If you knew a bottle of water had been recycled from urine（尿），would you drink it? Astronauts at the International Space Station（ISS）may soon do so．

    NASA（美国航空航大局）said it would use a high-tech machine（高科技机器）to recycle wastewater at the ISS．The machine will recycle everything from sweat（汗），the water for washing hands，shower water，water used for brushing teeth，and even urine，to make drinking water．

    It will save NASA millions of dollars each year．At present，each ISS astronaut uses about4．4 liters（升）of water every day．It costs about$24 million a year to transport（输送）water up to ISS．NASA says that a liter of water costs about$11，000．

    The machine will be sent to the ISS in October 2008．NASA hopes it will recycle about 93％of all water used on the station．

    Will the water be clean? Scientists say the wastewater will go through a very complicated process（复筠导的过程）．For example，different chemicals will be put in the wastewater；the water will be heated to 130℃ to get rid of bacteria（细菌）．The recycled water is thousands of times better than the water from a city tap，scientists say．

1．NASA will use a high-tech machine to recycle wastewater at the ISS to_________

    A．protect the ISS

    B．make astronauts at ISS work harder

    C．provide better water and food for ISS astronauts

    D．save the cost of transporting water up to the ISS

2．At present it costs NASA about _______ dollars to transport water up to an astronaut at the ISS a day.

    A．4.4 thousand       B．11 thousand          C．48.4 thousand       D．24 million

3．Scientists plan to get rid of bacteria in the wastewater by_______.

    A．freezing            B．heating              C．shaking             D．washing

4．The reading mainly tells us something about_______.

    A．water recycling                                  B．the International Space Station

    C．a high-tech machine                         D．the cost of NASA

5．Which of the following sentences is true, according to the passage?

A．The recycled water is much better than that from a city tap.

B．The high-tech machine will recycle all the water used on the station.

C．At present, each ISS astronaut uses more water than the people living on the earth.

D．The high-tech machine can only recycle urine to make water at present.

April 15，2008

1．If anyone has the newspaper of today，he or she will get a small present ________．

A．on April 15           B．on April 17           C．on April 18

2．Bob is from Britain and studies news．He wants to work for English Today．He should send his application form before ________．

A．April 24               B．April 25               C．April 26

3．Where and when will the football match be?

A．In New Madrid on Sunday．                       B．In Moon Stadium at 8：00 am．

C．In Moon Stadium on April 19．

4．If a person wants three cheapest tickets to watch the match，the tickets will cost ________．

A．￥160                    B．￥80                    C．￥240

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The shopping center is in No. 5 Longway Street．

B．The telephone number of the Chinese doctor is l3784643538．

C．Yon can find the information about the football ticket on http：//www.sports.com．

Many students talked about the rules that they have in school．At their school, they have to wear uniforms every day．The problem is that all the students think the uniforms are   1  ．They think young people should look smart and so they would like to   2  their own clothes．Their teachers believe that if they did that, they would think more of their clothes than their   3   ．But the students disagree．They would   4   more comfortable and that is good for studying．If they can’t do that, they should be allowed （被允许）to design（设计）their own uniforms．That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy．It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening．Sometimes they get noisy   5   they can learn a lot from each other．They also think that vacations should be   6  ．At present（目前；现在） they’re too short．Longer vacations would give them time to do things like volunteering．Last summer they had a __7__to volunteer at the local   8  , but they couldn’t stay there longer because they had to  9  to school．It would be a good experience   10  them because some of them want to be doctors when they grow up．

（   ）1．A． ugly                  B． beautiful        C． small               D． smart

（   ）2．A． put on               B． wear             C． in                    D． do

（   ）3．A． clothes              B． study             C． hair                 D． shoes

（   ）4．A． fall                    B． fell                C． feel                 D． felt

（   ）5．A． but                    B． if                  C． and                 D． so

（   ）6．A． shorter              B． longer            C． smaller            D． farther

（   ）7．A． opportunity     B． chance       C． time         D． day

（   ）8．A． school               B． hospital          C． store               D． factory

（   ）9．A． leave                 B． come             C． go back           D． live

（   ）10．A． of            B． for           C． in            D． with

词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.— How many __________ (tooth) does the little baby have? —Only two.

2.I will make some rice dumplings because the Dragon Boat Festival__________(come).

3.Many Chinese people like ___________(collect) stamps. Some have books of them.

4.I want ____________(play) a game with you. Do you have enough time?

5.—_________ (be) there a pair of shoes under the bed?

—Yes. Are the shoes yours, Sandy?

6.The new skirt ___________(match) your hair clip very well. Do you think so?

7.Our son’s birthday is coming. Let’s go to a book shop to buy a present for _________(he).

8.—I think taking a plane there costs too much.

—Yes, but it _______(take) too long to take a bus there.

9.Please ____________(knock) on the door first before you go into the office.

10.I often feel hungry between ________(meal) , so I eat an apple or a pear.