About a hundred people lived in a very small mountain village. It was very  1  from the other villages and towns. They had few friends and they got bad harvest (收成). And  2  ever left the village. Of course there wasn't electricity (電)  3  gas (煤油) here.

    Once a writer  4  the village. The backwardness (落后) of the village surprised him. He decided  5  about it to the world. So he took the oldest villager to London. The old man told all about his home village to the people. Several months 6   he returned. All the villagers went to see him and asked him  7  he had enjoyed the time in the city.

    "Everything is wonderful in  8  , "the old man said, "I visited many good places and ate all kinds of nice food and other things. But the trouble was that I could not 9  at night. "

    "What happened to you? "his wife asked.

"The  10  was on in my bedroom all the time." 

"Why not blow it out(吹滅), then? "

    "I tried--but it was inside a little glass box. "

1. A. close            B. far             C. near                D. high

2. A. anybody         B. somebody        C. everybody        D. nobody

3. A. and             B. or              C. but              D. so

4. A. visited          B. lived              C. stayed               D. got

5. A. to write                B. write             C. writing             D. wrote

6. A. after            B. before         C. soon            D. later

7. A. what             B. why                  C. how              D. when

8. A. town                B. mountain        C. village                  D. London

9. A. sleep           B. help             C. walk                   D. see    

10. A. window        B. radio          C. light                D. TV

Big schoolbags have been a big problem for students for a long time. Maybe your schoolbag is too 31 to carry, and it troubles you a lot 32you want to find out a book to read. Now e -textbooks will 33you.

 It is said that many Chinese middle schools are going to use e - textbooks. An e - textbook, in fact, is a small 34for students. It is much lighter than a usual schoolbag and 35to carry. Though it is as 36 as a book, it can hold (容納) everything for study. The students can read the text page by page on the 37 , take notes 38the pointer (屏寫筆) ,or even "hand in" their 39to their teachers by sending e - mails. All they have to do is to press a button ( 按開關(guān)).

Some people say e- textbooks are good, but some say they may be40for the students' eyes. What do you think of it.?

1.A. expensive   B. heavy   C. light

2.A. till   B. after  C. when

3.A. trouble   B. help   C. solve

4.A. TV  B. radio  C. computer

5.A. easy   B. difficult  C. hard

6.A. smaller   B. small  C. harmful

7.A. paper   B. keyboard   C. screen

8.A. with  B. in   C. by

9.A. computer  B. homework  C. e - textbooks

10.A. bad   B. dangerous  C. good

Earthquakes can be very scary（嚇人的）. But you need to keep your mind stable (堅(jiān)定的) in order to make sure you are safe. Be calm and try not to run here and there.
If you manage to come out of your house, go to an open space like a garden or a park where you will be a lot safer. If you live quite some floors above in your building, try to find a place near a bulky(堅(jiān)固的) object such as a bed. Curl up (蜷縮) and sit on the floor and make sure you are not near a window, fireplace, gas stove and so on. Remember don’t use lifts or escalators.
Some people say you should stand on a doorway. That is not true. If the doorway jambs (側(cè)壁) are weak, they might fall on you. Also if people want to pass through that door, you may stop them. Leave all doorways free.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that you mustn’t climb down the stairs during an Earthquake. If the tremors (震動) stop, after a few seconds, just climb down the stairs as quickly as you can and move out of the building, but don’t run.
Earthquakes usually destroy gas pipes and electrical wires. Turn off the main gas. And don’t light candles or lighters and create an even bigger disaster.
If you’re driving and feel a shake, stop your car at the side of the road and get out. Make sure you are not on a bridge. Bridges and overhead roads (高架路) have the biggest danger of falling.
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