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The politician _____________. He always makes promises that are impossible to happen.
gets his head in the clouds
Rachel is _______ today so she cannot go to school.
feeling under the weather
I have been looking for my lost dog and suddenly she ______ in our porch.
turned up
The students can't wait to ________ for the Christmas holidays.
break up
A magnitude 7.8 _________ struck overnight near Nurdagi, Turkey on February 6.
earthquake
Police in New Zealand report that 4 people have lost their lives in ______ and landslides triggered by heavy rain brought by Cyclone Gabrielle.
flooding/ flood
The _______ is due to the La Nina weather phenomenon causing high financial losses.
drought
A British woman, a skier, was killed in an _______ while walking in the French Alps.
avalanche
a snowstorm with very strong winds
blizzard
a deep mass of snow formed by the wind
snowdrift
a mixture of rain and snow
sleet
a heavy fall of rain that often starts suddenly
downpour
an extremely strong wind
gale
A lot of buildings were damaged and some trees had been ripped out of the ground. What extreme weather is this?
tornado
This temperature is not very cold and therefore it is pleasant.
mild
This temperature is having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body.
cold
