Question

Pearl and her friends intended for a camp. However, she wanted to____________________ the weather forecast( 預(yù)報(bào))first to see whether there would be rain or not. Pearl turned on the television and listened to the____________________make the weather report.

“It will be partly cloudy tomorrow morning,____________________clearing by early afternoon. The high tomorrow will be 85.” As there would be no rain, she felt____________________.Without the weather forecast, she would not know this, and would just have to take her chance.

But now, you can plan your picnic ____________________ 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 ____________________weather forecasts in the United States.

Abbe began his daily weather bulletins ( 簡 報(bào) )in 1869. They were based on weather ____________________ he drew from telegraphed reports of weather conditions. Because of their accuracy(準(zhǔn)確）, the reports were __________________ .

Congress( 國 會(huì) )became ____________________ in Abbe's weather reports. They made Abbe a meteorologist(someone who studies weather conditions）, and he ___________________ issuing （發(fā)布) forecasts three times a day. He was the first official forecaster of the U.S. Weather Service. Because he often forecasted probable storms, Abbe earned the nickname of“Old Probabilities. ”

1.A.prefer B.organize C.spread D.check

2.A.policeman B.fireman C.fisherman D.weatherman

3.A.before B.after C.but D.because

4.A.curious B.stressed C.happy D.worried

5.A.without B.about C.against D.from

6.A.indoor B.daily C.polluted D.online

7.A.space B.stations C.centers D.maps

8.A.strange B.terrible C.popular D.useless

9.A.successful B.interested C.bored D.similar

10.A.began B.hated C.minded D.risked

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