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In western countries, people always talk about the weather, but nobody can do anything about it. That is the truth. They usually begin their talks with "A nice day, isn't it?" "Do you think it will rain?" "What a fine day!" etc.

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they can never agree with one another. One man may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." Another man would say, "No, it's going to be fine tomorrow.” People are often looking for the weather that they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something that could tell him it's going to rain; He won't believe anything else. When friends want to have a travel, they are sure that the weather is going to clear up very quickly. Almost everyone listens to what the weather man says. But he doesn't always tell us what we want, and once in a while he makes a mistake. Still, he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else.

51. "Nobody can do anything about the weather" means ____.

A. nobody can change weather

B. nobody can talk about weather

C. nobody can make weather

D. nobody likes weather

52. ____ is a common way to start a talk.

A. Smile

B. Talking about weather

C. Keeping silent

D. Asking each other's names

53. Many people hope the weather will be ____.

A. cloudy

B. like what they like to be

C. rainy

D. fine

54. A weatherman probably is a man who ____.

A. can see weather

B. can change weather

C. reports weather

D. is made of weather

55. When it is cloudy in the east, you know that ____ tomorrow.

A. it will be still cloudy

B. it will be fine

C. it is going to rain

D. A or B or C

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Feeling left out

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends. But how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play

with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．

If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!

56．This text is written for ______．

A．teachers B．parents C．students D．visitors

57．According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ______.

A．have trouble with their studies B. don’t have their best friends around C．need their parents to be with them D．are too young to look after themselves 58．The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to______．

A．sharing your ideas B．talking before many people

C．studying better at school D．developing new friendship 59．Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because______ A．they miss their old friends a lot

B．they have no time to stay with others

C．teachers know who wants a new friend

D．they are shy or not good at making friends

60．The title “feeling left out'’ means “______”in Chinese．

A．受冷落8．被调侃C．挨批评D．遭攻击

CBDDA

“When can I get a cell phone?” The answer is when your parents think you need one, though many kids seem to be getting them around age 12 or 13. Some younger kids may have them because their parents see it as a matter of safety and convenience. For example, a kid can call mom and dad when sports practice is over. And a cell phone can give kids almost instant access(快捷通道) to their parents if something goes wrong or they need help.

It can give parents quick access to their kids so they can check on them and make sure they’re OK.If you do get a cell phone, make some rules with your parents, such as how many minutes you’re allowed to spend on the pho ne, when you can use your phone, when the phone must be turned off, and what you will do if someone calls you too often, and so on.

You’ll also have to learn to take care of the phone in your life. Keep it charged(充电) and store it in the safe place so it d oesn’t get lost. And whatever you do, don’t use it in the bathroom. I know someone who dropped her phone in the toilet!

61. Parents buy cell phones for their kids because ___________.