Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes ________ very dirty.

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A．becomes

B．to become

C．becoming

D．/

One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g. "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救護(hù)車). It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. "
If we carry our burdens (負(fù)擔(dān)) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier. "
"What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again.”
We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed (使恢復(fù)) and are able to carry on.
So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.
【小題1】The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because_________.

A．he was very thirsty

B．his arms were strong

C．it was a good example

D．he wants to share the water with students

【小題2】"A glass of water" in this passage referred to (指)_________.

A．knowledge

B．the burden

C．the time

D．the money

【小題3】According to the teacher, you may feel_________ if you put down the burden sometimes.

A．more stressed

B．much heavier

C．more relaxed

D．much happier

【小題4】This was a lesson about_____

A．how to relax oneself in life

B．how to solve a physics problem

C．how to keep fit by drinking water

D．how to study well

【小題5】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.

B．All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.

C．The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood.

D．All the students can understand the teacher’s lesson.

Every culture has a recognized (公認(rèn)的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.
In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（證）, they drive into the grown-up world.
"Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.
According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.
Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.
But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.
Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (許可)
Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."
In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?
【小題1】16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

A．they want to show themselves off

B．they are not experienced drivers

C．older people always drive better

D．they never drive carefully on the road

【小題2】Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

A．How rich the family is.

B．Whether the kid is old enough.

C．What traffic condition there is around.

D．Whether it's practically needed.

【小題3】The passage mainly gives information about _______.

A．a(chǎn)n American culture about teenagers' driving

B．a(chǎn) change in the Chinese culture

C．a(chǎn) cultural difference between America and China

D．the relationship between driving and a person's development

【小題4】Which may serve as the best title of the article?

A．Cars Helping You to Grow Up	B．Driving into the Grown-up World
C．Teenagers' Driving in America	D．Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult

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　　Television has now come to nearly every family. It has 1 a very important part in 2 life. School children in the USA watch TV about twenty-five hours 3

　　Some parents feel that television is good 4 their children because it helps them learn about their country and the world. 5 the help of some programs of education, children do 6 in school. 7 parents do not let their children 8 TV too much. They say that TV programs are not good, and children 9 bad things from them.

　　Men have invented many things which have brought much convenience. Television is one of them. If 10 carefully planned, watching TV can be good for children.

(1) A．became	B．becomes	C．become	D．becoming
(2) A．people	B．people's	C．peoples	D．peoples'
(3) A．a day	B．one day	C．one year	D．aweek
(4) A．at	B．of	C．for	D．to
(5) A．With	B．Under	C．By	D．Below
(6) A．well	B．good in	C．better	D．good at
(7) A．Other	B．The other	C．Another	D．Others
(8) A．to watch	B．watch	C．watching	D．watched
(9) A．study	B．learn	C．listen	D．see
(10) A．it is	B．you're	C．hers	D．these are