[单项选择]English-speaking people ______ always talk about the weather when they meet.

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Passage Five In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later’ black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because, （）
A. their friends ask them to do so
B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them
D. they are their favorite things

[单项选择]Why do people in England often talk about the weather
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day.
B. Because they often have very good weather.
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring.
D. Because the sky is sunny all day.

[单项选择]What do you think the speaker will talk about in the next part of his speech


A. The contributions the elderly can make to our societies.
B. The swelling burden of supporting welfare programs in the future.
C. Our responsibility of building retirement homes for our graying society.
D. Our responsibility of looking after the old family members by ourselves.

[单项选择]Wben buying racehorses, people always give priority ______ good pedigrees.
A. in
B. for
C. at
D. to

[单项选择]Common people always believe that the president excels at both______ and international matters.
A. alien
B. domestic
C. dominant
D. overseas

[单项选择]What do American people always do when servings are too large for them
A. They take the food home with a doggie bag for their dogs.
B. They leave the food on the table and go away.
C. They take the food home with a doggie bag and enjoy the food later.
D. They ask the waitress or waiter to keep the food for them.

[单项选择]Young people always complain, more or less justly, that their parents are out of ______ with modern ways.
A. link
B. connection
C. association
D. touch

[单项选择]What do people always make when they hold the Olympic Games

[单项选择]Bill doesn't ______ what people say about him.
A. concern
B. matter
C. care
D. disturb

[单项选择]What did people say about him
A. They said he was a famous writer.
B. They said he was an important modern painter.
C. They said his painting was important and Contemporary.
D. They said he was an important contemporary.

[单项选择]Why do people always try and use as few words as possible when they cable Because ______.
A. more words cost more money
B. they think it unnecessary to use "little words"
C. few words can make everything clear
D. they hate to use auxiliary verbs like "do, does, are,is," and so on

[单项选择]What do people know about early dolls


A. They were first made of wood or stone.
B. They were invented in Greek.
C. They were meant to bring good luck.
D. They were children’s favourite toys.

[单项选择]What are all these people talking about
A. Reading software.
B. A reading course.
C. A good service.
D. A class program.