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    You have probably heard the expression，“It’s raining cats and dogs outside．”That means

1  it，S raining very hard I not that  2  cats and dogs are falling from the  3  ．However，one day in June，1882，it really did rain  4 over Dubuque，Iowa．The frogs 5 falling along with hailstones(冰雹)during a  6  storm．

    Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 7  by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air．There the raindrops become frozen．Many drops may freeze  8  to form balls of ice；these ice balls，or hailstones，then  9 to earth．

    During the storm in Dubuque，the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘) 10  the air along with raindrops．When some of these frogs became covered with ice，both hailstones and“frog-stones”fell onto the ground．

1．A．that        B．how        C．why         D．if

2．A．careless    B．blind       C．dead        D．real

3．A．hill          B．tower      C．sky           D．building

4．A．cats        B．frogs       C．dogs         D．birds

5．A．stopped    B．enjoyed    C．began       D．forgot

6．A．popular     B．terrible     C．weekly       D．common

7．A．divided     B．added     C．changed     D．caught

8．A．together    B．alone      C．so            D．almost

9．A．hold        B．lose        C．keep         D．fall

10．A．from       B．into        C．after         D．by

I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we_______just fine together．

    A．get along    B．get up          C．get away         D．get off

一Have you finished your homework?

    —________Just half of it．How about you?

    A．Not at all    B．Not likely       C．Not a bit         D．Not yet

一Your tea smells great!

    一It，S from India．Would you like ________?

    A．it           B．this           C．some            D．1ittle

一Philip has gone to New Zealand．

一Oh，can you tell me________?

A．when did he leave B．when he is leaving

C．when he left D．when is he leaving

_______a beautiful car! I've never seen it before．

    A．What        B．Which         C．How             D．Whether

If you ______go，at least wait until the rain stops．

    A．can         B．may           C．must              D．will

I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotel-she has a pretty good_____of direction．

  A．idea          B．feeling         C．experience         D．sense

We’re going to Suzhou Amusement Park in Linda's card. You can come with us______

  you can meet us there later．

  A．or           B．but         C．and             D．then

Paul made a nice cage _______the little sick bird till it could fly．

  A．keep         B．kept        C．keeping          D．to keep