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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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Mr. Watson lived with his family in the woods. He owned ______ farm, which looked almost
_____ (desert).
_____ (fortune), he also had a cow producing milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby
______ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what
_____ (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass
______it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. Then the Watsons had to make a living
______ the cow. In order to support his family, Mr. Watson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees
_____ (sell) the wood. Thinking about his children’s clothes, he started growing cotton too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market
_____ people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to
_____ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.
As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.
On the first day, all the new students (attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl
name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves
study and achieve high
(grade). As there were different students in some classes,
was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as
she used to get in her old school, it was a bit
(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much
(encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day
(read) English books in the library.
In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.
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Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. may be anything from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but
are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a seldom
(see) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about what he bought and thought the price was
(reason).
the other hand my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt
they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him
(happy) than to find a new match box for his collection. That’s
a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply
the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the
(pleased) it gives is.
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What defines a healthy city? Is it a place with a lot of open spaces people can exercise and enjoy the fresh air? A place with little or no pollution? A place in which people can
(free) socialize and express their ideas? Perhaps, it’s all that plus more. Other considerations are the availability of health and fitness facilities, an excellent healthcare program and sincere efforts by
local government to actively promote health and wellness among its citizens. Of all the cities in the world, one of the top six
(healthy) cities is Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhageners love to walk. Foot traffic accounts 80% of all traffic in the Copenhagen city center. Those who prefer can also bike. It is estimated that more than a third of all work trips in Copenhagen
(carry) out on a bike. As for the climate here, the city does not have the blessing of pleasant weather all year round.
everything starts to freeze, it turns several city squares into huge skating fields. The frozen parts of the city also make
easier for residents to skate around. The city also has museums and art galleries for the kids and
(grown-up). It has the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art and the Royal Library housed in a rather grand building
(call) the Black Diamond.
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You may like reading novels for fun．But you need to get (organize)if you are reading a novel for schoo1．Here
(be)a few tips．
First，pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything is about a character can help us to understand him，from his
(appear)to the kind of food he eats．
Besides，the order of the story and the plot are (equal)important．Make sure that as you read，you make
quick note of what happens in each chapter．This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character，setting，language and so on together．It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it．
Next，themes．They are ideas that a novel explores． is a must to get the hang of the theme if you want to fully appreciate the novel．Perhaps love is a major theme，or justice，or
(survive)．
Furthermore，novels are made up language．Writers use language in a special way
(make)their novels work．They may use metaphors，invent symbols，or show different characters’personalities through their speech styles．