The weather is changeable. Sometimes it’s very sunny in the morning, but it starts raining in the afternoon, it __1__ be sunny again in the evening. Do you know who changed the weather?

    There are many reasons for it. When the sun __2__, it is day. When the sun sets, it is night. Days are warmer than nights. This is __3__ the sunshine falls on the earth during the day. The sunshine makes the land, the water and the air warm. At night when the sun is not there, it is __4__. In the mornings and in the evenings the sunshine is slanting(斜射). So it is not very hot. At noon the sunshine falls __5__ on the earth, and it is very hot.

    We know that the earth goes __6__ the sun. When one half of the earth is close to (就近) the sun, the other half is __7__ from it. The part of the earth closer to the sun is summer. Here the days are warmer and longer. And the part of the earth away from the sun is winter. Here the days are cooler and __8__. For example, when it’s winter in China, it is summer in Australia.

    People can __9__ the weather, too. We know the temperature on the earth is getting warmer and warmer. This is because the environment has been polluted and destroyed . Now the weather is much worse than before. It’s very terrible. If we want to __10__ our environment, something useful should be done immediately.

(    )1. A. must　　   B. can’t　　       C. may　　        D. should

(    )2. A. rose　　    B. rises　　        C. rising　　       D. sets

(    )3. A. why　　  B. because　　    C. how　　        D. when

(    )4. A. cooler      B. coolest　　      C. hot　　　　     D. hottest

(    )5. A. straight     B. straightly        C. slant　　       D. slanting

(    )6. A. over　　  B. in　　　　      C. round　　      D. below

(    )7. A. off　　   B. wide　　       C. high　　        D. away

(    )8. A. long　　    B. short　　       C. shorter　　     D. longer

(    )9. A. get　　     B. be　　　　     C. become　　    D. change

(    )10. A. improve  B. improves        C. improved        D. improving

 

Dear Li Mei,

Thank you for your letter.

You said “Happy Spring Festival!” So it’s　 41　 in China now. In 42　 it’s nearly autumn now. It begins to get colder. But it never gets really cold here. Do you know 43　 is the best time　 44　 Australia? Australians will tell you that　 45　 season is good. But the best time is in summer. It gets very hot at that time of year. But you can go to the beach and 46　 in the sea. Swimming 47　 very popular in Australia. The sea is very blue and beautiful. You can　 48　 lie on the beach and enjoy the sun. Some people swim in the sea 　 49　 .　 50 , I don’t swim in July and August because I think the sea is too hot then.

Best wishes!

Robert

(　 )41. A. spring　　　　 B. summer　 　　　　　　 C. autumn　　　　　　 　 D. winter

(　 )42. A. China 　　　 B. Australian　　　　 C. America　　　 　　 D. Australia

(　 )43. A. when　 　　　　　 B. where　　 　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. who

(　 )44. A. visit 　　　　 B. visited　 　　　 C. to visit　 　　　　　　 D. visiting

(　 )45. A. some　 　　　　　 B. every　　　　 　 　　　　 C. little 　　　　 D. few

(　 )46. A. go swimming B. going swimming C. go swim D. going swim

(　 )47. A. am　　　 　　　　　 B. are　　 　　　　 C. is 　　　　 　 D. be

(　 )48. A. too　 　　　 B. else　　 　　 　　　　　 C. also　　　　 D. either

(　 )49. A. at this time B. at a time　 　　　　　 C. all year　　　 　　　 D. all day

(　 )50. A. So　　　　　　 　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Because

　

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　　In much of China, spring is usually very short. It usually comes in February or March. Summer is often very ___(1)___ .It ___(2)___ from May to July. The hottest month is July. Autumn starts in August and goes on ___(3)___ October. The weather can be quite warm in ___(4)___. Winter lasts from November to January, and is very cold. You need to wear lots of ___(5)___ clothes. The best time to come to China is in ___(6)___ because in summer it is often too hot, and in winter it is too cold.

　　The seasons of the year in England are unlike much of China and the USA. The weather in England ___(7)___gets too hot, or too cold. So you can see green grass all the year. In England spring is longer. It can last from late March to May.

　　The Australian seasons are the opposite. ___(8)___ is from December to February, and winter is in June, July and August. So when it's spring in China, it is autumn in ___(9)___. So Australians never have White Christmas because their Christmas is in ___(10)___.

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　　The seasons of the year in England are unlike much of China and the USA. The weather in England ___(7)___gets too hot, or too cold. So you can see green grass all the year. In England spring is longer. It can last from late March to May.

　　The Australian seasons are the opposite. ___(8)___ is from December to February, and winter is in June, July and August. So when it's spring in China, it is autumn in ___(9)___. So Australians never have White Christmas because their Christmas is in ___(10)___.

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