Once there was a man who could run very fast． He was very proud （1） this and was always
ready to show people how fast he could run．
One day a thief broke into his house， took some of his things and ran off as fast as he（2） ．
The man ran after him， shouting， "Hey， stop! Don't you know you can′t get away from me？" But
the thief only ran faster． The man got （3） angry that he ran at his top speed． He was soon
several miles away from his house．
He was still rushing along （4） he ran into a friend． "Why are you in such a hurry？"asked
the friend．"I am trying to catch a thief． "said the man， who was very much out of breath．"But
where is the thief？ "asked the friend．"Miles and miles behind ! " said the runner， smiling with pride． "He （5） he could run faster than I can， but now，you see， he is quite wrong．
（1）A． of |
B．in |
C．with |
D．off |
（2）A．would |
B．must |
C．could |
D． rathe |
（3）A． very |
B． quite |
C．so |
D．rather |
（4）A． while |
B． though |
C． because |
D． when |
（5）A．thinks |
B．though |
C． will think |
D． is thinking |
Liu Hao is the chief （工程师） of the high﹣speed railway connecting Moonlight Town to
Nanjing．
So far，our football team has won every match this year．That makes us feel （自豪的）．
These kinds of plants （生长） in the northern part of our country．
What do I need to make a thank﹣you card？
You need some （纸），glue and a pair of scissors．
You and your family are planning a picnic for tomorrow．But you want to
（16） the weather forecast （预报） first to see whether there will be rain or not．Your father turns on the television and the family listens to the（17） make the weather report．
"It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning，（18） clearing by early afternoon．The high tomorrow will be 85．"
As there will be no rain，the whole family feels（19） ．Without the weather forecast，you would not know this，and you would just have to take your chances．But now，you can plan your picnic（20） worrying whether it will rain or not．
The man you can thank for this is Cleveland Abbe．He is known as the father of the weather bureau．He was the first person to publish（21） weather forecasts in the United States．
Abbe began his daily weather bulletins （简报） in 1869．They were based on weather（22）_____he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions．Because of their accuracy （准确），the reports were（23） ．
Congress （国会） became（24） in Abbe's weather reports．They made Abbe a meteorologist （someone who studies weather conditions），and he（25） issuing （发布） forecasts three times a day．He was the first official forecaster of the U．S．Weather Service．Because he often forecast probable storms，Abbe earned the nickname of "Old Probabilities．"
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16．A．produce |
B．spread |
C．check |
D．organize |
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17．A．fireman |
B．postman |
C．fisherman |
D．weatherman |
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18．A．so |
B．but |
C．after |
D．because |
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19．A．happy |
B．worried |
C．stressed |
D．curious |
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20．A．about |
B．without |
C．against |
D．from |
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21．A．online |
B．polluted |
C．daily |
D．indoor |
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22．A．maps |
B．stations |
C．space |
D．centers |
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23．A．strange |
B．popular |
C．terrible |
D．useless |
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24．A．successful |
B．similar |
C．bored |
D．interested |
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25．A．avoided |
B．began |
C．minded |
D．risked． |
