Now, Daniel, Millie and Simon are chatting on the Internet. Read the dialogues and choose the correct words in brackets to complete the sentences.

Daniel: I feel thirsty and have to drink some water.

Simon: Are you there?

Daniel: Yes. I'm still thirsty. There was________(little/less/the

　　　least)water than I needed.

短文填空  先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）

　In many countries, people t__________ 1. by car or by bike. They also get from place to place using p__________2.transport such as buses and trains. However, some people live in parts of the world where it is i__________3. to build roads. In these places, animals or other forms of transport have to be used.

　　It is difficult to w__________ 4. in snow but easy to ski over it. So in places like Alaska, people use skis. If they want to go faster, they get dogs to p__________ 5.them on sleds(雪橇). Riding a snowmobile(雪地摩托) is a more m__________6., but expensive way of getting around on snow.

　　In desert(沙漠) like the Sahara in North Africa, people s__________ 7.get around on camels. Camels survive w_________8. in the desert, not because they can s_________9.water in their bodies though! They can survive without water for two weeks and without f__________10.for up to a month. He can only go without water for about three to five days.

先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，所填单词在短文下面的横线上必须完整写出。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）

A little monkey is p　 1　 by the lake. He sees some fish swimming i 2　 the lake.

　 How i　 3　 they are! Now some frogs are j　 4　　 into the water and o　 5　 are swimming h　 6　 in the lake. The monkey t　 7　 it’s easy to swim. So he wants to jump into the lake. The fish and frogs all say, “You c　 8 swim. Don’t come d 9　 or you’ll be dead.” But the monkey doesn’t believe that. The monkey is in the water now. Of course he can’t swim and he is going to be dead. The fish and frogs are p　 10　 him out of the water and saving him.

Remember: "It’s easy to say, but hard to do."

　　There is one language used in e　　 country in the world. It's everybody's s　　 language. It's very e　　 to understand, and you can "hear" it. It's sign language （手势语）.

　　When you wave to a friend in the street, you are using sign language. When you p　　 up your hand in class, you are saying, "Please ask me, I think I know the r　　 answer." When a policeman wants t　　 stop cars or buses, he raises his hand. He's using sign language. Sign language is useful in quiet places or places full of noise. Even when you are swimming w　　 your friends, you can have a talk u　　 the water.