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I. Reading for the Main Idea — Skimming Skim the reading and choose the best answer .

I. Reading for the Main Idea — Skimming Skim the reading and choose the best answer . ( ) What is the main idea of the reading? (A) The world’s supply of water is endless. (B) How to help the countries suffering from droughts.

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I. Reading for the Main Idea — Skimming Skim the reading and choose the best answer .

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  1. I. Reading for the Main Idea—Skimming Skim the reading and choose the best answer. ( ) What is the main idea of the reading? (A) The world’s supply of water is endless. (B) How to help the countries suffering from droughts. (C) Conserving water is important, and we should take action now. (D) Water shortages are a local problem, and it is unnecessary to ask people worldwide to pay attention to it. C

  2. II. Reading for Details—Scanning Scan the reading and choose the best answer to each of the following questions or statements. ( ) 1. Why doesn’t Brian hang out with his friends or go to school? (A) He has to find fresh water. (B) He has to make money. (C) He has to grow crops. (D) He doesn’t like school. A

  3. B ( ) 2. The intense competition for water among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia may lead to _____ in this area in the future. (A) peace (B) wars (C) an endless water supply (D) an increasing population

  4. ( ) 3. Because of _____, the water table in some areas of northern China drops a meter a year and many wells there have gone dry. (A) farming (B) water conservation (C) pollution (D) overpumping D

  5. ( ) 4. The demand for water around the world is estimated to double by _____. (A) 2015 (B) 2051 (C) 2050 (D) 2055 ( ) 5. What can people do to conserve water in their daily lives? (A) Turn the water on when they brush their teeth. (B) Take shorter showers. (C) Install “high-flow” toilets. (D) Wash their clothes every day. C B

  6. III. Topics for Discussion • What has happened in Egypt and China • because of water shortages? • 2. What else can we do in our daily lives • to conserve water? Share the tips you • know with your classmates.

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