March 22 is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls on(号召)us to___and protect water. Today, we're facing terrible water problems. Among them, the wastewater problem is rather ___, And the subject of World Water Day in 2017 is “wastewater”.

What is wastewater? It is used water. Usually, wastewater comes from homes,___, hospital and so on. It is produced by different kinds of activities, including washing machines, taking showers and using kitchens. The rain also___wastewater when it is running down the street during a storm. No matter where it comes from, this kind of water is sure to have____harmful in it.

___must we treat(处理)wastewater? Wastewater has a big influence in our lives. It causes both illness for us and pollution for the environment. We must care for our environment and our own___.

How can we treat wastewater? Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Wastewater___homes can be reused. Then there will be___wastewater. Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned____it goes back to nature.

1.A. drink B. save C. carry D. watch

2.A. easy B. popular C. small D. serious

3.A. factories B. lakes C. rivers D. seas

4.A. gets back B. hands in C. changes into D. picks up

5.A. nothing B. something C. nobody D. somebody

6.A. What B. Who C. Why D. How

7.A. work B. interest C. health D. business

8.A. on B. for C. with D. from

9.A. less B. more C. better D. worse

10.A. and B. whether C. after D. before

Many people might think that if they had more money, then they would be happier in life. For example, people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long.

① But is that really true? Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier.②Instead, it's giving money to others that makes people happy.③It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member.④It could be buying a homeless person food to eat. It could be giving money to a person in need. Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel? Whether it is a small or large amount of money. People feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.

This idea of joining your happiness to the happiness of others is described as a ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprising, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. The children just said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.

1.Where can we best put "But its not having money that brings happiness." in Paragraph 2? ______

A.① B.② C.③ D.④

2.Why does the writer quote(引用) a story in Paragraph 3? ______

A.To explain Africans like sweets. B.To show examples are not enough.

C.To make the writer's opinion clearer. D.To express happiness is from children.

3.What does the writer try to tell us? ______

A.Buying new things can make people happy.

B.The key to happiness is making others happy.

C.If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa.

D.People who have a lot of money might not be happy.

Now, more and more mothers wear the same clothes as their daughters, so people often mistake them for each other. According to a new study, mothers today look to their daughters for fashion(时尚)and beauty ideas. The study questioned 343 mothers and daughters, with an average age of 44 for mums and 16 for daughters.

A report from Temple University, Philadelphia also says that many children act older than their years. But they don't listen to the opinion from their parents in wearing.

Some mothers buy the same clothes as their daughters do. They like the same colour and style as their daughters. They do so because they want to keep as young as their daughters. And now many more mothers compare(与…比较)beauty with their daughters. So a strange thing happens: the woman may look like a teenager from behind, but she is already middle-aged from the front.

The report shows that if a mum is young at heart and fashion, she is more likely to view (把…视为)her daughter as a style expert and copy her. So what are the mothers going to wear in the future? This may depend on their daughters.

1.Why do people mistake mothers and their daughters?

A.Because they have the same hobbies. B.Because they often wear the same clothes.

C.Because they often walk together.· D.Because they often have the same hairstyle.

2.How many people were questioned in the study?

A.16. B.44. C.60 D.343.

3.What do many children like to wear in their daily life?

A.Clothes that make them look older. B.Clothes that are tight.

C.Clothes that are expensive. D.Clothes that are loose.

4.What do mothers like to compare with their daughters?

A.Clothes. B.Lifestyle. C.Jobs. D.Beauty.

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Daughters should wear as their mothers do.

B.Mothers should learn from their daughters in the lifestyle.

C.Daughters fashion may influence(影响)their mothers.

D.Ideas of wearing different clothes.

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