(十二)

Water is the ___1___ of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but ___2___ true. The human body can go without ___3___for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet(然而)two ____4___three days without water can usually make people ___5___. Man can’t live ___6___ water. A lot of people don’t understand how ___7___ water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough, ___8___in very hot weather. Our body has mostly water, about 65% to 75%. That is to say, most of our body ___9___ water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. ___10___ we don’t drink some water, we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.

1. A. important B. most important C. more important D. importance

2. A. it’s B. its C. it D. is

3. A. food B. water C. drink D. meat

4. A. so B. and C. but D. or

5. A. to die B. die C. dying D. died

6. A. have B. with C. without D. in

7. A. many B. much C. little D. few

8. A. even B. ever C. almost D. hardly

9. A. is B. are C. have D. has

10. A. because B. For C. Since D. If

(十三)

We children often give and get presents. Do you know what presents Western children like?

How do they give them? Let's have a quick 1 .

Most children 2 the video games, CDs and DVDs. A video game costs around $60 and CDs or DVDs are 3 at about $20 each. Girls like to give omaments (饰物)and they often 4 the presents themselves. They first choose pretty beads(珠子)in DIY shops and then put them 5 in their own way.

Different, children like different presents. If you are not 6 what your friends will like, you can give them the "gift certificate cards(授权卡)”from a store. They can buy things they like 7 the cards. There is $20 or $30 in the card. Usually parents help the kids buy the gifts that they 8 .So they can buy the things they like best. Before the parties, children usually put the 9 in boxes. Then 10 to open the gifts? They are usually opened while everyone is at the party.

1.A. laugh B. read C. look D. word

2.A. like B. dislike C. make D. have

3. A. better B. cheaper C. expensive D. smaller

4.A. sell B. buy C. send D. make

5.A, travel B. timetable C. together D. trip

6.A. happy B. sure C. afraid D. interested

7.A. with B. for C. of D. in

8.A. make B. hate C. relax D. want

9.A. videogames B. CDs C. DVDs D. presents

10.A. why B. how C. when D. where