Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don't worry because most are so weak that they cannot be
felt. Only a few big ones hurt people. Here are some tips on how to stay safely in an earthquake.
     If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that
could fall on you. If you are outdoors, move to a clear place. Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings
and streetlights. These could fall on you. If you are in a shop and far from the door, don't try to run to outside
and rush for exits (出口). Everyone will be doing that and you'll find it hard getting out. Don't get into a lift
during an earthquake. Just hide under some strong covers near you.
     When an earthquake has ended, be careful because after-shocks may still happen. These are just as
dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you make sure it's safe to get up. If you are
at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as you can. A gas line
in your house may be broken. This could be very dangerous.

1. Most earthquakes are too _____ to hurt people.

A. strong
B. weak
C. dangerous

2. If you are outdoors, it would be safe to _____.

A. go to a playground
B. stay under a tree
C. stand by the window

3. If you're in a shop and far from the door, you'd better _____.

A. rush to the door right away
B. hide under some strong covers near you
C. rush to a lift to get down

4. This passage tells us _____.

A. how dangerous the earthquake is
B. how to be safe in an earthquake
C. how does the earthquake come into being

5. Which is NOT true?

A. Don't get into a lift during an earthquake. Just hide under some strong covers near you.
B. If you are at home and you smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building.
C. If you are indoors during an earthquake, standing at the windows is safe.

     The English Fashion recently asked people about their wonderful ideas and plans about things they could
do. The magazine asked people the following question:"If you had all the money you wanted, what would
you like to do?" About 500 people answered the survey question.
     Almost half (49%) of the people in the survey said they would buy material things such as a bigger house
or a better car. One fifth (20%) of the people said they would travel to the interesting or famous places. 17%
answered that they would give money to someone else. They would donate money to a charity or to help
poor people. More than half of the rest of the people (about 10%) said they would give money to help medical
research. All the other people in the Engli8h Fashion survey said they would save money in the bank. They
said they didn't know what they would like to do right now, but perhaps in a few years they would find a good
use for the money.  
     "Lots of people think that if they buy bigger and better things, they will feel happier," said Dr Mary Wilson,
a sociologist at City University. "However," she said, "this feeling will not last long. After a while, they won't be
satisfied with them any longer." Dr. Wilson thinks the happiest people are those who make a change in people's
lives that will last into the future. She thinks those people who give money to someone else or to medical
research are thinking beyond themselves and their own needs at the moment. If they had all the money they
wanted, they would make a difference in the world.

1. What is the English Fashion?

A. A sociology book.
B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper. 

2. Which of the following is a material thing?

A. A big car.
B. A holiday to Europe.
C. Medical research.

3. How many ways would people like to do with the money in Paragraph 2?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6

4. What does the underlined phrase "this feeling" refer to?

A. The feeling of travelling.
B. The feeling of donating.
C. The feeling of shopping. 

5. Who did Dr Wilson think were the happiest people?

A. The people who would save the money for the future.
B. The people who would spend the money on a new car.
C. The people who would make a change in people's lives that will last into the future.

     Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the near future. They said that because of
the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, classes or teachers.
Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine (想象) how our society will
be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind
of school that is linked to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological
companies should create (創(chuàng)造) learning programs for schools. Scientists or professors could give talks
through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are actually
studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology so students could see it on the Internet.

閱讀短文用動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。
     Some people believe that schools 1_____ (be) necessary in the future. Perhaps this will be true one day,
but if the world 2_____ (have) no schools, I can't imagine (想象) how our society will be. In fact, we should
learn how 3_____ (use) new technology to make schools better. We should 4_____ (invent) a new kind of
school. Websites should 5_____ (set) up to show new technology so students could see it on the Internet.

     Have you seen dolphins? Dolphins are interesting animals. Scientists have found they are very smart.
Although they don't have hands, they can solve problems by using tools, just like us. There is no evidence
that dolphins have a language of their own, but they can understand many sign languages. They can always
give quite correct and quick responds. Amazing, isn't it? Dolphins live in a very different world, but they
can do our "intelligent (智力) tests" easily. Are you interested? Please go and see by yourself.

讀上邊的材料，完成下邊的短文。
     Dolphins are interesting animals and researchers find them are very smart. They 1_____ (have) no hands,
but can use tools 2_____ (solve) problems, just like us. There is no evidence that dolphins have a language
of their own, but they can 3_____ (understand) many sign languages. They are always 4_____ (give) quite
correct and quick responds. Dolphins live in a very different world, but they are good at 5_____ (do) our
"intelligent tests".

     The dinosaurs suddenly died out. What happened to them? Scientists thought that a change in temperature
may be the reason. They have come up with lots of ideas to explain the end of the dinosaurs.
     The most famous one is the minor planet (小行星) idea. Everything Was OK before a large minor planet
suddenly hit the earth. What a terrible hit! It caused big fires, storms, acid rain, and even earthquakes and
volcano eruptions. The hit produced a lot of dust, which flew up into the air and blocked the sun for months.
The earth became very cold without sunlight. The plants died first. Then the grass-eating animals died of
hunger. Then the meat-eating animals could not find food either. They began to eat each other, but after a
while they died out too. The dinosaurs, either plant-eaters or meat-eaters, did not live through the disaster (災(zāi)
難). What a sad story!
     In April, a British scientist thought of a new idea about the death of the dinosaurs. He thinks that after the
minor planet hit the earth, the temperature change left more dinosaur boys than girls! Without enough female
dinosaurs to hatch (孵) the eggs, the dinosaur population be-came smaller and smaller.

1. _____ may be the main reason for the dinosaurs dying out according to scientists.

A. Earthquakes
B. Big fires
C. Temperature change

2. The passage mentioned _____ ideas that the scientists came up with about the end of the dinosaurs.

A. two
B. three
C. four

3. The underlined expression "volcano eruptions" probably is _____.

A. the name of a minor planet
B. one kind of dinosaurs
C. one kind of disaster

4. The earth became cold because _____.

A. the sun refused to rise
B. the dust kept the sunlight away
C. there's too much rain

5. This passage may be found in _____.

A. a science fiction
B. a science magazine
C. a story book

     The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned
our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem
so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
     So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great
effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they
cannot do the student's work for him.

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     It 1_____ (seem) easy to learn our mother tongue. Why is that? It is only because we learned our tongue
when we were little. We 2_____ (listen) what the others said. And tried 3_____ (do) what we heard. We now
4_____ (not have) enough time for the language study. So 5_____ (learn) English isn't very easy.