10．They were preventedentering（enter） the burning building．

9．The boysought（seek） advice from his teacher．

8．The student waspuzzled（puzzle） about what to do next．

7．Aftergoing into the house，hespotted（spot） a friend and went over  to greet him．

6．Smoking isnot permitted  （not permit） in our school．

5．From ancient times people began to have festivals and celebrations．Most ancient festivals （61）celebrated（celebrate） the end of cold weather，（62 ）planting（plant） in spring and harvest in autumn．The most （63）energetic（energy） and important festivals are the （64 ）ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring．（65）At the Spring Festival in China，people eat dumplings，fish and meat and may give （66 ）children（child） lucky money．Some western countries have very exciting carnivals，（67 ）which take place forty days before Easter．Easter is （68）an important religious and social festival．Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little （69 ）later （late）．The country looks as though it is covered with pink snow．
People love to get together（ 70）to eat （eat），drink and have fun with each other．Festivals let us enjoy life，be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little while．

4．Thehostess（host） is very popular because she always makes her guests feel at home．

3．It is important to know yourweaknesses （weak）．

2．Some countries have a large number of earthquakes．Japan is one of them，while others do not have many，for example，there are few earthquakes in Britain．There is often a great noise during an earthquake．The ground vibrates （顫動(dòng)）．Houses fall down．Railways are broken，which causes trains to turn over．Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways．About 60，000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy．Some people say that earthquakes often
happen near volcanoes（火山），but it is not true．The centers of some earthquakes are under the sea．The bottom of the sea suddenly moves．The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks．The coast is shaken and great waves appear．These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it，breaking down houses and other buildings．Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself．
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam，India，in 198 6．The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side，and then back again．It continued to act like this 20 times a minute．Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air．What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake？The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco（1906）and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete（混凝土） walls together by steel frames．Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily．
25．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Trains'turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes．
B．Some earthquakes have their centers under the sea．
C．It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes．
D．Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes．
26．Earthquakes often happen．B
A．near volcanoes            B．Both A and D
C．in Britain                 D．in Japan
27．D make（s） more loss than the earthquake itself．
A．Nothing                           B．Volcanoes
C．Forces inside the earth           D．Terrible waves by the earthquake
28．When an earthquake happens，Ccan be heard．
A．trains                   B．thousands of people
C．a(chǎn) great noise            D．the powerful forces．

1．TOURNAMENT OF ROSES----5Days Los Angeles
Day 1Los Angeles．（ Sun．Dec.30）
Welcome to Los Angeles!This evening mixes with your traveling friends at the welcome reception．
Day 2Los Angeles．（ Mon．Dec.31）
Head to Pasadena for the always colorful ROSE BOWL FAMILY FESTIVAL and watch the floats （彩車）decorated with tens of thousands of flowers．This afternoon，you can take the included visit to the GETTY MUSEUM．This evening，join your travelling friends at a special New Year's Eve DINNER AND DANCE GALA （盛會(huì)），complete with hats，party favors and live music．You'll toast the New Year a little early tonight to consider an early morning departure （離開） to the Rose Parade．
Day 3Los Angeles．Tournament of Roses Parade （ Tue．Jan.1）
Happy New Year!Get ready for one of the world's most popular parades，and you'll see it live!Globus has booked the GRANDSTAND SEATS at the beginning of the parade route for a good view．See the wonderful colorful floats，marching bands from around the world，and the famous people．
Day 4Los Angeles．（ Wed．Jan.2）
This morning view the individual floats in the POST PARADE VIEWING AREA．For many this is the most exciting part of the entire event．Be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film!Another special dinner tonight-a special GLOBUS FAREWELL CELEBRATION DINNER．
Day 5Los Angeles．（ Thu．Jan.3）
The tour ends today，with tour guests departing on individual schedules．

8．What activity can visitors enjoy on Dec.31？D
A．Tournament of Rose Parade．
B．A farewell celebration dinner．
C．Post parade viewing area．
D A dinner and dance gala．
9．According to the passage，you should bring your camera onB．
A．Day 2      B．Day 4
C．Day 3      D．Day 5
10．You can most probably read the passage in aC．
A．textbook 
B．news report  
C．travel guide 
D．history magazine．