In English the weather is changable. It is a ___1____ subject of conversation. “ Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow. ” People often ___2____ a conversation ___3_____ these words(话).

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like, but they hardly (几乎不) ever agree with each other.

____4___ may say,“Do  you see ____5____ in the east ? It’s going to rain tomorrow . ” Another man will say,“No . It’s going to be fine . ” People often ____6___ the weather they want. When a farmer needs water , he looks for something to tell him. “ It’s going to rain. ” He won’t believe (相信) anything else. When friends have a picnic (举行野餐) , they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can ____7___ under the blue sky . Almost (几乎) everyone ____8____ what the weather (气象预报员) will say. But he doesn’t always __9___ us what we want , and sometimes he makes mistakes (犯错误) . Still he usually  _10_ closer to being correct (正确)  than anyone else.

1.                A．important       B．common        C．interesting D．difficult

2.                A．set off          B．start           C．began    D．stops

3.                A．off            B．by             C．with D．for

4.                A．One people     B．A man          C．Other men    D．Another man

5.                A．it is cloudy      B．cloudy is it       C．cloudy it is D．is it cloudy

6.                A．look for        B．look up         C．look at    D．ask for

7.                A．sits            B．sitting          C．sit   D．to sit

8.                A．hears          B．listens          C．hears from    D．listens to

9.                A．ask            B．tell            C．speak    D．say

10.               A．come          B．comes         C．is coming  D．to come

Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
【小题1】Jack's father is a     .

An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”

People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.

Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.

1.People often begin their talk by ______.

A．saying hello to each other                 B．Drinking tea

C．Looking for good weather                 D．saying something about the weather

2.People sometimes have different ideas about ______.

A．what the weather is going to be like         B．what we should do about the weather

C．how to begin a talk                      D．how to have fine weather

3. ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.

A．When people talk about weather           B．When people stay at home

C．When the farmers need water             D．When people have a picnic

4.According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?

A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says.

B．People often look for the weather they want.

C．The weatherman never makes a mistake.

D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Weather Report                        B．Story About a Weatherman

C．About Weather                         D．How to Begin a Talk

Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a math __1__ three years ago. He taught well and his students __2__ him. So he decided to work in the middle school all his life. But a terrible accident __3__ his life.
One spring he took his class to __4__ a place of interest. The children saw a lot of ___5__ things and had a good time there. But on their way to school, their __6__ was hit by a truck because the young driver was drunk. Five students __7__ and more than half the students were __8__ in the accident. He didn’t know how it had happened and was very __9__ it and after he came out of hospital, he left school and became a __10__. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic laws(交通规则). He worked hard and was strict with the drivers. So they were afraid of him.
One afternoon it was very hot. Mr. Evans was __11__. He was standing at the crossing and watching the traffic. Suddenly he saw a car___12__ the crossing. It ran so fast that it almost hit a man __13__ a bike. He stopped it at once and saw a girl in it.
“_14__ your license (执照) to me, Madam,” said Mr. Evans.
The girl handed her bag to him and said, “Please look for it in the bag __15__. I can’t see anything without glasses.”