When we talk about the climate（气候）of the UK, you may think of f   1   London and rainy weather. Actually, after many years, London is not as foggy as it used to be because the government is trying their best to solve the p  2   of air pollution, which is the major(主要的) r   3  of the thick fog in London.

However, it is t  4   that it often rains in the UK and the weather always changes quickly. Maybe you wish to play tennis with your friend after work when you see the beautiful sunshine in the morning, but suddenly the wind comes and it r  5  when you go to work.

The difference in temperature b  6  winter and s   7   is not so great in the UK as in China. The average（平均的）t  8   for winter is about 4.5℃, and for summer about 15.5℃.

And the best time to visit the country is in summer. It is often s   9  and you can enjoy outdoor sports and have a picnic h 10   in such weather.

 

Everyone has worries. How do you deal with your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won't solve your problems.
Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. ff you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
●  Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
●  How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
●  Do I have a good place to do my homework?
●  Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do kids often worry most about?

A．Their hobbies.	B．Their homework.
C．Their marks at school.	D．A fight with their friends.

【小题2】According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.

A．work hard	B．talk to someone
C．get ready for class	D．write down your worries

【小题3】If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".

A．Why are grades important?	B．What do grades mean to me?
C．How do I get ready for class?	D．Why not give up my studies?

【小题4】If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.

A．invite him or her to watch a game	B．put the blame on him or her
C．try to make new friends	D．leave him or her alone

【小题5】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Who is often worried.	B．When people are worried.
C．How to deal with worries.	D．What kinds of worries people have.

Mrs. Clark moved to the small village when she was twenty-four. And she has lived there for thirty-nine years. She has a poor farm. She works hard on it, but she is often hungry. Her son Henry joined the army(参军) eight years ago and then found a job at a post office in London after he left the army.

One day, he wrote to his poor mother and asked her to go to the capital. The old woman was very happy when she received the letter. The next morning she started. Because it was the first time, her daughter took her to a small station and bought a ticket for her. A train came and she hurried to get on. Before long, a conductor came up to her and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The old woman showed her ticket to the conductor. The man looked at it and said, ‘You must take a train to London. But it is a train to Manchester. I am afraid you’ve taken a wrong train.’ ‘Is it possible?’ Mrs. Clark said angrily, ‘I am sure it’s your driver’s fault (过错).

1.Mrs. Clark is __________ years old now.

A．twenty-four

B．thirty-nine

C．sixty-three

D．eighty

2.The old woman took a wrong train because _______________

A．she had never taken a train before.

B．her daughter took her to a wrong train.

C．she never visited Manchester and she wanted to go there.

D．the driver is silly (愚蠢) and it was his fault.

3.A ‘conductor’ means _________

A．司机

B．售票员

C．检票员

D．乘警

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mrs. Clark took a wrong train.

B．The driver drove to a wrong place.

C．Mrs. Clark’s daughter bought a right ticket for her mother.

D．The conductor wanted to see Mrs. Clark’s ticket.