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.

Mr Brown is a      . He drives for a big company. He is very      , so he can’t look after his family. His wife became     after their little son Peter was born.     Mr Brown has to take little Peter to work with him. The boy likes     and never feels tired and     his father a lot of questions.

Now Peter is 15 years old. He      all of his subjects except Geography. He works hard at it and wants to be a      , so he listens to the teacher in class      and studies the map when he is free. He does well in       . sometimes he fails in Maths, History or some other subjects, but he doesn’t       it.

     Now Class Two are having History. Miss Lee is telling the class       about James I(詹姆斯一世). Peter isn’t listening to her. He is thinking of        he is going to visit next Saturday and Sunday. The teacher finds it and       , “What is the first thing James I did when he came to the throne, Peter?”

     The boy can’t        the question at all. He thinks for a while and says, “ He sat down, Miss Lee.”

1.A. worker      B. cook        C. driver           D. doctor

2.A. busy        B. free         C. hardworking      D.  lazy     

3.A. fat         B. thin         C. ill              D. beautiful

4.A. Because     B. But         C. Or             D.So

5.A. reading      B. singing      C. shopping        D. travelling

6.A. tells        B. asks         C. thinks          D. answers

7.A. likes        B. loves        C. hates           D. enjoys

8.A. worker      B. teacher       C. farmer          D. traveler

9.A. slowly      B. carefully      C. quickly         D. beautifully

10.A. Maths      B. History      C. Geography      D. Chemistry

11.A. matter      B. think        C. hope           D. mind

12.A.everying    B. nothing     C. something       D.anything

13.A. where      B. when        C. what           D. which

14.A. says        B. speaks       C. tells            D. asks

15.A. talk        B. say          C. tell             D. answer

“Mr. Mott often forgets important meetings. The robot will go after him all the time. It listens to everything he says. It sees everything he does. At night, it watches him sleep. It knows everything about Mr. Mott…”

It sounds like a wonderful idea, doesn’t it? But I’m afraid that Mr. Mott will not get on well with the robot, because everyone has something he doesn’t want others know. It is privacy. Just imagine that there is a video camera around you all day. How do you feel? When you are taking an exam, a teacher sits in front of you and watches you all the time. How do you feel?

Mr. Mott doesn’t lose all his memory. At least he remembers that he always forgets. So why can’t he do something for this HIMSELF? He can keep a notebook with him, like most people do. In the notebook he can write down the things he should do, the persons he should meet and the places he should go. Isn’t the notebook much cheaper and safer than the robot?

1.“It” in the first paragraph(段落) refers to______________.

2.Why does the writer think Mr. Mott will not always get on well with the robot?

3.The underlined word “privacy” means _______________in Chinese.

4.Mr. Mott is_____________.

5.From this passage we know that the writer__________________.

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry  26 a new clock. But Harry,  27 lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.
“  28 needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”
“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens  29 the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”
“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”
“By the time I  30 my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s  31 time I start work.”
“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”
“The factory bell  32 ” Harry told him.
“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”
“The television programs come to end.”
By now Jack was really  33 . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen  34 you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”
“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on  35 wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry  26  a new clock. But Harry,  27  lived next door to Jack, said he didn’t need one.

“  28  needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it’s time to get up?”

“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o’clock and listens  29  the news,” Harry said. “That’s my morning call.”

“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”

“By the time I  30  my breakfast, it’s eight o’clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, it’s nice o’clock. That’s  31  time I start work.”

“Ok. But how do you know when it’s time to go home?”

“The factory bell  32  ” Harry told him.

“But how do you know when it’s time to go to bed?”

“The television programs come to end.”

By now Jack was really  33  . “Ok,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen  34  you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”

“That’s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on  35  wall. Then you would shout at me, ‘What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o’clock in the morning?’”

1. A. to buy        B. buying          C. bought         D. buy

2. A. which        B. whose           C. that           D. who

3.A. No one       B. Neither one       C. Everyone      D. Someone

4. A. at            B. to              C. in             D. on

5. A. eats          B. have eaten        C. ate            D. was eating

6.A. a            B. an              C. the             D.不填

7. A. ring          B. rings            C. was rung        D. ringing

8.A. anger         B. angrily          C. angry           D. angering

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

10. A. his           B. their            C. her             D. your