John has no bike, but he wants to get one ________ .

1. A.
   of his own
2. B.
   of himself
3. C.
   for him
4. D.
   of own

John has no difficulty making friends in any situations due to his ________ character．

1. A.
   selfish
2. B.
   hardworking
3. C.
   easygoing
4. D.
   shy

    Australians have been warned they face a life-and-death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die.

    With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking, even though there is great opposition to the measure.

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

    “I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water, ”said Peter Beattie.

     “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It’s liquid gold. It’s a matter of life and death.

     Beattie said Australia’s second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking.

    Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel.

    But Australians have never liked the idea.

    To try to change the way Australians think, Prime Minister, John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move.

    “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr. Beattie is right and I agree with him completely, ”Howard said.

     “Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water, ”added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall. ”

72. According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water.

B. Australia’s second largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy.

C. No other countries but Australia decides to drink recycled water.

D. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history.

73. What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Australians have never liked drinking purified waste water.

B. Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time.

C. Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking.

D. Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage.

74. The underlined phrase “adhered to” in Paragraph 9 probably means _______.

A. disliked                                                       B. gone against

C. supported                                             D. doubted

75. It can be inferred from what Peter Beattie said that _______.

A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B. it is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C. if the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D. it’s up to you to make a life-and-death decision