A team of experts has arrived in Ve

A team of experts has arrived in Venice to save it from increasing (1)………. of flooding. A controversial plan to construct a barrier with 79 gates, each weighing 300 tonnes, has been given permission to go ahead. Once constructed, this will be raised whenever a high tide(4)……..to cover the city.
Everyone has known for centuries that Venice is sinking further into the mud, but floods are becoming a regular nuisance. Rising sea levels have gradually eroded.the salt marshes and mud-banks that stood between the city and the Adriatic. Winter storms cause higher wave, which are assaulting the walls of palaces.
But there are fears about how the(9)……of such a barrier might affect the Venice lagoon, particularly the possibility that it could further(10)……the flushing of the city’s waterways by the tide, making a famous foul-smelling canals even more(11)………
To avoid making a bad situation worse, the experts have been(12)……. To analyse tidal flows, marine plants and sediment deposits, and then suggest ways to prevent the city becoming the first high-profile (13)…………of global warming and rising sea levels
But with global warming(14)…………to add at least another half meter to the sea level this century, the situation is bound to (15)……. A spokesman for the team said, “ We cannot hope to stop Venice submerging eventually, but we can slow the whole(16)………down and so enjoy the city for a while longer.”

1 A. Situations B. Circumstances C. Occasions
D.Incidences
2 A. Be B. Proceed C.Go D. Advance
3 A. Erected B.Raised C. Lifted D. Installed
4 A.Threatens B. Endangers C. Risks D. jeopardizes
5 A. Decaying B.Sinking C. Collapsing D. Falling
6 A.Eroded B. Worn C. Corrupted D. broken
7 A. Faced B. Occurred C. Featured D.Stood
8 A. Offending B. Crashing C.Assaulting D. Opposing
9 A.Building B. Theory C. Intention D. Result
10 A. Decay B. Direct C.Restrict D. Impose
11 A. Motionless B. Stationary C. Inactive D.Stagnant
12 A. Asked over B.Brought in C. Called up D. Taken on
13 A.Victim B. Target C. Sufferer D. Subject
14 A. Believed B. Imagined C.Expected D. Supposed
15 A. Destabilize B. Deflate C. Detract D.Deteriorate
16 A. Damage B.Process C. Water D. Event