Generally , the weather in Britain is_____ too cold in winter _____ too hot in summer .

A single barometric pressure reading of 28.60 indicates ______.

A.rapidly improving weather

B.deteriorating weather

C.a severe low pressure system

D.fair weather and calm

Passage One

Animals have different ways of protecting themselves against wintertime weather. Some animals grow heavy coats of fur or feathers, while others dig into the ground to find a warm wintertime home.

Some animals spend the winter in a deep sleep because by going to sleep they avoid the time of the year when food is scarce and the temperatures are low. Their sleep is known as hibernation.

There is much about hibernation that puzzles scientists. For example, they are wondering how hibernation came into being. Some scientists have explored the possibility that animals release a chemical that starts them hibernating.

One thing that scientists are certain about is that animals hibernate only when it is cold. Hibernation is a seasonal practice.

Some animals that fall into a wintertime sleep are not true hibernators because they spend only a part of the cold season asleep. Bears, for example, can easily be awakened from their winter nap. They are not true hibernators.

Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a particular animal is a true hibernator. For example, some mice hibernate, but others do not. The same is true of bats. Some of them hibernate. Others do not.

36. Hibernation is a seasonal practice. This means it ______.

A. takes place only during a particular season

B. occurs only during the night

C. is a daily practice

D. only happens when a species becomes over-populated

Idioms are generally informal in nature.()

This room is for women() .

A typically

B exclusively

C precisely

D generally

_____, boys like footballs.

A: Generally speaking

B: General speaking

C: Generally spoken

D: Speaking generally

reputation is what is generally said or believed about the qualities. ()

Generally speaking, corporate responsibility involves ______.

A.human rights

B.labor standards

C.environment

D.contribution to the society