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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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However, the attitudes of scientists this rise are completely different. On the one hand, Dr. Foster thinks that any
in which the temperature increases by 5 degrees would lead to a catastrophe. She says, “We can’t predict the climate well enough to know
to expect, but it could be very serious.” Others
agree with her think there may be a rise of several metres in the sea level, or predict severe storms, floods,
(dry), famines, the spread of diseases and the disappearance of species. On the
hand, there are those, like George Hambley, who are
to this view and believe that we should not worry about high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. They predict that any warming will be mild with few bad
_ (environment) consequences. In fact, Hambley
, “More carbon dioxide is a positive thing. It will make plants grow quicker; crops will produce more; it will encourage a greater
of animals---all of which will make life for human beings better.
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M: I'm so relieved. I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course.
W: I haven’t finished mine . I had trouble
(get) past the beginning.
M: How come?
W: I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I just ____ write any more.
M: The same thing (happen) to me. You can talk to Mrs. Wilson about it.
W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the writing. But instead she gave me some good advice. She said the first thing I should do is just write anything that comes into my mind even if it doesn’t make any _ _.
M: That's interesting. When I got (stick), I stopped to do
else, you know, do some for one of my other courses.
W: Her methods seem to have worked for me. I have written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it on time, but I still need to go to the jewelry store.
M: You are going shopping?
W: I’m going there for my story. My detective story involves jewelry store robbery, so I want to go there in order to take a look at
the cases are arranged and where the security cameras are placed.
Nowadays, millions _____ lonely singles are now going online instead. ___
___World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人).
Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet_____(main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant(重要的) other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and convenient. Many singles say the regular dating scene ___
___(just lead) them from one bad experience to ___
___ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make __
__ easy to avoid someone __
__ you are not interested in. In the real world, ___
___, ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult.
Despite(尽管) all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare(声称) to be in their online___(describe). Safety is another concern. You are just _
___(like) to find a criminal(罪犯) online.
Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may start as a group of high-school students, ___ practising their music in someone’s house is the first step to __
__. Sometimes they may play to __
in the street or subway ___
___ they can earn some extra money for themselves or to __
their instruments. Later they may _
_ in pubs or clubs, for which they are ___
__. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become __
__!
The ___ and important festivals are the ones that ___
the end of winter and to the coming of spring.At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children ___
in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,
forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals ___
include parades,dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important
__ and social festival for Christians around the world. It
the return of Jesus from the dead and the coming of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country, __
cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
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