Test Reading 8

    Well, Ann, do you like reading? – Yes, very much. ….

   What kind of books do you prefer? – ….

   Are you reading anything at the moment? - …  

    What book is that? - …      

  And when was it written ? – As far as I remember it was written just at the beginning of the 20^th century. So it’s quite classical. - Well, what kind of book is it?…

Ah! I think you are really enjoying reading this book .

As Samuel Johnson ( an English critic famous for his smart sayings) once noticed, when two Englishmen meet, their first talk is about ________, and this is still true.

The weather is a safe, polite and _____ topic of the conversation.

Most British people would agree that bright sunny weather, not too hot and with enough rain to water their gardens, is _____ .

_____ weather usually means dull days with a lot of clouds and rain or, in winter, fog or snow.

The British tend to expect worse as far as the weather is concerned and it is part of national folklore that summer holidays on a bank will be ____.

It may be ______ with rain, bucketing or even just drizzling, but it will be wet.