Reading 1 Section A Fill in blanks Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage. The weather predictions for Asia in 2050 read like a script from a doomsday(世界末日 ) movie. Except many climatologists and green groups fear they will come 1 unless there is a concerted global effort to rein(驾驭) in greenhouse gas 2 In the decades to come, Asia - home to more than half the world' s 6.3 billion people -will lurch (倾侧) 3 one climate extreme to another, with impoverished farmers battling droughts, floods, 4 , food shortages and rising sea levels. "It's not a pretty picture," said Steve Sawyer, climate policy adviser with Greenpeace in Amsterdam. Global warming and changes to weather 5 are already occurring and there is enough excess carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to drive climate change for decades to 6 . Already, changes are being felt in Asia but worse is likely to come, Sawyer and top climate bodies say ,and could lead to mass migration and widespread humanitarian 7 According to predictions, glaciers will 8 faster, some Pacific and Indian Ocean islands will have to evacuate or build sea defenses, storms will become more intense and insect and water- borne diseases will move into new areas as the world 9 . Experts say environmental 10 such as deforestation and pollution will likely magnify the impacts of climate change.