The Future Tower This exhibition shows how progress will touch your lives. You can visit the cities and try the way of life in the next century. Come to our space station and travel into space! | The Wonder Land Visit the African village, the Middle East market, the Rome square and other places. Enjoy the village life, try local food and do some farming.
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The Old Village You will find people here living a simple life just as the people in the past did. They wear special clothes and sell food and goods. You can even watch an old dance.
| The Underwater World Here you will find various sea animals. You will think you are in the water, but of course this is not true. If you are interested in fishes, pay a visit here.
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1.You can ________ in the African village.
A. watch an old dance B. enjoy the village life
C. find sea animals D. try the future life
2. People in the old village live a ______ life.
A. rich B. poor C. happy D. simple
3. If Tom wants to know the life in the future, he can go to ________.
A. The Future Tower B. The Wonder Land
C. The Old Village D. The Underwater World
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain was pouring. Suddenly my father rushed into my room. “Adam! Adam! Get up! We’re flooding!” he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That woke up! I ran downstairs to the basement. It was like a swimming pool. My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and take them upstairs. I had no on, so my feet were quite freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved everything that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes with our most valuable things were taken to safety. , our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there—being . There was nothing we could do.
That was the hardest part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but that you can’t do anything to stop it feels even worse.
Water had come in our front door. Rescue were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was safe to walk outside, all the people in the neighborhood at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People each other. We learned later that the National Weather Service had declared the storm a flash flood.
I really have something from this flood. I’ve learned what destruction is. I have learned what means. I know in the future, when I watch people’ s lives affected by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
1. A. him B. them C. her D. me
2. A. hat B. shoes C. jacket D. glasses
3. A. covered B. crowded C. filled D. fixed
4. A. So B. And C. Because D. However
5.A. discovered B. arranged C. measured D. destroyed
6.A. realizing B. knowing C. telling D. writing
7.A. ships B. boats C. cars D. buses
8.A. finally B. usually C. exactly D. certainly
9. A. stood B. walked C. gathered D. met
10. A. comforted B. influenced C. believed D. worried
11. A. learned B. discovered C. thought D. concluded
12. A. truth B. safety C. value D. regret
—Do you know _______ for Hainan last week?
—Last Tuesday.
A. when Miss Liu will leave B. when Miss Liu left
C. when did Miss Liu leaveD. when will Miss Liu leave
— A computer is very popular and helpful .
— I think so. It _______ in many different fields.
A. used B. will use
C. is used D. was used
My uncle is an experienced teacher. He_____English since 2002.
A. teachesB. taught
C. has taught D. will teach
Mr. Green _______ his lessons when I went into his office.
A. preparesB. prepared
C. is preparing D. was preparing
