&vsize=400&exid=1&exmo=1&exty=2&thre=1&trmo=0&trurl=http://62.232.76.134/Campus/Britcoun/Script/Script.cfm&shuf=1&spdrag=1&sppos=50&skelt=../obj/skelt01.swf&frameup=cnt_txt1.swf&framedown=tpl_gapfilldd.swf&panel=0&audiolv=70&audiofile=nul&autoplay=0&buffertime=5&tscr=0&audioscript=HTML text&subm=1&hurl=helpfile.swf&cnt_txt=<font color="#000000"><font>At the top are 16 words from the articles on the weather. Below are the definitions of these words, with blanks at the beginning. Can you match the words and their definitions? When you have finished, click "Submit" to check your answers.</font></font>&gf_txt33= (v): to change direction</font></font>&gf_txt32=[!|veer]&gf_txt31= (adj): never having happened or existed in the past<br>16. &gf_txt30=[!|unprecedented]&gf_txt29= (n): (the total amount gathered of) a plant such as a grain, fruit or vegetable grown in large amounts<br>15. &gf_txt28=[!|crop]&gf_txt27= (v): to make an opening in a wall or fence, especially in order to attack someone or something behind it<br>14. &gf_txt26=[!|breach]&item_15=31|1352|1359||veer&item_14=29|1278|1294||unprecedented&item_13=27|1162|1169||crop&item_12=25|1042|1051||breach&nitem=16&gf_txt25= (n): a wall built to prevent the sea or a river from flooding an area, or a channel dug to take water away from an area<br>13. &gf_txt24=[!|dike]&gf_txt23= (n): an embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing<br>12. &gf_txt22=[!|levee]&gf_txt21= (v): to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe<br>11. &gf_txt20=[!|evacuate]&gf_txt19= (n): a long strip or large area especially of land<br>10. &gf_txt18=[!|swathe]&gf_txt17= (v): to cause great damage to something<br>9. &gf_txt16=[!|ravage]&gf_txt15= (v): to cover a place or thing with a large amount of water<br>8. &gf_txt14=[!|swamp]&gf_txt13= (n): a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry<br>7. &gf_txt12=[!|flood]&gf_txt11= (n): the season of heavy rain during the summer in hot Asian countries<br>6. &gf_txt10=[!|monsoon]&gf_txt9= (n): a long period when there is little or no rain<br>5. &gf_txt8=[!|drought]&gf_txt7= (n): amounts expressed in numbers<br>4. &gf_txt6=[!|figures]&gf_txt5= (n): the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are left when a building falls down or is destroyed<br>3. &gf_txt4=[!|rubble]&gf_txt3= (n): a strong dangerous wind which forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across the ground<br>2. &gf_txt2=[!|tornado]&gf_txt1=<font color="#000000"><font>1. &item_11=23|909|916||dike&item_10=21|833|841||levee&item_9=19|755|766||evacuate&item_8=17|689|698||swathe&item_7=15|635|644||ravage&item_6=13|562|570||swamp&item_5=11|483|491||flood&item_4=9|397|407||monsoon&item_3=7|331|341||drought&item_2=5|282|292||figures&item_1=3|163|172||rubble&item_0=1|3|13||tornado&testo_pz=33&