A: Let’s begin. What do you think about the way water is used for a_______________?

B: Well, it’s a good way to use water. We need food, of course, and nothing can grow u_______ there is enough water.

A: I a__________. But I’ve read that a lot of water is w__________ when we water fields and other farmland. It would be better to use modern t________ to make sure that we don’t waste water.

B: That’s true. We should be c________ with our water. Using water for f___________ is good because many people will b___________ from it; the farmers, the people who sell vegetables, f______ and other food, and people who eat the vegetables and food.

A: Yes. If we learn to use the water in a good way, without wasting or p________ it, we can grow more food and use our land well, too.

There are some places on our earth where hot water and steam come up from under the ground .One of the places is a large island in ____36____ Pacific Ocean. It is North Island in New Zealand.

The earth ____37_____ which we live is a big ball of very hot rock. It is hot inside and cold ____38____.If not so, no one could live here. It is soft inside and hard outside, which is ___39_____ of rocks. It has a shell( 壳) just ___40____ an egg. There are some cracks (裂缝 ) __41____ the shell of the earth in some places. In New Zealand this part of the shell seems to have more cracks ____42____ in other places on the earth. There are places where the ground is ___43_____ hot that it burns your feet. In some places, hot water shoots into the air from ___44____ to time. And in other places, you can __45____ the water boiling and the __46____ coming up from pools of hot water. ___47____ you put some eggs in the hot water, __48____ will be done in a few minutes.

In those places people make ___49___ of the heat that comes from inside the earth. Some of ___50____ cook food in the hot pools. They put food into a container and place it in the water. ____51__ a while the food will be ready to ___52____.

Many people bring the hot water from below the earth into their homes. They do this by putting a long ___53_____ into the ground. In this way they get hot water and steam for cooking and washing, and for heating their homes.

For most of us, the heat under our feet is too far away to use. The people who get heat from inside the earth are ___54____ . They don’t have to ___55____ for the hear they use.

36. A. a　　　　　　 B. /　　　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　　 D. one

37. A. of　　　　 　　B. over　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　 D. on

38. A. out　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　 D. inside

39. A. made　　　　 B. changed　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　 D. produced

40. A. as　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　　　　 C. like　　 　　　　　D. up

41. A. on　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　 D. above

42. A. that　　　　　 B. than　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　 D. which

43. A. very　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. terrible

44. A. place　　　　 　B. time　　　　　　　 C. wind　　　　　　 D. pools

45. A. see　　　　　 B. hear　　　　　　　 C. touch　　　　　　 D. taste

46. A. animals　　　 B. air　　　　　　　　 C. smoke　　　　　 D. steam

47. A. When　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　 　　D. But

48. A. it　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　 C. he　　　　　　　 D. she

49. A. fun　　　　　 B. use　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. food

50. A. them　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. us　　　　　　　 D. the places

51. A. During　　　　 B. For 　　　　　　　　C. After　　　　　　 D. Before

52. A. have　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　　　 C. eat　　　　　　　 D. get

53. A. table　　　　　 B. wire　　　　　　　 C. tap　　　　　　　 D. pipe

54. A. rich　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　　　 C. foreigners　　　　 D. lucky

55. A. look　　　　　 B. wait　　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　　 D. care

35. ________ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.

A. Having been told　　 B. Though he had been told

C. He was told　　　　 D. Having told

34. Is this the watch you wish _______?

　 A. to have repaired　　 B. to repair it　 C. to have it repaired　 D. will be repaired