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Total of Advanced Examination=100 points.
Part 2, E
Read the following passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word so that the
resulting passage is grammatically correct and makes good sense. Write one word only
in each blank. Do not transfer the answers to the answer sheet.
Does the Moon Cause Earthquakes?
The Earth’s solid surface and the oceans get deformed by the gravity of the moon and the
sun. Geologists __have__ (1) long wondered whether this can _cause / trigger__ (2)
earthquakes, and finally they have an answer. __Besides__ (3) causing ocean tides, the
sun and the moon also pull at __the___ (4) Earth’s crust and upper mantle. At its
strongest, this pull __can___ (5) ease enough of the pressure on the tectonic plates for
them to slip past each ___other____ (6). But these stresses are about a thousand
__times__ (7) weaker than those created by the normal movement of tectonic plates,
__So ___ (8) it has been difficult to _link / connect__ (9) seismic activity to peak tides.
Recent analysis of 400,000 earthquakes, ___however __ (10), shows that about 1% of
earthquakes do___ coincide / concur___(11) with Earth tides.
(11 x .5 = 5.5 points)