Imagine one day the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the water shortage (短缺), the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (私人的) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices.
“ A lot of people can’t pay for it,” she says.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
【小题1】How old is Hannan?     

--_____does it take you to get to your school from your home?   

       --About 20 minutes by bus.

   A. How about     B. What time     C. How long     D. How far

—      does it take you to go by bus from Tianjin to Beijing?

—About five hours.

A: Sam, we haven’t gone out for over a month.Let’s go somewhere this evening.

B: Fine, where would you like to go ?   56

A: A new play is on this week. Let’s go and watch it , shall we?

B: Do you know what people think of it?     57

A: How about the film THE TOURIST?     58

B: We’ve already seen it. Don’t you remember?

A: Then let’s go to the neighborhood cinema.    59

B: Good. What time does it start?

A: 15 minutes ago.     60

B: Well, I guess all we can do is to stay at home and watch television.

A: I was afraid you’d say that … Now it will take me another month to get you interested in going out.