It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.

Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”

“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”

“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”

“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”

Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”

1.The story happened         .

2.It was a very        day.

3.There was         in the old man’s hand.

4.There was something wrong with the old man’s             .

5.Which is TURE according to（根据）the story?

It was a beautiful spring morning. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and the sun was warm but not too hot. Mr. White saw an old man at the bus stop with a big and black umbrella in his hand.
Mr. White said to him, “Do you think it’s going to rain today?”
“No,” said the old man, “I don’t think so.”
“Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?”
“No, the sun is not very hot in spring.”
Mr. White looked at the big umbrella again, and the man said, “I am old man, and my legs are not very strong. I must have a walking-stick. But people will say, ‘Look, the man is so old, and I don’t like that.’ When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say, ‘look at that stupid man.’”
【小题1】The story happened         .

The cloud is lifting. I hope the sun will ________ soon.

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根据句意、汉语或首字母提示写出单词。

1．What a sunny day! There isn't a cloud in the _________（天空）．

2．--Who are you _________（等待）for?

--Andy．He is expected to come here at 3 o'clock．But he hasn't come yet．

3．_________（幸好），I caught the early bus and got to the railway station Just in time．

4．There are several ways to solve this problem．Let's have a _________（讨论）now．

5．Of the two coats，I'll choose the _________（便宜）one to save some money for a book．

6．We can _________（容易地）forgive a child who is afraid of the dark，but we can’t forgive an adult who is afraid of the light．

7．I fully _________（赞同）with you that it is not too late to act now．

8．Yuan Longping is called “Father” of Hybrid rice，and his achievements go _________（超过）China．

9．--It's a good h_________ to keep a diary every day．

--That's right．I believe it can help us improve our writing．

10．Yancheng Science and Technology Museum，opened in May，is a wonderful place for children．It is well w_________ visiting．

11．The living conditions are improving．Now more and more people can a________ to buy ears．

12．Our English teacher treats everyone equally．He is a f_________ person．

13．--Look! The boy is running so fast!

--It's hard to i_________ that his right leg was once broken．

14．You won't pass the driving test u_________ you practise more．

15．New China was founded in 1940 and this year will be her s_________ birthday．