Read the text below. Choose from (A-F) the one thet best fits each space (1-6). TRAVELLER'S TIPS - BEST OF BRITISH
It's funny that the meteorological term best known to the British layman is 'a depression'. Given that depressions characterize so much of our weather, even a forecaster might think that's fair enough, and rather appropriate too. We all know the familiar welcome that greets us (1) . You board the plane in bright sunshine and fly home through peerless blue skies. Then, as you approach home, the plane descends through a thick carpet of cloud; underneath it's all unceasing grey (2) . Unceasing grey and drizzle? Yet monotonous is exactly (3) . We have the pure, blind luck to live in a maritime climate which never stops surprising. More than one maritime climate, in fact, (4) – namely Arctic, Polar, Tropical and Returning Polar. Add to that the two Continental air streams — Polar and Tropical - and it's a complex, volatile picture. No wonder that we have such a highly developed forecasting network. And no wonder that we're a nation of obsessives: (5) ? It all makes travelling around Britain a risky business. A romantic weekend in the Lake District can be a wash-out and Brighton isn't much fun in the pouring rain. The trick is to be flexible in when you go: (6) - high pressure is generally A Good Thing — before heading off for that weekend. Of course, this tip doesn't hold good for Bank Holidays.
A what British weather isn't
В as four of the six major air streams that dictate our weather are Maritime
C wait until there's a nice stable weather system
D when we return from whatever sunny paradise we've been visiting
E and drizzle and you'd never know the blue was up there
F where esle would tens of thousands of people tune into the shipping forecast for pleasure
The Unfortunate Tandem
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) _were stony, Harris asked his wife to sit tight. She (3) _could not explain later why she (4) _thought her husband (5) had ordered her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) went go on without turning his head. He (7) believed his wife (8) was sitting behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) found herself on the road alone.
At first, she (10) supposed her husband (11)wanted simply to show his skill and he (12) would return) soon when he (13) reached the hill. But her husband (14) disappeared in the wood.
She (15) began to cry as she (16) had no money, and she (17) did not know Dutch.
People (18) thought she (19) had lost something so they (20) took her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) was cycling with great pleasure. But soon he (22) felt wrong. He (23) looked back but (24) saw nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) met some local people. They (26) were sure he (27) would find his wife at the police station. There he (28) was asked when, where and why he (29) had lost his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) was not a tender one.
Be careful on the roads!
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