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1】Last summer, I went to Yunnan on vacation with my family. We _________ four days there.

Our first stop was Lugu lake. I wondered why there was so beautiful a lake in the world. I enjoyed _________ there. We went boating and took quite a few photos. Then we went up to a hill. On the top of the _________, we got to see something beautiful. I felt like I was in a painting. I thought I would _________ forget the beautiful scenery (风景) there.

The next morning we went to Lijiang by bus. It was a long _________ from Lugu lake to Lijiang. We _______ in the afternoon. After a short break (休息), we went to walk around the town and bought some gifts. Then we decided to try the famous (著名的) Guoqiao Rice Noodles for dinner. They were very _________ and delicious. After dinner, we took a walk and enjoyed the old streets and buildings _________ the moon. The summer evening was cool.

Our third _________ was the “spring city” Kunming. We visited Dianchi, watched the birds and went to the flower market. We had a really wonderful day.

The four-day trip came to a (n) __________ soon. We had to go home. Everything in Yunnan was great. It is a very beautiful and interesting place. I’m sure you’ll never regret (懊悔) going on a trip there.

【推荐3】My husband’s grandmother, aged 75, has been living with us in Beijing for a month now. Full of energy, she ________ to cook meals for us every day. The food she prepares is very delicious. That’s not all. Granny helps us with chores in our house. When we go out for a walk, I try hard to keep up ________ her.

________, what surprises me most is how excitedly she accepts the latest progress in high technology life. Mind you, she had received only primary school education.

When she joined us, we bought her a Beijing transportation card ________ she could use city buses and subways. One day, she came back with ________ e-card fixed on her smartphone. “It’s far more convenient. I saw others walk into the subway station just by scanning (扫描) their ________. I asked one for help to set it up on my phone,” she said with a big smile.

Later, we taught her how to watch videos, buy clothes and vegetables on smartphones, and even play mahjong (麻将) online. It quickly became her ________ smartphone app (应用软件). Though she was unable to understand well at first, our ________ help a few times and some encouragement helped her overcome the troubles. Most importantly, such communication has made ________ family relationship deeper. As for me, I’m very ________ to play mahjong online with Grandma. this is my granny’s happiness.