Water costs money. In some places water is hard 31. What 32 when a town has these problems? A small town in California found a happy 33.
Very 34 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 35. The water it used was 36 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 37 live in the town, 38 water was needed. Now water 39 to be brought in from 600 miles away. All these cost 40 money.
The town 41 a plan. It found 42 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 43 many ways. Five 44 lakes were built. Here people could swim and fish and go 45. They 46 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 47 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 48.
In most places, water is used and thrown 49. The town that saved 50 water has saved the town!
1.A. supplying |
B. getting |
C. to get |
D. to supply |
2.95 ha. happens |
B. happening |
C. is happened |
D. happened |
3.A. key |
B. answer |
C. answering |
D. way |
4.A. little |
B. a little |
C. few |
D. a few |
5.A. of it self |
B. of its own |
C. for its own |
D. for itself |
6.A. fetch |
B. take |
C. brought in |
D. guided |
7.A. come to |
B. came to |
C. coming to |
D. came for |
8.A. many |
B. plenty of |
C. more |
D. many more |
9.A. has |
B. had |
C. must |
D. needed |
10.A. many |
B. a few |
C. a great many |
D. a lot of |
11.A. put |
B. made |
C. supply |
D. noticed |
12.A. a way |
B. ways |
C. an answer |
D. a key |
13.A. for |
B. by |
C. at |
D. in |
14.A. man-making |
B. man-make |
C. man-made |
D. manmade |
15.A. boating |
B. to boat |
C. to boating |
D. on boating |
16.A. must |
B. could |
C. needed |
D. had to |
17.A. as |
B. with |
C. for |
D. to |
18.A. water enough |
B. enough water |
C. crops enough |
D. enough crops |
19.A. off |
B. of |
C. away |
D. out of |
20.A. it’s |
B. its |
C. one’s |
D. his |
The work was ________ for the little boy. So we’d better lend him a hand.
A. too very B. much too C. too much D. far
Last night Li Ping watched the football match at home when he ________ his homework.
A. need have done B. must haven done
C. should have done D. could have worked
The policeman asked ________ with the old women.
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter C. what matter was D. what was the wrong
Mike hasn’t showed up yet. Why do you think ________?
A. he comes late B. comes he late C. does he come late D. will he come late
Mr Jackson was very angry to find the car he had had ______ yesterday broke down again.
A. to repair B. it repaired C. repairing D. repaired