CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH examinations / PROFICIENCY EXAM / CPE / USE OF ENGLISH / word formation

For questions 1- 8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Extreme Weather

The weather is always with us. Even though many of us in modern society spend most of our time (1) ..., we cannot escape it. Remarks about what it is doing or about to do smooth our everyday social (2) ... . Reports, observations, and predictions punctuate our daily routines. Extreme weather fascinates us with its (3) ... violence, now brought nearby television even when it occurs on the other side of the world. Modern technology has shielded us from some of these dangers; at least we can be (4) ... of the approach of thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes. But this
increased knowledge has not (5) ... brought increased security from the weather's effects. In certain respects, modern society has placed itself more in the way of harm by the weather, which continues to force itself upon our notice and (6) ... threatens to disrupt our comfortable lives. Quite a lot of attention has recently been devoted to the cultural significance of our weather worries. In part, the (7) ... expresses prevailing concerns about modern life itself, which is thought to have exposed us to new hazards
by (8) ... upon the natural environment.

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[answer="INDOORS" label="DOOR"]

[answer="INTERACTIONS" label="ACTION"]

[answer="UNCONTAINABLE" label="CONTAIN"]

[answer="FOREWARN" label="WARN"]

[answer="NECESSARILY" label="NECESSARY"]

[answer="CONTINUALLY" label="CONTINUE"]

[answer="PREOCCUPATION" label="OCCUPY"]

[answer="TRESPASSING" label="PASS"]

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