Read the text and complete the sentences with the correct forms of the given words

There are four seasons in the UK: summer, autumn, winter and spring. The summer starts in June and ends in August. It's a perfect time for a beach vacation. The days are longer than nights. So people can walk until the dusk. In England, the summer is usually mild with rains in June and hot [ ] days in August. Sometimes they don't have any rains for more than a week or two. People see such [ ] events as dry thunderstorms with flashes of [ ] in the sky.

Autumns are usually warmer than springs. It happens because of the global [ ]. 100 years ago autumns were colder and with snow in November. Nowadays, people wear raincoats, [ ]and rain boots. It's better to take an umbrella with you if you go outside. The weather is so changeable.

The British like their winters for long winter holidays. They usually start on the 25th of December and end only after the first week of January. Shops and banks are closed for two weeks because everybody stays with their families at home. Winters can be [ ]. But usually, snow melts so fast. They call such snowy winters white winters.

Blossoming snowdrops on the Scottish hills are the signs of spring. British spring is usually nasty, full of rains and thunderstorms. It is easy to get stuck in the thick fog in the morning, especially near the river. The temperature outside is not more than 16 degrees, so they wear warm coats and scarves.