El Nino for 2,000 years. Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will __9__ , but they are still not __10__ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be. A) estimate I) completely B) strength J) destructive C) deliberately K) starvation D) notify L) bringing E) tropical M) exhaustion F) phenomenon N) worth G) stable O) strike H) attraction