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　　 Shah Jahan married a beautiful woman 1 whom he was very devoteD.When she died after almost twenty years of marriage, he was in deep 2 . He ordered that the most beautiful 3 in the world be built 4 her memory. It 5 22000 men 22 years 6 the pure white marble (大理石) 7 . It still 8 , as lovely as it was 9 new. It has a base of red sandstone with a slender (细长的) tower 10 a "minaret" (尖塔) at each corner. Today, people travel 11 all over the world 12 to see this beautiful building.

　　 13 there were children, Shah Jahan obviously kept 14 for his wife and saved none for their children. One of his 15 put him in a prison and 16 the throne (皇位). The son kept 17 in this prison, the Fort of Agra, 18 he died nine years later in 1666. It was ironical 19 from this prison the former (以前的) ruler could look 20 the Jumna River and see the Taj Mahal, a constant 21 of his lost wife and of his past days of glory.

　　 Shah Jahan's 22 was placed in a vault (墓穴) near 23 of his wife in the Taj Mahal. It is ironic that this man who 24 a lot of treasures in his lifetime 25 with only the memory of his one true treasure—— his love for his wife.　　

1.	A.with	B.to	C.for	D.in	[ ]
2.	A.sad	B.thought	C.sleep	D.sorrow	[ ]
3.	A.room	B.tower	C.tomb	D.pyramid	[ ]
4.	A.in	B.for	C.about	D.on	[ ]
5.	A.cost	B.spent	C.took	D.paid	[ ]
6.	A.to complete	B.in completing	C.on completing	D.completing	[ ]
7.	A.table	B.coffin (棺材)	C.treasure box	D.structure	[ ]
8.	A.stood	B.stands	C.standing	D.stand	[ ]
9.	A.when	B.like	C.before	D.after	[ ]
10.	A.calls	B.called	C.calling	D.name	[ ]
11.	A.through out	B.away	C.from	D.to	[ ]
12.	A.only	B.straight	C.even	D.just	[ ]
13.	A.Although	B.In spite of	C.Since	D.When	[ ]
14.	A.his all love	B.all his love	C.part of his love	D.none of his love	[ ]
15.	A.people	B.citizens	C.sons	D.daughters	[ ]
16.	A.took over	B.came into power	C.gave up	D.was on the way	[ ]
17.	A.the thief	B.the robber	C.the prisoner	D.his father	[ ]
18.	A.because	B.until	C.as soon as	D.once	[ ]
19.	A.that	B.if	C.when	D.which	[ ]
20.	A.through	B.into	C.across	D.up	[ ]
21.	A.reminder(纪念品)	B.treasure place	C.palace	D.living room	[ ]
22.	A.treasure	B.mummy	C.body	D.clothes	[ ]
23.	A.those	B.one	C.this	D.that	[ ]
24.	A.has gathered	B.had robbed of	C.had stored up	D.has collected	[ ]
25.	A.died	B.dying	C.dead	D.death	[ ]

The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. __1__ springs and streams sometimes mean control, particularly in the __2__ areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of __3__ land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not __4__ for the water resources(资源), and laws had to be __5__ to protect the water rights of the __6__ and the use of the water resources accordingly.

__7__ is known to us all, there is not __8__ water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the __9__ of water that will be used in any particular period __10__ careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more __11__. Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water __12__ the water supply forecast (预报).

The __13__ water supply forecast is based more on the water from the __14__ than from the below. Interest is __15__ in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain __16__. With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be __17__, and with the help of a repeater station, they send the __18__ data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by __19__ a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water __20__ probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground.

1. A. Using　　　　　　　　　　 B. Holding　　　　 C. Owning　　　　 D. Finding

2. A. dry　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. distant　　　　　　　　 C. deserted　　　　　　 D. wild

3. A. fine　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　　　　　 C. rich　　　　　　　　 D. farming

4. A. unlawful　　　　　　　　 B. unacceptable　　　　 C. unpopular　　　　　　 D. uncommon

5. A. made　　　　　　　　 B. designed　　　　　　 C. signed　　　　　　　　 D. written

6. A. winners　　　　　　　　 B. settlers　　　　　　　　 C. fighters　　　　 D. supporters

7. A. That　　　　　　　　 B. It　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. What　　　　　　　　　　 D. As

8. A. plentiful　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　 C. any　　　　　　　　 D. much

9. A. type　　　　　　　　　　 B. quality　　　　　　　　 C. amount　　　　 D. level

10. A. requests　　　　　　　　　　 B. requires　　　　 C. means　　　　　　　　 D. suggests

11. A. effectively　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　　 C. conveniently　　　　 D. actively

12. A. leading to　　　　　　 B. due to　　　　　　　　 C. owing to　　　　　　 D. according to

13. A. correct　　　　　　　　 B. further　　　　　　　　 C. average　　　　 D. early

14. A. clouds　　　　　　　　 B. sky　　　　　　　　 C. air　　　　　　　　 D. above

15. A. raising　　　　　　　　 B. rising　　　　　　　　　　 C. building　　　　 D. lasting

16. A. rocks　　　　　　　　　　 B. tips　　　　　　　　 C. tops　　　　　　　　　　 D. trees

17. A. taken care of　　　　　　 B. made use of　　　　　　　　 C. piled up　　　　　　　　 D. saved up

18. A. picked　　　　　　　　 B. produced　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　　 D. gathered

19. A. touching　　　　　　 B. knocking　　　　　　 C. pressing　　　　　　 D. turning

20. A. might　　　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　 C. will　　　　　　　　 D. should