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Earthquakes are something people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes.
, most places in the world have them regularly.
(country) that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.
The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 (frighten) people died and numerous citizens
(suffer) from it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.
Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded (feel) in Portugal. Around 2,000 people died.
In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo, Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died, most of died in fires which followed the earthquake.
One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed number of people. The worst earthquake ever
(record) was also in China,
which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.
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Dear Li Kang,
How's ____ going? I thought I'd write to tell you___
___ the American school system. Secondary school in the U.S. usually ____
___ (cover) seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma__
__they want to go to college.
The school year _____ (divide) into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, ____
___ the second January through May. We have a long summer vacation! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.
I take part in all kinds of after-school activities—I play football, basketball, _______ (swim), volleyball, table tennis and I go to theater club.
______ you tell me something about your summer vacation and ___
__ Chinese school system in your next letter?
Best ____ (wish),
Rob Marshall
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The Italian dinners we had every Sunday when I was a boy were feasts fit for a king. There were loaves of Italian bread ready to be eaten. were great with butter and even
(good) when you dipped them in the sauce(调味汁). My grandma,
we called "Nanny", would always bake them a day ahead so they would be ready. I remember watching her hand make the dough(面团). I would often ask to help but only because I wanted to have
bite of the dough before she placed it in the pans to bake.
One day I (fool) asked Nanny why she didn’t just buy bread at the store
(save) time. “Because they’re not as good,” she said
her thick Italian accent. Then she laughed, smiled, and gave me a piece of dough to eat.
Nanny was right. Today I buy my bread at the store and it isn’t as good. It is factory-made and (lack) all the taste, warmth, and love that Nanny put into hers. Store-bought happiness is a sad substitute for homemade joy.
you want lasting love, permanent peace, and endless joy, then you have to bake them
your own.
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Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves, fearing that there might be wild beasts (lie) in wait for her. She had no man
his spear to protect her. She had almost reached her destination
a delicious smell arrested her progress and she stopped. Her senses became
(dizzily)with hunger. She could see her mother and the older children
(prepare) the deer and pig meat over the fire. Her aunts were making
(cloth) with animal skins. Abruptly she
(sit) down, only to
(scoop) by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna. Lala smiled with
(relieve). It was good
(have) her family around her.
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, devoted April 23 to the children of the World, to stress that were the future of nation. Since 1920, Turkey has been
(celebrate) April 23 as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
Children’s Day providesunique opportunity to contribute to international peace and solidarity(团结). In Dubai over the last four years,
the help of the Consulate General of the Turkish Republic in Dubai, we have organized four
(success) charity celebrations to mark April 23 Children’s Day. Many international schools and performance groups of different countries in Dubai took part. We reached an audience of nearly 4,000 people and the
(participate) of more than 50 different children performance groups,
(include) more than 800 children.
This year, I am(honor) to announce our fifth celebration happening today. The success of this event lies with the dedicated volunteer work of all organization
(partner) as well as the generous donations of the sponsors. In order to support Dubai Autism Center’s annual autism(自我中心主义) awareness campaign
is organized for the whole month of April, it has been decided to donate the income of the event to the Dubai Autism Center (DAC)
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Brighton is the (health)city in Britain with the highest level of personal trainers, yoga clubs and health food stores, according to a survey related on Friday.
The survey, looks at 19 statistics covering health,
(fit)and environment, says Brighton has the highest number of residents
(eat) at least five kinds of fruit and vegetables a day.
The survey, (conduct) for the Sky Travel channel, has compared 15 cities across the UK. It says Brighton residents live
an average age of 78 years old. They are twice as likely
(walk) or cycle to work as the people living in other parts of Britain.
In (compare)with the national average, Brighton has nearly a third more health food stores and personal trainers than
in any other city in Britain. It has twice many yoga clubs, and the level of fat residents is below the national average.
Meanwhile, survey also finds that Brighton residents have the best levels of cholesterol (胆固醇) and blood pressure in Britain.