A little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death. Do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake?
If you are inside:
Quickly move under a strong desk, a strong table or along a wall. You can also go into a small room like the bathroom. This will protect you from falling things. Do not get into a lift.
Don’t stand near windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture(家具) or fireplaces.
If you’re outside:
Move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.
Squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops.
After the earthquake:
Check, take care of injuries（伤员）and help make sure people around you are all right.
Watch out for aftershocks
Protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的) shirt and strong shoes.
Listen to the radio for the latest information.
1.If you are in a tall building when an earthquake happens, you’d better _______
A. run into a lift B. not stay in the bathroom C. stand near large mirrors D. not stand near windows
2.After the earthquake, you should _______
A. look after injuries B. not help the others around you
C. protect yourself without wearing shoes D. not listen to the radio for the latest information
3.The underlined word “aftershocks” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.
A. 震撼 B. 震源 C. 余震 D. 防震
4.The passage is mainly about _______
A. what to do before an earthquake takes place
B. what to do if you are in an earthquake
C. how to escape from an earthquake when you’re at home
D. how to predict an earthquake in the open air
There is a simple way to lose weight (减体重). And you don't even have to give up the food you love or join a sports club. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you will become thin.
（1）Wake-up
When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend (弯曲)forward until you feel sore in your back. It will bum about 10 calories(卡里路热量）
（2）Start with soup
When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.
（3）An apple (or more) a day
Apples are full of fiber (纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.
（4）Stand up and walk around
Every time you use the mobile phones, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit two and a half hours more on average (平均) each day than thin people. This skill is very important because standing up and walking around will bum 50 or more calories.
Use the skills, and you will lose weight successfully.
1.If we want less main food, we should have _______ first.
A. soup B. ice cream C. salad D. cheese
2.Eating apples makes one's stomach want less food because _______.
A. apples are delicious B. apples are full of fiber and water
C. apples are sweet D. only apples are filled with calories
3.The main idea of the passage is _______.
A. to advise people to eat applesevery day B. to tell people how to enjoy a better life
C. to advise people to give up bad habits D. to give some advice on how to lose weight
4.You would most probably read the passage in the _______ part of a newspaper.
A. shopping B. teaching C. family D. health
When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village(村庄) near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.But to his great surprise, many travelers came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were travelers outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a sign on the window. It said: “If you want to satisfy(满足) your curiosity（好奇心）, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to rest, not to work as a guide.” He said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1.Mr. David’s house was_______that many tourists came to see it.
A. so small B. so quiet
C. so interesting D. such interesting
2.Mr. David put a sign on the window in order_________.
A. to drive the visitors away B. to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity
C. to let visitors come in and look round D. to get some money out of the visitors
3.The sign made the visitors_________.
A. more interested in his house B. lost interest in his house
C. angry at the unfair price D. feel happy about the price
4.At last he had to sell his house and move away because.
A. he did not like it at all
B. he could not work as a guide
C. he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
D. he could not live a quiet life in it
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1.The shop stops serving at _______.
A. 10:00 am B. 10:30 pm C. 2:00 pm D. 9:30 pm
2.A small hamburger and a large soft drink cost _______.
A. $3.9 B. $3.95 C. $4.1 D. $4.9
3._______ kind(s) of things have apple in them.
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
A little old man and his old wife walked _______ into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They _______ a table near the back wall, and then the little old man walked to the cash register（收银台）to _______ . After a while he got the food and they began to open it.
There was one hamburger, some French fries and one drink. The little old man divided（分开）the French fries into two halves carefully and cut the hamburger _______ half . Then he put the _______ of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip（吮吸） of the drink and his wife took a sip.
“_______ poor the old people are!” The people around them thought. As the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there _______ at him and took turns to(轮流）drink. A young man came over and _______ to buy another meal for them. But they refused politely and said that they had got used to _______ everything.
Then a young lady asked a question of the little old lady. “Madame, why aren’t you eating? You said you share everything. Then what are you waiting for?”
“The ____________,” she answered.
1.A. slowly B. slowlier C. fast D. quickly
2.A. sat B. took C. take D. sit
3.A. pay B. eat C. order D. wash hands
4.A. in B. with C. into D. has
5.A. all B. most C. rest D. half
6.A. What B. How C. So D. Such
7.A. waiting B. looking C. shouting D. saying
8.A. offered B. ready C. plan D. going
9.A. share B. sharing C. shared D. shares
10.A. time B. husband(丈夫） C. teeth D. others
I used to _______ in the countryside, but now I am used to _______ the city.
A. live, live B. living, living C. live, living D. living, live
