A small boy and his father were walking home __1__ when it suddenly(突然) began __2__ hard. They did not have their umbrella with them and __3__ was no place __4__ from the rain. So they were soon wet.

   __5__ when they were walking home through the rain, the boy kept thinking. Then __6__ he turned to his father and said to him, “Why does it rain, father? It isn’t nice, is it?”

 “No, It isn’t very nice, but it is useful, my dear son,” answered his father. “It rains __7__ the vegetables grow __8__ and to make the grass __9__ for cows and sheep.”

 The son thought about it __10__ seconds, and then he asked, “then why does it rain on the road too, father?”

1.A. in the country         B. in country 

C. on the countryside      D. to the country

2. A. rain      B. to rain   C. rains     D. rained

3.A. there     B. it       C. that       D. this

4. A. hides     B. hide    C. to hide    D. hid

5. A. For long time       B. For a long time 

6. A. at last           B. at the moment  

 C. at times         D. at the minute

7.A. to make     B. make    C. makes     D. making

8.A. to me       B. for us    C. on us      D. to ours

9.A. grows      B. to grow   C. grow      D. growing

10. A. for a few   B. for few   C. for a little   D. for little

When you go to England,  you can be    1    many people take an umbrella (傘) or a raincoat(雨衣)    2    them in the sunny morning.

On a bus or a train,  you can usually see    3    is looking out of the window or reading newspapers.  But they don’t talk much.  When you meet English people,  they often talk about one thing—the    4   .

5    is it so?  Because the weather is changeable(多變的) in England.  People there can have spring,  summer,  autumn and    6    in one day.  When they get on the bus,  the weather is sunny and    7    just like in spring.  However,  when they get out of the bus,  it can be    8    and cold.  At noon,  the weather will be sunny and a little hot,  and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England,  people can also have summer in winter,  or have winter in summer.  So in    9    they can swim sometimes,  and in summer sometimes you can see people    10    warm clothes.

1.A. surprised      B. surprising   C. bored    D. boring

2.A. on             B. to           C. with     D. for 

3.A. many people        B. everyone  

C. all the people   D. some of the people

4.A. books          B. newspapers   C. windows  D. weather

5.A. Why                B. Where        C. How      D. What 

6.A. Sunday         B. winter       C. rain     D. snow 

7.A. cold           B. cool         C. hot      D. warm

8.A. sunny          B. rainy        C. windy    D. humid

9.A. spring         B. summer       C. autumn   D. winter

10.A. sell          B. selling      C. taking   D. takes 

We’ve talked about snails (蝸牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They’re in their shells ---sleeping .

Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into its shell and closes the opening with a thin cover. Then it goes to sleep. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So whenever it rains, it goes inside its shell house and goes to sleep. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It can take a short sleep. Or it can sleep for days at a time. And it spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

In spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out of from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. It can’t see very well. Its eyes, at the ends of the top feelers are very weak. But its sense of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to the new greens. Then the snail’s little mouth goes to work.

A snail’s mouth is no longer than the point of a pin(針). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are so small that you can’t see them. But they do their work.. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out. And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

Mostly, a snail looks for food at night .But on cloudy days it eats in the daytime. It eats all day long. A snail can go on eating for hours and never feel full.

1.A snail__________.

A. moves more slowly in the daytime      B. has thousands of feet

C. doesn’t move at all                  D. sleeps much of the time

2.In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell” the word “draw” means_________.

A. to make with a pen                  B. to keep away from

C. to pull                            D. to move to end

3.From the story we know_________.

A. the snail’s shell is very thin

B. a snail can’t see well

C. the snail’s nose is quite short

D. the snail’s body changes in different seasons

4.A snail goes to sleep when_________.

A. it feels hungry                                  B. it is put in a paper box

C. spring is coming                          D. it rains heavily

5.Which of the following in not true?

A. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun.     

B. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out..

D. The snail’s strong sense of smell helps to find things far away.

Don’t keep the boy __________ in the rain. He will fall ill.

    A. stand            B. to stand          C. standing        D. from standing

We’ve talked about snails (蝸牛) and their slow move. But much of the time snails don’t move at all. They are in their shells (殼) —sleeping.

Hot sun will dry out a snail’s body. So at the least sign of hot sun, a snail draws its body into his shell. A snail will die in a heavy rain. So when it rains, a snail does the same thing, too. A snail can sleep for as long as it needs to. It spends all the winter months in its shell, asleep.

In the spring the snail wakes up. Its body, about three inches long, comes out from the shell. When hungry, the snail looks for food. Its eyes, at the end of the top feelers (觸角), are very weak. But its sense (感覺) of smell is very strong. It helps the snail to find food and the new greens.

A snail’s mouth is no bigger than the point of a pin (大頭針). Yet it has 256,000 teeth! The teeth are very small, and you can’t see them. If you put a snail in a hard paper box, it will eat its way out! And if a snail wears out its teeth, it will grow new ones.

1. A snail _________.

　 A. moves more slowly at night　　B. has thousands of feet

C. doesn’t move at all   　　      D. sleeps much of the time

2. In the sentence “A snail draws its body into its shell”, the word “draw” means _____.

　 A. to make with a pencil     B. to push　　C. to pull      D. to move away

3. From the story, we know _________.

　 A. a snail’s shell is very thin     B. a snail can’t see well

　 C. a snail’s nose is quite short    D. a snail’s body changes in different seasons

4. A snail goes to sleep when _____.

　 A. it feels hungry   B. it is put into a paper box  C. spring is coming   D. it rains heavily

5.Which of the following is wrong?

A. In winter the snail doesn’t eat or move.　　B. A snail doesn’t like living under the sun

C. The snail’s teeth can’t be worn out.       D. The snail’s nose helps to find food.