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I learned about life from an ant farm. When I was seven years old, my family tried to __1__ an ant farm at home. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box, and then we brought some ants from the backyard and placed them into the __2__ home.

Shortly after the new __3__ were dropped into the glass structure, they got to work making tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew __4__ what to do. After hours of staring, I realized that the ants had particular given jobs. With my mom’s help, I kept a journal of what happened each day and __5__ the ants. My favorite was the biggest, Cinderella. I drew a picture of her in my journal, which I still have.

On day five a disaster __6__ the ant farm. While I was __7__ the ants, I had put my face so close to the structure that I accidentally tipped it over, __8__ in all the tunnels. Although the ants __9__ their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was __10__ as I watched them give up their tunnel-building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm. My mother reported that the ants were dying of “frustration”—feeling annoyed and impatient as they couldn’t control the situation. They simply could not __11__ the reality that their tunnels had been destroyed. Cinderella was the last to die; she did so while carrying a dead ant on her back.

Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, __12__ it taught me much more. __13__ the years, I came to realize the ants were a study in the benefits of __14__. Working together, they were able to create a(n) __15__ world for themselves. I also learned that they should be __16__ for their hard work. Day in and day out, each labored at their task. The ant farm demonstrated that teamwork and perseverance are indeed two key __17__ to success. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not __18__ until recently: Disaster is a natural part of life, and must be __19__. Unlike the ants, humans cannot give up when they face __20__. Unlike the ants, we have to realize that if a tunnel caves in, we just have to build another.

1. A．get B．buy C．run D．find

2. A．empty B．new C．strange D．distant

3. A．guests B．settlers C．friends D．members

4. A．probably B．roughly C．exactly D．normally

5. A．named B．trained C．compared D．measured

6. A．affected B．struck C．kicked D．beat

7. A．removing B．teaching C．observing D．collecting

8. A．turning B．rushing C．filling D．caving

9. A．experienced B．predicted C．faced D．survived

10. A．annoyed B．horrified C．moved D．thrilled

11. A．reflect B．ignore C．confirm D．stand

12. A．and B．but C．so D．or

13. A．In B．For C．From D．Over

14. A．teamwork B．devotion C．responsibility D．organization

15. A．relaxing B．amusing C．moving D．amazing

16. A．supported B．inspired C．admired D．admitted

17. A．certificates B．approaches C．ingredients D．circumstances

18. A．give B．realize C．take D．adopt

19. A．accepted B．suffered C．achieved D．managed

20. A．challenges B．barriers C．pressure D．disappointment

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources(资源)．And laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources accordingly．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all, there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast(预报)．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　　18　　 data(数据)to the base station．The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground．

(1)


[　　]
A．	Using
B．	Holding
C．	Owning
D．	Finding

(2)


[　　]
A．	dry
B．	distant
C．	deserted
D．	wild

(3)


[　　]
A．	fine
B．	beautiful
C．	rich
D．	farming

(4)


[　　]
A．	unlawful
B．	unacceptable
C．	unpopular
D．	uncommon

(5)


[　　]
A．	made
B．	designed
C．	signed
D．	written

(6)


[　　]
A．	winners
B．	settlers
C．	fighters
D．	supporters

(7)


[　　]
A．	That
B．	It
C．	What
D．	As

(8)


[　　]
A．	plentiful
B．	enough
C．	any
D．	much

(9)


[　　]
A．	type
B．	quality
C．	amount
D．	level

(10)


[　　]
A．	requests
B．	requires
C．	means
D．	suggests

(11)


[　　]
A．	effectively
B．	easily
C．	conveniently
D．	actively

(12)


[　　]
A．	leading to
B．	due to
C．	owing to
D．	according to

(13)


[　　]
A．	correct
B．	further
C．	average
D．	early

(14)


[　　]
A．	clouds
B．	sky
C．	air
D．	above

(15)


[　　]
A．	raising
B．	rising
C．	building
D．	lasting

(16)


[　　]
A．	rocks
B．	tips
C．	cops
D．	trees

(17)


[　　]
A．	taken care of
B．	made use of
C．	piled up
D．	saved up

(18)


[　　]
A．	picked
B．	produced
C．	used
D．	gathered

(19)


[　　]
A．	touching
B．	knocking
C．	pressing
D．	turning

(20)


[　　]
A．	might
B．	can
C．	will
D．	should

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control,particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West,gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources（资源）,and laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources accordingly．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all,there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning,so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast（预报）．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods,and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment,some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　,and with the help of a repeater station,they send the 　　18　　 data（数据）to the base station．The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future,the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains,not of water— probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains,not of water underground．

(1)


[　　]
A．	Using
B．	Holding
C．	Owning
D．	Finding

(2)


[　　]
A．	dry
B．	distant
C．	deserted
D．	wild

(3)


[　　]
A．	fine
B．	beautiful
C．	rich
D．	farming

(4)


[　　]
A．	unlawful
B．	unacceptable
C．	unpopular
D．	uncommon

(5)


[　　]
A．	made
B．	designed
C．	signed
D．	written

(6)


[　　]
A．	winners
B．	settlers
C．	fighters
D．	supporters

(7)


[　　]
A．	That
B．	It
C．	What
D．	As

(8)


[　　]
A．	plentiful
B．	enough
C．	any
D．	much

(9)


