1 . Earthquakes are ____， and thousands of them happen each day. But most are too weak to feel. During a ____ earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth ____ terribly and many houses ____ down. Railway tracks break and trains go ____ lines; a great many factories are ____； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes ... ____ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ____， other disasters such as fires often ____. More buildings are destroyed and more ____ are caused.
It is well known of the ____ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, ____， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ____ a machine which could find out from which ____ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still ____ by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and ____ they happen, but we still cannot ____ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot ____ it from happening. So earthquakes are among the ____ disasters in the world.
No one can stop natural earthquakes. ____， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths.1.

A．common

B．familiar

C．strange

D．unusual

2.

A．real

B．small

C．big

D．weak

3.

A．moves

B．breaks

C．jumps

D．shakes

4.

A．get

B．fall

C．set

D．put

5.

A．off

B．behind

C．into

D．on

6.

A．burst

B．buried

C．destroyed

D．struck

7.

A．Except

B．Because of

C．Instead of

D．Besides

8.

A．lonely

B．itself

C．themselves

D．later

9.

A．follow

B．enter

C．come

D．copy

10.

A．quakes

B．results

C．difficulties

D．deaths

11.

A．information

B．problems

C．dangers

D．questions

12.

A．as a result

B．as well

C．for example

D．in fact

13.

A．invented

B．bought

C．found

D．discovered

14.

A．country

B．city

C．way

D．direction

15.

A．improved

B．used

C．protected

D．repaired

16.

A．where

B．why

C．what

D．when

17.

A．speak

B．point

C．talk

D．tell

18.

A．make

B．let

C．stop

D．prepare

19.

A．worst

B．fast

C．most

D．best

20.

A．However

B．So

C．And

D．But

2 . On a freezing cold day, a couple had to move into a small apartment because of their failure in business. The husband worked day and night to support the family but gave no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn't love me any more. He just cares about his business ... not me”．

One day, she was about to take a shower when he stopped her at the door, “Let me take it first, okay?” “Why not me first?” she asked. “I am tired, honey, you take it later, okay?” She was entirely unhappy.

One day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. A few words came into her sight. Reading them, she burst into tears. It was his diary：

Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said to her, “I was exhausted.” She was unhappy. In her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but what could I do? I was not as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, and there was only one shower in the bathroom. It was so cold to take a shower in such a cold winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a little warmer. So every day I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, even if it was only 1℃.

Now I cannot give her a comfortable life, take her to good restaurants, or buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃ love.

1. Why did the couple move to the small apartment?

A．Both of them were out of work.

B．They wanted to live a better life.

C．The man could take better care of his business.

D．They were too poor to live in the former house.

2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhausted”？

A．Devoted.	B．Worried.
C．Tired.	D．Injured.

3. What can be inferred from the passage ?

A．They would live a richer life soon.

B．The woman misunderstood her husband.

C．The man would care less about his business.

D．The woman would get angry after reading the diary.

4. What's the best title of the passage ?

A．A Love Story	B．1℃ Love
C．A Suffering Couple	D．Fight for the Bathroom