Susie Sunbeam was not her real name．It was Susan Brown．But everyone called（16） __ Sunbeam，because she had such a sweet，smiling face．She（17） took brightness with her wherever she went．Her grandfather first gave her this （18） ，and it seemed to fit the little girl so （19） that soon it took the place of her own．
Even when Susie was a baby，she laughed and smiled from morning till night．No one ever heard her cry unless she was （20） or hurt．When she had learnt to（21） ，she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother. (22） ，she helped her as much as she could．
She loved （23） ．She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time，and ask her many questions．At other times，she would take a new book and read quietly．Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children．She never used a（n） （24） word，but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy．
One day，a（n） （25） little girl with an old torn dress passed by．Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her．She at once ran out to the gate，and asked the little gril to come （26） ．
"What are you crying for？"Susie asked．"Because they all （27） at me．"she said．
Then Susie took the little girl into the house．She （28） the little girl with kind words，and she gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes． This bought real （29） __ to the poor child，and she thought that Sunbeam was the （30） name for Susan Brown．
16．A．it |
B．itself |
C．her |
D．herself |
17．A．sometimes |
B．seldom |
C．never |
D．always |
18．A．name |
B．chance |
C．dress |
D．book |
19．A．possibly |
B．clearly |
C．nicely |
D．easily |
20．A．happy |
B．sick |
C．fine |
D．busy |
21．A．walk |
B．say |
C．read |
D．write |
22．A．By the way |
B．In this way |
C．On the way |
D．In the way |
23．A．study |
B．nature |
C．travel |
D．sport |
24．A．kind |
B．unkind |
C．usual |
D．unusual |
25．A．honest |
B．weak |
C．poor |
D．rich |
26．A．in |
B．out |
C．up |
D．down |
27．A．look |
B．point |
C．shout |
D．laugh |
28．A．brought up |
B．gave up |
C．picked up |
D．cheered up |
29．A．pain |
B．trouble |
C．pleasure |
D．truth |
30．A．wrong |
B．right |
C．strange |
D．common． |
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． |
