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To make sure that there was enough   78   for his sister’s wedding meal（婚宴）， Ma missed four school days. He   79   the time carrying water from a lake, 30 miles away from his home. “How I wish I could live   80   a river,” said Ma.

This is the dream of many in northern China.   81   it has the world’s third largest quantity（数量）of water, China is    82   of the 13 thirstiest(最干旱的) countries.

The areas that are in most need of water are western and northern China, where there is   83  rain. These areas have just six percent of the country’s total water, but that water has to feed one third of Chinese people. Much of the water comes from underground. But using much underground water has made the ground sink（下沉）in some places.

Things are getting   84   worse because people are wasting water. Half of the water that farmers use for crops goes to waste. Factories use more water   85   they need and they put dirty water into rivers and lakes. The less water there is, the more worried people will be. How can we use water in a smart way? It’s a question for you to think about on World Water Day, Mar 22.

 

---Do you know ____________ the population of China is?

---Yes, it has the __________ population in the world, about 1.3 billion.

A．how much, most                        B．how much, largest

C．what, most                             D．what, largest

 

从对话后的方框中选择适当的选项补全对话
Ted: What's the best restaurant in town?
Kay: What kind of food do you like?
Ted: __【小题1】__
Kay: Well, the French Deli is really good.
Ted: __【小题2】__
Kay_: Yes, it' s the most expensive restaurant in town. But it has the best service, too.
Ted:__【小题3】__
Kay: It' s cheaper than the French Deli, but the food is kind of boring.
Ted: __【小题4】__
Kay: Oh, that's a new place. It's the most popular restaurant in town.
Ted: Is the food good?
Kay: Yeah, if you like hot curry.
Ted:Yeah. I love it! Let' s go there.

A. How about the Curry House? B. Hmn…And what is Nick's Diner like? C. Oh, any kind of food is okay. D. Is it expensive?

在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母已给。

1. The man had nothing to eat for two days, so he is very h _________.

2. The music is too boring, so all of us d _________ it.

3. I don’t want to go to that cinema. It has the w_________ service in town.

4. The farmer went on working ，a _________ it rained heavily。

5. You bought lots of things for us, but nothing for y__________.

 

China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.
【小题1】Taiwan, China is 　　　 than the Netherlands in area.

A．a bit smaller

B．much larger

C．much smaller

D．a little larger

【小题2】Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about 　　　.

A．hard-working Dutch people

B．culture in the Netherlands

C．Dutch artists

D．size of the Netherlands

【小题3】What is not talked about in the reading?

A．Table manners.

B．Artists.

C．Weather.

D．Tulips.

【小题4】About 　　　 of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.

A．16%

B．25%

C．60%

D．75%

【小题5】Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?

A．China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.

B．Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.

C．The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.

D．In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.