The World's Longest Rivers

River

Length

Location

Nile

4,132 miles (6,650 km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000 miles (6,400 km)

South America

Chang Jiang(Yangtze)

3,915 miles (6,300 km)

China

Mississippi—Missouri—Red Rock

3,902 miles (6,275 km)

United States

Ob

3,364 miles (5,410 km)

Russia

Fast Facts

The Nile River passes through 9 countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The Amazon is second in length but first in amount of water carried and area of land drained(排水).

Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia and the third—longest in the world. The river is the longest in the world to flow wholly within one country.

The Missouri and Red Rock Rivers are considered tributaries (a stream or river that flows into a main river) of the Mississippi.

The Mississippi river system goes through only one country: the United States.

The Ob River is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river.

1.How are the rivers listed in the table?

A.From northernmost to southernmost. B.From widest to narrowest.

C.From longest to shortest. D.By greatest to least volume(体积).

2.Why are the Mississippi, Missouri, and Red Rock Rivers grouped together in the river?

A.All three are the same length. B.They all flow to the Amazon.

C.They are all rivers in North America. D.They are part of the same river system.

3.Which river is the longest in the world that goes through only one country?

A.Nile. B.Chang Jiang. C.Amazon. D.Ob.

At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those ________, his father stopped him and said to him calmly,” Einstein, you were spending too much time ______ , so you failed in the exams. I’m ______ about your future with your mother.”

“What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also ______, but they went fishing as usual.”

“My boy, you can’t think so,” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is a _____ in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully.”

“There were two cats playing on the roof. ______, they fell into the chimney(烟囱).When they climbed out of the chimney, one cat’s face was dirty ______ the other’s face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its ______. The dirty-faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.”

“Einstein, ______ can be your mirror(镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict with themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a ______ person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then, Einstein’s face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room.

After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be ______ with himself and kept telling himself. “ I am special, so I needn’t be as common as others.” This was why Einstein ______ in his career.

1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different ______ about life. You can learn from other people, but you can ______ follow others completely.

You must see yourself clearly, and know what you want to get. Your future doesn’t ________ how others act, but on what you are going to act.

1.A. adults B. kids C. teachers D. artists

2.A. playing B. working C. reading D. studying

3.A. excited B. curious C. worried D. crazy

4.A. checked B. passed C. dreamed D. failed

5.A. song B. story C. speech D. saying

6.A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Suddenly D. Naturally

7.A. while B. or C. so D. for

8.A. mouth B. tail C. nose D. face

9.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody

10.A. poor B. rich C. lazy D. clever

11.A. tired B. angry C. strict D. satisfied

12.A. regretted B. graduated C. succeeded D. survived

13.A. ideas B. reasons C. mistakes D. secrets

14.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never

15.A. try on B. depend on C. live on D. insist on

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