Passage 8
Between the months of November and May, a wind blows from the west in most part of Indonesia. It comes from ocean and carries rain. Clouds build up around the mountains, and every afternoon rain falls. The rain is always heavy, and rivers now become dangerous. When it rains the whole day, they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land.
Most farmers are glad when the wet season begins. There is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice. But people in town are not so glad for the streets soon get muddy and dirty. They prefer the dry seasons when they can sit outside and enjoy cool evening.
1. What comes from the ocean?
A. a river B. a wind C. a rain D. a cloud
2. What causes the rain?
A. Clouds building up around the mountains
B. The afternoon
C. The mountains
D. The ocean
3. What damages the land?
A. The wet season B. The overflow of the rivers
C. The dry season D. The sudden rain
4. Why can farmers start growing rice again?
A. Because the land has been damaged. B. Because the river overflow.
C. Because there is water for their fields. D. Because the dry season has begun.
5. Why are people in town not so happy in the wet season?
A. Because the streets are full of mud. B. Because the evenings are cool.
C. Because they are muddy and dirty. .D. Because they can sit outside.
Between the months of November and May, a wind blows from the west in most part of Indonesia. It comes from ocean and carries rain. Clouds build up around the mountains, and every afternoon rain falls. The rain is always heavy, and rivers now become dangerous. When it rains the whole day, they may suddenly overflow and cause great damage to the land.
Most farmers are glad when the wet season begins. There is water for their fields and they can again start growing rice. But people in town are not so glad for the streets soon get muddy and dirty. They prefer the dry seasons when they can sit outside and enjoy cool evening.
1. What comes from the ocean?
A. a river B. a wind C. a rain D. a cloud
2. What causes the rain?
A. Clouds building up around the mountains
B. The afternoon
C. The mountains
D. The ocean
3. What damages the land?
A. The wet season B. The overflow of the rivers
C. The dry season D. The sudden rain
4. Why can farmers start growing rice again?
A. Because the land has been damaged. B. Because the river overflow.
C. Because there is water for their fields. D. Because the dry season has begun.
5. Why are people in town not so happy in the wet season?
A. Because the streets are full of mud. B. Because the evenings are cool.
C. Because they are muddy and dirty. .D. Because they can sit outside.
