(A and B are workmates)

A: Hi! It's f {#blank#}1{#/blank#} cold today and the wind is howling! My hands numb.

B: It always g{#blank#}2{#/blank#} cold after a snowfall.

A: I{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the weather forecast this morning. Did you hear it?

B: Yes. It's{#blank#}4{#/blank#} it would be partly coldly today, with a strong wind from the northwest. The highest t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} during the day would be five below zero.

A: What about tonight?

B: Still colder. The temperature will d{#blank#}6{#/blank#} to eighteen below.

A: Looks as if we're in a spell of cold weather when we start the digging work.

B: So what? Think of the oil workers in Daqing. They battle with wind and snow and b{#blank#}7{#/blank#} cold weather for months every year.

A: Quite right. And they s{#blank#}8{#/blank#} in opening up a great oil-field. They're really an example t{#blank#}9{#/blank#} us.

B: That's the spirit! A cold spell like this is nothing c{#blank#}10{#/blank#} to the cold up there.

A: Right. Come on, let's start our work.