A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

　　PAI researchers Robert Engel says by the year 2025,about three thousand million people lack water. At least 18 more countries are, expected to have serious water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on the earth stays the same.

　　Mr. Engel says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will increase.

　　The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problem. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engel says there are problems all over the world be cause of diseases such as cholera（霍亂）that is carried in water.

　　Lack of water also results in more international conflict（沖突）. Countries may have to fight for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability to improve their economics. This is because new in dustries often need large amounts of water when they are beginning.

　　The Population Action International study gives several solutions（解決方法）to the problem, One way, it says. is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third is to use less water for agriculture.

　　The report also says long-term solution to the water problem must in clued controls on population growth.

　　1．According to the report, how many countries will lack water by the year 2025?

　　　　A. 18.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. 28.

　　　　C. 46.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. At least 46.

　　2．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

　　　　A. The amount of the water on earth will always stay the same.

　　　　B. The report gives three solutions to the water problem.

　　　　C. Most of the countries that lack water belong to the developing countries.

　　　　D. There's only one long-term solution to solve the water problem.

　　3．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

　　　　A. The polluted water may carry diseases.

　　　　B. Some countries may fight with each other for water.

　　　　C. The developed countries don't lack water now.

　　　　D. Industries need a lot of water.

　　4．What is the main idea of this passage?

　　　　A. Water shortage is quite serious in the world nowadays.

　　　　B. PAI did a lot of study about water shortage.

　　　　C. Controlling pollution is the best way to solve the problem of water shortage.

　　　　D. Water shortage will be a serious problem facing us in the near future.

If you listen to me, you ____ have some candies, Mary.

　　 A shall B may C will D must

Many teens don’t get enough sleep because they have too much homework, which ____ them up at night.

A、makes B、breaks C、turns D、keeps

___________ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.

A. Losing　　　 B. Having lost　

C. Lost　　　　 D. To lose

So nice_______ to hear from her. 　　______, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. it is, What’s more　 B. does it, I say　 C. was it, Or rather　 D. is it, Believe it

Although international students want to dive into American culture, it is easier to stay close to the families．

“Most international students told me that they want to meet and make friends with as many Americans as they can,” said Mark Galloway, Institute for International Studies (IIS) student adviser at State University．

“But in reality, they are comfortable with being around people from their own country, if possible．”

Testing of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is an admission test for international students enrolling in American universities．Galloway said students’ scores decreased when they spend less time with American students．

More than 450 international students are on campus at Murray State University．Thailand, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany are countries with the most students this semester, according to an IIS report．

Wichien Eampromate, Thai Student Association President, said poor English ability and cultural differences make it difficult for Thai students to spend time with Americans．

“We eat different things; we do different kinds of things,” said Eampromate．

On the other hand, Joon-Seong Bae, an exchange student from Korea University, said he tried to avoid hanging around other Koreans．

But it is not easy for him．He said he is less comfortable with Americans because he cannot say everything he wants to say, and not all Americans are patient with his limited English．

“There were two or three Americans and me,” Bae said．“We talked about something．As time went by, I was kind of excluded(排斥在外) because they talked to each other．

While international students venture outside their comfort zones, American students also have the opportunity to be exposed to other cultures．

“I know there are a lot ( of American students) who want to get to know international students,” said Philip Lee, senior from Boonville, Indiana．“They are just uncomfortable．”

Lee said he has learned about life from his international friends, although it is sometimes a challenge．

“ I can’t live a comfortable life all the time,” Lee said．“ I realized there is a great benefit of stepping out of my comfort zone to meet people．”

1．From the first paragraph we learn that ______________．

A．international students enjoy American culture with difficulty

B．international students all go to America without preparation．

C．American culture, in fact, is the same as others

D．American culture is easy to deal with

2．What Bae has experienced tells us that ____________．

A．he is willing to help Koreans with their English

B．he prefers to stay home rather than meet Americans

C．he can’t express himself well with American students．

D．He doesn’t have any chance to meet American students

3．It can be inferred from this passage that ___________．

A．international students go to America in order to improve their English

B．international students can hardly make any friends in America

C．it is necessary for international students to make friends with Americans

D．it is bad for international students to get along with Americans

As he would soon go to an ________ country, he had to take an evening course of language.

A. speaking English　　　　 B. spoken English

C. English-spoken　　　　　 D. English-speaking

Don’t have horse ______ too fast, it will get tired soon.

A. ran 　 B. to run　 C. runs 　 D. running

—You　　　 part in the party in time.?

—Sorry，I was delayed by the accident.?

A.　are supposed to take

B.　have supposed to take?

C.　are supposed to have taken

D.　supposed to take?

John shut everybody out of the kitchen _______ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which　　　　　　　　　　　 B. when

C. so that　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if