An earthquake may   (1)   some places at any time. Do you know what to do when it happens? Please let me tell you.

   When a quake begins and if you are outside, you must get into the open air and stay   (2)   buildings, trees and other dangerous things. If you are inside, you must stand in a corner,   (3)   get under a heavy desk or a table. If you are driving a car, or a bus, you must drive to   (4)   of the road and stop.

After an earthquake, you must try to talk to everyone in your family to see if they are   (5)   and see if gas, water, and electrical lines are   (6)  . Please don’t smoke or use lights. A gas line may be broken. You must keep the telephone lines clear. Don’t use your phone or drive your car  (7)   you are sure everything is all right.

Sunday   (1)   the favorite day for our family. My parents   (2)   not   (3)   work. My sister and I   (4)   go to school. We   (5)   at home and   (6)   in the morning. In the afternoon, my sister and I   (7)   out to buy some different things. My sister likes songs. She   (8)   some new DVDs. I buy some story books, a doll, a bike and things   (9)   that. We also buy some small gifts（礼物） for our parents. We   (10)   them. They love us very much. We live in a happy family.

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher asked  (1)  students to draw a picture of something that they were thankful for. People celebrated the holiday  (2)  turkey and other traditional foods of the season. So, most of her students’ pictures were about them.   (3)  , Peter drew a different kind of picture. Peter was a different kind of boy. He always looked sad. Whenhe wasasked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a  (4)   . Other students were all very interested in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer,becausefarmers feed  (5)  . Another thought it was the hand of a policeman, because thepolice   (6)  and care for people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God ... The discussion went on until the teacher almost  (7)   the young artist.

During the break, all children ran out of the classroom except Peter. The teacher came to Peter’s  (8)  , bent (俯身)down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy   (9)  and said in a low voice,“It’s yours, teacher.”She remembered the times she took his hand and walked with him here or there. She often said,“  (10)  my hand, Peter. Let’s go outside”or“Let me show you how to use your pencil.”Peter was very thankful for his teacher.

As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re   (1)  at the same time.

At school, they have to follow the strict school  (2)  . For example, they   (3)   have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.

And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose   (4)   for them.

On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel   (5)   and bored. They   (6)   interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t   (7)   it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never   (8)   what they want.

“Many students can do nothing   (9)   study. Some students even don’t know  (10)   to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).

   “This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.

Malls are popular for Americans to go to. Some people spend  (1)  much time at malls that they are called“mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many （2） .They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually   (2)  , and the temperature inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees.

The   (3)  mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750   (4)  . About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in   (5)  place(s). More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to   (6)  many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theaters. Some people even get their daily   (7)  by doing the new sport of“ mall walking.”   (8)  go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about   (9)  in malls. Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center.

Once there was a poor woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn't have much money   (1)   she was very kind and happy.

One day a young man named Smith came to her door. He was a little thin and tall. He was very   (2)   and asked the old woman for help.

The old woman said,“Come in and have dinner with me, but I only have   (3)  .” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Smith to   (4)   some potatoes with him. He   (5)   her and then left.

Ten years later, Smith came back to the old woman's door again and   (6)   her a bag of money. She was very   (7)  .

Smith said,“Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I   (8)   some potato plants. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I am a   (9)   farmer because I have enough money to live, but I never   (10)   how kind you are to me.”

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and at weekends they are free and   (1)  themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own   (2)  .

There are many different ways to spend our   (3)  time.

Almost everyone has some kind of hobby : it may be something from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very   (4)  , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth   (5)  of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several   (6)   dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which   (7)   him＄250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However,   (8)   my brother they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we   (9)  to do in our free time just for the   (10)   of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

Sounds are everywhere on the Earth. The world__36__many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while__37__are very pleasant to hear. In a single day, you probably hear __38__ sounds. All sounds are different. Some__39__loud while others may be low.

   Some sounds are useful. __40__sounds we can’t talk or listen to each other. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hoot(鸣笛声) of a car warns people of danger.

  Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low__41__the land, the very loud sounds can even make people deaf.

  We know sound travels about one kilometre in three__42__. In a thunderstorm, you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels__43__than sound.

Next time you see lightning, count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder.

Divide（除以）this number__44__ 3. This will tell you__45__kilometres away the thunderstorm is.