#11Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium
Antarctic Living
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Living in the Antarctic hasn't always been so comfortable. Snow build-ups caused [blank] for four previous stations on the same site, which were buried and finally [blank] by the weight. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but these buildings became a [blank] to architects who finally came up with a remarkable solution: the buildings are placed on [blank] which can be raised above the changing snow level on legs which are [blank] .
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Living in the Antarctic hasn't always been so comfortable. Snow build-ups caused enormous problems for four previous stations on the same site, which were buried and finally crushed by the weight. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but these buildings became a huge challenge to architects who finally came up with a remarkable solution: the buildings are placed on platforms which can be raised above the changing snow level on legs which are extendable .
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