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1. Snow is really weird¹. When it's fres h it's the most beautiful thing in the world, but as soon as it turns into ______ it looks awful! It goes all black and muddy.

 

a) slush

 

b) mash²

 

c) water

 

d) frost

 

2. It's such a ______ day. It's cold, the sky is dark grey and I can't even see the sun. This winter has been so ______. There's no light and it's so cold!

 

a) dark, strong

 

b) bleak³, harsh

 

c) bright, intensive

 

d) black, strict

 

3. Look at the picture. I love the winter because of all the ______ that form on the edges of things where water drips and freezes.

 

a) snowicles

 

b) stalactites

 

c) frosticles

 

d) icicles

 

4. I wouldn't drive today if I were you. They said there's a lot of bad weather coming. There's going to be a terrible ______ and there's a high chance of a ______. That means you won't be able to see or drive.

 

a) snowstorm, blindness

 

b) ice tornado⁴, blackout

 

c) ice storm, mirage⁵

 

d) blizzard⁶, whiteout

 

5. A: Are you worried about the car not starting?

    B: No. I filled it up with ______. It should start fine. Let's go home.

 

a) no-cold

 

b) antifreeze

 

c) neverice

 

d) doesn't-ice

 

6. Bears hibernate⁷. That means that in the ______ when the nights are at their longest and the weather is at its coldest, they are safe and warm, asleep in their dens⁸. 

 

a) dead of winter

 

b) mid⁹ of winter

 

c) half of winter

 

d) noon of winter

 

答案

1) a, 2) b, 3) d, 4) d, 5) b, 6) a.

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