The 8.0-magnitude quake，centered in Wenchuan County，    more than 69000 people dead．

A．left    B．leaving    C．to leave   D．having left

 is known to us all that the old scientist，for     life is hard in the past，still works hard in his eighties．

A．It；whom    B．As；whom    C．As；whose   D．What：whom

 When products made in factories      ，they are thrown away as garbage．

A．come to an end    B．are put to use    C．are used up  D．wear out

 the global financial crisis，the Chinese government has taken many measures    people's life to deal with it．

A．Facing with；related            B．Faced；relating to 

C．Faced with；relating            D．Facing；related to

 —You hate Jim，don't you？

—         ．I just think he is a bit annoying，that's all．

A．Not exactly．    B．That's it．    C．Absolutely  D．No way．

 —Ms Lin looks rather a kind lady．

—But in fact she is cold and hard on us．You    believe it!

A．shouldn't    B．wouldn't    C．mustn't   D．needn't

 Before the college entrance examination，many students have shown    of tension．Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite．

A．anxiety    B．marks    C．signs   D．remarks

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale，picking up rubbish．I paused to  1the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky．“  2can't rain?”I thought．That would  3things off．

I thought about my  4，who were  5sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now．I'd had some  6in school，so my parents decided to let me work  7with my dad．We both worked for my uncle，who had taken  8of a road maintenance(道路养护)company．It was up to us to keep the roads  9of rubbish．The job was  10and dirty，especially on hot days like this．I  11why I ever agreed to do it．

We continued our  12route(路线)along 595，  13for the overpass bridge．Then I noticed an area where some  14were broken on the ground．They weren't like that before．

“Dad! Pull over! I want to  15something out．”

I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge．Something was telling me to   16…there wasn't much time．  17I saw a Toyota that   18upside down in the trees．Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody  19there．Then I noticed something  20，it was a bloody leg poking out of the driver's side window!

“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned (呻吟)．

1.A．wipe          B．clean            C．dry                D．brush

2.A．When          B．How           C．Why                D．How long

3.A．wash          B．keep          C．stay               D．cool

4.A．relatives     B．neighbors       C．friends            D．workmates

5.A．happily       B．probably      C．really             D．finally

6.A．difficulty    B．trouble       C．questions          D．problems

7.A．full-time     B．part-time     C．all the time       D．some time

8.A．advantage     B．possession    C．position           D．place

9.A．away          B．from          C．far                D．clear

10.A．easy          B．exciting      C．smelly             D．comfortable

11.A．knew          B．wondered      C．believed           D．admitted

12.A．regular       B．common        C．unusual            D．old

13.A．leaving       B．going         C．coming             D．heading

14.A．cars          B．bottle        C．trees              D．glasses

15.A．check         B．turn          C．make               D．bring

16.A．decide        B．hurry         C．consider           D．listen

17.A．Above         B．Behind        C．Ahead              D．Below

18.A．hung         B．pulled          C．caught           D．knocked

19.A．treasured      B．deserted        C．kept             D．hid

20.A．pushing       B．shouting        C．moving          D．crying

The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water．This may seem strange to you，since nearly 70 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water．But about 97 percent of this huge amount is sea water, or salt water．Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent-the fresh water from rivers，lakes，underground，and other sources．And we cannot even use all of that，because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glacier．Even worse，some of it has been polluted．

However，as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us．But our need for water is increasing rapidly-almost day by day．Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on．

We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water．One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it．

Today in most large cities，water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system．From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks．But it is possible to pipe used water to a purifying plant．There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again，just as if it were fresh from a spring．

But even if every large city purified and reused its water，we still would not have enough．All we'd have to do make use of the vast reserves of sea water in the world is to remove the salt．

If we take these steps we'll be in no danger of drying up．

1.The world is thirsty for water because we can only use       percent of the water covering the surface of the earth．

A．3    B．more than 3    C．less than 3    D．97

2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A．As things remain unchanging，this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us．

B．Our need for water is becoming larger and larger．

C．There will be no water shortage in the future．

D．We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem．

3.To reuse water, we should              ．

A．treat it with chemicals              B．use it only once

C．send it out into a sewer system       D．make it flow into underground tanks

4.In order to have enough water．we should also make use of           ．

A．icebergs and glaciers    B．sea water

C．rivers and lakes        D．underground water

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