ENGLISH IN USE 21 WEATHER

1 Oh, you were on holiday. What was ___ weather like? -- a the there

2 We get a lot of rain in this region so ___ are very rare. drafts droughts dries drags

3 The frost was ___ hard that my car didn´t start in the morning. so such very enough

4 ___ a thunderstorm yesterday and it rained for hours! It was There was Came It came

5 We couldn´t go out because it was snowing ___. hardly heavy heavily

6 People say that ___ never strikes twice in the same place. thunder thunderstorm light lightning

7 The flight ___ due to bad weather conditions. cancels cancelled has cancelled was cancelled

8 Look outside! It´s pouring with ___. thunder rain fog wind  

9 We ___ out of the window when there was suddenly a flash of lightning. were looking had to look have been looking looked

10 You ___ go out in such heavy rain. may should shouldn´t needn´t to

11 The rainy weather ___ widespread floods. caused was caused is causing has caused

12 In England there are usually mild winters. There is very little snow and temperatures rarely drop ___ zero. above around under below

13 In the afternoon there will be some ___ showers, so take your umbrella. small light soft heavy

14 There was some rain at night. The ground is still ___. wet humid dry dried

15 The temperature was only 3 ___ early in the morning. Celsius grades centigrades degrees