[单项选择]The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous be cause it ______.
A. uses electronic instruments
B. enables man to alter the weather
C. makes weather prediction easier
D. gives the scientist information not obtained readily otherwise

[单项选择]The observation of weather conditions by satellites is advantageous because it ______.
A. gives the scientist information not obtained readily otherwise
B. enables man to alter the weather
C. uses electronic instruments
D. is modern

[单项选择]What weather conditions are predicted during the night and morning hours
A. Heavy fog.
B. Periodic sleet.
C. Strong winds.
D. Heavy snow.

[单项选择]Because of adverse weather conditions, the travelers stopped to camp.
A. local
B. unfamiliar
C. good
D. unfavorable

[单项选择]If these bad weather conditions persist, the game will be cancelled.
A. stay
B. continue
C. permit
D. insist

[单项选择]Some areas, their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to
B. in spite of
C. but for
D. with regard to

[单项选择]______ if the weather conditions are unfavorable, the race will still be held on Sunday.
A. Although
B. While
C. Even
D. As

[单项选择]Some areas,______ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to
B. in spite of
C. but for
D. with regard to

[单项选择]Because of {{U}}harsh{{/U}} weather conditions, more than a dozen states in the United States were declared disaster areas in 1977.
A. severe
B. bizarre
C. moist
D. improbable

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Weather Severe winter weather during the first three weeks of January caused hundreds of deaths in Europe. A massive dome of cold air became entrenched over northern Scandinavia and northern USSR in mid-December of 1986. It migrated westward and southward so that by January 12 much of the continent was under its influence. On that day, central England had its coldest day since 1945, with London recording 160F (—90℃). In Leningrad, USSR, temperatures dipped to —490F (—450℃), reportedly the coldest in 250 years. Coastal and river ice brought a halt to shipping in northern Europe. The cold was also accompanied by a major snowstorm that snarled rail and road transport in Western Europe on January 11 to 13. Snow fell as far south as the French Riviera．On January 14, East Berlin recorded January 11 to 13. Snow fell as far south as the French Riviera．On January 14, East Berlin recorded an all-time record low of —130F (—110℃ ), while Paris measured a snowfal
A. 40
B. 41
C. 42
D. 43