Most laws in the United States and Canada are similar to laws in other countries. For example, it is against the law everywhere to murder a person, and it is illegal to steal money. Everyone knows these laws, but foreign students or tourists in a new country may not know some of the local laws. For instance, a legal action in Peru may be against the law in Korea, and an illegal activity in an Asian city may be perfectly legal in a European city. On the other hand, laws may be the same in various countries but vary in different cities or states of the same nation.

In many cities in the United States, for instance, it is not legal to “jaywalk.” This law may seem strange to visitors. Sometimes they cross a street, and a police officer gives them a ticket. Then they need to pay a fine of $10 to $25. They soon learn to cross a street only in a crosswalk or at a corner. It’s against the law to cross in the middle of the street.

Most people know that states in the United States have different laws about the legal drinking age; this age varies, but in most states no one under twenty-one can buy alcohol, even beer or wine. Also, in most U.S. cities, it is illegal to drink alcohol in public. Of course, liquor is legal in restaurants and bars, but it’s against the law to drink a can of beer, for instance, on a public street. Some people put the can in a paper bag and drink; nobody can see the beer, but it still isn’t legal. In addition, it is illegal to have an open liquor bottle inside a car.

1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ______.

2.The word “jaywalk” underlined in the second paragraph most probably means ______.

3. Which of the following is legal in the United States?

Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In Sept.1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter scale. The Richter scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The earth’s crust (地壳) is made up of layers of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas or oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself.

Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis (海啸). These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities.

China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence (发生) of earthquakes in the world.

最近，你班就“90后的成长”话题进行了一项社会调查。调查显示，人们对“90后”青少年的现状褒贬不一。请根据以下要点用英语写一篇文章，介绍调查结果，并谈谈你自己作为一名“90后”的感想。

注意：1．对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3．参考词汇：挫折frustration

Recently our class has conducted a survey about “The growth of post-90’s generation”. People have different opinions on it._________________________________________________

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Wouldn’t it be ____ wonderful world if all nations lived in ____ peace with one another?

  A. a; /             B. the; /          C. a; the                D. the; the

A good student is honest and kind to others. In other words, he never ____ his friends.

A. remarks          B. debates           C. betrays                 D. blames

—I haven’t heard from Henry for a long time.

 —What do you suppose____ to him?

   A. was happening  B. to happen       C. had happened        D. has happened

—I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean ____ out your secret.

   —But you know, letting out secret means ____ one’s feelings.

  A. to let; to hurt    B. letting; hurting   C. to let; hurting         D. letting; to hurt

—Will you go to Mary’s birthday party?

   —No, ____ invited, I can’t go to it because I’ll be too busy then.

  A. whether        B. even if          C. unless             D. when

—Has Ham started out? He said he would join in the party.

—He ____. He is a man who always keeps his word.

A. must have left   B. need have left   C. should have left      D. could have left

If there is anything wrong with the sentence, please ____.

A. pick it out            B. pick it up             C. pick it                     D. pick it on