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(產(chǎn)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

 

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My mum says my head is too expensive , because all my operations (手術) have cost millions of dollars.         I am sick with hydrocephalus . That means "water in the head ". Water runs    1     the body like a river , but sometimes it    2    leave my head . That water gives me bad headaches and lots of other problems . So,       3     put a small tube (試管) in me to    4    away that water from my head .          I stay in the hospital most of the time . Sometimes the doctors let me go out to play . But sometimes , if I play too much , my tube has problems . I have to go back to the     5     .         My doctor , Dr Beck , is the greatest . He takes good care of me, and he's a lot of fun , too . My illness is       6     to understand, but Dr Beck always takes time to teach me about it by drawing pictures or telling stories. I draw cartoons for him , too , to make him laugh when he gets     7    .         When I grow up, I dream of becoming a doctor    8     I can take care of kids like me . I have been in the hospital a lot , and my mum is a nurse , so I have learned a lot by      9    and asking questions .         When I'm a doctor , I'll tell sick kids my story to make them feel     10     when they're afraid .

(     )1. A. under  (     )2. A. don't (     )3. A. friends (     )4. A. take  (     )5. A. bedroom (     )6. A. hard   (     )7. A. sleepy  (     )8. A. because (     )9. A. helping (     )10. A. worse

B. through     B. won't   B. mum and dad B. bring    B. school    B. easy     B. tired    B. whether   B. reading   B. better

C. by           C. can't   C. teachers     C. put      C. hospital  C. interesting  C. angry      C. so that    C. drawing      C. more

D. across           D. didn't D. doctors      D. run          D. house        D. painful      D. happy        D. and          D. watching     D. less

單詞拼寫(根據(jù)所給首字母或漢語意思補全單詞。

1. The house is so expensive that I can't a. _______ it.

2. Sam's uncle is an old s_______, he has been in the army for 20years.

3. I'm going to an English training school to i_______ my English.

4. There's nothing in the box, so it's e_______.

5. If you want to shop on the Internet, you should fill in the p_______ information.

6. Salt is p_______ in East and South China.

7. If you want to have the s_______ hair, please use Easy Care Shampoo.

8. We have organized games and the staff d_______ up as downs.

9. I don't think_______ (外國人) will have any problems talking with Chinese in Beijing in 2008.

10. Have you_______ (回復) to his letter?.

11. You'd better not read a passage by _______ (翻譯) every word into Chinese.

12. There are two girls .in our group, _______ (包括) Mary:

13．Did you go to the_______ (劇院)with your cousin yesterday?

14．The story was really_______ (動人)，when I heard it, tears came into my eyes．

15．She has a problem and wants to know how to_______ (解決)it．

Dear Nancy,
You asked about places to go and things to do in our town. The Downtown Mall is always  51  . It’s a   52  place in the oldest part of town. There are some good stores and restaurants there.    53  , Trendy Clothing Store is in Downtown Mall. It’s a fun place to shop, and it has the   54   quality clothes. The shop assistants are friendly   55   people. My favorite     56   in town is Nick’s Restaurant. It is close to my house. It’s cheap and the hamburgers there are great. I like Dragon City Restaurant,    57  . You can eat wonderful noodles there and the beef noodles are the most delicious! You must try the dumplings there, too. But it’s more expensive than Nick’s. The Big Cinema is the best cinema in town. It has the biggest screen and the most  58   seats. The Del Ray Complex is also a good place to see movies. It doesn’t have the 59  movies, but the tickets are the cheapest.
Anyway, there are lots of things to do and to see here. Come for a   60  soon!
Love,
Kate

【小題1】

A．ugly B．fun C．dull D．boring

【小題2】

A．fishing B．skating C．reading D．shopping

【小題3】．So that              B．For example            C．Such as            D．In fact

【小題4】

A．better B．best C．worse D．worst

【小題5】

A．with B．for C．to D．a(chǎn)t

【小題6】

A．school B．restaurant C．hospital D．park

【小題7】

A．too B．a(chǎn)lso C．either D．neither

【小題8】

A．dangerous B．comfortable C．important D．boring

【小題9】

A．older B．newer C．newest D．oldest

【小題10】

A．visit B．see C．walk D．dinner