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In some areas of the world the weather is very changeable and this fact plays an important part in the daily lives of the people. Farmers, fishermen and sailors(水手) 1 know about these changes ahead of time. Space scientists and airplane pilots(飞行员)especially need weather 2 .
Since earlier time, men have watched the sky, the wind and the atmosphere, as well as a lot of 3 weather signs, in order to make weather forecasts, but often their weather forecasts have not been true. Now there are government stations in many places 4 weather conditions very carefully. They use a lot of scientific ways to help them make their forecasts. For example, they have ways to know the speed and the 5 of the wind. And then they can forecast the path of a storm. They have special balloons, ships and airplanes to help them increase the possibility to be true, and they make use of radar(雷达), satellites(卫星) and computers to collect 6 information.
Today when a plane 7 from an airport, the pilot can know what kind of weather it will be like when he 8 the next stop. If there is 9 rain or snow in the mountains, we can know the day and even the hour that a river may rise many miles away. When a storm is coming in some direction, the people in that area can learn about it ahead of time and 10 for it. How useful the weather forecast is!
( ) 1. A. dare to B. can C. must D. need to
( ) 2. A. information B. fact C. advice D. result
( ) 3. A. another B. other C. the other D. others
( ) 4. A. searching B. studying C. learning D. writing
( ) 5. A. numbers B. weight C. direction D. length
( ) 6. A. necessary B. impossible C. enjoyable D. popular
( ) 7. A. takes off B. takes in C. takes out D. takes away
( ) 8. A. arrives B. reaches C. gets D. comes
( ) 9. A. light B. large C. heavy D. high
( )10.A. leave B. change C. manage D. prepare
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