Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)? But they didn’t know how to do.
Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.
The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”
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【小题1】There were___apples when the three boys divided(分配）them.

Three boys, Tom, Sam and Jim bought seventeen apples. Tom wanted the half (一 半). Sam wanted one-third (三分之一)，and Jim wanted one-ninth (九分之一)• But they didn’t know how to do.

Just at that time,a little boy came with an apple in his hand. The boy said to them, “Don’t worry. Let me help you” Then he put his apple into their apples, and made the number of the apples eighteen. Then he gave Tom nine apples, he gave Sam six apples,and he gave Jim two apples. He gave away seventeen apples and took his apple back.

The three boys were very happy. And they said: “How clever the boy is!”

What do you think life on earth will（A）________in 100 years? More comfortable ?More high-tech? Maybe. But many scientists see a different future. （B） They say that by the year 2100 the earth will become a worse place for us to live.

   Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）are warming up the earth, melting（熔化）ice, and raising the level of the oceans. All these changes may bring more disasters（ 灾难）,including earthquakes and floods（ 洪涝）.

   Sounds scary, doesn’t it? Luckily, things may become so bad. Most countries in the world have agreed to slow down earth warming.

   In February, the Kyoto Protocol （京都议定书）began.（C） 这是全世界141个国家间的协议。 They want to produce less greenhouse gas and slow the rising temperature. （D） By 2010,35 developed countries will cut greenhouse gas by 5 percent of the amount they produced in 1990. （E） In order to produce less greenhouse gas, countries have to use cleaner cars and fewer coal power stations. They also need to look for new types of energy（能源）.Countries that signed the agreement include China, Japan, Russia and the countries in the European Union（ 欧盟）.

1．在（A）的空白处填入一个适当的词语：________________

2．将划线部分（B）译成汉语：___________________________

3．将划线部分（C）译成英语：________________________

4．将划线部分（D）译成汉语：______________________________

5．将划线部分（E）改写为：Countries have to use cleaner cars and fewer coal power stations _____________they can produce less greenhouse gas.