IV. Cloze Test: Choose the answer that best fits the given text. Questions 41-45 A C At least 330 million people are affected by drought in India. Authorities say this number __41__rise further given that some states with water shortages have not yet submitted status reports. The drought is taking place as a heat wave extends across much of India with temperatures crossing 40°C for days now. An 11-year-old girl died of heatstroke __42__ water from a village pump in the western Maharashtra state. She began __43__ after returning home and was rushed to hospital, but died next day. Her death certificate says she died of heatstroke and __44__. India is heavily dependent on monsoon rains, __45__ poor for two years in a row. Water availability in India’s 91 reservoirs is at its lowest in a decade.