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

The Anti－Tapanese War lasted eight years________the Chinese won in the end.

A. after B. before　　　 C. when 　　　D. then

He was so cold, he seemed so proud, ________ every time she met him, she experienced a kind of emotional electric shock.

A. after B. since　　　 C. yet 　　 D. for

In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 　41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 　42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 　43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 　44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko 　45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 　46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 　47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

One of her hardest 　48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.

"The other students were 　49 it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 　50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 　51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 　52 she failed.

A young man on her team 　53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".

"You will never understand how those words of 　55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have

57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 　58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will 　59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 　60 words: You can do that.

41. A. learned 　　　 B. spoke 　　　 C. dreamed 　 　　 D. heard

42. A. way 　　　　 B. life　 　　　 C. education　 　　 　　　D. spirit

43. A. photo 　　 B. painting 　 C. picture 　　 　　　D. drawing

44. A. baking 　　　 B. frying 　　 C. steaming 　 　　　D. boiling

45. A. hoped 　　　 B. arranged 　 C. liked 　　　　 　　　D. attempted

46. A. described 　B. imagined C. created　 　　　　　 　 D. discovered

47. A. tense 　　　 B. cheerful 　 C. relaxed 　　 　　　 D. deserted

48. A. times 　　　 B. question 　 C. classes 　　 　　　　D. projects.

49. A. curious about　 B. good at 　C. slow at　　　 D. nervous about

50. A. kick 　　　 B. pass　 　 　C. carry 　　　　 D. hit

51. A. through 　　　　 B. into 　　　 C. over 　　　　 D. past

52. A. after B. if　 　　　 C. because 　　　 　　　　 D. until

53. A. believed 　　　 B. considered　　 　　　 C. wondered　　 　D. sensed

54. A. warned 　　　 B. sighed　　 　　　　　 C. ordered　 　　　　 　　　　 D. whispered

55. A. excitement 　 B. encouragement　 　 C. persuasion　　 D. suggestion

56. A. interested　 　　　 B. doubtful　　　 　　 C. puzzled　　　 　　 D. sure

57. A. never　 　　　　 B. already　　　　 　　 C. seldom 　　　　　　 D. almost

58. A. happened 　　　 B. applied　　　 　　　 C. seemed　　　 　　 D. meant

59. A. continue　 　　B. stay　　 　　　　　 C. exist　 　　　　　　 D. live

60. A. merciful　 　　　 B. bitter　　　 　　 C. simple　 　　　　　 D. easy

完形填空：

　　The manager of a small building company(公司) was very 1 to get a bill for two white　　 mice which one of his workmen had bought. He 2 the workman and asked him why he had　　 had the bill 3 to the company.

　　 　　 　　 　　 “Well,”the　　 workman answered, “you remember the house we　　 were 4 in Newbridge last week, 5 ? One of the things we had to do there was　　 to put in some new electric wiring. Well, in one place we had to pass some wires through a　　 pipe 6 and about an inch across, which was built into solid stone and had four big　　 bends in it. 7 could think how to do this 8 I had a good idea. I went to a　　 shop and 9 two mice, one of them male(雄性)　　 and the other female(雌性).

　　 　　 　　Then I tied(扎，绑)　　 a thread to the body of the male mouse and put him into the pipe at one end 10 Tom　　 held the female mouse at the other end and pressed her gently to make her squeak(吱吱叫). When the male mouse heard the female mouse’s　　 squeaks, he rushed along the 11 to help her. I suppose he was a gentleman 12 he　　 was only a mouse. Anyway, as he ran through the pipe , he pulled the thread behind him. It　　 was then quite 13 for us to tie one end of the thread to the electric wires and　　 pull them 14 the pipe.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 The manager 15 the bill for the white mice.

1. A. surprised   B. sorry

　　 　　    C. strange　　 D. pleased

　　 　　 [    ]

2. A. took out    B. sent for

　　 　　    C. called at   D. brought with

　　 　　 [    ]

3. A. to be sent   B. to send

　　 　　    C. send　　　　 D. sent

　　 　　 [    ]

4. A. built　　    B. cleaning

　　 　　    C. repairing    D. looking

　　 　　 [    ]

5. A. do you remember    B. didn’t you

　　 　　    C. don’t you　　　　 D. do you think so

　　 　　 [    ]

6. A. thirty-feet-long    B. thirty foots long

　　 　　    C. thirty feet long    D. thirty foot long

　　 　　 [    ]

7. A. None of us　　   B. No of us 

   C. No one of we　　 D. None us

　　 　　 [    ]

8. A. after    B. when

　　 　　    C. until    D. unless

　　 　　 [    ]

9. A. caught　　 B. bought

　　 　　    C. sold　　   D. sent

　　 　　 [    ]

10. A. as　　   B. so

　　 　　     C. while    D. when

　　 　　 [    ]

11. A. pipe　　   B. pole

　　 　　     C. rope　　   D. wire

　　 　　 [    ]

12. A. even thought　　   B. in fact

　　 　　     C. as though　　　　  D. such enough

　　 　　 [    ]

13. A. difficult　　 B. impossible 

    C. helpful　　   D. easy

　　 　　 [    ]

14. A. along　　    B. through

　　 　　     C. inside　　   D. towards

　　 　　 [    ]

15. A. received    B. agreed

　　 　　     C. paid　　    D. found

　　 　　 [    ]