Itisdifficulttoforecasttheweather.Itisevenmoredifficulttoknowwhataseasonwillbelike.Anative (土著的)Americantribe(部落)was(16) enoughtosurvive(挺过)lastterriblewinter. OnedayinearlySeptembertheheadofthetribeaskedhismento(17) somewoodtobuildsome houses.Severaldayslatersomepeopleaskedwhatthewinterwasgoingtobelike.Theheaddecidedtoaskthe NationalWeatherServicefor(l8) ."Yesitisgoingtobeacoldwinter"theweathermantoldhim.Hewent backtohistribeandtoldhismentocollectsomefirewood(木柴). TwoweekslatertheheadcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceagain."Areyoustillforecastinga(19> winter?"heasked. "Yesverycold"theweathermantoldhim. Asaresulttheheadtoldhismentocollect(20) firewood. Amonth(21) theheadcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceoncemore."Yesitisgoingtobeoneofthe (22) winters"theweathermantoldtheheadpatiently. Theweathermanwasright!AndthenativeAmericantribe (23) comfortablythroughthefreezing(极冷的)winter.Theheadwasthankful(感激的)totheweatherman.Hecalledtheweatherman(24) and asked"Howdidyouknowitwasafreezingwinter?" Theweathermansaid"BecausethenativeAmericansarecollecting (25) likecrazy."
( )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.alot 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.moretime B.nomore C.again D.first
( )25.A.fire B.clothes C.everything D.firewood
