One way of preventing (阻止) floods may be by making rain! This may sound rather 1 . As we know, heavy rain is the 2 of floods, and in Malaysia, most of the 3  are caused by the annual monsoon (一年一度的湿季风), which brings heavy rain to the east coast. If, 4 ,the rain could be made 5  in the South China Sea, there would be 6 floods since the rain could not reach the east coast.

Is it possible to make 7  give up their rain? Yes, it is.

As you probably know, clouds are caused  8  air containing water-vapor (水蒸气). The air rises and, since water-vapor 9  water when it cools, very tiny drops of water are formed. Since these drops are very10 , they float (漂浮) in the air and 11  a cloud. When the cloud rises, however, the drop becomes 12  . Because of this, they 13  together and become big drops. The big drops are no longer able to float because of their 14  , and they fall. As they 15 , they pick up more drops and become bigger. This is the cause of rain.

Rain making 16  making these bigger drops form and fall 17 they would normally do so. This can be done by “seeding” the clouds with chemicals,  18  planting seeds in the ground. Rain can be produced 19  by these chemicals. The seeding is done by 20  which fly through the clouds.

1. A. wonderful     B. strange 　　　　    C. interesting 　　    D. terrible

2. A. cause     　　B. reason 　　　　　　 C. way 　　　　　　    D. means

3. A. rains 　　 　　B. snows 　　　　　　 C. winds 　　　　　　  D. floods

4. A. however　　 B. so　　  　　　　    C. as well 　　　　    D. then

5. A. to rise    　　 B. to raise 　　　　    C. to fall 　　　　　　  D. to drop

6. A. no longer 　　 B. no more 　　　　   C. many 　　   　　　　　　  D. not

7. A. Malaysia    B. coast 　　　　　　    C. clouds 　　　　　　 D. floods

8. A. of 　　　　 　　B. by 　　　　　　　　   C. with 　　　　　　    D. for

9. A. changes　　 B. turns 　　　　　　   C. becomes 　　　　  D. drinks

10 A. big 　　　　　　  B. small 　　　　　　   C. wet 　　　　　　　　 D. dry

11 A. form     　　B. organize 　　　　   C. meet 　　　　　　   D. bring

12. A. hotter   　　B. warmer 　　　　   C. lighter 　　　　　　 D. colder

13. A. appear      B. join 　　　　　　　　 C. fall 　　　　　　　　  D. make

14. A. size 　　 　　B. length 　　　　　　  C. color   　　　　    D. body

15. A. float     　　B. form 　　　　　　   C. rise 　　　　　　　　 D. fall

16. A. means       B. suggests 　　　　  C. show 　　　　　　　　　　 D. needs

17. A. after         B. until 　　　　　　    C. before 　　　　　　 D. when

18. A. as 　　　　　　  B. such as 　　　　    C. like 　　　　　　　　 D. for

19. A. by the way B. as it 　　　　　　　　 C. like it 　　    D. in this way

20. A. sowing machines  　　　　　　　　   B. tractors

C. farmers 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. planes

Mr Brown , _____, whorks as the manager of the company.

A. by whose car wr got here 　 B. in whose car we got here

C. we got here by car 　 　　 D. we got here in his car

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signals(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize(强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countries—like the UK or France—people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment(多元文化环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other,

1. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ______.

A. develop closer relations　 B. share the same culture

C. get to know each other　　 D. keep each other company

2. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that_________.

A. the English prefer to make long speeches

B. too many words are of no use

C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by name

D. even talk and silence can be culturally different

3. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

A. By sharing different ways of life　 B. By accepting different babits

C. By recognizing different values　 D. By speaking each other’s languages

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A. Multicultural Environment　 B. Cross-Cultural Differences

C. How to Understand Each Other　 D. How to Build up a Relationship

Is it possible to make 7  give up their rain? Yes, it is.

As you probably know, clouds are caused  8  air containing water-vapor (水蒸气). The air rises and, since water-vapor 9  water when it cools, very tiny drops of water are formed. Since these drops are very10 , they float (漂浮) in the air and 11  a cloud. When the cloud rises, however, the drop becomes 12  . Because of this, they 13  together and become big drops. The big drops are no longer able to float because of their 14  , and they fall. As they 15 , they pick up more drops and become bigger. This is the cause of rain.

Rain making 16  making these bigger drops form and fall 17 they would normally do so. This can be done by “seeding” the clouds with chemicals,  18  planting seeds in the ground. Rain can be produced 19  by these chemicals. The seeding is done by 20  which fly through the clouds.

1. A. wonderful     B. strange 　　　　    C. interesting 　　    D. terrible

2. A. cause     　　B. reason 　　　　　　 C. way 　　　　　　    D. means

3. A. rains 　　 　　B. snows 　　　　　　 C. winds 　　　　　　  D. floods

4. A. however　　 B. so　　  　　　　    C. as well 　　　　    D. then

5. A. to rise    　　 B. to raise 　　　　    C. to fall 　　　　　　  D. to drop

6. A. no longer 　　 B. no more 　　　　   C. many 　　   　　　　　　  D. not

7. A. Malaysia    B. coast 　　　　　　    C. clouds 　　　　　　 D. floods

8. A. of 　　　　 　　B. by 　　　　　　　　   C. with 　　　　　　    D. for

9. A. changes　　 B. turns 　　　　　　   C. becomes 　　　　  D. drinks

10 A. big 　　　　　　  B. small 　　　　　　   C. wet 　　　　　　　　 D. dry

11 A. form     　　B. organize 　　　　   C. meet 　　　　　　   D. bring

12. A. hotter   　　B. warmer 　　　　   C. lighter 　　　　　　 D. colder

13. A. appear      B. join 　　　　　　　　 C. fall 　　　　　　　　  D. make

14. A. size 　　 　　B. length 　　　　　　  C. color   　　　　    D. body

15. A. float     　　B. form 　　　　　　   C. rise 　　　　　　　　 D. fall

16. A. means       B. suggests 　　　　  C. show 　　　　　　　　　　 D. needs

17. A. after         B. until 　　　　　　    C. before 　　　　　　 D. when

18. A. as 　　　　　　  B. such as 　　　　    C. like 　　　　　　　　 D. for

19. A. by the way B. as it 　　　　　　　　 C. like it 　　    D. in this way

20. A. sowing machines  　　　　　　　　   B. tractors

C. farmers 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. planes

——How is it that you are late for class again?　　　　 ——________.

A. By bus and then on foot　　　　　　 B. It's quite all right

C. Because I missed the bus　　　　　 D. It's far from school