While you are much safer inside than out,lightning can strike you even in the home. Here's how to 1         yourselves indoors.

1.Stay away from 2      Get out of the shower of bath. Don't 3       conductors such as fireplaces and metal pipes.

   Cheryl Falvey of Killing Woth Conn,was struck by lightning last year while washing her 4      . Lightning 5       a window next to the washing machine, struck her right hand, 6       through her body and finally out of her 7       arm. "It was as though I was 8       a bolt(雷电) of lightning in my hands," remembers Falvey,who was 9       across the room.

2.Stay off the telephone. It isn't an old wires'10       ― many people have been hurt through telephone wires. It was 11       outside while Peter Van Artrijk,Jr. was on the 12       at his house in Florida. "Bam!A bolt hit the building," he says,  "I felt the 13       on my arms stand on end and a charge(电荷) hit me through the telephone, which was 14       blown out of my hand.”

3.Unplug(拔插头) televisions,computers, etc. Don't just turn them  15       . If the house is struck,they could be damaged if you keep them 16       in.

4.Try lightning rods(避雷针) if your 17       is very often hit by lightning. 18       fixed, says Rust,lightning rods 19       the chances of damage to a home and to the people 20       it. 

(   ) 1.A. save   B. hide   C. help   D. protect

(   ) 2.A. houses   B. rooms   C. beds   D. windows

(   ) 3.A. touch   B. grasp   C. move   D. seize

(   ) 4.A. clothes   B. hands   C. window   D. face

(   ) 5.A. broke   B. reached   C. entered   D. forced

(   ) 6.A. slipped   B. travelled   C. spread   D. rolled

(   ) 7.A. injured   B. hurt   C. right   D. left

(   ) 8.A. holding   B. carrying   C. keeping   D. placing

(   ) 9.A. shaken   B. swept   C. thrown   D. drawn

(   ) 10.A. talk   B. tale   C. news   D. report

(   ) 11.A. blowing   B. snowing   C. shining   D. raining

(   ) 12.A. phone   B. sofa   C. bed   D. chair

(   ) 13.A. hair   B. muscle   C. hands   D. skin

(   ) 14.A. simply   B. hardly   C. almost   D. completely

(   ) 15.A. on   B. over   C. off   D. down

(   ) 16.A. powered   B. wired   C. inserted   D. plugged

(   ) 17.A. town   B. area   C. building   D. courtyard

(   ) 18.A. Properly   B. Simply   C. Usually   D. Firmly

(   ) 19.A. escape   B. prevent   C. avoid   D. reduce

(   ) 20.A. near   B. outside   C. inside   D. from

    BRITISH newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. 1recently big changes have seen these traditional publications try to 2 the modern world. After 216 years,The Times has halved its size to become much 3,In fact,the paper has 4 its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid (小报)  .

   In Britain the newspaper market is 5 between the larger broadsheets and the smaller tabloids. These terms 6 the size of the papers' pages but there is also a clear 7 in con?tent. Broadsheets such as The      Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph are 8 papers. They 9 a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are also reasonably long and use quite formal language.

   Tabloids have far more stories about 10 serious issues such as celebrities' love lives.

Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger11   Britain's 12 newspaper,The Sun, is a tabloid and has a naked girl on page three every day.

By 13 to the size of a tabloid,The Times is following in the footsteps of a less 14 broadsheet paper The    Independent.15 changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase 16. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size,the content of the papers has 17     the same. They are 18      still serious papers.

The two papers claim that people 19 the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. 20 says its new size is "compact",not tab?loid.

(   ) 1.A. Because   B. So   C. And   D. But

(   ) 2.A. match   B. suit   C. fit   D. change

(   ) 3.A. longer   B. smaller   C. thicker   D. wider

(   ) 4.A. cut   B. shortened   C. enlarged   D. narrowed

(   ) 5.A. divided   B. separated   C. arranged   D. marked

(   ) 6.A. turn into   B. refer to   C. think about   D. connect with

(   ) 7.A. meaning   B. mark   C. difference   D. sign

(   ) 8.A. old   B. interesting   C. modern   D. serious

(   ) 9.A. have   B. name   C. cover   D. choose

(   ) 10.A. more   B. less   C. even   D. quite

(   ) 11.A. headlines   B. pictures   C. title   D. edition

(   ) 12.A. best-selling   B. good-looking   C. slow-moving   D. ugly-looking 

(   ) 13.A. going   B. getting   C. changing   D. coming

(   ) 14.A.  important   B. welcoming   C. helpful   D. famous

(   ) 15.A. It   B. This     C.That   D. They

(   ) 16.A. slowly   B. greatly   C. little   D. usually

(   ) 17.A. become   B. found   C. left   D. remained

(   ) 18.A. /   B.  ail   C. both   D. even

(   ) 19.A. find   B. hope   C. expect   D. agree

(   ) 20.A.The Independent   B.The Times

   C.The Guardian       D.Daily Telegraph

  Even at the age of 75, Thelma was still very energetic, attractive and full of life. When her husband passed away,her children 1     that she move to a "senior living community". As a (n)  2      and lifeloving person,Thelma 3      to do so.

  Shortly after moving in,Thelma became a self-appointed activities 4      ,coordinating (协调) all sorts of things for the people in the community to do and quickly became very 5      and made many friends. When Thelma turned 80,her 6      friends showed their 7      by throwing a surprise birthday party for her. When Thelma entered the dining room for 8      that night,she was 9     by a standing welcome and one of the coordinators led her to the head table. The night was 10      with laughter and11     ,but throughout the evening,Thelma could not take her eyes 12      a gentleman sitting at the other end of the table.

  When the 13      ended,Thelma quickly 14      from her seat and 15      over to the man. "Pardon me," Thelma said. "Please 16      me if I made you feel 17      by staring at you all night. I just couldn't help myself from looking your 18      . You see, you look just like my fifth husband.”

"Your fifth husband!" replied the gentleman. "Forgive me for asking, 19      how many times have you been married?"

With that a smile 20      Thelma's face as she responded, "Four." They were married shortly after. 

(   ) 1.A. demanded   B. required   C. persuaded   D. suggested

(   ) 2.A. hopeful   B. elegant   C. optimistic   D. attractive

(   ) 3.A. refused   B. promised   C. decided   D. suspected

(   ) 4.A. official   B. director   C. manager   D. conductor

(   ) 5.A. famous   B. popular   C. smart   D. familiar

(   ) 6.A. newfound   B. newborn   C. newcome   D. newbuilt

(   ) 7.A. satisfaction   B. thanks   C. appreciation   D. dinner

(   ) 8.A. fun   B. party   C. ceremony   D. dinner

(   ) 9.A. provided   B. accepted   C. greeted   D. offered

(   ) 10.A. arranged   B. filled   C. spent   D. designed

(   ) 11.A. relaxation   B. interest   C. entertainment   D. fantasy

(   ) 12.A. off   B. away   C. over   D. upon

(   ) 13.A. birthday   B. celebration   C. conference   D. ceremony

(   ) 14.A. stood   B. lifted   C. raised   D. rose

(   ) 15.A. wandered   B. walked   C. rushed   D. crashed

(   ) 16.A. inform   B. tell   C. forgive   D. remind

(   ) 17.A. uncomfortable   B. unusual   C. unbearable   D. unlucky

(   ) 18.A. seat   B. way   C. position   D. location

(   ) 19.A. and   B. however   C. so   D. but

(   ) 20.A. went through   B. met with   C. came across   D. turned up

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