They became friends again that day. Until then, they ______ to each other for nearly two years.

      A. didn’t speak     B. hadn’t spoken    C. haven’t spoken D. haven’t been speaking

According to the instructions, the medicine can bring much _________ from the pain.

A. effect         B. comfort             C. relief                D. relaxation

 The idea for the new plan came to his mind, ______ to his experiment in the lab.

A. while devoting                                             B. while devoting himself 

C. while he was devoted                                    D. while devoted

You don’t have to angry. He ______ wanted to know the truth.

A．mere      B．merely    C．nearly         D．near

       WILD WEATHERMAN

       Name: Sam Champion

       Hot job: TV Weatherman

       Where: WABC-TV, New York City

       When you were a child, did you plan to forecast wind, rain, and snow on TV?

       I wanted to be a foreign journalist．I took courses in weather science at Eastern Kentucky University, but I majored in broadcasting news．

       How did you finally become a weatherman?

       My first job in the early 80’s was at the local TV station in Paducah, Kentucky．I did everything from turning on the lights in the morning to writing and delivering morning news．I put together weather forecasts, and became interested in them．

       Back then, how did you forecast weather?

       Independent companies collected computer information that showed, for example, how a single weather system might split into snow or snow mixed with rain．The information was often opposite and the job of a weatherman was to study the information and make the best educated guess about the storm．

       Has weather forecasting changed much with new technology?

       Advanced computers, satellites, and Doppler radar （sound waves used to track storms） have made forecasting more exact．But we still know very little about how weather is shaped．So far, we just have theories．

       Any advice for children who’d like to become weather scientists?

       To me, weather is the most exciting field in the world．There are still so many more questions about weather than answers．After all, if we can’t foresee floods or hurricanes, how safe a society are we? Weather forecasting is wide open for scientists who love to solve puzzling problems．The next generation of meteorologists （weather scientists） will unlock many of Earth’s weather secrets．So get a general knowledge of Earth science, and study meteorology （weather science） in college．

       Thanks, Sam．                                 

1．Judging from the writing style, the text is ________．

       A．a diary    B．an interview     C．a news story     D．an announcement

2．As a child, ABC-TV’s Sam Champion wanted to be a ________．

       A．space scientist  B．weatherman     C．news reporter   D．meteorologist

3．Present weather forecasting technology ________．

       A．has made weather report more exact than ever            

       B．is still not perfect

       C．hasn’t changed much in the last 50 years                           

       D．both A and B

4．The study of weather science is called ________．

       A． meteorology   B． forecasting    C ．geography      D． earth science

Will you see to ________ that you will take good care of my car while using it?

A．this            B．it         C．that            D．him

 Missing the plane means ________ for one day, so I mean ________ up early tomorrow.

  A. to stay; getting    B. staying; getting   C. staying; to get   D. to stay; to get

 Once we _____, we should work hard until we succeed.

      A. make up our mind           B. make our mind 

C. make up our minds           D. make our minds

Interest in the Special Olympics______ across the world and now cities______for the honor to host the event.

A. has spread;  are competing                           B. spread; compete

C. is spread;   are competing                                     D. has been spread; are competing

_____more and more forests destroyed, some animals are facing the danger of dying out.

A. With              B. By                C. As             D. For