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The document discusses Melbourne's unpredictable weather, highlighting its reputation for rapid changes. It describes the exceptionally wet January of 1992 and contrasts summer weather with the more pleasant autumn season. The autumn is characterized by warm days, cool nights, and beautiful scenery as leaves change colors.

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Section 2

The document discusses Melbourne's unpredictable weather, highlighting its reputation for rapid changes. It describes the exceptionally wet January of 1992 and contrasts summer weather with the more pleasant autumn season. The autumn is characterized by warm days, cool nights, and beautiful scenery as leaves change colors.

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Section 2. Read the text and think of a word that best fits each gap.

Use ONLY ONE word


in each gap. (10 points)

The city of Melbourne, Australia has always had a (1)____reputation______ for unusual
weather. Melbourne people enjoy telling this joke to visitors: if you don’t like the weather in
Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five minutes, because it’s sure to change.

At the beginning of 1992, Melbourne had its (2)___wettest________ January for over 100
years. It rained for nine days on (3) ____end_______. As well as raining all day, the weather was
also cold. At night, people in some Melbourne suburbs were switching on their heating as if it
was winter. It was (4)____so_______ cold many people could (5)_____hardly_____ believe that
it was summer at all.

The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in the summer: it is in the autumn. The
autumn usually has more pleasant days than the summer. The weather in autumn is usually
(6)__composed ________ of warm days and cool, comfortable (7)____nights ______.

The (8)___scenery ________ of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too. Melbourne has
many lovely gardens and parklands with beautiful trees. In the autumn, the trees change their
leaves to red, gold and brown. As they are (9)___blown________ in the air by the wind of a late
autumn day, the leaves add life to the city. So even if the summer is cold and wet, people in
Melbourne can still look forward to the (10)____possibility _______ of a warm sunny autumn.

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