[　　]
A．	type
B．	quality
C．	amount
D．	level

(10)


[　　]
A．	requests
B．	requires
C．	means
D．	suggests

(11)


[　　]
A．	effectively
B．	easily
C．	conveniently
D．	actively

(12)


[　　]
A．	leading to
B．	due to
C．	owing to
D．	according to

(13)


[　　]
A．	correct
B．	further
C．	average
D．	early

(14)


[　　]
A．	clouds
B．	sky
C．	air
D．	above

(15)


[　　]
A．	raising
B．	rising
C．	building
D．	lasting

(16)


[　　]
A．	rocks
B．	tips
C．	tops
D．	trees

(17)


[　　]
A．	taken care of
B．	made use of
C．	piled up
D．	saved up

(18)


[　　]
A．	picked
B．	roduced
C．	used
D．	gathered

(19)


[　　]
A．	touching
B．	knocking
C．	pressing
D．	turning

(20)


[　　]
A．	might
B．	can
C．	will
D．	should

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources(资源)．And laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources accordingly．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all, there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast(预报)．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　　18　　 data(数据)to the base station．The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground．

(1)


[　　]
A．	Using
B．	Holding
C．	Owning
D．	Finding

(2)


[　　]
A．	dry
B．	distant
C．	deserted
D．	wild

(3)


[　　]
A．	fine
B．	beautiful
C．	rich
D．	farming

(4)


[　　]
A．	unlawful
B．	unacceptable
C．	unpopular
D．	uncommon

(5)


[　　]
A．	made
B．	designed
C．	signed
D．	written

(6)


[　　]
A．	winners
B．	settlers
C．	fighters
D．	supporters

(7)


[　　]
A．	That
B．	It
C．	What
D．	As

(8)


[　　]
A．	plentiful
B．	enough
C．	any
D．	much

(9)


[　　]
A．	type
B．	quality
C．	amount
D．	level

(10)


[　　]
A．	requests
B．	requires
C．	means
D．	suggests

(11)


[　　]
A．	effectively
B．	easily
C．	conveniently
D．	actively

(12)


[　　]
A．	leading to
B．	due to
C．	owing to
D．	according to

(13)


[　　]
A．	correct
B．	further
C．	average
D．	early

(14)


[　　]
A．	clouds
B．	sky
C．	air
D．	above

(15)


[　　]
A．	raising
B．	rising
C．	building
D．	lasting

(16)


[　　]
A．	rocks
B．	tips
C．	tops
D．	trees

(17)


[　　]
A．	taken care of
B．	made use of
C．	piled up
D．	saved up

(18)


[　　]
A．	picked
B．	produced
C．	used
D．	gathered

(19)


[　　]
A．	touching
B．	knocking
C．	pressing
D．	turning

(20)


[　　]
A．	might
B．	can
C．	will
D．	should

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　　The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world．　　1　　 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 　　2　　 areas like the desert．The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 　　3　　 land．In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 　　4　　 for the water resources, and laws had to be 　　5　　 to protect the water rights of the 　　6　　 and the use of the water resources．

　　　　7　　 is known to us all, there is not 　　8　　 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes．Deciding on the 　　9　　 of water that will be used in any particular period 　　10　　 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 　　11　　．Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 　　12　　 the water supply forecast．

　　The 　　13　　 water supply forecast is based on the water from the 　　14　　 than from the below．Interest is 　　15　　 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 　　16　　．With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 　　17　　, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 　　18　　 data to the base station．The operater at the base station can get the date at any time by 　　19　　 a button．In the near future, the forecast and use of water 　　20　　 probably depend on the advanced knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground．

(1)


[　　]
A．	Using
B．	Holding
C．	Owning
D．	Finding

(2)


[　　]
A．	dry
B．	distant
C．	deserted
D．	wild

(3)


[　　]
A．	fine
B．	beautiful
C．	rich
D．	poor

(4)


[　　]
A．	unlawful
B．	unacceptable
C．	unpopular
D．	uncommon

(5)


[　　]
A．	made
B．	designed
C．	signed
D．	written

(6)


[　　]
A．	winners
B．	settlers
C．	fighters
D．	supporters

(7)


[　　]
A．	That
B．	It
C．	What
D．	As

(8)


[　　]
A．	plentiful
B．	enough
C．	any
D．	much

(9)


[　　]
A．	type
B．	quality
C．	amount
D．	level

(10)


[　　]
A．	requests
B．	requires
C．	means
D．	suggests

(11)


[　　]
A．	effectively
B．	easily
C．	conveniently
D．	actively

(12)


[　　]
A．	leading to
B．	due to
C．	owing to
D．	according to

(13)


[　　]
A．	correct
B．	further
C．	average
D．	early

(14)


[　　]
A．	clouds
B．	sky
C．	air
D．	above

(15)


[　　]
A．	raising
B．	rising
C．	building
D．	lasting

(16)


[　　]
A．	rocks
B．	tips
C．	tops
D．	trees

(17)


[　　]
A．	taken care of
B．	made use of
C．	piled up
D．	saved up

(18)


[　　]
A．	picked
B．	produced
C．	used
D．	gathered

(19)


[　　]
A．	touching
B．	knocking
C．	pressing
D．	turning

(20)


[　　]
A．	might
B．	can
C．	will
D．	should

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