“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ___?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.

A．tigers and lions B．pigs and sheep C．cats and dogs D．chickens and ducks

A．important B．possible C．necessary D．strange

A．unless B．after C．till D．though

A．couldn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t

A．days B．animals C．ideas D．people

A．shouted at B．looked at C．laughed at D．pointed at

A．what B．how C．where D．who

A．explains B．proves C．means D．shows

A．ordered B．thought C．repeated D．asked

A．saying B．questions C．objects D．stories