Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.

　　Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.

　　The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.

In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town！

1.A. supplying	B. getting	C. to get	D. to supply
2.95 ha. happens	B. happening	C. is happened	D. happened
3.A. key	B. answer	C. answering	D. way
4.A. little	B. a little	C. few	D. a few
5.A. of it self	B. of its own	C. for its own	D. for itself
6.A. fetch	B. take	C. brought in	D. guided
7.A. come to	B. came to	C. coming to	D. came for
8.A. many	B. plenty of	C. more	D. many more
9.A. has	B. had	C. must	D. needed
10.A. many	B. a few	C. a great many	D. a lot of
11.A. put	B. made	C. supply	D. noticed
12.A. a way	B. ways	C. an answer	D. a key
13.A. for	B. by	C. at	D. in
14.A. man-making	B. man-make	C. man-made	D. manmade
15.A. boating	B. to boat	C. to boating	D. on boating
16.A. must	B. could	C. needed	D. had to
17.A. as	B. with	C. for	D. to
18.A. water enough	B. enough water	C. crops enough	D. enough crops
19.A. off	B. of	C. away	D. out of
20.A. it’s	B. its	C. one’s	D. his

 

Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.

　　Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.

　　The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.

In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town！

A. supplying	B. getting	C. to get	D. to supply
95 ha. happens	B. happening	C. is happened	D. happened
A. key	B. answer	C. answering	D. way
A. little	B. a little	C. few	D. a few
A. of it self	B. of its own	C. for its own	D. for itself
A. fetch	B. take	C. brought in	D. guided
A. come to	B. came to	C. coming to	D. came for
A. many	B. plenty of	C. more	D. many more
A. has	B. had	C. must	D. needed
A. many	B. a few	C. a great many	D. a lot of
A. put	B. made	C. supply	D. noticed
A. a way	B. ways	C. an answer	D. a key
A. for	B. by	C. at	D. in
A. man-making	B. man-make	C. man-made	D. manmade
A. boating	B. to boat	C. to boating	D. on boating
A. must	B. could	C. needed	D. had to
A. as	B. with	C. for	D. to
A. water enough	B. enough water	C. crops enough	D. enough crops
A. off	B. of	C. away	D. out of
A. it’s	B. its	C. one’s	D. his

      Mr. King was over sixty and lived by himself a long way from town. He nearly hadn’t left his home. But one day he went into town to buy things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before they read their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself a pair of glasses, too. He walked along the street and soon found a shop.

The man in the shop helped him try on many pairs of glasses, but Mr. King always said, “No, I cannot read with them.”

The man became more and more puzzled and in the end ha said, “Excuse me, but can you read?”

“No, of course not!” Mr. King said angrily. “If I can read, why have I come here?”

55. Mr. King lived ________

A. alone                B. with several old people

C. with his family        D. with his wife

56. What did the old people in the restaurant do before they read?

A. they drank something.

B. they took out their newspaper.

C. they took their glasses off.

D. they put their glasses on.

57. What mistake did Mr. King make?

A. He didn’t try on all the glasses in the shop.

B. He thought that he would be able to read with glasses even if he couldn’t read.

C. He went to the wrong shop.

    D. He didn’t know how to choose glasses.

Mrs. Keller had a big family .Her husband had a factory in the town .One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers .And her two daughters worked in the post office .The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody .

One evening ,the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper .She went to answer it .She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident .She heard this and fell in a faint .When she came back to life ,she was in hospital .And she needed to be helped after that .

Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on .The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again .From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid to hear the bell .Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up .So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist .The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.

“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice ,Mrs. Keller” said the psychiatrist.

The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter .And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again .

“You have saved me, Doctor ,”the old woman said ,as soon as she saw him .

“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”

“No,” answered Keller .

“I dare answer it whether it rings or not ”

1.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

A．she had no money to employ a helper.	B．she was strong enough to do all at home
C．she didn’t believe anybody	D．only she was free at home

2.The old woman fell in a faint because _____

A．she went to answer the telephone.	B．she was very ill that evening
C．she walked in the room carelessly	D．she heard the news about her son’s death.

3.After she came out of hospital , Mrs  Keller  wasn’t ___as before .

A．strong

B．able

C．clever

D．sad

 

People need to relax and enjoy themse1ves．One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event．Even thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered（聚集） to watch skilled athletes（运动员）．

　　Over 2000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival days．These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves．They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill．

　　The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia．It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus（Zus）．For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games．At the Olympic Games，people could watch them box，run，jump and so on．There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch（火矩）was passed from runner to runner．The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting．People were allowed to travel to the games safely．Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies（殖民地）in Africa，Asia and Italy．They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves．

1.What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？

　　A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves．

　　B．The cities there were often against one another．

　　C．People watched baseball games．

　　D．People didn’t go to any games at all．

2.What were those countries in Africa？

　　A．Friends．     B．Enemies．

　　C．Colonies．    D．Other cities．

3.What did people do at the games？

　　A．They fought．                 B．They just talked to friends．

　　C．They cheered for good athletes．  D．They tried to find friends．

4.The best title for the story is“_____”．

　　A．Greece at War            B．Together for the Games

C．Stop Fighting             D．Sport