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For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
Spending the winter at a research station in Antarctica is not for everyone. For months on 1., the sun does not rise, temperatures can fall below minus sixty, and there is no way of leaving until the first plane arrives in spring. The small team that stays on is 2. up of scientists, engineers, a doctor and a chef, and they must learn to get 3. with one another in very close quarters. Applicants go through a careful selection process, 4. is designed to identify people who stay calm under pressure. Even so, minor irritations can quickly turn into serious arguments. One former station leader recalls a dispute that lasted for weeks over 5. turn it was to choose the film on a Saturday night. Routine helps. Most people find that a fixed timetable of meals, shifts and exercise stops the days 6. blurring into one. By the 7. the first plane lands, many say they are almost sorry to leave, even 8. they could hardly wait for the sun to return.