Test your English - Is this Global Warming?

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While we complain about the lack of snow in Salzburg and Carinthia is in it, England is fighting against the wettest weather for 250 years. When British Prime Minister, David Cameron, cancels his planned trip to Israel: When a newspaper dedicates 20 pages to the topic: When England starts to resemble Venice and more each day - you know we have a problem. The floods England have
really gone from bad to worse and people are using canoes small boats to get along the High Street, instead of their cars. It been raining cats and dogs for four months now, and the weather is lousy. Flood victims have been told to brace themselves for another four weeks rain. Like in a horror film, sinkholes measuring 7 metres have started to all over the country, swallowing gardens, trees and cars. Many people have had be evacuated from their homes as the River Thames broke its banks, when reached the highest levels since the disastrous floods in 1997, and flooded the of London. Waves measuring 10 metres are destroying the beautiful South Coast as are forced to move inland. The scenes resemble something from biblical times. Gales the Atlantic Sea are really causing havoc and winds of up to 100 per hour are raging through the country. My sister’s garden looks terrible and that is left of the 100-year-old weeping willow, is a branch. Many people looking for someone to
blame for this catastrophe, as some insurance companies refuse pay for the damage, claiming that it is an “act of God”. Some it really is the wrath of God and one stupid politician went as as to
say that it is God’s punishment for allowing same-sex marriages. As , most people blame the politicians, saying that they should have reacted earlier and the rivers. However, others are certain
that it is a result of global , even though scientists disagree. So what can be done to make sure that doesn’t happen again? In medieval times, they would drown a witch, but these we must look for
a more practical solution. It is all very tragic, I have to smile when I see the way the British Nation unites tragedy. Thousands of volunteers have rallied round to help the victims. Dozens of have pledged assistance worth millions of pounds, supermarkets are offering food and clothing the homeless and DIY stores have delivered 100 tonnes of sand to households the river. Neighbours are taking the
children to school in kayaks, and blankets, and torches are being transported to the worst hit areas. The armed forces been sent in to pile up the sand bags and some prisoners, who committed petty crimes, have been released for the day to help stack the . Prince William and Prince Harry were also seen, wading around in their wellies tossing sandbags to each other, to give a
helping hand. Tractors are being as a makeshift “Noah’s Arks” to take the sheep and cows to higher and the Queen has sent animal food from the royal farms in Windsor. ( has always preferred animals). But every cloud has a silver lining. Travel agents reporting a 30 percent increase on people booking holidays abroad, to get away the rain. They may regret this as forecasters warn Britain
to get ready the hottest summer on record. Then people will complain about the heat and for places in the shade. The government will introduce the usual hosepipe bans to the lack of water and even though it is difficult to imagine , the people of Britain will long for rain.