On Sunday, a tragedy struck in Chongqing, after a bus crashed into oncoming traffic before falling into the Yangtze River. The accident     1     (cause) by a fight between an angry passenger and the bus driver left 15 people dead.

A woman passenger failed     2     (get) off at her drop-off station. She demanded the driver an immediate stop, but the driver refused.     3     was unexpected was that she later struck the driver on the head with her mobile phone, and the driver took his right hand off the wheel to fight back. Then, he lost control of the bus and crashed into a red car before breaking through the bridge guardrail and tumbling into the river. People witnessed the disastrous scene,    4     (hope) looking on as the tragedy occurred. One of the rescue workers said the bus     5     (sink) to a depth of 68 meters.

    6     is very basic common sense that the lives and     7     (safe) of the whole bus depend upon the driver. As the one     8     (responsibility) for the whole bus, he should have stopped the bus     9     the roadside to ensure that it was safe while under attack. On the other hand, the woman attacked the driver simply on account of her own fault.

Feeling terribly sorry for the tragedy, many netizens blamed the woman for the crash,    10     others criticized the driver for his reaction.

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.

Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people. It is known that the helicopter     1    (carry) Bryant and the others crashed into a hilly area in     2    (fog)conditions, and the cause of the crash is still       3    investigation.

Bryant was     4    (wide)considered one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. After the tragic accident, many     5    (celebrity)showed their great grief over the     6    (lose)of the great basketball player. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said, "Kobe     7    (remember)forever for inspiring people around the world to pick up a basketball." All-time basketball great Michael Jordan said Kobe was a       8    (choose) one and he would miss those conversations very much.

Thousands of people gathered to remember the star outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles,     9    the Los Angeles Lakers played their home games. From then on, the city would not be       10    it used to be due to the death of the great basketball star.

A fire started inside a big store on Main Street. Mario,     1     was the owner of the store, called out to     2     number of young men on the street for help right away.

“Help us!” Mario shouted. “I’m offering 1,000 dollars for putting out the fire!” In     3     (little) than three seconds, two men showed up in the store. They     4    (help) Mario to fight the fire, but five minutes later, things were still burning.

So Mario shouted, “ We need more help     5     (put) out the fire! I’m offering 2,000 dollars!” Another two men appeared in the store immediately, but     6    (fortunately) they didn’t seem to help much either.

It was     7     (wind) at the time, so everything was on fire pretty soon. Although everybody tried their best, the store was still     8     flames and it was time to get out. All of a sudden, an old bus came out of nowhere and drove straight in the center of the flames, along with some 60-year- old     9     (passenger). Before the bus stopped, all of them jumped out and fought the fire.

About half an hour later, the fire finally died down.

“Thanks for saving my store!” Mario said pleasantly,     10     (walk) up to those heroes with 2,000 dollars. “ What are you going to do with all this money, if you don’t mind me asking?”

“Well,” the bus driver answered, “ first we will probably fix the brakes on that bus.”

I boarded a small plane together with my sister and 42 other passengers. While flying over the mountains, the plane     1     (encounter) violent airflow. Losing control suddenly, it hit an unknown mountain peak. The impact of the crash claimed the lives of a few passengers immediately, leaving many injured including my sister.

Adding a slight chance of being found out, we waited in the open, as opposed to waiting in the plane,     2     it was freezing cold. At night, we slept side by side to keep ourselves warm and melted snow into water. We knew our food couldn’t last us long, sticking to the hope that we     3     (rescue) soon.

We knew from radio that the outside world     4     (try) to look for the missing aircraft. However, the aircraft was white and blended in with the snow, making it impossible to be seen from the sky. Later, our hope was dead when we found out via our radio that the rescue effort ended.

