—I agree.

—No, I'm just j      .

—Me n      .

    The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We can't control(控制) it,         it often controls how and where we live and what        (do) .Read this passage and learn something about the weather.

    What is weather?

    The weather is just the state of the atmosphere(大气层) at any time, such as temperature, wind, rain, sun, etc.

    What makes weather change?

    As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get more sunlight. So it's        (warm) in those places. Some places get        (little) or no sunlight in winter. Then those places have        (low) temperatures. These        (different) in temperature make the air and water move around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun        the earth. So the weather changes.

    What's the difference between weather and climate(气候)?

    Climate is a place's weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and even from hour        hour. It can be        (sun) in the morning, cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very

        (slow) over lots of years.

There's      in the street at this time．

Just now I      that phone number．

This factory              last week．

              of the teachers in our school are women teachers.

Do you need a flat                    ?

                    today?

You can come at             you like.

    Our new neighbours are the Browns. They have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy is Jack and the girl is Alice. Jack is 11, and he is one year older than me. Alice and my sister Nancy are 8 years old.

    At weekends, Nancy and I like to go to play with Alice and Jack. Both Jack and I really enjoy playing computer games. Sometimes the girls join us, but the games they enjoy are different from the ones we like.

    There is a big park near our houses. Sometimes, when the weather is fine, the four of us go for bike rides there. We often stop at the huge playground to have some fun. Jack and I like to play basketball, but the girls prefer to sing and dance.

    Our families often have dinner together. On some days, they come over to our house and on other days, we go over to theirs. Mr Brown and his wife cook really well.

    Nancy and I are very glad to have the Browns next door. It's great to have friends living so near.