CLOZE TEST (10MKS)
Fill in each blank space in the passage below with the most appropriate word.
The chorus of praise for the meteorological Department for (1) predicting when the rains would begin is a public vote of confidence in the institution. The weatherman (2) the exact day of the first deluge of the new rainy season and the duration. (3) , it is disappointing that despite the accuracy, the country has once again been caught napping. This is, (4) partly due to the skepticism arising from the past predictions. But more worrying is the exposure of the lack of (5) to deal with floods. A country whose vast swathes of (6) have been ravaged by a lengthy drought is now awash with water it does not know how to deal with. It is a sorry state (7) suffering and agony when it rains and also when it shines. The perennial utter (8) of people, agencies and the national and county leadership is astounding and costly. Seven people have died in the past two days and there is every indication (9) there will be more deaths and destruction of (10) .