Now climbing over the mountains ourselves to search for help seemed to be our only chance of survival.     5     the crash site was an awful place, with urine (尿) everywhere and smelling of death, I still wished to stay there. But my sister would give in to her injuries soon     6     we were not rescued. Thus, together with two other people, Canessa and Vizintin, I decided to walk through the icy wilderness for help. Carrying some food and water, the three climbers started our journey. If we had known anything about climbing, we would have realized that we were already finished. The mountain we were about to challenge was one with slopes so steep     7     it would scare away a team of expert climbers. Our ignorance provided our only chance.

We endured exhaustion and starvation and we had reached the top.

To our horror, we found nothing. Disappointed, we were about to give up hope     8     I spotted a valley at the base of the mountain and again we started making our way down the mountain.

Eventually, at the bottom of the mountain we were helped by a local farmer who called the police for help. I then     9     (guide) the rescue team via a helicopter to the crash site. Finally, after we had endured nineteen cruel days, the world found out that there were 16 survivors who     10     (cheat) death despite the odds (困难).

Everyone needs to know how to prevent a fire. It is also important to know what to do when it     1    （break）out .

Every year, over 11, 000 people     2    （kill）or injured in house fires. These fires could have been avoided. Smokers who are     3    （care）cause about 200 deaths and over 6,000 fires. More than half of those     4     die in fires are poisoned or harmed by smoke.

If fire happens, do not attempt to fight the fire unless it is small. Try putting out a small fire with water. If     5     fire has spread or if the flames are more than 20 inches high, shut the door on it. Warn everyone else in the building and tell them to get out. You should leave and dial 119for the fire department.

Before     6    （go）into a room, check the door. If the handle or the door is hot, do not open it! Instead, put clothing or a wet towel at the bottom of it to keep smoke out. If the door is not hot, open it     7    （slow）. If there’s a rush of smoke or heat, close it again and shout to warn     8    （other）in side.

Now open the window and shout “Fire!”. See whether you can drop safely to the ground. Use this     9     your escape course if you can. If you are not on ground level, break your fall by pushing a mat out first. Lower yourself at arm’s     10    （long）before dropping. Once outside, stay outside and make sure the fire department is called.

In any major Indian city, people are seen with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand,     1     (smile) widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said     2     (love) the selfie (自拍), posting pictures online that he has taken with     3     (variety) world leaders.

But the pursuit of selfie can sometimes have deadly consequences. India is home to     4     highest number of people who have died while taking photos of     5     (they), with 19 of the world’s 49 recorded selfie-linked deaths since 2014.

    6    (early) this month, an 18-year-old college student on a class picnic lost his balance while taking a selfie on top of a rock near a dam. He fell into the water and drowned, along with a classmate     7     jumped in to save him.

Since then, the Indian government     8     (declare) 16 no-selfie zones across Mumbai, warning people    9    taking unnecessary risks. Police have declared “no selfie” in areas considered to be    10    (risk)—particularly along the coastline in spots with no railings or fences. Anyone coming into “no selfie” areas even if they take no photos, will risk a fine of 1,200 rupees ($17.50).

On Sunday, a high school senior, 18-year-old Jessica Gallegos, saved the     1     (life) of six of her friends when she realized the farmhouse     2     they were sleeping was on fire.

“I woke them up，and I was yelling，‘Get out! There’s a fire!”’ Jessica told the reporter. “I just remember     3     (see) terror in everyone’s faces as they were running out of the house. It was scary. ”

After the teens got to     4     (safe)，they watched the entire house burn down in Kaufman County, Texas. Unbelievably，only one of Jessica’s friends，Cheyenne Dupal,     5     (injure) with first and second-degree burns.

“Jessica saved all of     6     (we),’’ Cheyenne said. “If she wasn’t there，then we wouldn't be here today. I'm just really happy she was there.

    7     (early) in May? another heroic teen saved her family     8     a deadly fire in San Bernardino. Fifteen-year-old Storhmn Figueroa heard the smoke alarm going off and     9     (immediate) rushed to get her younger siblings outside. It wasn’t until they were all safe     10     she called 911.

“I was shaking so badly that I couldn’t stop,” Storhmn told the San Bernardino County Sun. “But all I could think was wow，I got everybody out.’’