Extreme Amazon（亚马孙之最）
Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river﹣the Amazon．
The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru． It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean． It is the largest river in the world． It is also the second longest． Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain． During the rainy season， parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide．
The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest． The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species（种类） on Earth． There are 2.5 million kinds of insects， such as the world's largest ant． At least 3，000 kinds， of fish， live there， and one﹣fifth of all the bird species in the world． Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous， such as the anaconda， the largest snake in the world． But there are also gentle animals， like the sloth and the pink dolphin．
The Amazon is very important to Earth． There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about． If we lose the Amazon， we will lose a big part of life on Earth．
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The largest and （1） __ longest river in the world |
The world's（2） rain forest |
The world's largest ant and 2.5 million other insects |
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Extreme Amazon |
（4） that live in the Amazon |
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（3） to the highest number of plant and animal species on Earth |
The anaconda，the largest snake in the world |
Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going． It can feel strange to be（1） ． The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street， （2） __ that's not always the case．
Once we were on holiday in Venice． My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning． Mum wasn't（3） ， but I would go with him， only because he（4） I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did． （5） else would I get up so early？!
So at 5 a．m． the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the（6） ___ streets．When the sun came up， Dad started taking photos and I（7） him， down small streets and over little bridges．
After about an hour，I turned to Dad and asked，"Where are we？" He said，"I have no idea．"I immediately felt a bit（8） ，but Dad just laughed and said，"We're lost!"，I told him to（9） his map or phone． He said， "I only brought the（10） ． Come on，let's get more lost!" He laughed again．
His laughter（11） me and made me feel safe． Slowly people were appearing on the streets﹣shops and cafes began to open．
I began to（12） that we were lost， and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me．
（13） ， after about four hours of walking around， we were back． Mum asked anxiously（担心地）， "Where have you been？" I said with a big（14） ， "We got lost!"
These days we（15） get lost with so many things around us﹣maps， GPS， apps on our phones， and so on． But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy．
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（1）A． alone |
B． lost |
C． afraid |
D． silent |
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（2）A． or |
B． so |
C． but |
D． and |
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（3）A． worried |
B． touched |
C． satisfied |
D． interested |
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（4）A． expected |
B． realized |
C． remembered |
D． promised |
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（5）A． How |
B． Why |
C． When |
D． Where |
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（6）A． modern |
B． noisy |
C． empty |
D． bright |
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（7）A． left |
B． invited |
C． guided |
D． followed |
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（8）A． scared |
B． hurt |
C． hungry |
D． tired |
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（9）A． pick up |
B． think of |
C． take out |
D． pay for |
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（10）A． map |
B． bowl |
C． phone |
D． camera |
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（11）A． saved |
B． relaxed |
C． stopped |
D． warned |
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（12）A． doubt |
B． forget |
C． imagine |
D． regret |
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（13）A． Finally |
B． Recently |
C． Certainly |
D． Suddenly |
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（14）A． surprise |
B． shame |
C． smile |
D． fear |
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（15）A． hardly |
B． often |
C． nearly |
D． always |
Many road accidents can be a if we all follow traffic rules．
Many young people look up to these basketball h such as Yao Ming and Michael Jordon and want to become like them．
My parents are very s with me． I am not allowed to hang out with friends even on weekends．