1 . Traffic Accidents and Road Safety

The number of road accidents and the deaths arising from those accidents has increased greatly over the past year.       1    .

We must all be aware of the causes of traffic accidents and act to prevent them. This is true of everyone as accidents affect driven of vehicles as well as cyclists and pedestrians. We all have a responsibility to prevent accidents. Here are some of the major causes of road accidents.

●Driven not paying attention

This is the most common cause of accidents.     2     they are not prepared when another driver does something wrong, like changing paths without signalling or giving wrong signals.

●Drivers being impatient in a traffic jam

Many drivers are aggressive and push into other paths of traffic or overtake other cars. These are both very dangerous because they can easily lead to crashes.

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Recently the number of people fined for speaking on their mobile phoned while driving has increased by 30 percent. Speaking on the phone requires concentration and takes a driver's attention from the road.

●Drinking and driving

If you drive after you have had alcoholic drinks, you are breaking the law and risking your own life as well as the lives of others     4    , even if they have had just couple of beers, do not allow them to drive.

●Drivers speeding

Speed kills This is a fact that is easily overlooked, but driving too fast through city streets is very irresponsible and dangerous. Our city streets are away busy with people, cars and bicycles.     5    . They should be especially careful near schools, where there are likely to be many children.

A great fire has destroyed the medieval（中世纪的）cathedral(大教堂)of Notre-Dame 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    2    could be seen crying. Watching such a symbol of French culture burnt and its spire（尖项）destroyed is extremely    3    (shock) to any French person.

No other site represents France like Notre-Dame, which    4    (receive) almost 13 million visitors each year, more than the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower, is a little more than a century old    5    Notre-Dame has stood tall above Paris    6    1200s. It has given its name to one of the country’s literal    7    (masterpiece). Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame（《钟楼怪人》）is known    8    me French simply as Notre-Dame de Paris（《巴黎圣母院》）．

The three large rose windows    9    (destroy) by the fire.    10    (fortunate),the main structure, including the two bell towers, has been saved. Also, the most valuable cultural relics have survived the fire. The last time the cathedral suffered major damage was during the French Revolution. It survived two world wars largely in good condition.