24、Here are some tips（建议） on how to stay safe in earthquakes （地震）。

1. Stay inside and duck and cover. Get under a desk or table, or stand in a corner or under a doorway. Cover your head and neck with your arms.

2. Move against a wall if in a high building with no protective desk or table nearby. Cover your head and neck with your arms.

3. Try to get into an open area away from trees, buildings, walls, and power lines （电杆） if outdoors.

4. Pull over （停靠）to the side of the road away from overpasses （天桥） and power lines if driving. Stay in your car until the shaking ends.

5. Get away from shelves or other areas where objects may fall if in a crowded store or public are  Do not run for the door. Lower your body close to the ground and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.

6. Stay in your seat if in a cinema or a theater. Get below the level of the back of the seat and cover your head and neck with your arms.

7. If you take cover （躲避） under a strong piece of furniture, hold on to it and be prepared to move with it.

8. Try to stay away from kitchens, where there are often many objects that might fall or get burnt.

（   ） 1. The best title （标题）of the passage is _______.

A．How to protect yourself in an earthquake

B．Covering your head and neck with your arms can protect you in an earthquake

C．Advice for dangerous situations

D．How to stay calm （保持镇静） in an earthquake

（   ） 2. The underlined word “ duck” in Tip 1 means _______.

A．a water bird with short legs

B．some kind of meat for eating

C．walk like a duck

D．lower your head or body very quickly

（   ）3. Which is the correct way to act in an earthquake?

A．Run downstairs and cover your head and neck with your arms.

B．Drive your car quickly through the overpass and get out of it.

C．When you stay under a strong piece of furniture, you should hold on to it and be D．prepared to move with it. Climb over the back of the seat and cover your head and

    neck with your arms.

（   ）4. _____ should be the most important part（s） to be protected in an earthquake,

A．Your head and arms           B．Your arms

C．Your neck and arms           D．Your head and neck

（   ）5. Tip 3 and Tip 4 give you some advice on what you should do when you are ______.

A．inside a building             B．outside a building

C．in your house                D．in a store

23、My granddaughter, 10, was very happy the day before yesterday because her mother and the mother of one of her classmates took them to a park and a Pizza Hut （比萨饼屋）to celebrate Children’s Day. For a whole day, the two girls played heartily – no homework, no extra-curricular（课外） skills training. The happy life lasted only for one day. Yesterday, everything returned to normal: doing homework till late at night and going over lessons learned at last weekend’s English and “ Olympic mathematics” （数学奥赛）　courses.

Every time I went to my daughter’s house in the evening, I saw my granddaughter sitting by the small desk in her room doing math exercises or writing a compositions given by her teacher. On the white wall behind the desk are some words she wrote. One sentence reads: “ Why is the exercise endless?”

Poor girl!

Although teachers have stopped giving after-school homework to primary school children, parents have been forcing their kids to take part in different kinds of extra-curricular training courses-learning English, painting, music instrument （乐器）, weiqi, “ Olympic mathematics” and so on, every Saturday and Sunday.

Are these extra-curricular courses really necessary in children’s education? The answer is certainly “ No”. Take the so-called “ Olympic mathematics” for example. These courses are very difficult for the children to understand. Often, they are difficult even for adults （成年人）.

（   ）1. The writer’s granddaughter celebrated her Children’s Day by _____.

           A．playing all day              B．doing nothing

           C．having a party              D．going over lessons

（   ）2. Usually at weekends the girl will _______.

A．stay at home               B．play with their classmates

C．do whatever she likes        D．go to different kinds of training courses

（   ）3. The writer thinks that her granddaughter ______.

A．lives a happy life            B．goes to bed early at weekend

C．has too much homework      D．likes to do more exercises

（   ）4. Which is true according to （根据）the passage?

A．The “Olympic Mathematics” is too difficult for kids.

B．The grandfather thinks playing is more important than learning.

C．Teachers often give students useless homework.

D．The parents don’t want their kids to do lots of homework.

（   ）5. From the last paragraph（段落）we know that the writer thinks _____.

A．only school courses are useful to kids

B．some extra-curricular courses kids learn after school are not necessary

C．some extra-curricular courses are even more difficult for adults

D．kids shouldn’t learn difficult courses

21、--- What do you think of their school?

--- It’s really beautiful. But I don’t think their school is as big as ____.

A．ours         B．us         C．we          D．our

20、He used to be _____, but now he likes to meet and talk to new people.

A．busy        B．strong        C．tall        D．shy

19、When I got there, he _____ them to dance.

A．is teaching       B．teaches       C．was teaching        D．taught

18、Could you______ these books to the classroom?

A．put       B．take        C．bring        D．make

17、--- The light in the office is still on.

--- Oh, I forgot to ______.

A．turn it off       B．turn it on       C．turn it up       D．turn it down

16、--- _______ do you go to the gym?

--- Twice a week.

A．How long      B．How soon       C．How many       D．How often

15、--- Would you like to go and see the film with me tonight?

--- Thank you, but I ______ it already.

A．saw       B．have seen        C．see        D．will see