Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there {#blank#}1{#/blank#}water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family's shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

    Probably not. But that's what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}a report, the capital, Sana'a, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

    Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old girl from Lahej, told the Times: "In a good week we'll have the water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for {#blank#}3{#/blank#}."

    Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They {#blank#}4{#/blank#}every day to sell water—at very high prices. "A lot of people can't afford it," she said.

    The government is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

My classmate Jane {#blank#}1{#/blank#}me something about her new friend Mike. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Mike can{#blank#}3{#/blank#}several languages and he likes{#blank#}4{#/blank#}with foreigners.

There are many humanistic monuments (人文古迹) and natural scenic spots (景点 ) in textbooks. Children are always interested in them, and they want to go there in person. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} This kind of tour allows parents and children to deepen their understanding of the scenes (场景) mentioned in the textbooks. 

Many families have taken part in the textbook tour. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} They can understand the cultural background and experience the historical period in the textbooks. For example, in Fuzhou, parents and children can watch lively shows and visit the museums to learn more about the famous writer Tang Xianzu in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, they can learn about the local customs. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

The textbook tour is a connection between "reading thousands of books" and "travelling thousands of miles". {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Besides, the textbook tour further increases children's pride in them other land. It also helps them learn about the excellent traditional culture of China. 

The rise of the textbook tour is a great chance for the connection between culture and tourism. For example, the Wen chuan government holds some activities on the birthday of Dayu. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} This spreads local culture and provides an unforgettable experience for tourists. As the text book tour becomes a new fashion, the government should offer warm services to achieve a win-win situation for both scenic spots and tourists.

A. This further makes their journey colorful.

B. That's why the textbook tour has become popular these days.

C. They follow the stories in the textbooks and choose places to travel.

D. Cultural workers teach "Dayu culture" to tourists in these activities.

E. Through the practice, children can have a deeper understanding of the textbooks.

F. Textbooks can broaden my horizons.

Have you ever been to England? Do you know something about London? London, the capital of the United Kingdom, has a long history and is one of the biggest cities in the world. So many travelers all over the world come here every year to see places of interest.

Visitors to London often eat in restaurants. The owners and workers in them are all from other countries. The visitors say in these restaurants they don't feel they are in England. Most English people eat at home as much as they can. Sometimes they themselves will think they are in another country when they are in restaurants. When an Englishman goes out of a restaurant, he may find he doesn't understand why everything is written in French and Italian.

Most English people think it is better to eat at home, because it is cheaper. They don't want to spend much money on food and they like cooking at home. They like fast food. But for Christmas, they will spend two or three weeks to get ready for it, because they want to have good food.

Do you know what the greatest invention ( 发明) is in the 20th century in Japanese eyes? Ramen!

Ramen is a kind of cheap and good yellow noodles that became popular street food in Japan in the early 1900s because Japanese did not have much food at that time. Today people all over the world enjoy ramen. It is said that people around the world eat about 40 billion bowls of ramen every year! Now ramen is moving from streets and instant bowls to good restaurants. Some cooks add meat, vegetables and spices( 调味香料 ) to make ramen more delicious. And people in Japan like to go to noodle shops or sushi(寿司) bars to have a nice dinner now. So whether you want traditional, quick, or fancy ramen, you can always find it. Just look on the street, in a store, or in a restaurant near you.