Bamboo is one of nature's most（1）

surprising

surprising

（surprise ） plants ，but it is a kind of grass .Like other kinds of grass ，a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground ，but it will grow back very（2）

quickly

quickly

（quick）.A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which（3）

grows

grows

（grow ）1.5 metres （5 feet ） in 24 hours !Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world ，except （除了） Europe .There are more than 1，000 kinds of bamboo .
    Not all bamboo looks the（4）

same

same

.Some bamboo plants are very thin .They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres across .This plant also comes in different （5）

colours

colours

，from yellow to black to green .Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools .Because it is strong ，bamboo is also used to build buildings.
    Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds（6）

of

of

years .They often use bamboo（7）

for

for

buildings and supporting new buildings and bridges while they ate being built .In Africa ，poor farmers are taught how（8）

to find

to find

（ find ） water by using bamboo .These countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money ，and（9）

their

their

（ they ） fields often die from no rain or no water .Bamboo pipes help poor farmers bring water to these thirsty fields without（10）

spending

spending

（spend ） much money .