The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is1there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about2.
Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.3a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are4tickets that will let them see a5game for free.
“Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.6all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy7. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some8TV sets from the factory.
“Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of9an invitation, but for a later time.
You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”10you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      where
   3. C.
      why
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      weather
   2. B.
      cloud
   3. C.
      sky
   4. D.
      rain
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Bring
   2. B.
      Take
   3. C.
      Give
   4. D.
      Carry
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beautiful
   2. B.
      special
   3. C.
      expensive
   4. D.
      cheap
5. 5.
   1. A.
      better
   2. B.
      larger
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      earlier
6. 6.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      Before
   3. C.
      Where
   4. D.
      After
7. 7.
   1. A.
      it
   2. B.
      one
   3. C.
      this
   4. D.
      that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      better
   3. C.
      more
   4. D.
      less
9. 9.
   1. A.
      refusing
   2. B.
      printing
   3. C.
      sending
   4. D.
      accepting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       In fact
    2. B.
       Of course
    3. C.
       By the way
    4. D.
       At least

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is   16   there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about   17  .

    Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.   18   a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are   19   tickets that will let them see a   20   game for free.

   “Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.   21   all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy   22  . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some   23   TV sets from the factory.

    “Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of   24   an invitation, but for a later time.

    You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”   25   you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1.A. what               B. where            C. why              D. when

2.A. weather            B. cloud            C. sky              D. rain

3.A. Bring              B. Take             C. Give             D. Carry

4.A. beautiful          B. special         C. expensive        D. cheap

5.A. better             B. larger          C. later            D. earlier

6.A. But                B. Before           C. Where            D. After

7.A. it                 B. one              C. this             D. that

8.A. much               B. better           C. more             D. less

9.A. refusing           B. printing        C. sending          D. accepting

10.A. In fact           B. Of course        C. By the way       D. At least

NO.4 Middle School
Kunming, Yunnan
April 2nd, 2004
Dear editor（编辑）
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks(孔雀)here .The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dongfeng Square（广场）
They are given food freely by visitors ,They usually throw food to them ,and  don’t think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors . I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds ,but don’t realize(意识到)that they may be doing them harm (伤害).The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds , and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food .For us every person, it’s our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Sun Yan
【小题1】Many visitors come to the writer’s city to