On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.
【小題1】People use "Ritcher scale" to tell     .

On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out

1. 1.

   People use "Ritcher scale" to tell______.

   1. A.
      where the earthquake takes place
   2. B.
      when the earthquake takes place
   3. C.
      how serious the earthquake is
   4. D.
      how long the earthquake lasts
2. 2.

   From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "
   We learn that______.

   1. A.
      India is a large country
   2. B.
      the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake
   3. C.
      there is no tall building in India
   4. D.
      the earthquake in India was not serious
3. 3.

   The City of Lahore is______.

   1. A.
      in India
   2. B.
      in America
   3. C.
      in Pakistan
   4. D.
      in Australia
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      I was with my parents when the earthquake happened
   2. B.
      The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn't serious
   3. C.
      People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake
   4. D.
      The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake

On 26th January, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive. "There is no water, no food and no one has come to help. "

Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.

My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.

1.People use "Ritcher scale" to tell     .

2.From the sentence " There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. "

We learn that      

3.The City of Lahore is     .

4.Which of the following is true?

Donald was not very good at maths. He could not understand the teacher’s   16  . Even when the teacher explained something again, Donald still could not   17  it. “Never mind,” Donald told himself. “I’m quite good at other  18  . I cheat（作弊） in the maths exam, then I won’t be in   19  .”

“My deskmate Brian Smith is best at maths,” he thought, “and I’ll be able to   20   his answers.”

The day of the exam came, and Donald sat   21   Brian Smith, who always sat at the top of the   22  . Donald carefully copied Brian's answers onto his own exam paper. At the end of the exam, the teacher   23   the papers and graded（評分）them.

Then she said, “Well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a   24   to the student who got the highest grade. It’s   25   for me to decide whom I will choose, however, because two students, Donald and Brian, got the   26   grade.”

“Let them share it.” one of the   27   said.

“I’ve thought about that,” the teacher said, “but I've chosen Brian.”

Donald was   28   when he heard this. He stood up and said, “That’s not fair.”

“That’s   29  ,” the teacher said. “However, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know.’ Yours was ‘  30   do I.’”

16. A. examination            B. explanation        C. decision            D. spelling

17. A. understand             B. know                      C. hear                 D. listen to

18. A. sports                    B. ways                C. subjects           D. kinds

19. A. surprise                 B. hurry                C. tears             D. trouble

20. A. write down            B. copy                C. put on              D. look for

21. A. next to                   B. in front of         C. behind              D. far from

22. A. group                    B. row                  C. family              D. class

23. A. threw                    B. hid                   C. collected        D. sold

24. A. job                    B. worry             C. beat                 D. prize

25. A. difficult             B. impossible          C. possible            D. easy

26. A. different            B. same                  C. strange             D. interesting

27. A. teachers             B. players               C. students           D. assistants

28. A. angry                B. excited               C. sad                  D. happy

29. A. clever                B. rough                 C. true                  D. wrong

30. A. Either                B. Neither               C. Any                  D. So