Weather Forecasting

    No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we   1   correctly the signs around us we can   2   what the more changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like the following day or two is called weather forecasting.

    For many centuries and in all countries people have   3   the weather and tried to  4__   weather forecasting.

    Sometimes   5   objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a   __6   of much water vapour in the   7   and therefore rain will probably come.

    Rings round the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their   8   the coming of  wet weather. Their joints（骨头节）ache. Some birds fly   9   as fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if   10   or stormy weather is   11   the way. It is probably because of the insects（昆虫）which they are hunting   12__ they fly   13   .

    If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and   fine. Such   14   always come in the evening. If the stars   15   clearly at night, then fair weather will  16   . If a fog appears in the morning just about sunrise, then the day will be warm. Instead, if a fog appears I the evening the next day will be wet   17  .

    If the sunset is mostly red in   18   , then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.

    Most of the   19   sayings have been made by people who have used their   20   and brains to make weather forecasting.

    1.         A. see             B. look             C. read             D. take

    2.         A. tell            B. speak            C. talk             D. point

    3.         A. studied         B. learned          C. searched         D. researched

    4.         A. do              B. make             C. carry            D. send

    5.         A. small           B. away             C. near             D. distant

    6.         A. sight           B. sign             C. mark             D. shape

    7.         A. air             B. sky              C. heaven           D. earth

    8.         A. legs            B. arms             C. skins            D. bones

    9.         A. high            B. low              C. near             D. far

    10.     A. wet             B. dry              C. rainy            D. sunny

    11.     A. by              B. in               C. for              D. on

    12.     A. that            B. which            C. where            D. when

    13.     A. high            B. low              C. fast             D. slow

    14.     A. as              B. rainbows         C. weather          D. day

    15.     A. twinkle         B. appear           C. bright           D. seem

    16.     A. begin           B. stop             C. continue         D. be

    17.     A. day             B. weather          C. hour             D. time

    18.     A. edge            B. surface          C. centre           D. colour

    19.     A. above           B. below            C. important        D. interesting

    20.     A. bodies          B. hands            C. eyes             D. legs

    KEYS: 1-5 CAABD  6-10 BADAC  11-15 DABBA  16-20 CBDAC