动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

1.I often spend as much time as I can _____ (practice)softball after class.

2.Look! He _____ (look)so happy.

3.When the super star arrived, all the people stopped _____ (cheer)for him.

4._____ (be)stronger, you need to exercise a lot.

5.He _____(hide)my bike behind the tree and I didn't find it.

6.There _____ (be)a football match between Class 1 and Class 2 next Tuesday, is there?

7.Nobody but him _____ (exercise)with his classmates every morning.

8.It _____ (get)darker and darker. I'm sure it'll rain soon.

9.Tina shows us how _____ (sew)in Home Economics.

10.I think my buddy, Amy _____ (be)a social worker when she grows up.

You might have a chance to visit England to study or for a holiday. If you go there, you should remember one thing:English people like to talk about the weather. When you meet someone in England ,just talk about the weather. That's their favorite topic. Here are some expressions about weather.

★For good weather

　　 Lovely day,isn't it?

　　 What a beautiful day!

　　 Looks like it might be a pleasant day.

　　 ★For bad weather

　　 It's freezing, isn't it .9

　　 What a windy day!

　　 It's so cloudy. I'm sure it'll rain.

　 Looks like showers ,doesn't it?

I hope you'd better remember these expressions. They must be useful when you visit England. They are good sentences to start a conversation with Englishmen.

The further south you live, the better the weather. So houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. It's very interesting,isn't it?

(　 )11. English people like to talk about ________.

　A. the sports　　　　　　　　　 B. the food

　C. the weather　　　　　　　　 D. the tradition

(　 )12. What does the underlined word "expressions" mean in Chinese?

　 A.表情　 　　B.表达方式 　 C.方法　　　　　　 D.建议

(　 )13. According to the passage, there are ______sentences for weather mentioned in the passage.

　　A. two　 　　　B. three 　C. four　　 　　 D. seven

(　 )14. Houses in the ______of England are more expensive according to the passage.

　 　 A. east　 　　B. west　 　C. south　　　 　　D. north

(　 )15. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. It's about the weather in England.

B. It's about some good ways to start a conversation.

C. It's about Englishmen's everyday life.

D. It's about how to learn English.