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.

Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. 61　　　 first he wanted to find out 62　　　 they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 63　　　 very large stone. Then he 64_____ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

　　“Who put this stone in the centre of the road? ”said the old man, but he did not try 65 　　　　　(remove)the stone. Instead, with some  66　   　　(difficult) he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 67　 　. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 68　　　(say) to himself: “The night 69　 　(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ”

　　Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 70　　　(strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! Under the stone, he found a bag of money.

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.

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about 46     (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 47       some of them looked very anxious and 48         (disappoint)．When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next 49        the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike 50__(catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused 51        (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept 52      (ride)．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked，“Did anyone lose _53________ suitcase at the last stop？” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It's 54     ( I )”．She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done，and the crowd of strangers 55        (sudden) became friendly to one another.

  Mrs Green was a woman with two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, 66   grades were always among the poorest in his class. Ben seemed so slow that he 67   (make) fun of by the boys in his class.

Mrs. Green believed that with hard work and 68   (determine),she, herself, could get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the local public library   69    (read) a book a week and do a report about it.

One day, the teacher held up a rock and asked   70    anyone in his class knew it.  71    (see) Ben putting up his hand, the teacher let him speak.  

Other students wondered, “Why did  Ben raise his hand? What could he 72    (possible) want to say?”   

Well, Ben not only knew the rock,but  he said a lot about   73    . The teacher and the students were surprised. Ben had learned all this 74        books in the library.

Ben later went to Yale University and at last became one of the 75    (good) doctors in the United States.

Believe it or not, Mrs. Green herself had never learned how to read.

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Once there lived a rich man 61      wanted to do something for the people of his town.    62         first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.    

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he   63        (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

    “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said 64      old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.  65       man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove  66       . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,   67       (say) to himself: “The night  68         (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”                 

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his  69          (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last!   70          the stone, he found a bag of money.

Great inventions change the way we live ,The first great invention was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made  36  easy for men to carry heavy things and to travel long distances, for  37 （century）after that,there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.Then in the early 1800’s, the world started to change  38   （great）. In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions  39  （make）.  Among them were the camera, the electric light and the radio, all of  40  have become a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw many great inventions,  41  （include）the helicopter, movies with sound and the computer. It was also  42  time when a new world was made. Men began looking for ways to go into space. Russia and the US made the first step,  43  （follow）by Europe and Japan. China has also made great contributions to  44    （explore）outer space these years, but we still have a long way to go. New inventions are being made all the time. Who  45  （know）what the world will be like in the future?