A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the   1   menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how   2   it was.

At the bottom of the   3  , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”

The man   4   the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order   5    that was very unusual.

When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”

“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”

“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.   6  , not African.”

The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t   7   long.”

The waiter walked away quickly.

The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

Then he smiled   8  the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t  9  it to me, can you?”

The waiter made an apology (道歉).

“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the   10  embarrassing,”（困窘 ） he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”

1.                A．biggest         B．thickest         C．heaviest  D．longest

 

2.                A．unfair          B．unusual         C．beautiful  D．important

 

3.                A．menu          B．dish            C．restaurant D．table

 

4.                A．looked for      B．took out        C．looked at D．picked up

 

5.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．everything D．something

 

6.                A．American       B．Indian          C．Canadian  D．Australian

 

7.                A．pay            B．cost            C． take D．spend

 

8.                A．as             B．and            C．so   D．though

 

9.                A．catch          B．take           C．fetch D．bring

 

10.               A．least           B．most           C．less  D．more

 

 

    Much less than one percent of the earth's water can be used by humans. Areas that need a lot of water often have to bring it in from far away. For example, southern and central California get most of their water from northern California. The Middle East and Mexico are among the places where large areas are short of water. Much of the shortage (短缺) in such places is caused by poor use of water, such as pollution and waste.

    Most places have enough water for drinking, farming and industries. However, as cities grow larger and industries expand, more and more water is needed. This may mean that more sources (來源) of water need to be found. But by saving water, existing (現(xiàn)有的) water can be used longer. This allows towns, cities and industries to grow without the need to find more water sources.

    What are some ways that ordinary people can save water?

A survey shows that washing clothes, taking showers and using toilets make up about 80 percent of a family's water usage. So using showerheads, toilets, and taps that use less water can help save a lot of water in the home. 

(    ) 53. One of the possible reasons why Middle East and Mexico are short of water is               that ________.

          A. many industries in these places use a lot of water

          B. they pollute and waste existing water

          C. they have few lakes and rivers

          D. they don’t have enough money to buy water

(    ) 54. What's the meaning of the underlined word "expand"? 

          A. 發(fā)展       B. 使用       C. 浪費       D. 匱乏

(    ) 55. According to the survey, which probably use the least water in families?

         A. Taking showers.             B. Using toilets.

         C. Washing dishes.             D. Washing clothes.

(    ) 56. Which of the following can we learn from the passage?

         A. By saving water, we may not need to find more water sources.

         B. People in southern and central California are rich.

         C. Northern California will not have enough water in the future.

         D. Washing clothes and washing dishes make up 40 % of a family's water usage.

To live a low-carbon life , we must try to save _____ energy and produce ____ carbon .

A．more , less

B．less , more

C．more , fewer

D．most , least

 

Alan is a careful driver, but he drives _________ of my friends.

A. more carefully   B. less carefully  C. the most carefully  D. the least carefully