Which is better-to drive on the left or right? Do you think it really doesn't matter? If so, you are wrong. A group of America scientists say cars moving on the right hand side of the road help to make tornadoes（龍卷風(fēng)）. The' Americans say that cars and trucks going very fast each other make the air turn anti-clockwise（逆時針方向）in the northern half of the earth. In the southern half of the earth the air goes clockwise. So in the USA people must drive cars on the left, and in Australia, for example, people must drive on the right!

　　There are about 2.5 million cars and trucks moving on the roads in the USA at any time. The air that they move is strong enough to change to the movement of the air. Between 1933 and 1973,there were not so many tornadoes because there were less cars and trucks on the roads.

　　Scientists have found that there are not so many tornadoes on Saturdays. That is because cars on Saturdays are fewer. But tornadoes come mostly on weekdays when there are so many people driving to work

(1) The passage tells about _________.

[　　]

A．cars

B．how tornadoes are brought about

C．Driving on the wrong side may bring about tornadoes

(2) In which of these countries must cars be driven on the right? _______

[　　]

A．New Zealand

B．Canada

C．India

(3) Why are there fewer tornadoes on Saturdays? ________

[　　]

A．Many people drive out to enjoy the weekend

B．Many people do not drive to work

C．People go to work by bus

(4) A group of America scientists say cars moving on ________ side of the road help to make tornadoes.

[　　]

A．the right hand

B．the left hand

C．the middle

(5) Scientists have found that there are not so many tornadoes on _________

[　　]

A．Sundays

B．Saturdays

C．Weekends
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　A young man once went into town and bought himself 　1　 trousers. When he 　2 　home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them 　3 　He found that they were about two inches too 　4　 .

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　But as soon as his mother was free she went 　11 　upstairs to her son's bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs 　12 　saying anything to her daughters.

　Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother's trousers. She was a kindhearted girl, 　13 　she went upstairs and shortened the trousers by two inches.

　The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came in, she, too, remembered 　14 　her brother 　15 　. So she ran upstairs 　16 　her scissors（剪刀）and took two inches 　17 　legs of the new trousers.You can imagine the look 　18 　the young man's face 　19 　he put the trousers on the 　20 　morning.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

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　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

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