The trouble with the TV weather report is that it brings out the worst news to all of us.
The other evening I was watching my 26 on the late night news, and he said, “A cold wind is coming down from Canada and will sweep across the Great Plains, carrying 27 temperatures, snow and ice.”
“What are you smiling at?” my wife wanted to know.
“We are 28 ” I said.
“But the people in the Great Plains are Americans too.”
“They’re 29 to it.” I replied. “This kind of weather is soft to them.”
The weatherman was waving his hands all over the 30 . “A storm now over the Pacific will 31 six inches of rain in Southern California and Arizona.”
“Serve them 32 !” I said. “They’re always saying 33 great their weather is and it’s time they got a taste of the elements(自然力).”
The weatherman 34 “Low temperatures will be 35 to Texas.”
“Don’t cry 36 Texas,” I said.
“Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia can expect freezing rain 37 this high pressure system coming up from Mexico.” The weatherman continued.
I said, “So the 38 of their rose garden!”
My wife was angry, “You’re being very 39 . ”
“Look,” I said, “the only reason they tell you 40 the weather is like in other parts of the country is 41 people who aren’t affected by it can enjoy it. Bad news is good news if it doesn’t
42 you.”
The weatherman went on saying, “And we can expect two inches of 43 in the Washington area by tomorrow’s rush hour.”
I couldn’t believe what I had just 44 , and looked up to heaven, “Why 45 ?”
26. A. waiter B. actor C. weatherman D. salesman
27. A. high B. freezing C. hot D. cold
28. A. lucky B. strong C. tired D. upset
29. A. devoted B. added C. agreed D. used
30. A. city B. screen C. map D. country
31. A. experience B. produce C. organize D. have
32. A. legally B. loosely C. happily D. gradually
33. A. how B. what C. why D. which
34. A. asked B. answered C. continued D. begged
35. A. placed B. removed C. taken D. brought
36. A. to B. at C. in D. for
37. A. as B. for C. with D. because
38. A. end B. start C. return D. recovery
39. A. kind B. cruel C. healthy D. busy
40. A. what B. how C. when D. which
41. A. that B. if C. because D. when
42. A. join in B. turn to C. happen to D. give in
43. A. river B. snow C. wind D. cloud
44. A. listened B. heard C. seen D. watched
45. A. them B. him C. you D. us