Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis（危机）in the coming decades — which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever.
1.According to the statistics,what is the world average of freshwater resource per person?
A. 244,973 cubic kilometers B. 241 cubic kilometers
C. 3,642 cubic kilometers D. 6,122 cubic kilometers
2.Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year?
A. Guyana B. Brazil
C. Iceland D. China
3.Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists?
A. Bhutan B. Seychelles
C. Canada D. Suriname
My mother asked me to call my grandmother.What could we possibly have a____about?Nothing!I just did what she told me and____called my grandmother.
When she____the phone,I planned..to have a small,10-minute exchange.____,she invited me to lunch at her house so we could____together.Hesitantly,I agreed.
After hanging up the phone,I immediately____agreeing to the lunch date on Saturday.
Surprisingly,my Saturday morning wasn't____.I found it was nice to see her.I forgot the time____her stories about her recent trip to Europe and her sewing class.I wasn't____that 60-year-old people had a social life.It turned out that he r____wasn't as mundane（平凡的）as I thought.I was happy to have spent time with her.We planned to meet____at her house.My mom didn't have to____me any more.
This time I didn't feel the gloom（忧郁）.____I wanted to ask were building up in my mind: What was my grandfather like?What did you do at my age?
As we looked through pictures,I was____.I had never seen,nor imagined,my grandmother as a young girl.She reminded me of myself.I learned that as humans,we____human experiences,no matter what age.
She told me about the time she and her friends went swimming in the lake late at night and the first time she met my____."You would have adored him.He was the funniest man I'd ever met."We sorted through three shoeboxes of photographs,each with a____story.
Ever since that____phone call to my grandmother,we have talked at least once a week.I regret not calling her earlier.She has____me what can't be learned in a textbook: being open to new things,enjoying the simple things,and appreciating what life has given me.I have____a new perspective（视角）on life.
1.A. chance B. dream C. secret D. conversation
2.A. nervously B. appropriately C. painfully D. calmly
3.A. attached B. showed C. heard D. answered
4.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Besides
5.A. swim B. chat C. shop D. cook
6.A. avoided B. enjoyed C. forgot D. regretted
7.A. funny B. special C. boring D. tiring
8.A. listening to B. belonging to C. looking forward to D. living up to
9.A. aware B. sure C. clear D. afraid
10.A. wisdom B. life C. strength D. success
11.A. too B. again C. then D. once
12.A. press B. permit C. promise D. reward
13.A. Requirements B. Experiences C. Suggestions D. Questions
14.A. puzzled B. embarrassed C. surprised D. relaxed
15.A. imagine B. share C. improve D. gather
16.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. grandfather
17.A. new B. common C. nice D. familiar
18.A. last B. unexpected C. polite D. helpful
19.A. asked B. proved C. taught D. tested
20.A. questioned B. gained C. overcome D. advertised
—Why didn't Sarah attend the meeting yesterday?
—I have no idea.She_______the wrong time for the meeting.
A. must have got B. might have got
C. should get D. would get
You may rely on_______he'll come to help you.
A. that B. it that
C. whether D. it if
Suddenly,a tall man driving a golden carriage_______the girl and took her away,_______into the woods.
A. seizing; disappeared B. seized; disappeared
C. seizing; disappearing D. seized; disappearing
The rising crime is a major_______of society.
A. responsibility B. condition
C. cause D. concern
