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______ it rains or not can't change his decision.A.EitherB.NeitherC.WhetherD.If
______ it rains or not can't change his decision.
A.Either
B.Neither
C.Whether
D.If
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______ it rains or not can't change his decision.
A.Either
B.Neither
C.Whether
D.If
It _______ for two hours now. A. rains B. is raining C. has rained D. has been raining
It seldom rains heavily in our region nowadays,______?
A. does it
B. isn't it
C. doesn't it
D. is it
The volleyball match will be put off if it ______.
A. will rain
B. rains
C. rained
D. is raining
It ______ nearly every, day here this mouth.
A. rains
B. is raining
C. has rained
D. has been rained
A.it doesn’t matterl
B.don’t worry
C.all right
D.take you time
A.their friends ask them to do so
B.it often rains in England
C.they are going to sell them
D.they are their favorite things
According to the passage, the island got its first soil from ______.
A.sea waves
B.the sand brought by the wind
C.its own rock
D.cool rains
Miss Mary Smith goes to work always with a raincoat because ______.
A.the weather often changes
B.she likes to do so
C.she has to walk home after work
D.it always rains when it's time to go home
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.
Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A.Because they may have four seasons in one day.
B.Because they often have very good weather.
C.Because the weather is warm just like in spring.
D.Because the sky is sunny all day.
As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves dashed against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.
Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little creatures there. Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the minerals of the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider spun its web in vain, because there were no insects for its web to catch, In sects couldn' t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island.
The passage centers on ______.
A.how an undersea volcano broke out
B.how an island rose up in the sea
C.how soil was formed on a new island
D.how life began on a volcano-produced island
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it in the eleventh century B. C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by the king or by those in high office.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared, Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And a gain it was considered a symbol of power and authority. By 1680, the umbrella appeared in France, and later on in England.
By the 18th century the umbrella was used against rain throughout most of Europe. Umbrella have not changed much in style. during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that women's umbrellas were made, in a whole variety of colors.
According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented ______.
A.in ancient China
B.in ancient Europe
C.in ancient Greece
D.in ancient Rome