Question

It is difficult to forecast the weather. It is even more difficult to know what a season will be like. A native (土著的)American tribe (部落) was ⁽¹⁶⁾      enough to survive (挺过)last terrible winter. One day in early September the head of the tribe asked his men to⁽¹⁷⁾      some wood to build some houses. Several days later,some people asked what the winter was going to be like. The head decided to ask the National Weather Service for^(l8)       . "Yes,it is going to be a cold winter" the weatherman told him. He went back to his tribe and told his men to collect some firewood (木柴). Two weeks later the head called the National Weather Service again. "Are you still forecasting a^(19>       winter?" he asked. "Yes,very cold," the weatherman told him. As a result,the head told his men to collect⁽²⁰⁾      firewood. A month⁽²¹⁾      the head called the National Weather Service once more. "Yes,it is going to be one of the ⁽²²⁾      winters," the weatherman told the head patiently. The weatherman was right! And the native American tribe ⁽²³⁾      comfortably through the freezing (极冷的)winter. The head was thankful (感激的)to the weatherman. He called the weatherman⁽²⁴⁾      and asked, "How did you know it was a freezing winter?" The weatherman said, "Because the native Americans are collecting ⁽²⁵⁾      like crazy."

(   ) 16. A. rich    B. unlucky C. good    D. lucky

(   ) 17. A. buy    B. look C. collect    D. sell

(   ) 18. A. advice    B. money C. clothes    D. wood

(   ) 19. A. warm    B. cool C. cold    D. cloudy

(   ) 20. A. many    B. mostly C. a lot    D. more

(   ) 21. A. later    B. after C. late    D. afterwards

(   ) 22. A. warmest    B. coldest C. colder    D. finest

(   ) 23. A. ran    B. went C. passed    D. danced

(   ) 24. A. more time    B. no more C. again    D. first

(   ) 25. A. fire    B. clothes C. everything    D. firewood

Answer 1

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