Water is the most common substance(物質(zhì)) found on the earth, but less than 1% of the earth’s water is suitable for drinking. More than 1,000,000,000 people around the world survive on just over 1 gallon of water a day. Probably more than 3,000,000,000 people may suffer from not having enough water by the year 2025.

You are considered lucky if you live in a country where you can drink water out of your kitchen tap or bathroom tap. People in some countries have to pay for drinking water at home. So clean water is one of our most valuable natural resources(資源). In fact, people waste(浪費(fèi)) so much clean water today. In factories lots of water is wasted. At home many people are not taking showers but still baths, and many are brushing their teeth with the tap turned on. Children are no longer taught how to save water.

You can save clean water in many ways. For example, if you keep gold fish, the tank water excellent for garden plants. And when you wash a milk bottle, pour(倒) the water on your house plants. Putting a brick into your toilet tank may help use less water, saving many gallons over a long time.

Using rainwater is another simple way to save clean water. You can use rainwater to wash your hands after gardening, flush the toilet, and wash your car, your pet, your driveway when they are dirty. For the same reason, people in Malaysia are encouraged to use rainwater. If one has a house with a small garden, he would buy a huge plastic tank to keep rainwater for their daily life.

1. According to the passage, one of the ways to save water is _______.

A. to stop keeping gold fish

B. to pay much for drinking water

C. to use it in a clever way

D. to educate those who waste water

2.The underlined word “flush” means “_______”.

A. clean something with water B. pour water over something

C. make something wet with water D. get water out of something

3.People are encouraged to use rainwater _______.

A. so that is can make our life easier

B. so that clean water can be kept for other uses

C. because it is free and easy to get

D. because there is no clean water left for them

4.We can learn from the passage ______.

A. when man can’t live without water

B. where there is no water resource

C. why there is less water on the earth

D. how important it is to save water

—How do you study English? —I study by ___ more.

A. speak B. speaking C. telling D. Talking

The movie was ___wonderful ___I wanted to see it again.

A. too ; to B. so ; that

C. very ; that D. too; that

He used ___ on the right in China, but soon got used ___ on the left in England.

A. to drive; to drive B. to drive; to driving

C. to driving; to drive D. driving; driving

---Can you please tell me ___ ? ---It’s a quarter to eight.

A. what time is it B. what time it is

C. what time was it D. what time it was

1.The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at .

A. 5:05 B. 6:35 C. 8:35 D. 17:50

2.We have to spend on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.

A. 17 hours and 50 minutes

B. 24 hours and 25 minutes

C. 6 hours and 35 minutes

D. 11 hours and 15 minutes

3.If you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the train.

A. No.11 B. No.185 C. No.186 D. No. 271

4.The No.186 train arrives in Taiyuan at .

A. 10:50 a. m B. 10:50 p. m

C. 5:05 a. m D. 5:05 p. m

5.It takes from Tianjin to Beijing by train.

A. about two hours B. half an hour

C. about an hour D. more than two hours

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話

根據(jù)下面的對(duì)話情景，在每個(gè)空白處填上一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)木渥樱�使�?duì)話的意思連貫、完整。

A: You look worried, Peter. 1. ?

B: I think I am going to fail the math test , mom.

A: You are? Why?

B: Well, 2. .

A: So?

B: I was not allowed to get to class because I was late, and there was a big test today.

A: 3. .

B: You’re right. But I know I could pass the test.

A: Well, Peter, the school has rules, you know.

B:I know. But I should be allowed to take the test later. It’s not fair. 4. ?

A: Don’t worry. 5. .

B: Yeah, good idea. Maybe I explain what has happened , she’ll understand me.

Great changes __________ in our school in the past few years .

A. have taken place B. took place

C. take place D. will take place

Kate, Angela and Cindy are ______ cute kids that they have _______ many fans in China.

A. so; such B. such; such

C. such; so D. so; so

--Could you tell me what time the train leaves Hefei for Beijing?

--I’m afraid you need to ____on the Internet．

A. look for it B. look at it

C.look it over D. look it up