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　　Do you remember the big flood(洪水)in 1999? Our country suffered a lot and some people lost their lives in that flood．

　　There are many floods here and there each year in our country. In summer it rains a lot, the rain water runs everywhere because there are not enough reservoirs(水库)to hold water and the drainage(排水系统)is bad．In cities, streets flood．Water goes into houses fall down because they are badly made. In a word, people and property(财产)are in great danger when the flood comes.

　　We met the biggest flood in 1999 in the latest one hundred years. Many villages, towns and cities were flooded A large number of soldiers were sent to help stop flood from spilling out of the banks of big rivers. They carried many bags of sand onto the banks and even stood in the water to stop the water when they were short of bags.

　　They were also busy saving people trapped in the water. Sometimes they faced danger, but they were brave enough to put the interest(利益)of the people before everything, including their own lives. Several soldiers lost their young lives during the fighting against the flood．

　　The cause for the flood is that more trees have been cut down, and earth is washed away with the rainwater. Some people do not realize the importance of keeping the balance of water and earth. When it rains heavily, much rainwater cannot be kept. Something must be done to stop such things from happening.

1．A reservoir is a place where ________ .

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A．water is kept

B．people keep fish

C．people row boats

D．people swim

2．In cities streets flood because ________ .

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A．streets are too low

B．there is much water

C．houses badly built

D．the drainage is not good

3．Why were so many soldiers sent to the places, which were flooded?

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A．They helped to fight against the flood．

B．They wanted to save the houses.

C．They helped to plant trees

D．They wanted to build a reservoir

4．When there is a big flood, ________ .

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A．all the houses fall down

B．many soldiers lose their lives

C．no farmers are killed

D．people suffer a lot

5．_______,there may be big flood．

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A．If so many trees are planted

B．If too many trees are cut down

C．If there are small reservoirs

D．If so many people live in the country