6 . 课本原文填空。

In addition to the     1     benefits, aerobic exercise has     2     benefits. People who exercise aerobically often say that they feel thirty percent less     3     than they did before they began exercising. The aerobics boom seems to have attracted people who have not     4     been     5     to get much exercise. You don't have to join a class or pay money to get aerobic exercise.

7 . The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is facing a number of challenges in ecological preservation. For example, the region faces severe water shortages with the number of lakes dropping from 427 in 1987 to 145 in 2010. In addition to a lack of rainfall, huge water consumption in agricultural and industrial production has worsened the water shortage. Besides water shortage, too much use of fertilizers has damaged the soil and affected the growth of grass, speeding up the expansion of the desert. Efforts must be made to solve these problems.

What does this paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The causes of water shortages.	B．The solutions to water shortages.
C．The protection of ecological environment.	D．The importance of ecological environment.

8 . —Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No,sir.I___a newspaper.

A．read	B．was reading
C．would read	D．am reading

9 . 1. questionable             A. satisfying
2. critical                    B. cheap but of good quality
3. protest                      C. show that you disagree with something
4. simplify                    D. not certain, perhaps not true, or not right
5. fulfilling                 E. attractive or interesting
6. esteem                       F. important
7. inexpensive             G. show that something exists or is likely to be true
8. sow                            H. make sth easier to do or understand
9. appealing                  I. put seeds into the ground
10. indicate                  J. respect