A hurricane(飓风) is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in     1     circle. Hurricane winds are very     2     (power), and can move at speeds from 120 km/h to over 300 km/h.

The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye     3     (be) not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the     4     (strong) and rain is the heaviest.

Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏) when a hurricane moves over land.

Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break     5     (window) into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send     6     (they) into the air, causing damage.

Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close     7     a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes     8     (reach) almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses     9     (quick) and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构) might not be safe after a flood.

    10     there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.

【推荐3】2021 is the Year of the Ox! Do you know anyone who is an “ox”?

In Chinese culture, the ox stands for the spirit of hard work and selflessness (无私). They are     1     (we) friends. Cows give people milk. Bulls (公牛) help people carry     2     (thing) around. We use the word laohuangniu     3     (describe) the those who help others and ask nothing for themselves.

People like this animal so much that they have     4     (write) poems about it and painted pictures of it. In the story of “The Cowherd and the Weaver Fairy (牛郎织女)”, a loyal cow helps a cowherd marry a fairy (仙女). Later, it gives     5     (it) skin to the man to help him meet his wife over the milky Way (银河).

But in the West, people have a different opinion about the animal. For example, bullheaded people     6     (be) very stubborn and will not listen to advice.

We hope that all of you will work just as hard as the ox does. Avoid anything that might make you as     7     (angrily) as “a red flag to a bull”. And we hope you will “take the bull by the horns (不畏艰险)” all the time when you run into difficult situations.