It'sinterestingthatthearrivalofsnowhaseffectonpeopleindifferentcountries.Forsomecountriesitisanimportanthappeningtocelebrateeachyear,whileforothersacatastrophe(灾害)orevenawonder.

Buttherearecountriesbetweenthesetwokindsthatnormallyexpectsnowsometimeover-thewintermonths,butneverreceivesnowregularlyorinthesamequantitieseveryyear.Britainisoneofthem,forwhichthearrivalofsnowquitesimplycausesproblems.Withinhoursofthefirstsnowfalls,howeverlight,roadsareblocked;trainsandbuseshavetostopinthemiddleoftheway.Normalcommunicationisaffectedaswell:telephonecallsbecomedifficultandthepostimmediatelytakesmoretimethanusual.Andalmostwithinhours,therearealsocertainshortages—bread,vegetablesandotherthings—notbecauseallthesethingscannolongerbeproducedorsenttoshops,butmainlybecausepeoplearefrightenedandgooutandstoreupwithfoodandsoonjustforfearthatsomethingbadshouldhappen.

Butwhydoessnowhavethiseffect?Afterall,theSwiss,theAustriansandtheCanadiansdon'thavesuchproblems.Itissimplebecausethereisnotenoughplanningandpreparation.Weneedmoneytobuyequipmenttodealwithsnowandice.Tokeeptheroadsclear,forexample,requiressnow-ploughs(扫雪机)andmachinestospreadsalt.ThereasonwhyacountrylikeBritaindoesnotbuysnow-ploughsisthattheyareusedforafewdaysinanyoneyear,andthemoneycouldbemoreusefulinotherthingssuchashospital,education,helpingtheold.Accordingtothewriter,Britainisacountry_______.Afterafewhours'snowingthereareoftensomeshortagesoffoodbecause_______.Thewords“twokinds”inthepassagemeanthecountries_______.

A.whichhasregularsnow

B.whichisnotwellpreparedforsnow

C.forwhichsnowisacatastrophe

D.forwhichsnowisawonder

A.shopshavecloseddown

B.peoplebuyasmuchastheycan

C.farmerscannotproduceanymore

D.peopleeatmorevegetablesinwinter

A.whichhaveweatherasyearlyhappeningtocelebrateorasrare(少见)weather

B.whicheitherhaveheavysnoworlightsnow

C.towhichsnoweithercausesproblemsornoproblems

D.whi