The city of Melbourne, Australia has always had a reputation for unusual weather. Melbourne people enjoy (1)______ this joke to visitors: if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, don’t worry, just wait five minutes, because it’s sure to change. At the beginning of 1992, Melbourne had its wettest January for over 100 years. It rained for nine days on (2)______. As well as raining all day, the weather was also cold. At night, people in some Melbourne suburbs were (3)______ on their heating as (4)______ it was winter. It was (5)______ cold many people could (6)______ believe that it was summer at all.
The best weather in Melbourne, however, is not usually in the summer: it is in the autumn. The autumn usually has more pleasant days (7)___ __ the summer. The weather in autumn is usually composed of warm days and cool, comfortable (8)______.
The scenery of the city at this time of year is beautiful, too. Melbourne has many lovely gardens and parklands with beautiful trees. In the autumn, the trees change their (9)______ to red, gold and brown. As they are blown in the air by the wind of a late autumn day, the leaves add life to the city. So even if the summer is cold and wet, people in Melbourne can still look forward to the (10)______ of a warm sunny autumn.