Japan, a narrow and long island country, was hit by a strong earthquake and tsunami (海啸)on the 11^th March , 2011. The place that earthquake happened is in the north-east of Japan . It caused a serious disaster to Japan. A lot of things were washed away because the tsunami， including buildings, people, animals and so on. 13,895 people have been confirmed dead and 13,677 people were lost. Worst of all,Fukushima Nuclear Power Station(福岛核电站) was also destroyed , and poisonous nuclide iodine “131”(核素碘“131”) in the air has had some countries and areas influenced. So in order to avoid (避免) its harm, we should wash our faces after we come back from school or work, we wash our hands before meals . When we go out, we’d better wear masks. Vegetables should be washed two or three times or more before they are cooked.

　 It is said that this earthquake is the third biggest earthquake in history. The result of this earthquake is much more serious than those of which happened in China in 2008 and in Haiti in 2010.

　 Japan lies to the east of China , and it is a country which earthquake often happens in, but when I heard the unlucky news, I really felt surprised.

　 After the earthquake happened, many countries and areas all gave it a hand. The Chinese Government also sent some rescuers to help them. At the same time, our country offered some frist-aid things, such as food, tents and so on.

　 I am going to pray(祈祷)for the people suffering from this disaster. I pray that they can return their rebuilt homes soon. I wish they wouldn’t lose too many things in the earthquake. I also believe the Japanese people can step out of the trouble early and live as usual.

(　 )51. The earthquake happened _________ in Japan.

A. at the beginning of March　　　 B. near the capital

C. in the north-east of Japan　　　　 D. During the night

(　 )52. How do we prevent nuclide iodine from influencing us in the daily life?

A.We should wash our faces often B.We ‘d better wear masks before we go out

C. We should wash vegetables several times before cooking　　　 D. All above

(　 )53. In all, the loss of the people in the earthquake is ____________

A. 13,895 　 B. 13,677　 C. more than 27, 572 D. less than 30,000

(　 )54. What does the word “rescuers” underlined mean ?

A. 物品　　　　 B. 访问者　　 C. 救援人员　　　　　 D. 专家

(　 )55. What did the writer do for the people in Japan?

A. He sent them some things　 　　　B. He prayed for them .

C. He collected some clothes for them D. He went to Japan and helped them.

Japan lies _______ the east of China.

The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics．At this time，many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games．The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25th，1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on，publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.
During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November l936. The five Olympics rings were drawn on the front of the sportswear．It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics．
In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful．When the White Olympics came，the host countries(主办国) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games．China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics．
Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics．Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meeting．
Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps．People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen.
【小题1】The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics_________．

Japan lies _______ the east of China.

A．in               B．on               C．to               D．at