One of the most frightening natural 61. ________ （disaster）is a violent earthquake. In 1976, there was a great earthquake 62. ________ (occur) in Tangshan, China. More than 240,000 people were killed and another 164,000 people were injured. About 90% of houses and buildings in Tangshan 63. ________ (destroy) as a result of it.

Drop to your hands and knees. Cover your head and neck with your arms. This position protects you 67. ________ falling and provides some protection for important organs (器官). If you can move 68. ________ (safe), search for cover under a strong desk or table. Hold on to any strong shelter until the shaking stops. Stay away from glass, windows, and things 69. ________ could fall.

Do not go out of 70. ________ building during the shaking. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside buildings try to leave.

Do not use the elevators.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg  61 (recent)surprised Chinese students when he spoke to 62   in Chinese．In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing，Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes．63 his Chinese was far from perfect，students and teachers cheered his effort．

C1ayton Dube is the head of the US--China Institute at the University of Southern California．He praises Zuckerberg’s effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign  64 (1anguage)．

“To speak Chinese  65  (mean)you begin to think as Chinese people do．You begin to understand how Chinese speakers have their thoughts  66  (organize)，and how they understand things．And that is a vital step if you’re going to be culturally qualified.”

Zuckerberg’s talk raises a larger question：Is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English 67   the world’s international language? Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language．And，China may soon pass the United States as the world’s  68   (1arge)economy．

The study of  69   Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the  world．In 2009，about 60，000  70   (America)college students were studying Chinese．That is three times as many as in 1990．

    Friendship is one of the most important things in everyone’s life. __71__ is very difficult to find a better definition(定义) of friendship. A true friend is the person ___72___ can share all our sadness and double all our happiness. In time of trial(尝试) , he or she is always at our side to give us his or her help and comfort.

     Knowing how ___73___ (value) friendship is, we should be very careful with our choice of a friend. We should choose those people with a good character ___74___ our friends, but we must try to avoid ___75___ (make) friends with a bad man. Besides, we should forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

     A true friend can always be  ___76___ (trust), loved and respected. If you tell a friend your secrets, he or she won’t tell ___77___. Friends share their joys and sorrows. They help each other when they are ___78___ trouble, and cheer each other up when they are sad. ___79___ most important thing is that a friend always understands you. In conclusion, ___80___ you have made a good friend, don’t forget him or her.

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Scientists say we clean our teeth the wrong way. Researchers from University College, London found that most of the advice that dentists give us   61   (be) very different. They add that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in dental textbooks, toothpaste   62   (instruct) and dental clinics. They found five different   63   (base) ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of   64   were incorrect. Most of the methods involve   65   (move) the toothbrush along the teeth, with the brush moving round and round in small circular movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth movement instead.

Aubrey Sheilam, lead author of the study and professor of dental public health, said: “The public needs to have sound information on the   66   (good) method   67   (brush) their teeth.” The research suggests not brushing teeth too much. More than twice a day damages the enamel on the teeth. The recommended time   68   brushing is no longer than three minutes each time. The research also says using too much pressure and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth immediately after eating. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth   69   this acid will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the tongue too   70   it also has a lot of bacteria.

Many language     61    (learn) think that the best way to learn a language is to spend time in a country     62    the language is spoken. Nowadays, it has become easier to find both chances and means. Many schools offer exchange program         63    a reasonable cost. Some programmes offer a “homestay” service.

A year in a foreign country is not just about learning a language.    64    is true that exchange students usually become better in the new language, but most of them would probably tell you that they also learn many other things that are even     65    (importance). Being an exchange student     66   (help) you make friends with different people and understand another culture.    67   , it can also help broaden your horizons (视野) and improve your    68     (understand) of the world. What is perhaps the most valuable    69     (be) what you learn about yourself and your own culture. As an exchange student, you have to learn to depend on yourself and you will often be     70    （ask）to explain your country and culture to others. It may seem strange, but many returning exchange students say that their year abroad made them understand their own country and culture for the first time.

At least once a year, there are a lot of graduations. It’s a time 61. _______ a lot of people move on, from where they were, to another school or another class, or out into a real world. To graduate means 62. ________ (take) a step forward. Each of my 63. _________ (graduate) was nice. Sometimes I want to stay and have more fun. But I also want to move on.

When we hear the word graduation, we 64. _________ (nature) think of graduating from school. But I think 65. ______ is possible to graduate from different places, or stages in life. Sometimes we are thrown out into the world or to the next level, whether we are ready or not. At other times we get the truth when we want to move on. So far I have experienced both. I preferred the second 66. _______, where I have a choice, I like the truth when and how,

61.__________   62. __________   63. __________   64. _________   65. __________

66.__________   67. __________   68. __________   69. _________   70. __________

A young man, while traveling through a desert, came across a spring of clear water.    61  water was sweet. He filled his leather container so that he could bring some back to an elder   62   had been his teacher. After a four-day journey, the young man   63    ( present ) the water to the old man. His teacher took a deep drink, smiled   64   ( warm ), and thanked his student very much for the sweet water. The young man went home   65   a happy heart.

      After the student left, the teacher let   66   student taste the water. He spit it out,    67 (say) it was awful. Apparently, it was no longer fresh because of the old leather container. He asked his teacher, "Sir, the water was terrible. Why did you pretend to like   68 ?"

     The teacher replied, “You tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of kindness and love. Nothing could be   69   (sweet). ”

     We understand this lesson best   70   we receive gifts of love from children. Whether it is a cheap pipe or a diamond necklace, the proper response is appreciation. We love the idea within the gift rather than the thing.

What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know   61   to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more   62   (throw) away as rubbish. 
  Finally, some companies are thinking of ways   63   (bring) down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett Packard and other   64  (company) now also take back some old computers. 

In some countries, laws have been passed, too. Computer companies have to pay for collecting and   65   (recycle) their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws   66  (be) that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost. That will encourage them to make computers   67   (easy) to repair and upgrade (升级). 
 Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford   68   at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.   69   computers then go to schools, charities (慈善团体) and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish   70   someone elseˈs useful things and cut down waste, too.
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