Water
! ]. E K8 }, k6 C, dFrom the beginning, water has furnished man with a source of food and a highway to travel upon. The first __1__ arose where water was a dominant element in the environment, a challenge to man's ingenuity. The Egyptians invented the 365-day calendar __2__ the Nile's annual flooding. The Babylonians, who were among the most famous law-makers in ancient times, invented laws __3__ water usage. Water inspired the Chinese to build a 1,000-__4__ canal, a complex system which, after nearly 2,500 years, remains still practically __5__ and still commands the astonishment of engineer. But the __6__ never found complete solutions to their water problems. The Yellow River is also known __7__ "China's Sorrow"; it is so unpredictable and dangerous __8__ in a single flood it has caused a million __9__. Floods slowed the great civilization of the Indus River Valley, and inadequate drainage ruined __10__ of its land. Today water dominates __11__ as it always has done. Its presence continues to __12__ the location of his homes and cities; its violent variability can __13__ man of his herds or his crops; its routes links him __14__ his fellows; its immense value may __15__ to already dangerous political conflicts. There are many examples of his in our own time.; Y: Z& O- K0 s/ z5 k6 r4 z
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5. A) in use B) for use C) by use D) on use
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9. A) injuries B) deaths C) damages D) ruins
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8 P! V8 g, Z9 l E11. A) woman B) women C) man D) men
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14. A) by B) on C) and D) to: N. N5 f% ]; f* G% v0 `. n
15. A) increase B) add C) expand D) extend
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