Every morning,many girls in the African country of Zimbabwe rise with the sun and go to fetch water
for their families.They have to walk many miles an carry the water home on their heads. Where they live,there is no running water they can get at all.
“You have to relax your neck and head and make it follow the load(负荷)，”one girl told me ,“It is easy for you to do that if you practice for many times.” I have lived in Zimbabwe all my life.But I had never tried to balance a pot on my head.I have made efforts many times and I have also practiced it for long.But it was not east at all.I managed to walk only several yards before the pot fell off my head.The girls watching covered their mouths and laughed at my poor head-balancing skills.
In reality,water is not the only thing that requires head-balancing skills in everyday life.In most of these villages,there is no electricity for cooking,so fire wood is used instead.The girls must collect and carry it back to their villages.They insist the easiest way to do this is on their heads.
Even at school,head-balancing skills come in handy.At a school,I saw a group of girls fetching bags of sand that were to be used to build a new classroom.They carried these bags with ease.When I tried,I could not beat the weight.
Girls in many countries worldwide prefer to carry things on their heads.They are taught this skill at a young age and grow up to have strong necks and great posture.For these girls,balance is simply a way of life.
28.According to the text,Zimbabwe girls _______.
A.go to fetch running water for money
B.catty water every evening
C.do pleasant jobs in their family
D.like carrying things on their heads
29.To get the head-balancing ability,a girl should _______.
A.have a short neck B.take a light load C.practice many times D.cover her mouth
30.Why do the girls have good head-balancing skills?
A.Their necks are strong and their heads are round.
B.They are farced to carry things on their heads.
C.They find no other ways to carry things.
D.They have learned them since they were young.
31.What is the best title of the text?
A.A special living ability
B.Girl’s head-balancing skill
C.Carrying things from far away
D.Using our heads in different ways