Engleski A - 2013./14. jesen - 4.

Task 4

Questions 25-32

Read the text about the weather in Britain.

For questions 25-32, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each space.

Mark your answer on the answer sheet.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Rainy Days

Contrary to popular belief, it does not rain every day in England or in the rest of the UK!
However, it is always advisable to bring some type of waterproof clothing and (0)

D
yourself
psychologically prepared!

Britain is an island country and the surrounding sea gives England a (25)

climate. You
never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and
rainy the next. But (26)

its ever-changing weather, the climate in Britain is mostly mild and
temperate. (27)

influence on the climate is the warming of the waters around the land by the
Gulf Stream (a warm current of the northern Atlantic Ocean). It helps (28)

winters less cold
compared with other landlocked nations with a similar latitude.

In general, British summers are cooler than (29)

on the continent, and the winters are
milder. Actually, the temperature is subject to (30)

extremes - it is rarely above $32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ or below
$-10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. As far as rain is concerned, it is fairly well distributed throughout the year, but, (31)

average, March to June are the driest months and September to January the wettest.

If you (32)

the mountainous areas of the west and north, you can expect more rainfall
than in central parts of Britain. The Lake District is England's wettest region, receiving an average
of 330 centimetres of precipitation each year.
25
Britain is an island country and the surrounding sea gives England a (25) ______ climate. You never know what the weather will be like from one day to the other. It can be sunny one day and rainy the next.
26
But (26) ______ its ever-changing weather, the climate in Britain is mostly mild and temperate.
27
(27) ______ influence on the climate is the warming of the waters around the land by the Gulf Stream (a warm current of the northern Atlantic Ocean). It helps
28
It helps (28) ______ winters less cold compared with other landlocked nations with a similar latitude.
29
In general, British summers are cooler than (29) ______ on the continent, and the winters are milder.
30
Actually, the temperature is subject to (30) ______ extremes - it is rarely above $32^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ or below $-10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$.
31
As far as rain is concerned, it is fairly well distributed throughout the year, but, (31) ______ average, March to June are the driest months and September to January the wettest.
32
If you (32) ______ the mountainous areas of the west and north, you can expect more rainfall than in central parts of Britain. The Lake District is England's wettest region, receiving an average of 330 centimetres of precipitation each year.
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