1.Jane can’t f               herself for not reaching the company on time before the interviewer left.

2.We should have a balanced diet in order to keep h             .

3.Between Saturday and Monday, it is S             .

4.Tom was b             up by his uncle, so he treated his uncle as his father.

5.It’s a             how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life, especially if you can’t have them for a while.

6.Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of f             , I landed in Britain by accident.

7.Mammals can give b             to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.

8.Many competitors in Calgary Stampede have a g             for riding wild horsed and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

9.That story can r             me of my childhood in the small village.

10.His illness led to his absence. That is to say, his illness a              for his absence.

Countries must learn to share water fairly if they are to prevent warring over water as population growth and climate change make it ever more scarce.

Farming uses 70 percent of the fresh water taken from the world’s lakes and rivers and need from farms is set to increase by 14 percent in the next 30 years.

Water conflicts can happen in water-stressed areas among local communities and between countries. The lack of instruments for water sharing exacerbates already difficult conditions. In the absence of clear rules, things will not be organized or arranged in order and power plays an important role.

While humans drink between 2 and 5 litres of water a day, it takes 1,000-2,000 litres to produce a kilogram of wheat and up to 15,000 litres to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef.

The daily consumption of water per person is a thousand times more than the consumption through drinking.

Already 1.1 billion people lack clean water and, with the world’s population set to grow from 6.5 billion to 8 billion by 2025, 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by then. Global warming will exacerbate the problem, especially in poor, dry areas.

To improve cross-border cooperation on water use, the 10 countries on the Nile are negotiating (商定) a water-sharing agreement which the Food and Agriculture Organisation  hopes will be a model for other areas where the scarce water can be shared out peacefully.

61. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Water conflicts can arise in poor and dry areas.

B. Countries must learn to share water fairly.

C. What caused water conflicts.

D. Water consumption is increasing.

62. Which of the following may be the reason for water conflicts?

A. The lack of clear rules.

B. That farming consumes too much water.

C. That too much water has been wasted.

D. Environmental pollution.

63. The underlined word “exacerbates” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “           ”.

A. makes larger

B. makes smaller

C. makes better

D. makes worse

64. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Farming uses 70 percent of the fresh water now.

B. It takes about 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilo of grain-fed beef.

C. The 10 countries on the Nile have reached a water-sharing agreement.

D. 1.8 billion people will face water scarcity by 2025.

Smoking in indoor public places including public working place, public transportation vehicles and some other special outdoor working spaces has been banned in China since January 2011. Should smoking be banned in public places? Of course, it should be. First, banning smoking in public places will not only help in saving smokers from various kinds of heath conditions and diseases, but will also be beneficial for passive smokers.

Second, banning smoking in public places will put pressure on smokers to quit. Since a smoker is forbidden from smoking in public places, he will learn how to live without smoking a cigarette for long hours. Moreover, when a smoker doesn’t see anybody around him smoking or smelling of cigarette, it might reduce his urge to smoke too. Thus, people have to quit smoking as a result of smoking ban.

Smoking in public places influences non­smokers to take up smoking, especially adolescents. Since teens are in an impressionable age, when they see people around them smoking, they get encouraged to try it and then it becomes a habit, increasing the incidence of teen smoking. Moreover, asthma(哮喘) and ear infections are commonly seen in children who live around smokers, so if it’s banned in public places, these places will become safe for children and teens, healthwise.

Looking from the economic point of view, since smoking is a major contributing factor to many diseases, it leads to absence from work. Moreover, employees who smoke tend to take breaks now and then to smoke, thus cutting back on their working hours. So, if employers want to increase work productivity and want to make sure that their employees remain healthy, they should ban and stop smoking in and around offices.

At last, smoking cigarettes adds to the pollution of the air, so if it is banned, it will help in saving the environment from further deterioration(恶化)．

1.According to the passage, in what situation do smokers reduce their urge to smoke? (No more than 11 words)

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2.Seen from the environmental point of view, why shouldn’t people smoke in public places? (No more than 7 words)

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3.How does smoking in and around offices affect work productivity? (No more than 13 words)

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4.What is the main idea of the passage？(No more than 8 words)

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