Use the phrases in the list to complete the sentences.
hailstones, gust of wind, drop of rain, ray of sunshine, bolt of lightning, clap of thunder, snow flake.
1 Just then, a sudden ___ blew off his hat.
2 Each ___ twinkled in the moonlight as it fell gently to the ground.
3 Suddenly, the rain stopped and a ___ broke through the clouds.
4 The house next to mine was struck by a ___.
5 A loud ___ announced the coming storm.
6 Pea or golf ball sized ___ are quite common in severe storms.
7 Not a single ___ has fallen in that part of Algeria for over three years.
Подбираем по смыслу: «порыв ветра» (gust [ɡʌst] of wind), «снежинка» (snow flake), «луч солнца» (ray of sunshine), «удар молнии» (bolt of lightning), «раскат грома» (clap of thunder), «град» (hailstones), «капля дождя» (drop of rain).
- sudden gust of wind blew off his hat — порыв сорвал шляпу.
- twinkled in the moonlight as it fell — искрилась «снежинка».
- the rain stopped and a ray of sunshine broke through the clouds — луч солнца пробился через тучи.
- struck by a bolt of lightning — «в дом ударила молния» (struck by — страдательный залог).
- A loud clap of thunder announced the coming storm — «громкий раскат грома возвестил о грозе».
- Pea or golf ball sized hailstones — «град размером с горошину или мяч для гольфа»; глагол are — множественное число, поэтому hailstones.
- Not a single drop of rain has fallen — «ни одной капли дождя не упало».
