Water and its importance to human life were the centre of the world’s attention last week. March 22 was World Water Day and 36 the theme “Water for Life”.
There are more than one billion people in the world who live without 37 drinking water. The United Nations 38 to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a big problem seems like a(n) 39 challenge. But everyone, 40 teenagers, can do something to help. A teenage girl in the US has set an example to the 41 of her age around the world.
Rene Haggerty, 13, was awarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work— 42 discarded(废弃的) batteries（电池）which pollute water.
In 2003, Haggerty went on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio. There she saw an exhibit about how 43 in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learnt that 44 the batteries was an easy solution. “I think everybody can do it, because everyone 45 batteries, and it can make a big difference.” With these words, she began to 46 awareness in her area.
She 47 her county government and school board. She got permission to start a recycling programme in schools 48 the public library, hospital, and churches. With the help from her family, friends and local waste-management 49 , she gathered containers, arranged transportation, and made a(n) 50 video.
Over the past two years, she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials, who were in charge of a battery recycling programme but had made 51 progress.
When asked 52 she feels like a hero, Haggerty is quite __53 . “Not really. Well, maybe for the fish I saved!”
Every year the Gloria Barron Prize is 54 to young Americans aged 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in 55 the public and the planet. Each year ten winners receive US $ 2,000 each, to help with their education costs or their public service work.
1... A. had B. gave C. wrote D. discussed
2.. A. enough B. safe C. much D. polluted
3... A. asks B. orders C. hopes D. ensures
4... A. good B. strong C. important D. unreal
5.. A. especially B. sometimes C. even D. seldom
6.. A. boys B. others C. students D. grown-ups
7.. A. collecting B. selling C. buying D. using
8.. A. things B. chemicals C. water D. air
9.. A. making B. recycling C. reducing D. handling
10... A. uses B. has C. throws D. needs
11... A. tell B. increase C. spread D. inform
12... A. talked to B. listened to C. heard from D. thought about
13... A. and B. besides C. as well as D. as good as
14... A. officials B. workers C. clerks D. experts
15.. A. industrial B. agricultural C. scientific D. educational
16... A. much B. no C. some D. little
17.. A. if B. how C. when D. why
18.. A. proud B. glad C. modest D. worried
19..A. praises B. helps C. supports D. honors
20.. A. awarding B. saving C. serving D. favoring
—Wow, you look good. Your hair looks fantastic. You’re such a wonderful friend. You’re so generous. I’ve always liked you.
—________! Get to the point. I haven’t got food all day.
A．Enough B．Thanks C．Really D．Rubbish
good，the food was sold out soon。
A．Tasted B．Tasting C．Being tasted D．Having been taste
Faced with the financial crisis, many people prefer to be a saver rather than a spender and manage to _______ 40 to 50 percent of their salary.
A. put aside B. put off C. put forward D. put up
The hotel has been enlarged; ____, its service is improving.
A. as a result B. on the other hand C. in addition D. as well as
— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
A. have looked B. was looking C. would look D. had looked
