Can we live without salt（盐）？No， salt is very important to us．We need salt

in our food．Animals need it，too．Most of the salt in our country comes from the

sea water．People dig very big pools（池塘） and let sea water in．When the sun

dries up（晒干）the water，people can get salt from the ground．The salt is white，

clean and beautiful．

There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan．A salt well is much like a

water well．People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars（罐子，坛子）over fire．In this way they get salt．

We can also get salt from salt mines（矿）．A salt mine may be found under

the ground（盐矿石可能会在地下被找到）． Some years ago，people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it．People there need salt from other places no more．

In the northwest of our country ，there are many salt lakes．Some of these

lakes are very big．The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries（世纪）。

1．We can't live without salt，so ____________ ．

2．We get most of the salt from ____________ ．

3．People in Sichuan get salt from ____________ ．

4．Some years ago，People ____  found a big salt mine and soon opened it．

5．In ____ of China，there are many big salt lakes．

It was Sunday yesterday.Bruce went to play football with his friends.Soon he felt hot and took off his coat. On his way home, he forgot  to put it on again. This morning he felt unwell and couldn't go to  school. His mother told him to stay in bed and then went to buy some medicine for him. An hour later he wouldn't lie there, so he stood by the window. The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees.Soon his mother came  back and said, "It's warmer outside. Go to sun yourself after you take the medicine. "
    Bruce went out and sat on a step and played alone. At that time a salesman （推销员） came up to him and asked, "Has your mother come back, my   little friend? "
    “Yes, sir, ”answered the boy.
    The man began to ring the doorbell, but nobody answered. He rang it for a long time  and became angry. 
   “I don't think you are an honest（诚实的）boy,”said the salesman.  “There's no one  in the house. You've played a joke on （捉弄）me!”
    “I don't think so, sir,”said Bruce.“The house isn't ours.”
（    ）1. Bruce caught a cold ______.
        A. when he was playing football
        B. when he returned home
        C. after he went to bed
        D. after he got up this morning
（    ）2. This morning Bruce didn't go to school because ______.
        A. their holiday began
        B. it was very cold
        C. his mother made him stay at home
        D. he was ill and had to lie in bed
（    ）3. Bruce played alone this morning because ______.
        A. he had no friends
        B. his friends were all at school
        C. he had nothing to do at home
        D. his friends were all ill in bed
（    ）4. The word"sun"in the story means“______”.
        A. 太阳
        B. 月亮
        C. 晒
        D. 晒干
（    ）5. The salesman came to ______.
        A. sell something to Bruce's mother
        B. tell something important to Bruce's mother
        C. see Bruce's mother
        D. help Bruce's mother