It is well-known that English go out always with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why?　 1　 　the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 　2　 　long.

Spring can be rainy or windy 　3　 　the weather is getting warmer and you can hope for more sunny days. In fact there 　4　 　as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is　 5　 　time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season 　6　 　trees in the woods and parks changing color. During autumn, it is still nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets cold. It may snow, especially on high lands and in the north. There are 　7　 　very strong winds in this season.

January and February are the coldest 　8　 　of the year, while the warmest months 　9 　often July and August. The difference in temperature 　10　 　winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average(平均) temperature for winter is about 4.5^○, and for summer, it’s about 15.5^○

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(　 ) 8.A. seasons　　　 B. weather　　　　　 C. months　　　　　 D. years

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15.People in China are always dressed ____ their best clothes _____ New Year’s Day.

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14. The thief_____ the purse and _____.

A. drops, run after　 B. droped, ran away　 C. dropped, run away　 D. dropped, ran away

13. Do you know_____?

A. what he happened　　　　　　　　 B. what the matter is with him.

C. what happened to him　　　　　　　 D. what did he happened

12. Mr. Green told us____ too much time____ reading novels.

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11.They arrived____ Paris ____ a winter evening.

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10. ______ TV at that time?

A. Did you watch　 B. Have you watched　 C. Were you watching　 D. Are you watching

9. My mother was cooking while I____ the radio.

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