阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

①Would you like to get fewer colds and feel better? Would you like to have a taste of a special plant? Would you like to keep a plant with little care? An Aloe Vera plant could be just what the scientists may suggest!

②Growing Aloe Vera plants at home can make the air clean and fresh. Studies have shown that they give off oxygen（O₂）and take away harmful things from the air. With clean and fresh air, you are more likely to stay away from colds, sore throats and dry coughs. And even if you do get sick, Aloe Vera plants may help you get better from the illness faster.

③Did you know that Aloe Vera plants can be used as medicine? Aloe Vera gel（胶体）helps to deal with the pain of burns. And it also helps with itchiness（痒）caused by insect bites. To get this gel, just cut off a part of the plant, peel it, and put the gel on the affected skin（患处). This easy-to-get and safe-to-use medicine is available to you all year round.

④Apart from medical use, Aloe Vera plants are also popular in food industry. Whether you are interested in Aloe juice or crazy about Aloe yogurt, you’ll easily find them in the supermarket. Aloe Vera can also go with other vegetables to make a safe dish on your dinner table.

⑤ ▲ They like dry, warm air with bright light, so they grow best when placed near a window. Aloe Vera plants are able to keep water in their leaves. So, they do not need to be watered so often as most houseplants. Just wait until the earth is completely dry before you water them. When watering, make sure the earth is wet enough so that it can last for a long time. That’s all you need to do to take care of an Aloe Vera plant. Isn’t it the perfect plant for lazy and forgetful gardeners.

（1）In Paragraph 1, the writer leads into the topic by ________.

A．	telling stories	B．	listing numbers
C．	giving examples	D．	asking questions

（2）What are the uses of Aloe Vera gel as medicine in Paragraph 3?

a. It’s good for eyes.

b. It stops nosebleed.

c. It helps with the itchiness.

d. It helps people lose weight.

e. It deals with the pain of burns.

A．

c,e

B．

a,b

C．

b,d

D．

a,d

（3）Which of the following can be the best to fill in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5?

A．	Aloe Vera plants help you improve memory.
B．	Aloe Vera plants are very easy to take care of.
C．	Aloe Vera plants can serve as a delicious dish.
D．	Aloe Vera plants are good-looking houseplants.

（4）The structure of the passage may be ________.

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B．

C．

D．

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