“Earthquake!”The word flashed in my brain.A roaring sound filled my ears.I tried to slide beneath my desk.The desk did a wild tap dance,slipping and sliding towards the centre of the room.I twisted my body and grabbed at the windowsill behind me,somehow kicking free of my dancing chair.I tried to stand.My legs skated away as if on a bucking escalator.

My fingers shook,grasped and held the windowsill tightly.Somewhere through the roar sounded the terrified scream of some wounded animal.I looked behind me and tried to steady my gaze on the other kids but the scene was a dizzy nightmare.Some of the class were sitting in the middle of the room,surrounded by chairs and desks.One girl was screaming.A boy was trying to claw his way across the floor to the door in a crazy overarm crawl.

My grip froze me to the windowsill.

I cried aloud,“I’m going to die.I’m going to die.Save me,I’m not ready to die,I’m not ready!”

I hunched forward on my knees and pressed my face against my clenched fingers.I looked at the backs of my fingers and stupidly noticed the fragile pale hairs growing out of the pores.The fingers would soon cease to exist.Somehow the impending horror of my death was too terrible to even cry about.

Suddenly,I became aware that the rocking had ceased.Perhaps I wasn’t going to die.

1.The roaring sound was made by______.

A.a wounded animal 　　　　　　　　　 B.people screaming

C.children running　　　　　　　　　　　 D.an earthquake

2.When the narrator clenches his fingers he is ______.

A.afraid　　　　　　 B.angry　　　　　　 C.injured　　　　　 D.impatient

3.Paragraph two describes the______.

A.injuries suffered by the narrator　　　　　　 B.effects of a bad nightmare

C.disorder in the classroom　　　　　　　 D.narrator’s fear of death

4.At the end of the passage there is a feeling of______.

A.panic　　　　　　 B.hope　　　　　 C.sorrow　　　　　　 D.excitement

Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries. It’s one of the 　 1　　 sports in the world. It began in 1891.

Dr. James A. Naismith, the 　　2　 of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 　　3　　 . It trained the people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were 　　 4　 about the low attendance during the 　 5　 months. They　 6 　　 that people didn’t attend then 　7 the school did not have a good sports __8___ in winter. So they asked Dr. Naismith for　　 9　　 . He came up with a new indoor game.

Naismith studied games being played at that 　10　 . He found that al the most　 ___11____games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But __12____ the ball or hitting it would be too rough for　 13　 . So he put two 　14　 up on the poles. The players had to try to 　　15　 a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 　16　　 for the game. Twelve of them are still in　 _17____today. Just seven　 18 after the game began professional basketball teams were　 19 　. And that’s how basketball was 　　20　 .

1. A. most beautiful B. most useful　 C. most necessary　 D. best known

2. A. friend　　　 B. official　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. discoverer

3. A. school　　　 B. game　　 　　 C. team　　 　　　D. club

4. A. interested　 B. worried 　　　　C. eager　　　　 　 D. dangerous

5. A. summer　　 B. spring　　　 　 C. autumn　　　 　D. winter

6. A. expected　 B. hoped　　　　 　C. talked　　　 　 D. felt

7. A. that　　　 B. because　　　　 C. so　　　　　 　 D. though

8. A. suit　　　　 B. team　　　　　 C. progress　　 　 D. program

9. A. a sport　　　 B. help　　　　　 C. money　　　　 D. students

10. A. game　　　 B. school　　　　 C. time　　　　　 D. place

11. A. popular　　 B. practical　　　 C. excellent　　　 D. skilled

12. A. throwing　　 B. casting　　　　 C. kicking　　　　 D. catching

13. A. students　　 B. young people　 C. sports　　　　 D. indoors

14. A. bags　　　 B. baskets　　 　　C. flags　　　 　　 D. sings

15. A. push　　　　 B. throw　　 　　C. send　　　 　　D. kick

16. A. persons　　　 B. poles　　　 　 C. rules　　 　　　D. balls

17. A. use　　　　 B. value　　　 　 C. fact　　　 　　　D. virtue

18. A. minutes　　 B. hours　　　 　 C. days　　　 　　D. years

19. A. formed　　　 B. called　　 　　C. dismissed　 　　 D. stationed

20. A. come into being B. discovered　 C. take place　　　 D. born