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I am Potter. I'm fifteen years old. Now I will tell you something about the seasons in China. There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, fall and winter. Spring is warm with flowers and grass. Summer is hot and the days are long. Fall is ripe with fruit and grain. Winter brings snow and the New Year begins. My favourite season is spring.

()1. There are seasons in a year.
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
()2. There are spring, summer, and winter in China.
A. fall
B. wall
C. tall
()3. —How old is Potter?
—He is .
A. 13
B. 14
C. 15

1.B 2.A 3.C

1. 根据原文“There are four seasons in a year.”可知一年有四个季节，对应选项B；2. 原文明确提到中国的季节是spring, summer, fall and winter，对应选项A；3. 原文“I'm fifteen years old.”说明Potter的年龄是15岁，对应选项C。

()5. Winter brings snow and .

A.flowers
B.cold
C.the New Year begins

B

题目为选词填空题，需选与winter（冬天）相关的名词。A选项flowers（花）属于春天，不符合；C选项the New Year begins是句子，此处需名词，不符合；B选项cold（寒冷）符合冬天的特征，故答案为B。