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What is a hurricane(飓风)?

You may already know that hurricanes are storms. They can cause terrible waves,wind,and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season”, which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean(大西洋)and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋).

Kinds of Hurricanes

There are five kinds of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. It helps people know how much damage(危害)a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed is, the more dangerous the storm is. For example, a kind of hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.

Hurricane dangers

When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a terrible flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerous strong winds, the eye is actually(事实上)a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it’s over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

Hurricane safety tips

There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

Be sure you have a radio, batteries, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

Tell neighbours, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you’ll go if you need to leave your home.

If you live near the ocean, leave your home and travel to a safe place. You could stay with a friend or a family member, in a hotel/motel, or in an emergency shelter area.

Stay inside during the storm. You could be badly injured(受伤)if you go outside.

Hurricanes

Characteristics

“Hurricane Season” usually lasts about1.months in the AtlanticOcean and 6.5 months in the Pacific Ocean.

Hurricanes are the2.of terrible waves, winds and rain.

Kinds

There are five kinds of hurricanes.

Different hurricanes have different3.speeds.

A kind of hurricanes can destroy all the4.along the shorelines.

5.

When a hurricane comes together with heavy rain, a terrible 6. may happen.

The eye is the 7. of a hurricane. Soon after it passes, the wind and rain increase again.

Safety tips

It’s8. to stop a hurricane or change its direction.

Don’t forget the safety tips if you find yourself in the 9. of a hurricane.

Take necessary things. Tell people your emergency plans. Travel to a safe place. Stay 10. during the storm, or you could be badly hurt.

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Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture(家具)stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.

When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her.

To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.

Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.

One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax(蜡)to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.

Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to give us a hand. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.

At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.

Answer the following questions with No More Than 8 Words

1.How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?

2. Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?

3.What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?

4.Who helped when Kyra and her mum couldn't make enough candles?

5.How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?

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