Different weather makes people feel different;it influences health,intelligence (智力) and feelings.

In August,it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there easily have 16        trouble and other kinds of health problems dur?ing this month. In the northeast and the middle west,it is very hot sometimes and very cold at other 17       . People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.

The weather can also 18        intelligence. For example,in a report by scientists,IQ of a group of students was very 19        when a very strong wind came,but after the strong wind,their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have more 20       . Very hot weather,on the other hand,can make it 21      . Students in many schools of theUnited Statesoften get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August) . Weather also has a strong influence on people's 22      . Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually 23        cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat peo- ple may have a hard time in hot summer.

Low air pressure (氣壓) may make people 24      . People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low pressure days. People feel best at a 25       of about 18°C.

(   ) 16. A. heart   B. table

   C. traffic   D. floor

(   ) 17. A. time   B. times

   C. some times   D. at times

(   ) 18. A. develop   B. influence

   C. speed   D. bring

(   ) 19. A. low   B. high

   C. large   D. small

(   ) 20. A. harm   B. body

   C. intelligence   D. health

(   ) 21. A. bigger   B. higher

   C. lower   D. smaller

(   ) 22. A. health   B. clothes

   C. skin   D. feelings

(   ) 23. A. smell   B. touch

   C. feel   D. taste

(   ) 24. A. interested   B. relaxed

   C. forgetful   D. nervous

(   ) 25. A. time   B. watch

   C. temperature   D. place

(   ) 15. My parents and I go to Beijing from time to time.

   A. on time   B. sometime

   C. at times   D. some times

(   ) 14. ―I don't like snowy weather.

--      

   A. Me neither   B. Neither I   C. Me too   D. So I am

(   ) 13. It's freezing cold outside. You'd better       warm clothes.

   A. take off   B. put on

   C. wear   D. dress

(   ) 12. My favourite writer's new book will       next month. I can't wait to read it.

   A. come on   B. come out

   C. come back   D. come in

(   ) 11. Hong Kong is in the       of China.

   A. northwest   B. northeast   C. southwest   D. southeast

(   ) 10.       jeans were invented over 100 years ago,they're still in fashion today.

   A. Because   B. If

   C. Although   D. Since

(   ) 9. Yangzhou is a good place       in May.

   A. to see   B. to look

   C. to visit   D. to go

(   ) 8. ―Can we go camping?

―No,it       rain tomorrow.

   A. has to   B. may

   C. need   D. must

(   ) 7. I wish I        ten years younger.

   A. am   B. was

   C. will be   D. were