Question

Can we live without salt? 1. ,We need salt in our food. Animals need it，too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea water. People dig very big pools and let sea water in. 2. ,people can get salt from the ground. The salt is white，clean and beautiful.

There are a lot of salt wells in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars(罐子)over fire. 3. .

We can also get salt from salt mines(矿). 4. . Some years ago，people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there need salt from other places no more.

In the northwest of our country ，there are many salt lakes. 5. . The salt in a big lake will be enough for our people for centuries.

A .In this way they get salt.

B .A salt mine may be found under the ground.

C .Some of these lakes are very big.

D .When the sun dries up(晒干)the water，

E .No，salt is very important to us.

Answer 1