A small boy and his father were walking home __1__ when it suddenly(突然) began __2__ hard. They did not have their umbrella with them and __3__ was no place __4__ from the rain. So they were soon wet.

   __5__ when they were walking home through the rain, the boy kept thinking. Then __6__ he turned to his father and said to him, “Why does it rain, father? It isn’t nice, is it?”

 “No, It isn’t very nice, but it is useful, my dear son,” answered his father. “It rains __7__ the vegetables grow __8__ and to make the grass __9__ for cows and sheep.”

 The son thought about it __10__ seconds, and then he asked, “then why does it rain on the road too, father?”

1.A. in the country         B. in country 

C. on the countryside      D. to the country

2. A. rain      B. to rain   C. rains     D. rained

3.A. there     B. it       C. that       D. this

4. A. hides     B. hide    C. to hide    D. hid

5. A. For long time       B. For a long time 

6. A. at last           B. at the moment  

 C. at times         D. at the minute

7.A. to make     B. make    C. makes     D. making

8.A. to me       B. for us    C. on us      D. to ours

9.A. grows      B. to grow   C. grow      D. growing

10. A. for a few   B. for few   C. for a little   D. for little

阅读理解

　　A small boy and his father were walking home in the country， when it suddenly began to rain hard． They did not have umbrellas with them， and there was no place to hide from the rain， so they were soon very wet．

　　For a long while they were walking home through the rain， the boy wag thinking． Then at last he turned to his father and said to him， “Why does it rain， father? It isn't nice， is it?”

　　“No，it isn't very nice， but it's very useful， Tom，” answered his father．"It rains to make the Vegetables grow for us，and to make the grass grow for the cows and sheep．"

　　Tom thought about this for a few seconds， and then he asked， “Then，why does it rain on the road．too?”

　　根椐短文判断对错(正确的写T，错误的写F)

(　　)(1)When the father and his． son started to walk home， it was raining hard．

(　　)(2)They went to a big tree to hide from the rain．

(　　)(3)The rain stopped when they got home．

Reading comprehension. 阅读理解.

　　A small boy and his father are taking a walk in the countryside when it begins to rain. They haven't raincoats or umbrellas with them and there is not any place to hide from the rain, so they have to walk home. Soon they are wet.

　　On their way home, the boy asked his father, “Dad, why does it rain? It isn't very nice, is it?”

　　“No, it isn't very nice, but it's useful,” answered the father. “It rains to make the flowers and vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass for the sheep.”

　　The boy thinks about this for a moment, then he says, “Then why does it rain on the road too, Father?”

Read and answer the following questions. 阅读并回答问题.

(1) Where are the boy and his father walking?

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(2) Do they have raincoats or umbrellas?

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(3) They have to walk home, don't they?

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(4) What does the boy think of the rain?

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(5) The boy thinks it needs to rain on the ground. Is that right?

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