Bamboo is one of nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a k  1   of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the g  2  , but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters （4 feet） in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost e  3   in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo. 

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters（厘米） wide w  4   others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.  

Bamboo has been used to make many things s  5   as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for h  6   of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting （支撑） new buildings and bridges while they are being b  7  . 

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water b  8   they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes （管子） help poor farmers bring water to their t  9   fields without s  10   a lot of money.

阅读短文,根据短文内容和已给出的首字母,在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

Bamboo is one of nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a k  1   of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the g  2  , but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 meters (4 feet) in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost e  3   in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo. 

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters(厘米) wide w  4   others may grow to more than 30 centimeters (1 foot) across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.  

Bamboo has been used to make many things s  5   as hats and kitchen tools. Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings.

Many Asian countries have used bamboo for h  6   of years. They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting (支撑) new buildings and bridges while they are being b  7  . 

In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap way to find water b  8   they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. Bamboo pipes (管子) help poor farmers bring water to their t  9   fields without s  10   a lot of money.

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      This summer, the most popular tourist sights in China should be Tibet．Why? Because the Oinghai-Tibet Railway was b 1   the year before last．The Qing-hai-Tibet Railway is the f  2    railway between Tibet and the r 3   of China．It is l,142 kilometers long and is the world’s h 4  railway．About 960 Kilometers of it is over 4,000 meters above sea level．Many people thought it i 5   to build a railway so high．But the railway successful c 6   in the end．

The railway makes the travel c 7   for Tibetans．Most of them can’t a 8   to travel by air．It also brings more tourists to Tibet．It is r 9   that the new railway brings 3,000 to 4,000 tourists to Lasa each day．In Shanghai, one travel agency has worked out a 10-day trip from Shanghai to Lasa for a p 10   of 3,600 yuan．However, this cost may change as the final price for the train has not been decided y 11  ．

A railway trip to Tibet is more c 12    than driving or flying．Each train has special windows to k 13   out ultraviolet（紫外线）light and sandstorms．Thin air m 14   you feel sick．To stop this f 15   happening, the train gives oxygen（氧气）through its air-conditioning system．If you still feel sick, you will find oxygen masks near the seats．

The junior high school graduates have to take a P.E. test in many places around China. The full marks are usually 30 points and it counts for much in the senior high school entrance exam. 【小题1】.因为对青少年而言，保持健康是非常重要的。
In Nanjing the test is held in April. Students have the test in their own schools. Each student is tested on three sports. They can choose long jump, basketball dribbling (运球) or volleyball. The pull-up is for boys and girls can choose the sit-up. Both boys and girls must skip（跳绳） in the test，【小题2】.所以，学生们需要花大量的时间练习跳绳。They have fun skipping.
【小题3】.Most students find the test easy and more than 90％of them can get full marks. That’s because they have been training for it during the three whole years. Students in Junior Three usually do lots of practice in P.E. classes. 【小题4】 .The training makes the test easier than it seems to be.[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]
Students in Nanjing don’t need to run a lot for the test, but students in Beijing must do lots of running for the test. Running is one of the sports in test. So in P.E. classes, they usually run a lot. Sometimes they have to run 3,000 meters in one class. Some students are tired of running,【小题5】.they don’t think running is the most necessary sport for teens. They should be allowed to choose their favorite sports, such as swimming or dancing. But most teachers and parents welcome the P.E. test. They say it helps students build up their health.