There are many     1    (destroy) forces when it comes to nature,     2    have destroyed whole cities and killed many people. They’re really terrible, but they occur somewhat often.

While the world is a very beautiful place to live in, there will always be parts of the world     3     natural disasters happen more often than in other places. For some people out there, the world is cruel, but they have no choice but     4     (stay) where they are.

In 2004, there was a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. A tsunami is a large wave that towers hundreds of feet     5     the air, and covers whole areas when it comes     6    （crash）down on to dry land. This particular tsunami was caused by an earthquake that happened in the middle of the sea. This tsunami actually reached thirty meters in     7    （high）, and was one of the worst waves the world has ever seen. Over 200,000 people were hurt in the disaster.

In 2005, we also saw a hurricane happened in the United States. It destroyed millions of properties in the area. It also took the lives of nearly 2,000 American people. It was known that for ten days, the wind     8    （sweep）through the area, meaning the most powerful country in the world became helpless in their attempts to save the people who were affected by the hurricane.

Finally, in 2008 we saw yet another natural disaster. This cyclone Nargis had been one of the strongest to have ever occurred,     9     (cause) the death of nearly 150,000 people. All of these were terrible disasters that were     10    （avoid）.

Christmas is one of the most beautiful holidays of all time. Christians consider it     1     the birthday of Jesus Christ. In Germany, Christmas is a time for singing and music-making. It is mentioned     2     (frequent) at Christmas of the mysterious sounds of bells and other musical instruments in all households. This starts with the first Sunday in Advent, and reaches its     3     (high) point on Christmas Eve， the Holy Evening, when the silent night should be filled with sounds that seem     4     (come) from heaven.

Among all the German language Christmas songs, the most famous Stille Nachr! Heilige Nachr!     5     (hear) first during Christmas of 1818 at a small church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf,     6     is near Salzburg and the German-Austrian border. The writer of the text. Joseph Molr, was     7     assistant priest（牧师）from 1817 to 1819, while Franz Gruber. the composer, had been a teacher and organist（风琴演奏家）since 1807. Just before Christmas of 1818. Molr suggested Gruber that they should produce a new song for the festival.

On the 24th of December, he gave the musician his six verse texts,     8     (leave) only a few hours till the moment the song was presented. The organist's melody pleased the poet and the     9     (perform) of the song made a great success. Today this song     10     (translate) into 44 other languages is known all over the world.

Montana firefighter Ryan Benton recently showed a very different side of his profession when he was photographed calmly reading to a young girl after a car crash. The picture is particularly     1     (attract) as it shows a strong contrast to what we might expect from a frightening scene like that: a moment of calm.

The picture     2     (take) by a fellow firefighter,     3     also posted it on the Billings Fire Fighters Instagram page. While Benton avoided     4     (make) comments about the photo, fellow firefighter Cameron Abell told the Epoch Times about     5     touching scene, “That firefighter, Ryan, that day     6     (arrive) there to clean up the car accident, and he offered to take the time to make those kids feel clam. In fact, Ryan has devoted     7     (he) to doing that for years. ”

    8     (actual) , for the last few years, firefighters' trucks have come with book bags supplied by Rimrock Credit Union and Usborne Books to lend some comfort to kids in terrible situations.

For Benton, the moment     9     (share) calmly with this little girl was just part of his job. And while Benton shied away from any publicity, as Abell pointed out, “we all know when somebody does something like that they should get praised     10     it. It's good to recognize their good work.”