On 20 December, a series of huge waves caused by     1     undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands     2     (die) . Luckily, due to a ten-year-old girl's basic knowledge of tsunamis, Goldshore Beach became the only local beach     3     (survive) the disaster without any loss of life.

On that day, people were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach, enjoying the warm sea air and the soft wind that brushed their hair     4     something odd happened. The water was frothy, like the bubbles on the top of a beer. It wasn't calm, instead, it was just coming in and in.     5     (see) this, the little girl named Sabrina realized that these were the     6       (sign) of an approaching tsunami. Though     7     (frighten), she kept her head and warned her parents and a safety officer     8     the danger. At last, the beach was     9     (rapid ) cleared of people just before the huge waves     10     (crash) into the coast.

A great fire has destroyed the old cathedral (大教堂) of Notre Dame (巴黎圣母院) in Paris, one of France’ s     1    (famous) landmarks.

Thousands of people gathered in the streets around the cathedral, watching the flames in silence. Some of them could be seen crying. Watching such a famous old building     2    (destroy) is extremely     3     (shock) to any French person.

No other site represents France like Notre Dame Cathedral,     4     receives almost 13 million visitors each year, more than the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, is little more than a century old while Notre Dame Cathedral     5     (stand) tall above Paris since the 1200s. It has given     6     (it) name to one of the country’s literary masterpieces. Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (《钟楼怪人》) is known     7    the French simply as Notre Dame de Paris.

The three large rose windows have been destroyed     8     the fire. Fortunately, the main structure,     9    (include) the two bell towers, has been saved. Also the most     10    (value) cultural relics have survived.

Awoman who was over 50 years old had survived for six days in the Arizona desert recently, after her car unluckily fell 50    1    (foot) down a valley.Arizona's Department of Public Safety said that the woman,    2    name hasn't been known yet, managed to survive on grass and water until she     3    (find) by a cowboy, Dave, who was tracking down cattle.The woman, who was     4    (serious) injured in the accident, having several of her ribs broken, had to spend several days    5    (stay) in the car before struggling out to turn     6    someone for help.She stopped in a dry river bed 500 yards from the car.Dave and a road maintenance worker discovered the     7    ( damage) car while trying to control a cow,and then followed a pattern of footprints to the woman.What's even     8    (bad), she had a head    9    (injure)."I wonder    10    the woman could have lived another night, "Moralez said,"but due to their outstanding efforts, her life was finally saved.”

One night,     1     winter, a bear came into the city in Vancouver Canada. It walked through the city streets past houses, shops and offices. Then it     2     (find) some food in bins outside a restaurant and started eating. In the morning, someone saw the bear and called the police. The police came with a vet (兽医) from the city zoo. They put the bear in a lorry and took it to the mountains outside the city.     3     (lucky), the bear was safe. But     4     happens in other countries when big animals come into cities? In Vancouver it is unusual     5     (see) a bear, but in some cities you can see big animals on the city streets every day.

Big animals usually come into cities to find food. In Cape Town in South Africa baboons (狒狒) come into the city when they are     6     (hunger). Human food is very bad for the baboons     7     (tooth) because it has a lot of sugar. Now, there are Baboon Monitors working in Cape Town.     8     (they) job is to find baboons in the city and return them to the countryside.

In Berlin in Germany, pigs sometimes come into the city for food. They eat flowers and plants in parks and gardens. Sometimes they eat vegetables from gardens     9     they walk in the street, causing accidents. Some people like the pigs and they give them food and water to drink. Other people do not like the pigs and they want the government and the police to stop them     10     (enter) the city.

About 3 years ago, something terrible happened to me. Our boat    1    (catch) in a terrible storm.    2    enormous wave covered our boat all at once and my younger brother    3    (fall) into the sea. Our boat survived. But it was going    4    the direction of the whirlpool. When we were on the edge of the whirlpool, I felt    5    (calm) than when we were moving towards it. When the boat was on the inside of it, we were going round in    6    (circle) at great speed. I tied myself to a barrel,    7    could help me to float. Then, without    8    (wait) , I dived into the sea. My elder brother was too    9    (terrify) to leave the boat and sank into the bottom of the whirlpool. I did escape. The waves carried me to an area where I was picked up by some of my old friends, but they were unable    10    (recognise) me, for my hair had turned white in less than a single day.

Sammy   Armstrong   was   driving   to   his office   when   he     1    (notice)   a car was stuck on railroad tracks. Then he heard a train whistle. Sammy threw down his sunglasses and keys and ran toward the car.    2    elderly man, Jean Papich, eighty­four, sat in the driver’s seat,    3     (turn) the key and hitting the gas. His wife, Marion, seventy­eight, was looking     4    (nervous) at him. Then Sammy walked    5    the car and pushed it forward, but his boots slipped on the warm asphalt (沥青).He could see the train approaching fast.

It might be    6    (easy)to push the car backward, Sammy thought. He ran around to the front to the vehicle and shouted at Jean     7    (put)the car in neutral(空挡). Sammy could feel the ground trembling under his feet. He put his boots against the track and pushed forcefully. Finally, the car rolled off the tracks. When Sammy looked up, the train was just a couple of     8    (foot )away. Sammy, shocked and     9    (speech), went back to work as the crowd gathered at the scene.

Weeks later, Marion called to thank Sammy. He responded, “I just did     10    I had to do.”

A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway    1     (have) a close knock on Oct 22. He was so    2    (absorb) in his Smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him,    3    (throw) him to the ground. This should serve    4    a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially    5    crossing roads.    6    (lucky), the man survived, but the incident forced the driver     7    (stop) the train. An l8-minute delay followed the incident,    8    led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

The Smartphone    9    (addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even    10    (bad),some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people's weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.