Helen and Julie were very excited because it would be their mother’s birthday the next Sunday. Their mother loves _______ and she knows a lot about them. On Thursday, the two girls pretended (假装) that they were going out to buy eggs and bread with ________father. They didn’t really do the shopping. Instead (相反) they went to the plant store their mother often went to. With their father’s help, they _______ a plant with beautiful flowers. They were _______ their mother would like it.

When they got home, their mother was busy in the kitchen. So they _______ carried the plant to their room. They wondered where they could put it because they wanted to give their mother a _______ on Sunday. They _______ the room carefully. Finally, the two young girls had an _______. They put the plant in a big box and brought it to the outside of the bookcase. After finishing it, they were very happy.

However, no one _______ to water the plant over the next few days. They just treated (对待) the plant like any other gift. When their mother’s birthday came, they opened the box and found a dead plant with dry flowers, but it still ________ their mother happy.

Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to try some ________ things. So people from the country come to the ________ and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains and planes are all very ________ and it is hard to get tickets. So many people would like to take cars or buses for traveling.

Last May Day, my family drove to the country for holiday. My father drove the car. My mother ________ my little brother. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very ________. It took us about three hours to go out of the city and one more hour to ________ the place. Then we came to a beautiful hill. We thought it was a good place for a picnic, so we stopped and ________ some food out of the car. We sat down and began to eat. _______   a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain heavily. We had to run back to our car.

We felt tired and hungry, so we had our picnic in the ________. My little brother was very naughty. He made the car really a ________. Then my father drove us back home quickly. What a terrible holiday!

Jason and his father were going to the store by car. It had been an unusual day. The ________ was dark but there were few clouds. As they drove up the street, there started to be a loud sound heard across the ground suddenly.

Jason’s father realized that a tornado (龙卷风) was coming. ________ stopped the car and told Jason to get out quickly. Jason and his father made their way to the ________ building. By this time the wind was blowing harder. Debris (碎片) was falling all over the place. Jason couldn’t see his ________ anymore. He also realized that he wasn’t getting to the building ________ enough. He was afraid the wind would ________ him up and throw him into the air.

________ he made his way towards the building, he noticed a field to his right. He could see an irrigation ditch (灌溉渠). He scrambled (爬) to the ditch and ________ on the ground. More debris and things ________ overhead. His heart was beating hard, and he was ________. He had never been in a tornado before.

After a while, the wind ________ and the loud sound was gone. Jason slowly ________ his head and nervously looked around. What he saw was a great mess. Jason could ________ recognize (认出) the buildings in front of him.

He ________ up and with shaky legs walked into the building, where he saw his dad. He ran across the room and held Dad in his arms.

“Jason! How are you? I’ve been worried about you!” said his father. “I couldn’t find you anywhere just now!”

Jason ________ a sigh of relief (松了一口气) and sat down. He did have a story to tell!

【推荐2】A big earthquake happened in Japan last month, and it caused a tsunami. Thousands of people _______ and millions of Japanese lost their homes.

Do you know there is an earthquake every thirty seconds in the world? But don’t worry, because most are   _______ small that they cannot be felt. Many earthquakes happen in China, too. Are you ready for the next earthquake? We have some advice for you on how to keep _______ in an earthquake.

When the earthquake happens, protect yourself first. The _______ is the most important because where there is life, there is hope. Don’t go back to get your money or computers.

If you are at home, hide under a desk. Stay _______ windows because anything may fall on you.

If you are in a shop and far from the door, _______ run outside. Everyone will run outside so that people may hurt each other. Hide under a desk. Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake.

If you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road, _______ as quickly as possible, and stay in the car. Do not try to drive across bridges. It’s dangerous.

When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks may still happen. They are just as dangerous as the earthquakes, so stay under the desk _______ you think it is really safe to get out.

Make sure you _______ shoes after an earthquake. There may be broken glass on the ground.

Remember, these tips are very important. We should always hope for the best but be ready for the _______.

【推荐3】After the earthquake happened, I found _________ in the dark. I couldn’t _________. The bottom parts of both my legs and my feet were hurt _________. All around me was quiet. But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered _________ had happened：I had been in an earthquake.

For about two hours, nobody came. _________ I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had something to eat. Then I heard people running to me. A team of people came to see _________ anyone was under the broken road. I called out, “I am here!” Soon a stranger climbed to the bridge near my car. “_________ are you?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said, “but I think my feet and legs are _________. ” “We’ll do our best to get you out of there,” he said. They didn’t get me out _________ the next morning. I had been in my __________ for fourteen hours.