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CAN SCIENTISTS MAKE IT RAIN?

1-A) False:" A swiss company called Meteo Systems claims to have started more than 50 rainstorms over the Abu Dhabi desert last year.

B) False:" Professor Peter Wilder of the Technical University of Munich is keeping an open mind about this new idea.``I am convinced that the ionization technology has the potential to work´´he says"

C) True:" But when forecasters said there was a good chance of drizzle on the National Day Parade in October 2009, Chinese scientists were told to hold back the rain"

D) False:" Rain is not the only attempt to modify the weather in scientists sights"

2-A) Because scientists want to make it rain in the desert an unfarmable land.

B) Scientists want to avoid storms and hailstorms that could destroy the crops; to disperse fog and to present a tornado or stop a hurricane.

3-A) various   B) to cut down   C) to modify

4-A) Paul said "my family is coming tomorrow"

B) We were told a secrect

C) If sally had not run out of sugar and flour, Sally would have made the cake

5- My favourite season is the summer, because you can go to the beach to swim because the water is not cold. You can also eat ice-creams and drink cold juices. In addition you can play more sports in the street such as footbal, tennis or basketball. Besides there are more people to play. Although I like winter less, there are also fun things such as ice skating or playing in the snow. The worse thing is that winter is very cold. But you can drink a big cup of hot chocolate with churros or a coffee. The best are snowball fights of snow among friends. In spite of all I prefer summer, because the weather is good and the temperature is hot.