The winter holiday is usually a good time to sleep in． But Zhao Yi， a 14﹣year ﹣old student from Hangzhou，（1） at 7：00 a． m． to run at least 2 kilometers every day during the holiday．In fact，this exercise was part of his（2）
Zhao was not （3） ． Many schools asked students to （4） during the winter holiday． Part of the reason is that physical education test scores are now worth more on the senior high school entrance examination（ 中考）．
Because of this，Zhao's school asked students to run on sunny days and exercise indoors（5） the weather was bad． Students had to post exercise photos in （6） classes' QQ groups． Students even needed to have daily exercise plans． For example，they had to skip rope for two（7） and do three sets of sit﹣ups each day．
This has been a big challenge for many students，（8） it has also helped to make exercise become a bigger part of their daily lives． Huang Zhichang， a 14﹣year﹣old student at the same school as Zhao，used to （9） running． But he is now able to run for half an hour every day．"I didn't exercise a lot in the past． Now it's time to （10） others!"he said．
（1）A． got up |
B． went to bed |
C． getting up |
D． going to bed |
（2）A． job |
B． entertainment |
C． homework |
D． housework |
（3）A． shy |
B． alone |
C． interesting |
D． exciting |
（4）A． exercise |
B． read |
C． write |
D． speak |
（5）A． what |
B． where |
C． if |
D． which |
（6）A． his |
B． your |
C． our |
D． their |
（7）A． seconds |
B． minutes |
C． hours |
D． days |
（8）A． but |
B． or |
C． and |
D． so |
（9）A． hates |
B． hated |
C． hating |
D． hate |
（10）A． catch up with |
B． have a rest |
C． go to school |
D． play basketball |
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We should not use more water than we actually need． If we do， we will not have enough water in the future． （1） It is not a difficult question to answer． If we remove more fresh water than nature replaces， we have taken too much．
Many cities run campaigns（运动）to get people to stop wasting water． They show them ways they can cut back on water use． （2） What's more， they carry out programs that offer money to reduce water use． For example， they give people shower heads and toilets that use less water． （3）
Another threat（威胁）to our water supply is pollution． When our sources of fresh water get polluted， we can no longer use this water． This also endangers（危及） the animals that depend on the water．
（4） We can save lots of water by not letting taps（水龙头） run while we brush our teeth or by turning off taps right after washing hands． By collecting cold water when were taking warm showers， we can also save water． （5） In this way， we can make full use of water．
A． However， just how much is too much？
B． There are several things we can do to save water．
C． Finally， they make laws to control the use of water．
D． We don't have to let the cold water run until it gets warm．
E． They also increase water bills for people who use too much．
Many Chinese people will wonder what presents to get for their moms on Mother's Day， but not many know Mother's Day is actually a festival from overseas．
Mother's Day originated（起源） in America during the early 20th century． The festival spread to China as early as the 1980s and was widely accepted．
Why did a foreign festival become popular in China？ In fact， Chinese traditional culture has always encouraged filial（孝顺的）devotion to parents． There are many stories which show filial respect in ancient China． For example， the story of "Taste Liquid（液体的） Medicine for Mother" tells us the filial virtue（美德） of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty． His mother had been sick for three years． He often stayed up by her bedside and cared for her day and night． He tasted the liquid medicine first before she drank it． Also， mother love is a repeated subject in Chinese ancient poems， like "Song of the Parting Son" by Meng Jiao， a poet of the Tang dynasty． Now this poem is still a must in the school textbooks． Children in China are brought up with the education of filial devotion．
On special days， people often use roses or forget﹣me﹣nots to express love． Carnations are considered as the perfect flowers for mothers around the world， but few know that China has its own for mothers﹣﹣﹣the tiger lily．
Love for mothers can have different ways of expression． What matters most is love， not the festival itself． What mothers truly want is perhaps just a simple expression of love from their children．
（1）When did Mothers Day spread to China？
A． In the 1920s．
B． In the 1980s．
C． In the Western Han dynasty．
D． In the Tang dynasty．
（2）What is the poem of "Song of the Parting Son" mainly about？
A． The filial virtue of Emperor Wen．
B． Caring for the old．
C． Traditional Chinese medicine．
D． A mother's love for her son．
（3）Mother's Day is popular in China mainly because of ．
A． its wide spread in many countries
B． our ancient stories of respecting parents
C． our traditional cultural values
D． its simple way of expressing love
（4）What is regarded as the Chinese own flower for a mother？
（5）What a mother truly wants on Mother's Day may be ．
A． a big dinner
B． a celebration party
C． greetings of the festival
D． expensive presents