Everyone has a responsibility to save _____ water, if future generations are to enjoy a similar standard of living to _____ we enjoy now.

It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club. It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want. That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.
Fundraising（募集资金） is a great way to help children learn social skills. It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money. They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school. If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride(不特别费力地), and that is a learning lesson as well.
Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising. Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school. However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson. Dealing with money is important to know about when they are older.
Fundraising helps improve their schools. It is the children’s school. They have to learn there and grow there. Why not let them help in making it a better place?
Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child. The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play. The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money. Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.
In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.
【小题1】The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”.

Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon（马拉松）record. They wanted to play for 90 hours, which adds 6 hours to the record. Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.

       The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once. After sleeping for a short time, they had to play again. On the second night, they fell asleep as soon as they stopped, Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological（心理学的）one. Each boy was thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth night was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was!

1. Before this basketball marathon, the world record was       .    

2. The first night was hard for the players because      .

3. “…the players looked as fresh as when they started.”Here “fresh”means        .     

4. Which of the following is Not true？

       A. Some of the boys were hurt when they played

       B. It was hard for the players to fall asleep at night

       C. The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening

       D. In the end, all the boys felt happy

Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon（马拉松）record. They wanted to play for 90 hours ,breaking the record by adding 6 hours . Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once. On the second night,they fell asleep as soon as they stopped.Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological（心理学的）one. Each boy was thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth nigth was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was!

1. 1.

   Before this basketball marathon, the world record was      

   1. A.
      84 hours
   2. B.
      86 hours
   3. C.
      90 hours
   4. D.
      96 hours
2. 2.

   The first night was hard for the players because     

   1. A.
      they were too excited to sleep
   2. B.
      they only slept for a short time
   3. C.
      no one watched them play
   4. D.
      it was very long
3. 3.

   The sentence“the players looked as fresh as when they started.”Here“fresh”means       

   1. A.
      不熟练的
   2. B.
      兴奋不己的
   3. C.
      精神饱满的
   4. D.
      伤痕累累的
4. 4.

   Which of the following is Not true?

   1. A.
      Some of the boys were hurt when they played
   2. B.
      It was hard for the players to fall asleep for the first night
   3. C.
      The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening
   4. D.
      In the end,all the boys felt happy

 Unfortunately, ____ stone hit him on ______ head and he got injured.

A. the; a               B. a; 不填                  C. a; the                        D. the; the